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  Simple math question for dum dums

  by JH in

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  if you travel a distance of 100 miles .

  and the first half of the trip you go at 100 mph.

  and the second half of the trip you go at 50 mph.

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  How much dirt is there in a hole 3 ft deep, 6 ft long and 4 ft wide?
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  Simple math question for dum dums

  by JH in

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  if you travel a distance of 100 miles .

  and the first half of the trip you go at 100 mph.

  and the second half of the trip you go at 50 mph.

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  maximumflash

  Here is another:

  1. Think of a number, any number. I am going to call your number Y.

  2. Multiply your number by 2. That is: Y x 2 = New number called Z.

  3. Add 80 to this number Z. Call this number W.

  4. Now divide W by 2: W / 2 = New number called X

  5. Subtract your original number Y from X.

  The answer you get should be 40. If not, check your math.

  Here is the entire equation: ((Y x 2) + 80) / 2 - Y = 40.

  If you are confused, let someone else balance your checkbook. LOL
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  Simple math question for dum dums

  by JH in

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  if you travel a distance of 100 miles .

  and the first half of the trip you go at 100 mph.

  and the second half of the trip you go at 50 mph.

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  Here is some for you all:

  What does 10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 x 0 = ?

  Shouldn't take much longer than the time to read it to figure this one out.

  You shouldn't need a calculator for this one either.

  Edited by - maximumflash on 20 January 2003 14:8:1
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  You're Canadian When

  by WildTurkey in

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  you're canadian when

  signs showing you might be from canada... .

  you're not offended by the term "homo milk".

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  You actually understand these jokes, and forward them to all of your Canadian friends!!! And then you send them to your American friends just to confuse them... further!

  I am confused? LOL
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  What is your job/career? Like it?

  by ashitaka in

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  i'm a deskside support guy working for a service company, at one of their contracts.

  i enjoy fixing things, although some of the customers could use a good knock on the skull sometimes.. i make pretty decent money for what i am doing.. for me, it's what i've wanted to do my whole life.

  i had a computer from the time i was born, and love it since then.. what do you guys do to bring home the bacon?.

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  As of current, I am a Forward Observer in the United States Army. I am the one that is out on the front lines in combat looking for the enemy, and when I spot the enemy, we (my team) call for and adjust artillery, mortar, close air support, or naval gunfire on the enemy to suppress, neutralize, or destroy them.

  I am the one that coordinates all indirect fire support for the maneuver elements and advises commanders on the best way to utilize indirect fire assets.

  I like the Army. But I will admit that it is not made for everyone.

  I will be changing jobs next month when I go to school. On to bigger and better things.
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  WHAT SHUD HAPPEN TO THE PILOTS..........

  by Mary in

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  what do you think should happen to the two american pilots who fired on and killed the 4 canadians over in afganistan last year in the friendly fire incident?

  this is a hard one.

  as a canadian, i fully support the usa and obviously this disaster was not intentional and i'm sure the pilots must feel awful about it.

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  Pilots who refused to take the drugs could be banned from taking part in a mission.

  The pilots were provided with the stimulant Dexedrine, generically known as dextroamphetamine and referred to as a "go-pill" by the airmen, when they set off on missions. When they returned, doctors gave them sedatives or "no-go pills" to help them sleep. Pilots who refused to take the drugs could be banned from taking part in a mission.

  The use of the drugs is outlined in a 58-page document seen by The Independent entitled Performance Maintenance During Continuous Flight Operations, produced by the Naval medical research laboratory in Pensacola, Florida. It says: "Combat naps, proper nutrition and caffeine are currently approved and accepted ways ... to prevent and manage fatigue. However, in sustained and continuous operations these methods may be insufficient ..."

  A statement issued yesterday by the US Air Force Surgeon General's Office confirmed the use of amphetamines by pilots. It said: "During contingency and combat operations, aviators are often required to perform their duties for extended periods without rest. While we have many planning and training techniques to extend our operations, prescribed drugs are sometimes made available to counter the effects of fatigue during these operations."

  http://www.thepowerhour.com/postings-three/pilots-on-speed.htm

  If these men were forced to take speed as their commanding officer ordered I do not believe it should be figured into the equation in this instance. However the pilots stating that this was a reason for the friendly fire mishap then by all means the policy needs to be reevaluated as I was always under the impression drugs of any type were a no go by military standards.
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  Simple math question for dum dums

  by JH in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if you travel a distance of 100 miles .

  and the first half of the trip you go at 100 mph.

  and the second half of the trip you go at 50 mph.

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  You need to know the weight of water to answer this question. I know that 1 gallon of water weights approximately 8 pounds. Not sure about the exact weight. These are some of the things that you learn to know when you have to carry stuff like this on your back in the Army.
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  Simple math question for dum dums

  by JH in

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  if you travel a distance of 100 miles .

  and the first half of the trip you go at 100 mph.

  and the second half of the trip you go at 50 mph.

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  you have 1 kilogram of strawberries that consists of 99% water.....after leaving the strawberries in the sun for 3 hours they consist of only 98% water.....how much do the strawberries weigh now?

  970.2 grams or 2.156 pounds.

  I think? But my calculations may be off a bit.
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  Family says police killed dog for no reason

  by Yizuman in

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  not a jw story, but nonetheless it made me sick when this came out this week.. yizuman.

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  Yeru this is Cassiline using hubbys account.

  Yeru

  Do you believe that the concerned citizen only called the police and said the following?

  Ah hello, I just saw some money coming out of the back of a car perhaps the man left his wallet on top, and is losing all his money.

  I do not believe this is what concerned ass said. I believe he or she embellished the situation. To have the police respond as they did with weapons drawn I believe that they most likely said something to the dispatcher to have him or her send police to respond as they did.

  Probably something along the lines as this:

  Hello Hello?? This is Nosey Ass here. And I am sure that a robbery just took place. The station wagon just went screaming out of the gas station at a about 100 MPH. There is hundreds of dollars flying out of the back of the car. Uh I saw the whole thing happen. Hurry, hurry catch the crooks.

  Of course I have no idea what was said. But IMO this person did not call and say the first statement because the police would not have reason for alarm.

  Watching the film, I would have shot the mut too.

  Any man with a weapon can shoot something, but using discretion and assuring your target is hostile is another. And I am not speaking of war.

  As for 9-11, I have, here on base called authorities when a man left a briefcase next to the PX. Did I call them and say, A briefcase is here and a man left it on purpose. Im sure there is a bomb in it because it he wants to blow up the place.

  No when I called EOD I said, A briefcase has been left unattended by the PX. Nothing further added to upset the situation.
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  Geeky things you did when you were a kid

  by DanTheMan in

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  we were a very geeky bunch of late 70's-early 80's suburban american white boys in my neighborhood where i grew up.. but my all time favorite one that makes me laugh every time i think about it, was how we rigged up parachutes to our bikes using twine and trash bags.

  we would ride down the street as fast as we could, and then let the parachute out, which was tied to the end of our banana seat.

  we thought we were cool funny car racers.. another one was inventing a previously unheard of cuss word that we could use around adults while winking at each other and giggling.

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  This post is no for the emotional heart.

  I went to High School on the Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The base has a 17-mile perimeter and no one is allowed to leave the base to go to Cuba. The only way off the base was either by plane or by Navy ship.

  Anyway, some of the things I would do for fun in an environment such as this took a lot of imagination and sometimes ingenuity. My friends, the pack of troublemakers that we were, and me use to play the worlds largest minefield. Yes, you read that right, a minefield. The minefield was 17 miles long and 5 miles wide.

  Cuba has wild deer that many times wander into the minefields. Many times, the deer would seek some kind of shade and lay down in a bush to rest out of the extreme heat.

  The thing we would do for fun was drive our cars out to the edge of the minefield, then throw rocks into the bushes to spook the deer. The deer would then start running thru the minefield until it hit a mine. Then BOOM! Deer gets blown 50 feet into the air. My friends and I would then have to hurry to get in our cars and leave before the minefield maintenance team, which was US Marines, would arrive. If they had caught us, we would have been in some serious trouble.

  Very stupid thing for us to do as kids. Crazy as hell too.

  Another time on the base, my friends and I were in an unauthorized part of the island. Someone saw us and reported us to the base police. My friends and I ran from the police and ended up running into the minefield ourselves. We ran about 20 - 30 feet into the minefield then notice the barbwire fence behind us with little red triangles on it, which said "Danger Mines". We very carefully turned around to retrace our steps out of the minefield. The police never caught us.

  I suppose I was a real dirt bag when I was in High School. Always causing trouble in some way, shape, or form.

  My friend and me did some other bad stuff as kids. But I cleaned up my act once I turned 18 years old. Never been in any trouble since.

  I would like to apologize to all the deer lovers out there for my actions as a kid.