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**** OFFICIAL FRIDAY SILLINESS THREAD **** Aug. 9, 2007

Posted on 08/09/2007 5:05:59 AM PDT by StarCMC


Welcome to the

O.F.S.T.

(Official Friday Silliness Thread)

Good morning and welcome to the Silliness!  Lucky9Teen had to be away today and so I'm posting the OFST for her today.  She will be back next week!

Today is the anniversary of the death of Robert Goddard, father of American rocketry, who died in 1945.  Time Magazine proclaimed him a fool for believing that travel in outer space was possible.  I guess some things never change huh?  Goddard proved them wrong on March 16, 1926, when he finished building a spindly, 10-ft. rocket he dubbed Nell, loaded it into an open car and trundled it out to his aunt Effie's nearby farm.  It flew a mere 41 ft. high and the flight lasted only about 2.5 seconds, but with it came the reality of modern space flight.  So Goddard had the last word.

We've all probably known someone who was really smart - I mean book smart.  There was this guy in my Physics class in my senior year.  His name was Sam.  He had perfect grades - 5.0 in all his honors science and math classes.  He was a REAL brainiac.  But one day during Physics class we were all listening to Mrs. Michaels talk about some experiment we were getting ready to do, and Sam went flying off his stool.  It seems that he decided to stick a wire in an electrical outlet and the resulting shock knocked him backwards a few feet and arc welded the circuit.  So here's the question of the day... what's the dumbest thing you've ever seen a really smart person do?

Let the silliness commence!

 


TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: 01heymrengineer; 02itsthursday; ofst
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To: StarCMC
Getting back on topic


381 posted on 08/10/2007 6:01:35 AM PDT by nuke rocketeer
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To: 2111USMC; 21stCenturion; 2ndDivisionVet; 3AngelaD; 4mycountry; 5Madman2; 66-442hot; ...
Re-pinging everyone because it really IS Friday now. *sigh*


Official Friday Silliness Thread

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382 posted on 08/10/2007 6:01:41 AM PDT by StarCMC (This country is not free by the pen but by the back,brains and bullets of a soldier. ~advertsng guy)
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To: StarCMC

For real this time?...


383 posted on 08/10/2007 6:03:08 AM PDT by Red Badger (All I know about Minnesota, I learned from Garrison Keilor.............)
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To: StarCMC

Are you SURE it’s Friday now????


384 posted on 08/10/2007 6:04:04 AM PDT by tomkow6 (........pickin' my nose, bit by bit......)
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To: StarCMC
I been RE-PINGED !!
I been RE-PINGED !!
I been RE-PINGED !!
I been RE-PINGED !!
I been RE-PINGED !!

is this the official Thursday Silliness Thread?

385 posted on 08/10/2007 6:04:38 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: tomkow6

Thursday for me.....I gotta work tomorrow. Drat!


386 posted on 08/10/2007 6:05:02 AM PDT by shbox
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To: StarCMC
They're off!


387 posted on 08/10/2007 6:05:46 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: StarCMC

I feel cheated out of a day! lol


388 posted on 08/10/2007 6:05:49 AM PDT by RDTF (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, but Democrats believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
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To: shbox

Go for it! ;-)


389 posted on 08/10/2007 6:05:56 AM PDT by StarCMC (This country is not free by the pen but by the back,brains and bullets of a soldier. ~advertsng guy)
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To: Red Badger

For real - no kidding! :O)


390 posted on 08/10/2007 6:06:22 AM PDT by StarCMC (This country is not free by the pen but by the back,brains and bullets of a soldier. ~advertsng guy)
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To: tomkow6

Yeah. No school today. It’s FRIDAY! :-)


391 posted on 08/10/2007 6:07:00 AM PDT by StarCMC (This country is not free by the pen but by the back,brains and bullets of a soldier. ~advertsng guy)
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To: tomkow6

For you? It’s Monday. Start over.

He he he heeee!


392 posted on 08/10/2007 6:10:36 AM PDT by StarCMC (This country is not free by the pen but by the back,brains and bullets of a soldier. ~advertsng guy)
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To: Izzy Dunne
Yes. It's officially Friday on the OSFT. LOL
393 posted on 08/10/2007 6:11:46 AM PDT by StarCMC (This country is not free by the pen but by the back,brains and bullets of a soldier. ~advertsng guy)
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To: shbox

Better start drinking now then. :-)


394 posted on 08/10/2007 6:12:33 AM PDT by StarCMC (This country is not free by the pen but by the back,brains and bullets of a soldier. ~advertsng guy)
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To: StarCMC; Lucky9teen; Old Sarge; 2LT Radix jr; Radix; kjfine; HiJinx; MoJo2001; The Sailor; ...

395 posted on 08/10/2007 6:12:35 AM PDT by tomkow6 (........pickin' my nose, bit by bit......)
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To: RDTF

Yeah - but you got Friday twice. :-D What’s so great about Thursday?


396 posted on 08/10/2007 6:13:53 AM PDT by StarCMC (This country is not free by the pen but by the back,brains and bullets of a soldier. ~advertsng guy)
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To: StarCMC
don't have another one prepared? i thought we discussed it?



make it an "OOPS" thread :P
397 posted on 08/10/2007 6:15:47 AM PDT by absolootezer0 (stop repeat offenders- don't re-elect them!)
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To: StarCMC
It's officially Friday on the OSFT.

Great. Now I don't have to wear these rubber socks any more.

398 posted on 08/10/2007 6:16:28 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: nuke rocketeer

399 posted on 08/10/2007 6:18:11 AM PDT by StarCMC (This country is not free by the pen but by the back,brains and bullets of a soldier. ~advertsng guy)
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To: absolootezer0

And I said....

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

LOL!


400 posted on 08/10/2007 6:18:49 AM PDT by StarCMC (This country is not free by the pen but by the back,brains and bullets of a soldier. ~advertsng guy)
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