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Thomas, since its gonna be a beer, schnapps and wimen ministry from henceforth, you may be: First Minister of Schnapps. Now to find a Minister of Beer.. hmmmm. May only need two ministers.. I certainly couldn't just sit on my duffer an do nothing, you know! :D

Yes, it does. But on a frictionless incline, the accelerations would divide in a vectoral manner, with only two directions.. one vertical, one horizontal. Hence, technically, it would not "slide" down the incline. The manner it divides between the two depends on the angle of the incline. 9.8 times cos of the angle would be the for horizontal acceleration, 9.8 times sin of the angle for vertical acceleration.. if I remember correctly.. Adding them with vector math or trig.. comes up to 9.8 Friction changes EVERYTHING.. heh heh. I keep editing this sucker.. I think I had it right the first time..

Darn friction! Or lack therof.. Yeah, we studied those stinkers in Physics.. frictionless pulleys, frictionless inclines.. Almost like asking which came first, the chicken, or the egg.. No friction, the sucker has to drop like a rock.. I think the answer would be: the vertical and horizontal accelerations would vectorially add up to 9.8 meters per second squared.. But you didn't give us that choice, did you! :lol: But to be more precise about all of this, have to consider where this miracle device is located.. on the moon, or in orbit, or on the earth.. Whew..

Happy happy Birthday! Holy smokes.. lots of birthdays now.. Some folks must've been real " :D busy", in say.. September

I think what I was really trying to say.. at least looking back now.. "For God's sake, guys.. don't wait until you're forty or so to go get a life.. geeze." Its only harder. Much, much harder. I know.. personally. Email me if you want details.. I'll lay out the whole stinking mess that resulted from sitting around that .... can trying to warm myself.. I wish some of them would REALLY read this stuff.. just a dream maybe..

Secret Squirrel Event? :D Maybe that's it! A rabid squirrel will "work the crowd" at the opportune moment..

Yeah, nothing like the realization that you've been sold stolen property.. Yuck.

We had a chestnut tree when I was young.. I remember they were good enough to endure the stinking barbs on the husk! Fresh chestnuts.. ahh.

How could I have missed this! Happy Birthday! Don't let anybody tell you you're over the hill or something.. hope you enjoyed your birthday.

Happy Birthday!

Maybe he is some kind of superman or something.. reports are coming in from all over the world! Last siting.. loy apparently joined a Scottish swimming team. The photographer caught him just as he came up for air..

Exie, I've been saying that all along.. glad somebody else sees it.. :lol:

Let me say, Brother Speed KNOWS wherof he speaks! Relativity is an interesting concept.. Well, if you are travelling at the speed of light, you ARE light. The question then becomes, can light see itself? Hmmmm..

Good morning, wonderful Belle of the South.. Thanks (?) for transcribing this little "gem", you've got more intestinal fortitude than I could ever muster up! :) Well, at least I was warned.. barf bag sitting right here by my easy chair.. Hard to read even the comments, but Groucho.. I think I like yours best.. :lol: "continued"(???) outreach (where in God's name?) prevailing (don't wanna go there..)" word. Good grief.. nothing's changed..

Well.. looks like at least 95 percent of the list is preventable.. sorry (maybe not really 'sorry'), I didn't see any justification.. just a statement of FACT.

The bod, that is.. CONTINUING? kinda assumes a lot.. that somehow, He's worked in them mightily all along.. who in the world are they trying to kid??? Probably just themselves.. Good grief.. They'd be better off praying for their lawyers..

I thought I already WON the election.. oh sorry, that was just the "silly" election. Sure, I'm in..

Hence, the instructions I heard given to some people, "I shouldn't HAVE to tell you. Go figure it out yourself.." Good grief.

Good possiblity.. :D If its what I think it is.. I hope it just didn't freak you out!

Good point! What in the world would I want a stinkin crown for anyway.. too darn heavy. Just have to have the heavenly chiropractor "minister" to my neck anyway.. We've figured out that we know so LITTLE in this life.. how about some of the secrets of the universe? That might be kinda nice..

Interesting.. I thought an overseer in the church had to fit these descriptions. Notice that "not a homo" is anywhere in the list.. may disqualify them, may not.. "Striker": 1) bruiser, ready for a blow 2) A PUGNACIOUS, CONTENTIOUS, QUARRELSOME PERSON A lot of people here probably are disqualified on these points. I suppose I would be also.. at least on three counts. Well.. If homo's are disqualified, I guess we are in the same company.. :)

Rewards.. yep. "I don't want the lord to come to MY TURN and just say 'ahem, next..'.." Oh, the embarrassment! Woe is me... I guess rewards might be nice.. but If they are even gonna be there, I don't think they would be doled out for being a not so nice (rude!) faithless wayfer.. "Well done (?) thou good (?) and faithful (???!) servant (????????!!!), here's a shiny new car for giving the Lord a black eye.."

Probably some limited six month commitment to go slave away at Gunnison or something... New "program" for the "masses"(?) to get behind the wheel on.. Any kind of "big" announcement coming out of that "little"(very) place would make me a little suspicious..

Well, what I kinda meant in this was, what kind of a beating did they give the rest of the corps that were left behind in that dungeon? What kind of threats were made? What kind of accusations, that they were spiritually the lowest of the low for not "sniffing out" some one as "devilish" as you? What kind of foul accusations were thrown that somehow, despite doc vic praise be his name (in honor of Steve!) training to be attentitive to details, that somehow, they "missed it"? "Well, we oughta send you whole bunch of stinkin losers home.. if you don't straighten up.." Don't think it happened? I've been in those kind of meetings, and I WAS NOT CORPS. I suggest that you were "used". Oh yes, "those kind of meetings".. many of the worst, I remember in the "good old days".. early seventies.

How friggin sick can you get. MANDATORY? I can see rosie under oath.. "so, ms(?) bark, do you have mandatory meetings?" "Heavens to betsy, nevah.." "so are you saying, nobody HAS to go to meetings?" "well, I wouldn't quite say that.... but they sure aren't MANDATORY.."