JohnMitchell

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  1. JohnMitchell
    Now that's what I call "a keeper".
  2. JohnMitchell
    Here's me crossing my fingers for ya, Squeaka. Vskydiver and I will be right down to jump the Truck after you and Karen hit the big one.
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    I like that some people think that funny= scaring the student. You can be humorous without freaking them out. Or grossing them out, for all the farters on the plane.
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    Grand Caravans are probably the most cost-effective turbine jumpships around. Expect more of those. And that's alright, but I would like to jump a Skytruck.
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    I said nothing of the sort. You don't negotiate at Wal-Mart because both the buyer and the seller know that their prices are already the lowest around. I prefer to price my Craigslist items at Wal-Mart prices, but people still want to negotiate... I know how you feel. But with the economy down, it's a buyer's market and people are haggling like never before. We're house shopping right now. Wait 'til they get some of my low-ball offers.
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    I found it funny that she felt her "reputation was ruined now." Really? And what reputation is that? Being worth $800 bucks a night? I'm sure she'd like to make the big step up to posing nude instead of prostituting. Who wouldn't? Sad life if you ask me.
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    Tanorexic! I love that term. 44 years old with a 5 year old kid? Kind of late blooming with all that sunshine she's been getting.
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    Definitely one of the ultimates. I was talking to a Navy pilot the other day and said "Do you know how many traps you have?" He knew EXACTLY how many. Each one is an event.
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    At first I thought "uh-oh' as he took off appearing barely in control. That's some bad-a$$ flyin'.
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    I remember being a little kid and hearing Lou Reed's "Take a Walk on the Wild Side" on the car radio while driving around with my folks. Some of the stuff in that song . . . Totally over my head back then.
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    Eddie Vedder says he had a native American grandma named Pearl that made a psychedelic jam from psilocybin cactii. At least that's the story I heard.
  12. JohnMitchell
    I have a baseball glove that color. . . . and texture.
  13. JohnMitchell
    It was the delivery girl who really wanted to know. She wanted to know about inches, not age. Chicki-chicki-bow-bow.
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    Reminiscent of the video guy who forgot his own rig. Some things in this world you just gotta make sure. Chest straps and passenger hook ups are two of those things. I'm an OCD triple checker when I do tandems. I will quit them if I ever become complacent about them. I still have a $100 bill for anyone who ever catches me on a jump plane with my chest strap not threaded. Keep those eyes peeled.
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    The used car salesman is not your friend. Besides, if someone in the country wants that canopy but there's an experience restriction, it's easy to lie about it over the phone/internet. It's up to the DZ's to enforce that stuff, IMHO.
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    A whole freakin' gallon? I couldn't do that when I was a teenager! I'm impressed.
  17. JohnMitchell
    Ahhh, Bill Cosby. I remember my dad bringing home his albums as they came out new, and the family would gather around to listen to them and laugh our heads off. I still remember my folks having to give me vague explanations about a PG routine called "Midol".
  18. JohnMitchell
    That is a beautiful piece of artwork. Hang it with pride. I'd love to have Valinda and me stitched up like that.
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    Man, that's bad stuff. It kind of has parallels to a couple of our tandem accidents a few years ago. There are some things in this world you have to be 110% sure about, like your chest strap, hooking up your passenger, being attached to your hang glider . . .
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    I think George had something to say and said it as humorously as he could. I think these people are very necessary to a free society, as much as newspapers and other media. He was not my favorite comedian, but was certainly head and shoulders above many of the others. I was impressed that he made both of his marriages last, ending only when he became a widower each time. In the heady world of show business, I think that speaks volumes about his character.
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    You mean like This? Yep, angel chaps.
  22. JohnMitchell
    Up here in Seattle, we're trying to keep 'em guessing what the hell we're up to.
  23. JohnMitchell
    Shirts? Naw, use it for boxer briefs.
  24. JohnMitchell
    There's a lot of funny stuff there.
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    Definitely not a problem we encounter. Yeah, but I'd be worried about entanglement.