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Old 06-01-2014, 03:54 PM   #2776
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Vietnam casualties by hometown.
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Old 06-17-2014, 02:59 PM   #2777
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Confessions Of A USAF KC-135 'Flying Gas Station' Boom Operator

Very cool, and interesting read.
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Old 06-17-2014, 03:35 PM   #2778
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Very Interesting.
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Old 06-17-2014, 03:54 PM   #2779
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One was on the boom and the other was on the way to the boom when the call came in from a JTAC (Joint Terminal Air Controller) for close air support for troops under intense fire. The F-16 on the boom immediately disconnected, hit the brakes and rapidly dropped back about a hundred feet, popped off its external fuel tanks and took off like a bat out of hell with the burner lit. The other F-16 made it to us, topped off its tanks, and kept its externals on after fueling.

Since they had much less fuel on board now, we flew directly over the area where our troops were being attacked and stayed on station while they did bombing runs on the enemy. Eventually the A-10's that had scrambled out of Baghram Air Base arrived on scene and took care of everything.
The same A-10s that save the day repeatedly, and which the USAF wants to shitcan.
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Old 06-21-2014, 06:12 PM   #2780
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When Ed Lowe died in 1995, he owned 22 homes, a 72-foot yacht, a stable of quarter horses, a private railroad, and an entire Michigan town. Where did he get that much money? He invented Kitty Litter, making cats an indoor fixture and shaping the internet.
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Old 06-22-2014, 10:52 PM   #2781
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Viking Ship?

Have you a burning desire for your very own Viking ship?
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Have you always dreamt of owning your own authentic Viking Ship, built by craftsmen in the ancient Nordic capital of Roskilde?
The Viking Ship Museum are now in a position to build a Viking Ship to order, from a range of models. Why not go for the full battle cruising Gokstad Ship measuring nearly 10 meters!
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Here are just some ball-park figures (excluding sales tax) - call if you want a unique Viking artefact!

Skuldelev 6
(12 meters, 7 pair of oars and sail): €250,000 - €400,000

The Large Gokstad
(10 meters, 6 pair of oars and sail): €113,000 – €160,000
The Little Gokstad
(6,5 meters, 2 pair of oars, sail): €33,000 – 53,000
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Old 06-23-2014, 05:35 PM   #2782
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£113,000 for a ~thirty foot rowboat?

For £113,000, Ima need a bigger boat.
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Old 06-23-2014, 05:42 PM   #2783
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When Ed Lowe died in 1995, he owned 22 homes, a 72-foot yacht, a stable of quarter horses, a private railroad, and an entire Michigan town. Where did he get that much money? He invented Kitty Litter, making cats an indoor fixture and shaping the internet.

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Have you a burning desire for your very own Viking ship?

Viking Ship Museum
I see where you're headed here.
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Old 06-23-2014, 09:24 PM   #2784
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Old 06-27-2014, 07:23 AM   #2785
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I liked that, too!
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Old 06-27-2014, 08:31 AM   #2786
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omg I just saw that! It's hilarious, and I realize I never paid an ounce of attention to the lyrics to The Immigrant Song! To sing along was nothing more than making approximate noises...worse even than Potato Wave.

Thanks griff...good laugh for the morning.
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Old 06-27-2014, 03:27 PM   #2787
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Yeah, those lyrics...

I never was a big Led Zep fan. I had no clue what he was singing about, til I read the lyrics.

Thank God for kitteh Vikings, huh?
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Old 06-27-2014, 03:54 PM   #2788
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Whispered tales of Thor, not Gore. dumb kittehs
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Old 06-27-2014, 08:37 PM   #2789
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Whispered tales of Thor, not Gore. dumb kittehs
you might be right, but out the top dozen hits I only found that one that supported your transcription. Unless your site is one from here...? Which, like Grav and IM, I've been singing all these years...
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Old 06-27-2014, 08:58 PM   #2790
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I'm pretty sure I remember Robert Plant speak that line on an interview. No way I'll ever find that.... Anyway, listen to it. It's clear to me.
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