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#796
September 9th, 2004
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Hmmm. Did you hear the tattle at NASA yesterday? I bet there was a lot of it!
 Teachers and tired turtles love expressionlessness. Results from interacting through computers. I'm glad I didn't have to, I really enjoyed my "live" teachers - except one who was totally expressionless. I don't know if it's a real word but I have seen it used! Brett, if you want to see what I've been up to lately I have some pics on my site of this summers freediving: http://www.art-centre.com/sea/freedivingfriends.html If you (lucky!!!) are going to the Maldives contact Islandsands on this forum, she lives there. Another lucky gal.... Adrian 
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#797
September 9th, 2004
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Well, I had the entire answer all typed out, hit "Preview" and got the dreaded "server too busy" screen. When it wasn't too busy any more, my answer was gone......
 So.... here goes. No, I hadn't heard from the NASA guys but there is LOTS of scuttlebutt flying around here like the fact that Colin Pillinger (the guy that designed the Beagle 2 crater-maker for ESA) was highly involved in the Genesis project too. Don't know if it is true but..... The online thing worked really well for me, even the group work. One group I was in was spread from here (Germany) to Korea! We usually appointed one person "Group Leader" and that person was the interface to the Instructor. The teachers I had while I was still in the US and an "on-the-ground student were usually able to teach with a degree of expressionlessness that was amazing. We called them BORING!  Exposed X-Ray Plates Readily Encapsulate Spectrally Substantial Ions, Obviously Necessitating Long Extended Studies Since Nobody Expected Smashing Success.... <He Shoots! He SCORES! The crowd goes wild!!!> Thank you, thank you  What a he|| of a word Adrian! Nice Web Site by the way! Also Thnx for the tip, I will PM Sands. Bret 
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#798
September 9th, 2004
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The crowd did go wild, that was very good Brett
Shoud send it to NASA! Ask them to contribute he he... Adrian
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#799
September 12th, 2004
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Well, the online courses seem to be ironing themselves out. Funny, one of the deadlines was at midnight. Sadly, I tend to be a bit of a perfectionist, so I fiddled with the words a bit, turned out submitting the entry at 12:02
 I expect eventually, I will be a smashing success though... Some unlucky cusses can't erase simple smears. Yeah guys, we're reaching another century mark in posts! Rock on!
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#800
September 12th, 2004
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Evidently, Rather A Substitution Error?  Bret
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Bret Durrett Frankfurt am Main, Germany "Diving - The closest thing to outer space - and it won't cost you $25 million!" (Gotta Love Inflation!)
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September 12th, 2004
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Well, we all make mistakes, don't we?
 Sometimes, unwittingly, blondes simply think it's trying unless towards indeed obvious nonsense. The word is 'unwittingly', enjoy!
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#802
September 13th, 2004
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under nasty waters i took tom in naked gigglin: lucky yanker!
you mgusy must forgive me...its my first try word is "naked"
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#803
September 13th, 2004
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 Interesting word! Not All Kelp Entertains Divers! That was easy! Uhhhh, what, pray tell, is "naked gigglin'?" Ummm on second thought, maybe I don't want to know......  Bret
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Bret Durrett Frankfurt am Main, Germany "Diving - The closest thing to outer space - and it won't cost you $25 million!" (Gotta Love Inflation!)
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#804
September 13th, 2004
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Not all words on here make sense, but hey, as long as it entertains...
Easy... no true enjoyment rivals the awesome intense northpole snorkeling. The word is 'intense', didn't feel like bolding it. We're up past 800 posts, fellas. 
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#805
September 13th, 2004
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Actually, this word reminds me of a joke I heard the other night..... This Indian (as in American Indian) goes to the doctor complaining of headaches, sleeplessness, sour stomach, the whole works. The doctor asks him what he experiences during these long nights when he can't sleep. The Indian replies, "Well, Doc, it is like this. I can't decide which is better, the teepee or the wigwam. I mean, each has their advantages and disadvantages. So, most of the night, I keep thinking about it, teepee or wigwam, teepee or wigwam......." The doctor looks at the Indian and says, "Dude, it is easy to figure out what your problem is! You gotta learn to relax a bit, kick your feet up, chill out! The problem is simply your... . . . . . . Two Tents!" Interesting New Training Enduces Nocturnal Stress Episodes.... Bret
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Bret Durrett Frankfurt am Main, Germany "Diving - The closest thing to outer space - and it won't cost you $25 million!" (Gotta Love Inflation!)
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#806
September 13th, 2004
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Interesting new training does indeed involve nocturnal outings - I just did a night dive for my Advanced Open Water certification, my last dive for that. It was great to see the sleeping fish and how one is able to get close, and also all the different sealife that doesn't venture out during the daytime hours - lots of crustaceans.
Nocturnal: Nightfall obviates crustacean taciturness, usually revealing new animal life. Batray, El Niņo is starting up again, will that cool the waters where you dive? Mishu - once you get started it's alot of fun. Adrian
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#807
September 14th, 2004
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The funny thing about the whole situation was the tacituness of the DM, especially when I managed to loose my camera (it slipped off my wrist at some point  ) with some brilliant pictures and is probably on a beach in Guam or in the Polynesian Islands by now.....Theoretically, A Camera Is Technically Useless, Necessitating Expediently Superfluous Spending. For our December trip, I just got a Treble-Light MX-6 (20 W HLX)for the boss and an ILC (German-made also 20W HLX) light for myself for our night dives. We will also have a Vega2 as a backup and a small 4-AA cell light as double-backup. I did drop Island Sands a PM re: Maldives and told her where we are going. She was somewhat less than .... uh ..... shall we say "enthusiatic" about the hotel. Said that the diving was great but "the bungalows are cheap and nasty" Oh well, we already had the tickets booked and, well, a shi$%y day diving beats a wonderful day working. Besides, I don't think we will be spending all that much time in the room anyway.....Bret
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Bret Durrett Frankfurt am Main, Germany "Diving - The closest thing to outer space - and it won't cost you $25 million!" (Gotta Love Inflation!) Last edited by bdurrett; September 14th, 2004 at 10:16.
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Ooooohhhh! Scaaaary Kids! It's Dark out there!
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#808
September 14th, 2004
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can a man eat rotten abalone?
word is abalone you are right Adrian, this is fun, but im struggling to keep my sentences clean and not obscene. . .
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#809
September 15th, 2004
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Even if it is difficult, thanks for keeping your replies clean, Mishu. I really, sincerely appreciate it.
Well I don't think El Nino (how do you put in the accent marking?) will affect my diving much. I haven't gone diving in the ocean for about a year, and now most of my aquatic activity is in the local river. If I do go to the ocean, we'll see. I might actually be more comfortable. One of my wetsuits is a 7mm scuba diving suit. I actually get a bit too warm in those. I'll keep you posted. It's likely I won't be diving for abalone anytime soon... Abnormal ballast allows listing off normal equilibruim. Be happy, all.
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