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Gotta say, that thing is pretty freakin' cool. Looks kind of like a motorcycle clutch Does the titanium set off the metal detectors at the airport? I still can't make it through those damned contraptions - 1 14 inch IM Nail through my Tib, 3 2 inch screws in the knee, and 3 2 inch screws left in the ankle. I had the rushpin and screws removed from my right arm 6 months after they were put in. Anyone have a long Intermedulary Nail removed from a Tib or Femur after a few years? Action©Sports

Sweet pics - nice backdrop too... Where were they taken? Action©Sports

Mmmmm, the comforting aroma of dog piss, mildew, and rotting leaves Action©Sports

So when can we expect the news of Osama's tragic demise by sniper fire? That looks like a shitload of work by the way Action©Sports

Take it however you like, Dave. That was by no means a personal attack, merely a question of professional experience and personal comfort levels. It may have been a few years but I've jumped at Aggieland several times and I enjoyed every aspect of that DZ with the possible exception of the packing area - call me crazy if you like but I've found that a/c makes packing a wee bit more tolelrable in the Texas heat..... As for personal attacks, you felt perfectly comfortable attacking Sneaky for posing a simple question and you've never met him, have you? It's become quite obvious that anyone who poses a question involving maneuvers that fall outside the capabilities of certain forum members is going to be flamed under the guise of safety and everyone's overwhelming skydiving experience. My question is simply "Why?" Can't we have an adult discussion without immediately getting in to a dick swinging contest? And another thing, Dave. If you're not comfortable jumping in certain conditions or interacting with your video guy, don't. Just because you feel that you can not jump in those conditions, or don't feel comfortable interacting with your video guy in a certain way does not mean that it can not be done safely by others with years more experience. They too, can make that decision for themselves. I know several TI's who spent time jumping in Hawaii in extremely windy conditions that most would find totally unacceptable - then again, they're some of the best damned TI's I've ever seen. Keep an open mind, you might be surprised what some people can do. Action©Sports

You stick your hand up her skirt and it feels like you're feeding a carrot to a horse...... Action©Sports

I wasn't blaming you, Boinky The the large stripe in the middle is actually the sun that's been photoshopped by crankin' up the contrast waaaaaay past the "ideal" setting. Like I said, it's still a pretty neat shot Action©Sports

Might want to reduce the contrast by say, oh, 3216% Otherwise it looks like a pretty neat shot

Actually, Dave, most tandems don't come out to the DZ for a rigorous day of intensive military style training. Most of them simply want to try skydiving once for, yep, you guessed it, THEIR OWN PERSONAL ENTERTAINMENT. Just because you and your video staff may lack the professional experience to provide them with both a safe and entertaining jump does not make your particular way of doing things an industry standard. Every single time someone in this forum has the audacity to pose a question that falls outside the box, you guys whip out the flame fest. It always begins with the safety issue. Hate to break it to ya folks but, every DZO and S&TA I know makes student safety their top priority and simply will not allow what they consider to be unsafe interactions between their video staff and tandems. In most cases, these guys have a pretty good read on what their particular staff is or isn't capable of and set standards accordingly. On the other hand, they also want to enjoy the fantastic marketing opportunities that come with having a top notch tandem/video staff and will often allow those with the requisite skills to explore and experiment knowing that their staff also possesses the knowledge and experience to know where to draw the line. Had you chuckleheads bothered to talk to Sneaky about his post as opposed to flaming the guy you would have found out that he has a veritable pissload of skydiving experience - more than most us combined - AFF Instructor, Tandem Instructor, Videographer, and yep, he's even an S&TA. Is it possible that someone at that experience level might have something to contribute to this forum? Hmmmmm Action©Sports

Stupid Comments Made During Athens Summer Olympics 1. Weightlifting commentator: "This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning during her warm up and it was amazing." 2. Dressage commentator: "This is really a lovely horse and I speak from personal experience since I once mounted her mother." 3. Paul Hamm, Gymnast: "I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father." 4. Boxing Analyst: "Sure there have been injuries, and even some deaths in boxing, but none of them really that serious." 5. Softball announcer: "If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again." 6. Basketball analyst: "He dribbles a lot and the opposition doesn't like it. In fact you can see it all over their faces." 7. At the rowing medal ceremony: "Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the IOC president is hugging the cox of the British crew." 8. Soccer commentator: "Julian Dicks is everywhere. It's like they've got eleven Dicks on the field." 9. Tennis commentator: "One of the reasons Andy is playing so well is that, before the final round, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them... Oh my God, what have I just said?" Action©Sports

Here's the whole list of Dan's blunders: It is wonderful to be here in the great state of Chicago." "If we do not succeed, we run the risk of failure." "She was attracted to me by my intellectual curiosity." "I did not know in 1969 that I would be in this room today, I'll confess." -- Senator Dan Quayle responding to questions in 1988 about allegations that he used family connections to get into the Indiana National Guard. "We're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made." "I've been told to keep my remarks relatively brief. I understand Quayle-hunting season begins at noon." "The [Democrats] talked about putting people first. Well, they put people first unless you happen to be a spotted owl or a giant garter snake or some other endangered species and then that seems to have priority. Obviously, you take the bald eagle and things of that sort, of course you're going to make sure that they are saved and that they can live and you're going to take every precaution that you can. But others -- we just need a little flexibility." "Unfortunately, the people of Louisiana are not racists." "If you give a person a fish, they'll fish for a day. But if you train a person to fish, they'll fish for a lifetime." "I'm not going to focus on what I have done in the past what I stand for, what I articulate to the American people. The American people will judge me on what I am saying and what I have done in the last 12 years in the Congress." "I happen to be a Republican president -- ah, the vice president." "A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls." "I want to be Robin to Bush's Batman." Certainly, I know what to do, and when I am Vice President -- and I will be -- there will be contingency plans under different sets of situations. And I tell you what, I'm not going to go out and hold a news conference about it. I'm going to put it in a safe and keep it there! Does that answer your question?" -- Senator Dan Quayle, when asked what he would do if he assumed the Presidency. "I had not had that question before." -- Senator Dan Quayle explaining why, during the Bentsen debate, he couldn't say what he would do if he suddenly became president. "Want to hear a sad story about the Dukakis campaign? The governor of Massachusetts, he lost his top naval advisor last week. His rubber ducky drowned in the bathtub." "I'm going to be a vice president very much like George Bush was. He proved to be a very effective vice president, perhaps the most effective we've had in a couple of hundred years." "I hope there's some respect and dignity for things I did not do." "Let me say it one more time. It is ill-rel-e-vant." -- Senator Dan Quayle testily responding to repeated questions about his parents' involvement in the John Birch Society. "Because. Because I say it isn't." -- Senator Dan Quayle explaining why questions about his parents' ties to the John Birch Society aren't relevant. "That's solid. There, you see how much I learned." -- Vice President Dan Quayle when visiting a welding class at a vocational school in Union, Missouri. He welded two scraps of metal together to demonstrate how much he had learned while in the National Guard. "Add one little bit on the end... Think of `potatoe', how's it spelled? You're right phonetically, but what else? There ya go... all right!" -- Vice President Dan Quayle correcting a student's correct spelling of the word `potato' during a spelling bee at an elementary school in Trenton. "Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things." "I stand by all the misstatements that I've made." "I should have caught the mistake on that spelling bee card. But as Mark Twain once said, `You should never trust a man who has only one way to spell a word'." -- Vice President Dan Quayle, actually quoting from President Andrew Jackson. "I should have remembered that was Andrew Jackson who said that, since he got his nickname `Stonewall' by vetoing bills passed by Congress." -- Vice President Dan Quayle, confusing Andrew Jackson with Confederate General Thomas J. `Stonewall' Jackson, who actually got his nickname at the first Battle of Bull Run. "I have made good judgments in the Past. I have made good judgments in the Future." "In George Bush you get experience, and with me you get -- The Future!" "The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make." "My friends, no matter how rough the road may be, we can and we will never, never surrender to what is right." "Okay, I won't open it until then." -- Vice President Dan Quayle after having been presented with an empty box that was to contain a gift from a sailing team in South America. He was told that the gift was not ready yet, but that it would be presented to him when they arrived in the United States. "The other day [the President] said, I know you've had some rough times, and I want to do something that will show the nation what faith that I have in you, in your maturity and sense of responsibility. [He paused, then said] Would you like a puppy?" "Although in public I refer to him as Mr. Vice President, in private I call him George... When I talked to him on the phone yesterday. I called him George rather than Mr. Vice President. But, in public, it's Mr. Vice President, because that's who he is." "They asked me to go in front of the Reagans. I'm not used to going in front of President Reagan, so we went out behind the Bushes." "I'm the Vice-President. They know it, and they know that I know it." "We are doing the right thing and we do not see the bad things." "This president is going to lead us out of this recovery. It will happen." -- Vice President Dan Quayle at a campaign stop. "If Ross Perot runs, that's good for us. If he doesn't run, it's good for us." [A reporter then asked him what he meant by that] "That's for you to figure out." "I love California; I practically grew up in Phoenix." "...Buzz Lukens took that fateful step..." -- Vice President Dan Quayle confusing the sexual assaulter/Congressman with Astronaut Buzz Aldrin. "We're going to have the best-educated American people in the world." "Speaking as a man, it's not a woman's issue. Us men are tired of losing our women." -- Vice President Dan Quayle talking about breast cancer "We expect them [Salvadoran officials] to work toward the elimination of human rights in accordance with the pursuit of Justice." "El Salvador is a democracy so it's not surprising that there are many voices to be heard here. Yet in my conversations with Salvadorans... I have heard a single voice." "We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur." "I'm ready." -- Vice President Dan Quayle describing his ability to take over the presidency after President Bush vomits and collapses in Tokyo "I was known as the chief grave robber of my state." "It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it." "I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change." "The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. I mean in this century's history. But we all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century." "What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is." "Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child." 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One of my favorites

I'll contact Comedy Central and get the franchise information Action©Sports

Maybe these can help? Action©Sports

I've finally found the perfect product to sell on e-bay - I mean sure, I might have to deal with a frivolous lawsuit or two....... 1-800-Blow Me Action©Sports

You can borrow Jams - she's cute......in her own special way.

I don't think so - Probably not a good idea to do balloons while doin' 240+ Action©Sports

It's on the bottom left - the one that says - O!! Action©Sports

It's right here..... Action©Sports

Then there is always the......... Action©Sports

I installed Pergo floors in my Mom's house over in Sweden about 12 years ago and it still looks brand new today. It's pretty easy to do and it really doesn't take much time. I don't know what other products are our there today but the Pergo stuff holds up exceptionally well. Peace, Z Action©Sports

I'm not doing anything though. It just hurts. I feel your pain Action©Sports

Dead Guy, BullFrog, and Yellow Snow, from Rogue - Good stuff Action©Sports

You know me too well. Original diagnosis(without mri) was a strained rotator cuff. Been a month and i still can't do the simple exercises that the doc gave me to do without pain much less jump with my camera wings (or any jumping) You'll just have to start using your left hand for a while Action©Sports

What'ya do now, B? Try Texas Orthopedics in Austin - Been there many, many times myself. MRI stands for Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Without getting in to too much detail, an MRI can produce highly detailed 2D or 3D images of the body. By changing various parameters of the MRI you can view or display different tissue types (making one type stand out more than the other depending upon what type of problem the Doc is trying to diagnose). You might want to remove any metal objects on your person since an MRI uses a combination of very strong magnetic fields and radio waves to produce the images - if you forgot to remove your dick piercing for example you might just have it removed for you, involuntarily Good luck, Z Action©Sports