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Dude I'm from Belgium, not Holland! Common mistake My apologies, I'm usually better at geography than that. ^ Will be using that letter opener for something other than opening letters. < Wonders why classifed operations still make it to the media, tipping off the insurgents of our plans, resulting in complete compromise of sercurity for our troops and allows the people responsible for insurgency to escape. v Getting a truckload of coal for Christmas.

My favorites: Batman Scream Revolution Riddler's Revenge Ninja Viper I did not like: Goliath Psyclone Deja Vu I need to ride X again to give it a yea or nay. I haven't been on Tatsu because the last time I was at SFMM was two and half years ago (I have every intention to get that credit when my tour's completed).

All I can say is "WHERE CAN I SNAG THAT POSTER?!?!"

^ Must have happened during gym class. < Have no desires to ever go through THAT operation. v Was a dog in a previous life.

Grade school, Yes. High school, No. Have you even flown on a helicopter?

Outdoors, in open areas, it could work, but one of the evolutions of modern combat, is that it has become urban combat. There's just too many obsticles in the way and cubby holes in urban environments for it to be effective. On top of that, it will not work at all indoors. Tripwires can be attached to doors and objects such that if they are moved, they trip the booby trap. Keep it simple. Sometimes high technology is not the best solution and is often a waste of taxpayers' money. This is especially true when booby traps are only limited to your imagination (meaning there are no limits except for the ones you place on yourself).

^I don't think it would be difficult. Put the hat on top the first hill or have it canted to one side of the letters in Steel Dragon (I think the "S" would be the best spot.) But don't ask me to do it. I know a lot about computers, but I have nothing but problems when it comes to playing around with graphics.

The last ride I got in a Blackhawk, the pilots asked if they could have some fun. Skimming hilltops, massive air time, high-banked turns--no loop-de-loops (though I've heard that it is possible for a helicopter). The only disappointment to the flight was that I did not have my video camera out!!

I understand very well what you're going through. Many years ago my aunt gave birth to a little girl. Her crown did not develop during the pregnancy. As a result, the child died during birth. The same traumatic experience happened to her oldest daughter about year or so ago. Fortunately for my cousin the child lived long enough for her to hold it in her arms (the one wish she wanted before the baby died). Words are a loss for me at such times. I never know what I can say that has not already been said. I pray that your period of sadness will pass quickly. Both my aunt and cousin were blessed with healthy babies after their ordeal, and I hope the same will happen to you.

After an incredibly boring day at the office, I'm surprised I didn't hear about this on the net. I'll be hearing about it soon enough from my parents. Their neighborhood is heavily wooded and windstorms like these knock a lot of trees down. There have been some very near misses at my parent's house and the neighbors, and I betcha there's one fallen tree across the road blocking traffic. I don't know what it is, but whenever I go away from home for a period of time, it seems like all these nasty storms and such happen. Why do I get to miss out on all the fun?

^ Dutch Boy < Just had a lobster dinner. Chow hall food sucks, so I didn't each much of it--so yeah, I am hungry at the moment. v Insearch of a LIFE. (Good luck! You're gonna need it.)

Yes and No. In Southern Oregon there is a place called Wildlife Safari. All the animals roamed free, with the exception of the lions, tigers, and such. As I recall, quite a few of the animals were pretty nosy and often stuck their heads into our car. Is my answer too long for this thread?

That sounds good on paper, but in practicality, it just doesn't work. Trip wires are hard to see even in broad day light. Keep in mind that these soldiers in Iraq are using the silly string indoors and poorly lit areas. Trip wires do not show up on night vision goggles. Silly string is a trick out of MacGyver's handbook that works very well.

You are so wrong.

^ That sounds like "In the Line of Fire" but I could be way wrong on that. (I was also thinking of "Pretty in Pink" as that's the only Molly Ringwald movie I've seen.) One of my favorite pick-up lines in a movie: "I don't know what is required for you to have sex with me, so why don't we just go straight to the sex. I mean, we're just talking about swapping bodily fluids, right?" (I might not have it correctly word for word.)

A few years ago, when I was still working at a grocery story, we had a bomb threat/robbery. We had a difficult time evacuating the store as that customers didn't want to leave!

When you deny a soldier alcohol and sex, well, they start going crazy. (As crazy as it sounds, it's really a good idea. They mark the trip wire without setting off the booby trap.)

Well, if I had a wife, then the answer would be "No" or maybe "Shacking up with my best friend." Otherwise, this question is not applicable to me. Which is a good thing. I've seen families strained and sometimes broken because of these deployments. Are you wishing for a tank for Christmas?

ACU (Army Combat Uniform) ACU cap tan underwear tan undershirt black socks tan boots 9mm pistol (right leg) M4 Carbine (slung across my back) Oh, and my dogtags as well. And guess what's in my closet? More of the same.

Its of a bomb going off in Afghanistan, we he currently is. Nope. This was a picture I took back in Sept 2003 when I was doing demo training at Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Washington. This particular picture was taken when we were training on breaching mine fields with live mines (thankfully not armed). The pic is too small to see the Armored Personnel Carrier down by the mushroom cloud (it also might be abscured by the hill we were standing on). If you look carefully to the right, you'll see the burnt ground of the brush fire we started the day before during our goofing around with C-4 and other explosives. We started another brush fire several hours after this picture was taken.

As funny as it would be, I doubt a Santa's hat on my avatar would be appropriate.

I babysit Officers everyday. Will you be getting coal for Christmas?

K'nex. There's nothing like hearing your roommate yelling at you that your recent roller coaster creation is hogging most of the Living Room space. Or was he yelling because it was blocking the TV?

Haven't seen it yet, but it sounds like a deoderant commerical. On par with the horrible commericals on the Armed Forces Network (AFN).

I remember watching the original series as a kid. When I finally got around to watching the new one, it blew me out of the water. They corrected a lot of the story/plot problems within the original series and switched some of the Mormon references to Greek mythology. I haven't had a chance to see the second half of season two, so please, no spoilers.