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Donald L. Johnson Send message Joined: 5 Aug 02 Posts: 8240 Credit: 14,654,533 RAC: 20 |
On those rare occasions when I feel "old", I go visit some of my WWII-vintage shipmates & comrades - those in their high 80s and 90s that still get out and about - they call me "kid" and "youngster" and I don't feel so ancient. Donald Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
On those rare occasions when I feel "old", I go visit some of my WWII-vintage shipmates & comrades - those in their high 80s and 90s that still get out and about - they call me "kid" and "youngster" and I don't feel so ancient. Donald Hey Don, I've always wondered, do you pronounce it "sub-mah-REEN-er" or "sub-MARE-ih-ner"? David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
Donald L. Johnson Send message Joined: 5 Aug 02 Posts: 8240 Credit: 14,654,533 RAC: 20 |
On those rare occasions when I feel "old", I go visit some of my WWII-vintage shipmates & comrades - those in their high 80s and 90s that still get out and about - they call me "kid" and "youngster" and I don't feel so ancient. Both are used, but each has its partisans. I prefer SUB-mah-reen-er, because I rode SUB-mah-reens, not sub-MARE-ens. But unlike some of my shipmates, I won't throw beer bottles or insult your parentage or education if you say it another way.... Donald Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
Donald Lol. Fair enough. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
trader Send message Joined: 25 Jun 00 Posts: 126 Credit: 4,968,173 RAC: 0 |
I remember when i thought 30 was old.... then i remember thinkinking 40 was old...and now i think you are as old as you feel you are. so when i get up in the morning i must be at least 150 but after that first cup of youth regenerating coffee all is good again :) I RTFM and it was WYSIWYG then i found out it was a PEBKAC error |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22199 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
It is said "You are as old as the woman you feel" - I bumped into an 18 year old the other day, now does that make me 18 years old again?? Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
John Clark Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0 |
Regenerating! Regenerating! Now for my 9th incarnation ... It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65745 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Regenerating! Hmm, You don't sound like a Borg... ;) The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
Regenerating! Hello, Doctor. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6497 Credit: 34,134,168 RAC: 0 |
Who? Who indeed! Janice |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65745 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Regenerating! Catus of BORG... ;) The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65745 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
I've no idea Chris, Grace hates collars with a passion, I can imagine that cat doesn't like that costume much either. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65745 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Someone put a small mini cam on a cat to see what our feline friends do in their spare time, the details are a bit gruesome to say the least, to say cats are natural dare devils is putting it mildly, their also hunters of extreme ability, birds and rodents beware, house cats might be smaller than lions, but so is their prey and House Cats have no natural predators of their own. Totally merciless... Best recommended practice, keep Yer cats inside, the birds will Thank You... The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
House Cats have no natural predators of their own. Totally merciless... If they go outside, coyotes can get them. They're getting to be a problem around here. Best recommended practice, keep Yer cats inside, the birds will Thank You... So will the squirrels, raccoons, possums, skunks... No doubt this is part of the reason the urban population of those is exploding. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65745 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Well, they ARE Cliff Richards...;) Or even the original UK band known as "the Animals"... The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65745 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Never saw them live Vic, would have liked to have done. We queued for the Stones at Wimbledon Palais in 1964 but couldn't get in. I saw the Pretty Things, Yardbirds, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bo Didley, and Screaming Lord Sutch, and a lot of other bands on the London circuit in the 60's. Good times. I was too young and My parents, wouldn't have gone even if the tickets were given to them, they were too tightly focused on their jobs... The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
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