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silly 
"That rabbit's DYNAMITE."
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 Posted - 02/23/2006 : 00:56:47
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After hearing that the "signs" contest had the best participation in quite some time, I'm thinking it's a hard act to follow. And I was in my thinking spot, and this popped into my very little brain. So everyone - let's get moving!
I'll start off with the technological marvel that is "as easy as walking..."
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Sean 
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Posted - 02/23/2006 : 04:07:01
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GHcool
"Forever a curious character."
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Posted - 02/23/2006 : 04:18:46
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| This is pretty much the only way I can make it from my bed to school in the morning. |
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duh
"catpurrs"
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Posted - 02/23/2006 : 04:54:04
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Before I got my first pony, I had to make do with a collection of stick horses for riding fence and checking the cows.
I've been very busy lately starting several young horses under saddle and ya know, it never fails to amaze me that they are so willing to accept us on their backs. I love the art of horse training and communicating with this species. I learn something new with each horse I ride.
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lemmycaution 
"Long mired in film"
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Posted - 02/23/2006 : 05:01:22
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| In Toronto, we call it the better way. |
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Stalean
"Back...OMG"
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Posted - 02/23/2006 : 05:42:06
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I think it's safe to say we've all heard or said "Are We There Yet?"  |
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turrell
"Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh "
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Posted - 02/23/2006 : 07:40:18
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| The airline food isn't that good, but the service... |
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Falken
"Intestinal Fourtitude."
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Posted - 02/23/2006 : 12:49:54
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The Original Ford Taurus...
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Cheese_Ed 
"The Provolone Ranger"
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Posted - 02/23/2006 : 13:00:20
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All aboard the Gallery!
I encourage you new players (or very old ones) who haven't registered in the gallery to do so, so you can post your own avatars within. |
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Evil Giraffe 
"Guess who's back?"
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Posted - 02/23/2006 : 13:31:08
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| No ... really ... it the rollerblades! |
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silly
"That rabbit's DYNAMITE."
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Posted - 02/23/2006 : 14:20:51
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Love her wheels, EG!
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Chris C
"Four words, never backwards."
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Posted - 02/23/2006 : 17:54:05
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| I've just bought a bike off e-bay... |
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MguyX 
"X marks the spot"
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Posted - 02/23/2006 : 18:36:56
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I'm sure there are more clever images, but the story behind this transportation method is classic.
(reprinted from another source:)
According to published reports, Larry Walters was employed as a truck driver in Southern California. On July 2, 1982, he fastened 42 surplus balloons to a lawn chair and launched from his girlfriend's San Pedro home. He carried various supplies with him as well as a CB radio and a BB gun to shoot balloons one at a time to descend.
He didn't realize how powerful the buoyancy of the balloons was. When he cut a rope holding him to terra firma, he took off with such a jolt that another anchor rope broke under the stress and he shot upward so quickly that his eyeglasses flew to the ground. He floated around the L.A. basin for several hours and reached altitudes of up to 16,000 feet.
According to an article in the New York Times the next day, Walters was spotted by pilots from both TWA and Delta Airlines. It was cold at 16,000 feet and he started shooting some of his balloons to descend, but dropped his BB gun and had to wait for his rig to come down on its own. He landed in a residential neighborhood in Long Beach where got tangled in some power lines, causing a power blackout.
He told reporters that his weather balloon flight had been a dream of more than 20 years. Larry Walters died eleven years after his flight from what the Los Angeles Times described as a self-inflected gunshot wound.
(end of reprint.)
According to close friends, Larry committed suicide because he was depressed over being constantly seen as an idiot. |
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silly
"That rabbit's DYNAMITE."
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Posted - 02/23/2006 : 19:29:33
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quote:
Originally posted by MguyX
I'm sure there are more clever images, but the story behind this transportation method is classic.
(reprinted from another source:)
According to published reports, Larry Walters was employed as a truck driver in Southern California. On July 2, 1982, he fastened 42 surplus balloons to a lawn chair and launched from his girlfriend's San Pedro home.
That's great! Here's another article I found... |
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turrell
"Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh "
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Posted - 02/23/2006 : 20:35:35
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quote:
Originally posted by Evil Giraffe
No ... really ... it the rollerblades!
Its good to see that in your second week back you went for the shameless use of skin (of course look left - I'm one to talk - though it is a legitimate airline...) |
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thefoxboy
"Four your eyes only."
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Posted - 02/23/2006 : 22:15:23
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You ever ride a cow?.  |
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Avatar Contest -- Transportation
