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30 Sep 2008, 07:05 AM | #152 |
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"A chip off the old gem"? That's a new expression to me. But if I I've ever read this entire thread, it must have been a long time ago.
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30 Sep 2008, 07:16 AM | #153 |
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I thought a 'Chipper' was for shredding old Christmas trees and that our Chipper was an expert, at using and maintaining these
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30 Sep 2008, 09:09 AM | #157 |
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(IIRC that was the explanation -- will double check with my parents when I see them this w/end. Will give an update next week.) |
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Thanks for that hasado. -deus- give my name a whole new meaning! Ster-deus! Basically saying I'm god.
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3 Oct 2008, 11:07 AM | #160 |
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My username = n5bb
This is my Amateur Radio callsign, and it's short, easy to enter via Morse code or voice or keyboard, and reasonably unique (although I think it was or is an aircraft identifier). I requested this identifier and it was assigned to me by the US Federal Communications Commission in 1977. "N" is one of the initial designators (including A, W, and K) internationally assigned to the US for radio callsigns. "5" is the FCC Amateur callsign district which includes Texas. "BB" is my nickname/lastname. Middle/Street = William E32 Bill |
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4 Oct 2008, 04:10 AM | #164 |
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I had no idea the smurfs were that old. The earliest I can recall ever hearing of them was sometime in the 1970's...or it may have even been the '80's. Perhaps they just weren't widely known in the U.S. until around that time.
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4 Oct 2008, 04:49 AM | #165 |
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Yeah, I understood that (I think). I was just being a smart a-- er, a smart alec.
(But speaking of names, I wonder if those named 'Alec' may hate that expression?) Edit: Although that may be the wrong spelling anyway. Perhaps technically that should be 'smart aleck.' Split hairs, anyone? Last edited by xmailer : 4 Oct 2008 at 04:57 AM. |