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Yep. I had a little over 500 jumps when I did my first tandem...it scared the shit out of me. I've been on the front several times since then, and even had to pull from there once. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I once thought I was in a star, but it turned out to be a trapezoid. I'm now in a moebius strip.

AMEN!!! TWO other people said it! Edit to add: And I STILL think SpeedRacer is black, even though I know he's not. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I went out with a girl like that for a while once...she never did let me give it a shot. She thought it was "gross", but still liked giving. It kinda bugged me, but we can't control what makes others uncomfortable. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

It was a 206 rather than a 182, but I think it still qualifies. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

When I was on mess duty in the Navy, I was cleaning up a countertop on which we'd prepared some beef & rice dish. Some of the grains of "rice" were moving. Yes, I screamed like a little girl. Maggots freak me out almost as much as spiders. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

From this year's Fortune 500 most profitable list: Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I disagree. Without guns, we would still be a british province. And armed populace is better equipped to fight back against a government that turns on them. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Shave your...laugh? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

It makes the reports take on a different tone, doesn't it? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Amazing aint it? He lives out there and misread the map. Get some glasses Dave!!! What are you talking about? Northern Idaho is Pacific time, southern Idaho is Mountain. Blues Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

And whose great idea was it to run the timezone line east-west through the state instead of north-south? I like how they took that big chunk out of Wash too. That's Oregon. And it's "most" of a particular county, but apparently not the whole thing. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

And whose great idea was it to run the timezone line east-west through the state instead of north-south? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I sub-contracted some work to them once about 6 years ago. The price was steep, and I ended up having to redo all of the work myself when their product sucked. I stick with other contractors now. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Given that this fuss he's stirred up is the first time I've ever heard of him, I don't really care either way. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

This isn't really a bonfire topic, but I agree with Jay. Fortunately, my bill wasn't that high, and it's over with now anyhow, but I still agree with the basic concept that it was really the mom's income, not mine, so she should've been responsible for the taxes on it. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I used to be a pretty good cook, but after fucking up an awful lot of meals this winter, all I got left is stories about when I could cook and general clownship. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

That's not what my first wife thought Did you tell her that you loved her and thanked god for giving her three helpings of pussy? Or remind her of the other two poor women who were running around with no pussy at all to make up for her's? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Easy now my fuzzy little man peach, I'm just having a bad boobie day. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Probably not worth asking, but are these canopies by any chance in adjustable MLW rigs (tandem/student), and if so, have those been checked? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

As did I. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

You've got to be kidding me. You think your standard issue paper pusher or politician is held to any accountability whatsoever? Have you not been paying attention for the last hundred years or so? And as for police officers not being held accountable, not being disciplined... Pull your head out of the sand, or wherever it is you've stuffed it, and do a little homework on the subject, preferably beyond the five o'clock news. If you have any experience whatsoever with actual police work and police officers, beyond the news and the movies, you'd know how ass-backwards your statement was. If your average paper pusher commits assault, or manslaughter, he'll be prosecuted accordingly. His status as a government employee will buy him no leeway. If I were to shoot someone who was reaching for his wallet, I'd be prosecuted accordingly. If I were to kick the shit out of a guy and repeatedly tase him when he was no threat to me, I'd go to jail for assault, or maybe attempted murder. A cop doing these things might be suspended, or god forbid, fired. In almost every case, he won't be prosecuted like a regular member of society. In my opinion, crimes committed while acting as (or pretending to be) a police officer should be punished more harshly than crimes without that factor, because our justice system is based on first trusting them. To give them that advantage up front AND give them leeway after the fact is just wrong. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Well, the law of pretty much every state in the union disagrees with you. LEOs are authorized to use reasonable force to arrest anyone guilty of breaking the law. For example, if someone is told to leave an area by someone who has the right to tell them to leave, they are tresspassing. If they don't leave, officers will ask them to leave, tell them to leave, and then make them leave or arrest them. Read up on your state law that authorizeds LEO use of force. In North Carolina, the relevant law is G.S. 1A-401. I don't disagree with those laws. I think the difference of opinion here is on what constitutes "reasonable force." I've removed lots of trespassers from property on which they were no longer welcome. Many of them were fighting their removal. Most of the time a simple submission grip was sufficent, and in no case was a taser necessary. Once handcuffed, the job really is quite simple. These cops could have easily removed this guy from the premises without using a taser if they'd wished to. That would be (A) assault on a law enforcement officer, and (B) a very bad idea. Here's our other probable point of contention. I think LEOs should get the benefit of the doubt right up until they become assailants. A criminal, however, is a criminal, regardless of what color clothes they're wearing. I think it would be good for our society if more people stepped in to stop assaults rather than ignoring them or trying to not get involved. I agree with you that's not how it works, but that's how it should work. People should stop thugs when they see them hurting someone who wasn't threatening them. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

"I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different." I guess he ran out of gas. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

What about Chipotle? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)