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Post by richardburton on May 12, 2011 16:40:02 GMT 1
That's one freaked out mog!
Mmm Mac Martians...I'm salivating...
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Post by Relyt on May 15, 2011 20:47:21 GMT 1
Melons are dangerous. Everyone knows that.
From the people behind War of the Servers.
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Post by Lonesome Crow on May 15, 2011 22:02:07 GMT 1
And you don't want to get him started on Bananas!
This lady likes Melons so much she even has a catapult to get them into her mouth extra fast. ;D
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Post by poyks on May 16, 2011 14:07:04 GMT 1
Hehe, melons. ;D
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Post by Lonesome Crow on May 16, 2011 19:38:37 GMT 1
;D Hehe! We've found Poyks' level! ;D
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Post by richardburton on May 19, 2011 13:23:36 GMT 1
I think we're all on that level!  |
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evadestruction
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Can I make a suggestion that doesn't involve violence, or is this the wrong crowd for that?
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Post by evadestruction on May 20, 2011 9:51:50 GMT 1
Seriously? Melons?
Boys!
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Post by richardburton on May 20, 2011 11:10:15 GMT 1
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Post by Lonesome Crow on May 20, 2011 20:53:19 GMT 1
Why  What's wrong with melons? Personally I would rather have a honeydew melon or a Cantaloupe than a water melon but....  Oh wait a minute, you were thinking of Melons in association with women's.... Well all I can say is "you've got a one track mind!"  .....  OK guys. I think I got us out of that one quite smoothly. ;D |
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evadestruction
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Can I make a suggestion that doesn't involve violence, or is this the wrong crowd for that?
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Post by evadestruction on May 21, 2011 6:18:30 GMT 1
erm....... typical, always thinking with your stomach  |
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Post by Relyt on May 21, 2011 8:25:10 GMT 1
Portal. Better than cake.
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Post by Relyt on May 31, 2011 21:32:40 GMT 1
Thread's not quite dead, but it'll probably be the 'whenever-wut' now, since I'm having issues with material. So here's a $500,000 experiment my beloved government ran studying shrimps (prawn in photograph) on treadmills. Tax-funded, of course. I'm so glad they couldn't spend it on something dumber, like homeless shelters or job opportunities. What we really need are beefy shrimp.  |
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Post by Lonesome Crow on May 31, 2011 23:29:24 GMT 1
.....  ..... ...... No, I really can not think of anything to say! It is beyond belief.
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Post by Relyt on Jul 28, 2011 1:42:41 GMT 1
It's been ever-so-long. Forum's pretty quiet. I can't find any generic material for this thread. Got nothing better to do. Weird warship time! I do so love warships. Yes, I know you know. This time I'd like to talk about the Royal Navy's K Class submarines. What so weird about a submarine that doesn't even have a proper name you may be asking? Nothing at all. Except they were steam powered. Yes, they had boilers. And smokestacks. The kind of things submarines should not have. The reason behind the choice of steam for power was that the diesel engines were deemed inadequate because the Admiralty wanted submarines that could operate with battlefleets, which operated at a top speed of 21 knots (24.15 mph). This concept (referred to as the Fleet Submarine) itself was flawed because the presence of a fleet would give away the submarine's presence, negating the surprise factor a submarine needs to attack ships. You know, the whole being underwater and therefore unnoticed thing. Anyhoo, onto the design. First, they were enormous. 338 ft. long (Except for the last, which was 351.5 ft.). That's a generous length even by today's standards of non-nuclear boats. They were armed with 8 torpedo tubes and two 4 in. guns (Except the last, which had 3 guns.) In addition to the boilers they also had an auxiliary diesel engine in case the steam plant failed. The subs had large superstructures, which did not help with hydrodynamics, and oddly shaped bows for improved seaworthiness (Their original bows plowed the subs downward at high speed.). The boats did not enjoy successful careers. They were slow divers, the fastest dive taking 3 minutes and 25 seconds which was performed by K 8. The funnels (which folded when the subs dove) were too short and frequently allowed water to put out the boilers. The boats tended to go into uncontrolled dives, once even with the future King George VI on board. Lastly, the subs did not operate well with surface fleets. This was exemplified by a costly and tragic incident, dubbed the Battle of May Island. Some of the K boats were operating with British cruisers in total darkness when the fleet encountered some minesweepers. One boat, the K 14, got its steering jammed and started a series of subs and ships colliding into each other. Two subs were sunk, three damaged, and 105 men died. Steam powered subs are still used these days. They're called nukes. Better to use a reactor or diesel than boilers.  |
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Post by Relyt on Aug 23, 2011 22:51:00 GMT 1
There was an earthquake here in Virginia today (That alone almost counts as a 'wut.'). This is certainly what caused it. You may want to turn down your volume. Did nobody notice the previous post? I would be ever-so-sad if people weren't interested in submarines such as those. It took me almost 5 whole seconds to remember all that info, and an additional hour to find a suitable picture.  |
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Oh wait a minute, you were thinking of Melons in association with women's.... Well all I can say is "you've got a one track mind!" 
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