A ghost? What's the deal? Is every frat on this campus haunted? And if so, why do people keep coming to these parties, cause it's not the snacks.

Xander ,'Dirty Girls'


Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


§ ita § - Feb 24, 2010 6:39:37 am PST #10382 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

tommy, what kind of plane is that really big Qantas plane that's, like, 8 stories tall?

People don't like using their phones to make calls or listen to voice mails.

Yeah, when I rejiggered my plan I just asked for minimum minutes, unlimited data. And do I ever use the hell out of that.


brenda m - Feb 24, 2010 6:40:41 am PST #10383 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

"People resist protocols that call for verbal communication," Mr. Robb says. Translation: People don't like using their phones to make calls or listen to voice mails.

Other than work conference calls, I can confirm that I use my cell for these functions as little as possible.


DavidS - Feb 24, 2010 6:40:45 am PST #10384 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Waits for our resident Bubblegum Music expert to make an appearence.

Looks like it's covered already.

I do have to write a set of liner notes for a Bubblegum reissue, though.

tommyrot, I am sad to report that you are old and decrepit and your limbs are going to just start falling off at this point. You might want to keep a tape gun on you at all times.


megan walker - Feb 24, 2010 6:41:32 am PST #10385 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

English dictionary at home says split is often splits but no other info. French-English dictionary gives "to do the splits" as the translation for "faire le grand écart". Interesting. Can't wait to check at work. (Note to self: I really should get to work).


Gudanov - Feb 24, 2010 6:43:11 am PST #10386 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping

what kind of plane is that really big Qantas plane that's, like, 8 stories tall?

Airbus A380


msbelle - Feb 24, 2010 6:46:10 am PST #10387 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

My parents would rather call then email and only my demanding it has resulted in them getting a text plan for their cellphones (since we are all going to be on one plan now). I am going to lose my web access via phone at least for a little bit. I may move to my own plan in order to get it back, but it depends on cost.


tommyrot - Feb 24, 2010 6:48:29 am PST #10388 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Airbus A380

Yep.

The A380 has two levels for passengers for the entire length of the fuselage. But did you know that in 1949, Convair tried to sell a double-decker passenger plane to the airlines?

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It was the XC-99, a development of the B-36.


Gudanov - Feb 24, 2010 6:50:07 am PST #10389 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping

The B-36 was a freaky airplane.


§ ita § - Feb 24, 2010 6:50:49 am PST #10390 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Airbus A380

Thanks, Gud. Some of the guys here are strangely obsessed with it. But it just looks like a plane! Now if it looked weird, I'd get it.


tommyrot - Feb 24, 2010 6:54:13 am PST #10391 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

But it just looks like a plane!

An ugly plane, IMHO.

The B-36 was a freaky airplane.

Yeah. It was powered by 6 quadruple-row 28-cylinder piston engines and four jet engines. Missions could last for 30 hours or more. The Air Force invented TV dinners for the crews of the B-36.