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To: MrLucky who wrote (376827)	8/5/2010 6:05:07 PM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793903

I know the Thunderbirds and Angels are some of the best pilots ever, and love what they do. Those flag-burning, pot-smoking jerks are not fit to walk on the same dirt. I've seen the Canadian aerobatic team Snowbirds fly a couple of times, and although their planes are tiny little jet trainers they are impressive. I can understand how the planes et jet fuel all over them during a flight, but what did you mean by 'flying in the slot?' Is that the guy in the rear?

To: MrLucky who wrote (376827)	8/5/2010 7:55:50 PM
From: alanrs	1 Recommendation Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 793903

"What really pisses me off is the mary jane smoking, crack popping fools who burn the American flag to demonstrate their opposition." What does this have to do with the Blue Angels slot pilot? I feel like writing "Aren't those Thunderbird pilots great? What really pisses me off is all the fried chicken and gravy eaters in the audience with all kinds of medical problems who expect me to pay for it through higher premiums just because they can't control their grazing habit." "I know the Thunderbirds and Angels are some of the best pilots ever, and love what they do. Those flag-burning, pot-smoking jerks are not fit to walk on the same dirt." Ditto. And as long as I'm venting, a couple of weeks ago I had decided to go to "read only" on this thread, it is a good source of news and articles, but my interest in the conversation seems to have waned. Something about "and the piece of resistance you only have service the ugly old bytch once every 5 times or so. are we talking heaven or what." just hit me wrong, I guess. There were a few other things, and change is good. My intention was to just fade away as of July 23rd without a note or flourish. Sorry to hear about Oral. So anyway, it's been nice talking to y'all. ARS everything2.com For a second I thought it would be incredibly funny to just leave this writeup blank, but then I considered my precious XP and thought better of it. A vow of silence, very basically, is usually a religious (but not necessarily so) resolution taken by a person to utter no words during a period. Reasons for such a vow vary between spiritual awakening through deep thought unbroken and untarnished by meaningless words, a sacrifice of the gift of speech in order to achieve/receive something or give penance for something one has done, and sometimes you're just being a stubborn dweeb. The length of time one spends doing this might be pre-determined, undetermined, or permanent. Monks and Buddhists living in reclusive theological studies are most commonly associated with taking the vow of silence.