Posted on 08/21/2009 6:01:18 AM PDT by Lucky9teen
Hundreds and hundreds... I remember when we used to get over a thousand...
Is that how the air warefare term “dog fight” came about?
I worked at Hughes Aircraft or most of the 80’s.
The hanger they built the plane in was the largest
wooden structure in the world. It was one of those
half-round designs. The whole inside from the floor
to the ceiling was varnished birch. Really beautiful.
The engineers perfected the wood laminating process
while building the hanger that was used to build
the Goose.
So, Goose was also made of birch. Hughes called it
the Birch B!tch. He hated being mocked in the press
who coined the name Spruce Goose.
Well, you need John Higgins's silent alphabet.
A as in BREAD
B as in DEBT
C as in INDICTMENT
D as in HANDKERCHIEF
E as in GIVE
F as in HALFPENNY
G as in GNAW
H as in HOUR
I as in FRIEND
J as in MARIJUANA
K as in KNOW
L as in CALM
M as the first M in MNEMONIC
N as in AUTUMN
O as in PEOPLE
P as in PSALM
Q as in COLQUHOUN (a Scottish surname)
R as in FORECASTLE
S as in ISLAND
T as in CASTLE
U as in GUARD
V as in MILNGAVIE (a Scottish place name)
W as in WRONG
X as in SIOUX
Y as in PEPYS
Z as in RENDEZVOUS
Also, why does a dorm room always have three
piles of clothes, the dirty pile, the real
dirty pile, and the stuff I cant wear?
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
This is the reason they put crescent moons on outhouses.
see post 174
The Top CLeric , Skeikk Za Boote ,has a special library in the basement.
hahaha!
“Depends” !!!
For those times when you might get “wee-weed” up !!!
Fred, I laughed until I cried. That is the funniest thing I have read in a very long time.
BTW, I have an electric fence for my horses. Once a year, without fail I also am sure the fence is off and it is not and I get zapped. This year, the incident was the day I was taking the tractor into the pasture through the gate to mow the pasture. I was so sure I had that fence off. I unlocked the gate, did my mowing and then exited the gate. Got off the tractor, and needed to re-chain the gate shut. I grabbed the chain, which was touching the electric fence and got the biggest jolt I’ve ever gotten. I was not just brushing against the fence as with my normal shocking experiences, but firmly holding a big chain. It was quite shocking! I screamed and as usual, no one heard me. Another fun day on the farm.
Seriously, I laughed really hard at your story. Thank you.
Well, get busy!
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