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And the truly sad thing is that the residents of DC are very likely going to elect him back to the city council. It makes me glad I live in the 'burbs. If they reelect him, they get what they deserve. Justin

That is a lot of inverted udders. Justin

Exactly! You lose points on judgement and taste. Justin

And your amplifier "warms" the sounds because it runs on vacuum tubes. Whatever. People reminiscing about geezer technology. Justin

Why, Skreamer? Why did you have to go there? Justin

Clay, you okay? That post was like 10 sentences and actually made logical sense. Justin

Why do you think I spent so much time hanging around my dad's dental office when I was growing up? Nitrus, mercury and x-ray machines. What more toys could a boy want, besides Boobies? Justin

By any chance, was that deep breath off a bong or a nitrus bottle? Justin

Marc, That person may or may not have been saying that. I recommended BASE for different reasons. What a BASE jumper does reflects less on the wider range of skydivers. Another more important factor is that it does not have any liability for the DZ, since there isn't one. Nobody will tell you what to do or not, since nobody else is "in charge" of the activity. Justin

Skreamer bids $10. Justin

Unless an anthill is involved. Ouch!

To tag along with what other people have said, you need to think about what the sport means to you, and what you consider requirements for you to enjoy it. If you need to be a low puller, do reckless hook turns and such to get the thrill you need, maybe skydiving isn't for you. As previously mentioned, maybe you need to take up BASE, where your actions don't adversely effect a dropzone as closely. I'm not saying you shouldn't have your fun or get your thrills, only that there are other factors as well. As a "mainstream" skydiver, I look to DZOs to keep their dropzones relatively safe. I don't think they need to be total canopy nazis, but it sounds like you've had a pile of warnings. Probably more than I'd give you. When your actions regularly endanger your life or that of those around you more than an already-hazardous hobby in general, they are doing their job in grounding you. It seems kind of ironic that you think the DZOs are asses for trying to keep you alive. Justin

Very good. Only a few more to go. I've put the remaining quotes in red. Any more guesses?

I hope you have two there. I like 'em in pairs. Justin

Skeered? PTiger plowed through those questions like Sherm... Oh, nevermind. Justin

There are a good number of unidentified quotes still there. When I come back on Monday, I hope you haven't let PalmettoTiger clean house.

Heh! Well, maybe a discount Mullins-price jump ticket. Justin

She's not worth that much.

Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry. Winston Churchill (Freebie answer) You must be the change you wish to see in the world. Mahatma Ghandi (PalmettoTiger) The leader of genius must have the ability to make different opponents appear as if they belonged to one category. We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Martin Luther King, Jr. (PalmettoTiger) From each, according to his ability; to each, according to his need. Karl Marx (PalmettoTiger) The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. Albert Einstein (PalmettoTiger) The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself. Benjamin Franklin (PalmettoTiger) Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. Justice is incidental to law and order. Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac. Henry Kissinger (PalmettoTiger) Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. Abraham Lincoln (PalmettoTiger) It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved. Niccolo Machiavelli (PalmettoTiger) We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it. Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. John F. Kennedy (PalmettoTiger) Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind. John F. Kennedy (PhillyKev, PalmettoTiger) Leadership is a combination of strategy and character. If you must be without one, be without the strategy. One death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic. Josef Stalin (PalmettoTiger) Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far. Teddy Roosevelt(PhillyKev) You can never get all the facts from just one newspaper, and unless you have all the facts, you cannot make proper judgements about what is going on. Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action. They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. Albert Einstein (PalmettoTiger) The way to win an atomic war is to make certain it never starts. Wars have never hurt anybody except the people who die. Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. The victor will never be asked if he told the truth. Adolf Hitler (PalmettoTiger) The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war. Douglas MacArthur (PalmettoTiger) What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world. Robert E. Lee (PalmettoTiger) It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. Justin

Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry. Winston Churchill. Correct. I'm assuming you posted before I gave that one away. You must be the change you wish to see in the world. Gandhi? Correct. We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. Sounds like Benjamin Franklin but I'm not really sure. Nope Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Correct. From each, according to his ability; to each, according to his need. Karl Marx. Correct. The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. Albert Einstein. Correct. The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself. Gotta be Benjamin Franklin. Correct.

PhillyKev goes 2 for 2. Both are correct.

[buzzer] Nope. Close, but no cigar.

I'll give you a freebie to start: Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry. - Winston Churchill Justin

Okay. Billvon's thread got me inspired in a weird sort of way. All the discussion about war, patriotism, government and revolution got a little heavy on the rhetoric. So I wondered who can name the people that made the following quotes. It is a long list, and some of them will probably surprise you. I'll post the full list with attribution on Monday. Throw your answers out if you want. If nothing else, we'll all learn something.... Who Said What? Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry. You must be the change you wish to see in the world. The leader of genius must have the ability to make different opponents appear as if they belonged to one category. We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. From each, according to his ability; to each, according to his need. The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself. Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. Justice is incidental to law and order. Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac. Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved. We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it. Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind. Leadership is a combination of strategy and character. If you must be without one, be without the strategy. One death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic. Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far. You can never get all the facts from just one newspaper, and unless you have all the facts, you cannot make proper judgements about what is going on. Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action. They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. The way to win an atomic war is to make certain it never starts. Wars have never hurt anybody except the people who die. Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. The victor will never be asked if he told the truth. The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war. What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world. It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. Justin

Anyone heard from Skreamer recently?