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I got you beat - I'm a veteran who values my privacy, wants a smaller government, and prefers to pay for things with cash.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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I've got you both beat, married to an Arab of Palestinian & Syrian extraction from a deeply connected political family.
Alberto Brandolini: The amount of energy necessary to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it.
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How about travelling on FOUR different passports? Does that make *me* a threat?
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It makes you FOUR different threats.
"Who are all these gin smugglers!" 
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No, being a threat makes you a threat :P
Alberto Brandolini: The amount of energy necessary to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it.
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<<sarcasm on="">> And thinking of moving to a shack and dislikes University's & airports Unabomber style!<>
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Gary R. Wheeler wrote: and intend to take control of the plane.
That's only because your you're1 a developer and you know that whatever algorithm the pilot's using is inefficient or just plain wrong and if you want something done right you need to do it yourself.
1 sigh.
cheers
Chris Maunder
modified 5-Jul-14 14:48pm.
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<War_Story>
Back in the day, I worked for a defense contractor. One project I worked on was building an emulation of the flight control system for an experimental version of the F-16.
You bet your ass I could improve the algorithms they were using.
</War_Story>
Software Zen: delete this;
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Chris Maunder wrote: your a developer
#woo woo#
Step away from the keyboard and hand over your pedants card.
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Quote: maybe you should start doing something about what's happening in your communities.
Yeah I'm sure that'll work. "Please Mr terrorist stop being so nasty cos I don't like being profiled".
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You know everyone says that until it happens to them!
I was recently took a cross country trip and in TX I was pulled over by the police. I was given some lame excuse (probable cause) and the whole car searched because (and this would be the key) I have long hair and the officer assumed I was transporting or using drugs.
As I grow older I've found that pleasing everyone is impossible but pissing everyone off is a piece of cake.
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Same here - I have had that since the eighties.
Is it legal? Not then.
Is it helpful? No.
Does it catch or deter crime? No, not really. They never found anything they could arrest me for as a result. (Thankfully  )
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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It did give me a rest and the other PO's that came to help, just in case and I had a enjoyable talk but ended up losing a gift I had bought for my son and daughter in law.
Yeah I've been hassled a lot because I wear my hair long but even more because of my military experience so I basically don't give a ...
As I grow older I've found that pleasing everyone is impossible but pissing everyone off is a piece of cake.
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How'd you lose the gift?
Police stole it?
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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OriginalGriff wrote: How'd you lose the gift?
It was in the trunk/boot and the only thing I can figure is that when he took stuff out and laid it on the ground he failed to put it back in. It was just a cheap Mexican tile with a number on it that I was going to put on the kids house.
You know what really amused me though he found the pistol I had taken on the trip for protection as I was sleeping in rest stops in the car and I didn't have a permit for it and they had no problem with that. In TX you don't need a permit, but if I would have had a joint in the ashtray they would have carted me off to jail.
As I grow older I've found that pleasing everyone is impossible but pissing everyone off is a piece of cake.
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Mike Hankey wrote: You know what really amused me though he found the pistol I had taken on the trip for protection as I was sleeping in rest stops in the car and I didn't have a permit for it and they had no problem with that. In TX you don't need a permit, but if I would have had a joint in the ashtray they would have carted me off to jail for a really long time.
FTFY 
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
I would agree with you but then we both would be wrong.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
I'm on-line therefore I am.
JimmyRopes
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JimmyRopes wrote: for a really long time.
Don't make much sense does it?
As I grow older I've found that pleasing everyone is impossible but pissing everyone off is a piece of cake.
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Mike Hankey wrote: Don't make much sense does it?
No it doesn't. 
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
I would agree with you but then we both would be wrong.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
I'm on-line therefore I am.
JimmyRopes
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Mike Hankey wrote: In TX you don't need a permit
Guns don't kill people, bullets kill people!
That seems off...
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Mike Hankey wrote: I have long hair and the officer assumed I was transporting or using drugs
I think that's a safe assumption.
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Why?
My hair is about 50cm from pony ring to tip, and I haven't used or transported illegal drugs for 15 or more years (I can't remember exactly, but certainly it's long enough that no traces would show up in a hair sample)
And I know people with grade 2 cuts who smoke dope.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Exactly and how many professional do cocaine and/or drink heavily?
As I grow older I've found that pleasing everyone is impossible but pissing everyone off is a piece of cake.
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OriginalGriff wrote: My hair is about 50cm from pony ring to tip, and I haven't used or transported illegal drugs for 15 or more years
You do realise that in the context of this thread, the direct translation would be "I'm a Muslim and I haven't bombed a plane for 15 or more years now"
And BTW the hair thing wasn't a serious comment.
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Bullshit
then I guess you could also safely assume that;
People that shave there heads are neo-nazi
People that home school there children are anti-social
People that have Facebook or Twitter accounts are lonely and psychotic
why stop there lets just put everyone in a category then when something happens we know where to look.
As I grow older I've found that pleasing everyone is impossible but pissing everyone off is a piece of cake.
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Mike Hankey wrote: People that shave there heads...
People that home school there children...
People that have ...
Oh boy, Grandma Nasty must love you! 
It's "their", not "there".
And it's "people who", not "people that".
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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