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Retired wrote on Aug 21, 2015, 18:26:jdreyer wrote on Aug 21, 2015, 18:16:Retired wrote on Aug 21, 2015, 15:42:jdreyer wrote on Aug 21, 2015, 15:32:
Also, I think the French scene from Better Off Dead is appropriate to post given Blue's comments.
Huge fan of not buying and selling anything.....
Nice post.
Was a huge John Cusack fan back in the 80s and 90s. Haven't seen him in much lately, 2012 maybe was the last thing?
Did a bunch of B movies, there isn't much he has done that I haven't liked. Check IMDB, lots to see.
Frozen Ground and Ice Harvest are two that stick out in my head.
jdreyer wrote on Aug 21, 2015, 18:16:Retired wrote on Aug 21, 2015, 15:42:jdreyer wrote on Aug 21, 2015, 15:32:
Also, I think the French scene from Better Off Dead is appropriate to post given Blue's comments.
Huge fan of not buying and selling anything.....
Nice post.
Was a huge John Cusack fan back in the 80s and 90s. Haven't seen him in much lately, 2012 maybe was the last thing?
Retired wrote on Aug 21, 2015, 15:42:jdreyer wrote on Aug 21, 2015, 15:32:
Also, I think the French scene from Better Off Dead is appropriate to post given Blue's comments.
Huge fan of not buying and selling anything.....
Nice post.
jdreyer wrote on Aug 21, 2015, 15:32:
Also, I think the French scene from Better Off Dead is appropriate to post given Blue's comments.
ZeroPike1 wrote on Aug 21, 2015, 15:20:
Living abroad you see that its not a big deal. I could have a US flag hanging out of my apartment here and nobody would really care. But If I flew this countries flag here I would be looked at as a Nationalist, which here is seen as a sign of aggression to others. In reality, outside of the US, things work a little different depending on where you are of course.
Always felt safest in a 747.
Consider: 747s have the ability to dump fuel and reduce their weight to facilitate emergency landings and/or prolonged flight on less than all four engines. Crews practice two-engine-out emergencies in simulator training. The engines themselves can take tremendous abuse. The most credible causes of multiple engine failures on a Boeing 747 would be (1) bad fuel (which is why testing is so frequent and rigorous); (2) multiple simultaneous strikes by LARGE birds on multiple engines; or (3) volcanic ash ingestion similar to that experienced by the BA 747.
Burrito of Peace wrote on Aug 21, 2015, 10:52:
How could you tell that it was a French flag from any other white flag being flown?
InBlack wrote on Aug 21, 2015, 11:05:
Ouch! Pretty major burn...however I think you got em mixed up with the Italians