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06-10-2022, 07:14 PM | #196 | |
Sauntering Vaguely Downwards
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You ever see these unnecessarily fancy paper airplanes called WhiteWings? It was a big envelop/book think full of paperboard think snapout sheets and I seem to remember balsa wood in there as well. You’d assemble them and the kit came with 10-15 planes. One of them was the Phantom. I always felt like that thing just looked fast. They had an F15, F16, P51, Concorde, Wright flyer, all kinds of cool little largely disposable models to build. So of course I’d get a pack of 15, build ‘em in a day and just annoy the hell out of my parents who figured it would keep me busy for at least a week or 2. |
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06-10-2022, 07:20 PM | #197 |
Sauntering Vaguely Downwards
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Found it!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/154583310290 This was my favorite kit but in the early 90s they made a TON of them. |
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06-10-2022, 07:34 PM | #198 | |
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If you want to go down a rabbit hole, read about the F-4X. Mach 2.4 cruise and Mach 3.2 burst. It could outrun a Mig-25. https://avgeekery.com/the-mach-3-f-4-phantom/ |
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06-10-2022, 08:13 PM | #199 | |
In Search of a Life
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06-10-2022, 08:23 PM | #200 |
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
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He's a great actor, and hasn't just done big budget blockbuster stuff. It's kind of surprising that he's never won an Oscar.
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06-11-2022, 01:48 PM | #201 |
Rabbi Goldmann
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06-11-2022, 01:58 PM | #202 |
George Brett shit his pants
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Who was the admirals daughter Maverick ****ed in 1986? Was that Penny...back then?
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06-11-2022, 02:41 PM | #203 |
**** the Raiders
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06-11-2022, 07:14 PM | #204 |
Sauntering Vaguely Downwards
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06-11-2022, 08:18 PM | #205 |
Rabbi Goldmann
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Fewer than 1% of women comprise our combat Air Force jets. 0.32% to be exact
But HollyWeird found her and put her into the plot |
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06-11-2022, 08:28 PM | #206 |
MVP
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06-11-2022, 10:16 PM | #207 |
Rabbi Goldmann
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And I said I liked it durrr
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06-11-2022, 10:24 PM | #208 |
Suupraa Geniuuusss
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06-11-2022, 10:41 PM | #209 |
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
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The female pilot didn't bother me. She was a minor character, and her being a woman wasn't a big deal, nor was there any sort of subplot about anybody having an issue with it. She was there, did her job, no big deal.
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06-12-2022, 07:40 AM | #210 | |
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The ideal body type for a fighter pilot is a physically-fit black female. Body weight distribution is key. Learned this 25 years ago in Aviation Medicine class. |
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