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Originally posted by: FlashG
8öD++*F--¦?O-¦¦¦¦¦[/quote]
Please explane wtf this means

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Please stop sending machines to our planet. We have our missiles locked onto your planet. You have 10 standard years to respond.
 
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Lola

A few years ago, lightening hit our house. It was the scariest sound. It hit the stack on the roof connected to the bathroom. The fire department was called because I could smell burning wiring.
 

destrekor

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Originally posted by: tenshodo13
Originally posted by: FlashG
8öD++*F--¦?O-¦¦¦¦¦
Please explane wtf this means

Please stop sending machines to our planet. We have our missiles locked onto your planet. You have 10 standard years to respond.

I think its some kind of direction that signals the start of an invasion from outer space, that will end up with end of humanity. Dammit OdiN!

edit: uhoh. In my post above, that wasn't my edit!
I think the aliens OdiN was contacting used my post to confirm message receipt and have initiated the countdown. If I have interpreted it correctly, end day is December 21, 2012.
Dammit. Good Game Earth. I think we should party it up till then, as to go down with a bang.

+
 

Jeff7

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Originally posted by: Baked
From ESPN.com

Former MLB pitcher Gonzalez killed by lightning strike
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Former major league pitcher Geremi Gonzalez, who won 11 games for the Chicago Cubs in 1997, was killed by a lightning strike in his native Venezuela on Sunday. He was 33.

Geremi Gonzalez pitched for five major league teams and compiled a 30-35 career record.

Emergency management official Herman Bracho said Monday that Gonzalez was struck by lightning at a beach.

Nice job playing in wide open space during a T storm.
Struck out, eh?

 

bobsmith1492

Diamond Member
Feb 21, 2004
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Originally posted by: TestedAcorn
Shoot a gun right beside your ear, that's louder.

I shot a woodchuck in the garden with a 12-gauge. Unfortunately I was right next to the shed - the big flat surface reflected all the blast noise right back at me. I couldn't hear out of that ear for a few minutes.
 

SWScorch

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Dude, the same thing just happened here. It was literally right outside my window. I have so much adrenaline pumping through my veins now I doubt I'll be able to go back to sleep. It was crazy man!! It's sweet to get a reminder every now and then of just how awesomely, insanely powerful nature can be.
 

Locut0s

Lifer
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Why do you have your plugged in let alone on and posting using it during a thunder storm?
 

Anubis

No Lifer
Aug 31, 2001
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tbqhwy.com
Originally posted by: Locut0s
Why do you have your plugged in let alone on and posting using it during a thunder storm?

i dont know anyone who unpluggs/turns off their electronics when there is a Tstorm, i never have


we had a lightning bolt hit the lightning rod on our house when i was a kid, holy crap was that loud
 

alkemyst

No Lifer
Feb 13, 2001
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Fritzo and you should form a site where you post things about your day...don't think anyone's thought that up yet.

Think of the profit.
 

OdiN

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Originally posted by: FlashG
8öD++*F--¦?O-¦¦¦¦¦[/quote]
Please explane wtf this means

[/quote]

Explain.

I basically post this to highlight the ridiculousness of destrekor posting "+" after all of his posts.
 

Perknose

Forum Director & Omnipotent Overlord
Forum Director
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Wait, your ODIN and lightning rattles you? Deities just aren't what they used to be! :roll:
 

alkemyst

No Lifer
Feb 13, 2001
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Originally posted by: OdiN
Originally posted by: FlashG
8öD++*F--¦?O-¦¦¦¦¦
Please explane wtf this means

[/quote]

Explain.

I basically post this to highlight the ridiculousness of destrekor posting "+" after all of his posts.[/quote]

why dont you two get a room and work it out?

Great way to get your point across.
 

E equals MC2

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Apr 16, 2006
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Originally posted by: buck
Be sure to post this on your myspace page.

Dumbass. This is the fourth time you posting the EXACT same shit. You're so freaking witty following the ATOT 'trend'.
 

BoomerD

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Feb 26, 2006
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Originally posted by: Lola
A few years ago, lightening hit our house. It was the scariest sound. It hit the stack on the roof connected to the bathroom. The fire department was called because I could smell burning wiring.

During my 30 years of operating cranes, I've had the boom struck by lightning twice, both while working in the mountains, and both from surprise storms that popped over the top of the mountain...and we had no advance warning that it was coming.
That's some scary shit...fortunately, in both cases, the hook was empty and on one standing close to the crane.
I could watch the "ball of fire" shoot down the wire rope to the crane where it passed into the ground through the outriggers.
Both instances took the crane out of service for several days while it was inspected, the wire rope replaced due to burned spots, and a few bearings replaced where the electricity arced in them.
It was deafeningly loud when it happened.
 

destrekor

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Nov 18, 2005
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Originally posted by: alkemyst
Originally posted by: OdiN
Originally posted by: FlashG
8öD++*F--¦?O-¦¦¦¦¦
Please explane wtf this means

Explain.

I basically post this to highlight the ridiculousness of destrekor posting "+" after all of his posts.

why dont you two get a room and work it out?

Great way to get your point across.

:music: we gotta work it out :music:
:p

come on now. i've esplaned it before.
It's my thing. It's my flag. No different than anyone posting their name or initials at the end of a post. I simply use a non-alphabet character to denote my presence. Also, it appears as a mini backward F, which is my last initial. It has a few meanings.
Happy? I doubt it, but I also don't care. :p

+
This post needs another...
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fLum0x

Golden Member
Jun 4, 2004
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it is only close when you can hear the sizzle right before it strikes...

I grew up in the middle of nowhere btw :(
 

OdiN

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Originally posted by: Perknose
Wait, your ODIN and lightning rattles you? Deities just aren't what they used to be! :roll:

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:


It didn't "rattle" me. It was just cool and unexpected, that's all. If I knew it was going to happen I would have been outside with a camera.
 

alkemyst

No Lifer
Feb 13, 2001
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Originally posted by: OdiN
Originally posted by: alkemyst
Originally posted by: OdiN
Originally posted by: FlashG
8öD++*F--¦?O-¦¦¦¦¦
Please explane wtf this means

Explain.

I basically post this to highlight the ridiculousness of destrekor posting "+" after all of his posts.

why dont you two get a room and work it out?

Great way to get your point across.

What's to work out?

Oh forgot you two are already past the monogramed towel phase. my bad.
 

OdiN

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Mar 1, 2000
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Originally posted by: alkemyst
Originally posted by: OdiN
Originally posted by: alkemyst
Originally posted by: OdiN
Originally posted by: FlashG
8öD++*F--¦?O-¦¦¦¦¦
Please explane wtf this means

Explain.

I basically post this to highlight the ridiculousness of destrekor posting "+" after all of his posts.

why dont you two get a room and work it out?

Great way to get your point across.

What's to work out?

Oh forgot you two are already past the monogramed towel phase. my bad.

What is your major malfunction?