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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: G8 Diplomat

Whoops...I inadvertantly made 600 with a double post. But hey, we’re there!


601 posted on 08/11/2007 8:21:13 PM PDT by G8 Diplomat (From my fist to Harry Reid's face)
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To: G8 Diplomat

Let me know when they are up. :)


602 posted on 08/11/2007 8:43:59 PM PDT by honolulugal
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To: G8 Diplomat

603 posted on 08/11/2007 10:05:55 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: honolulugal

The pics are up now! There’s a link near the bottom of my page.


604 posted on 08/12/2007 10:11:53 AM PDT by G8 Diplomat (From my fist to Harry Reid's face)
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To: G8 Diplomat

Great! If I had to choose my favorite
(not easy), I’d have to go with Ted
Kennedy/flag. LOL!


605 posted on 08/12/2007 10:25:06 AM PDT by honolulugal
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To: honolulugal; All
Along the theme of those cat pictures...


606 posted on 08/12/2007 11:55:50 AM PDT by G8 Diplomat (From my fist to Harry Reid's face)
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To: G8 Diplomat

How appropriate.


607 posted on 08/12/2007 12:02:25 PM PDT by honolulugal
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To: G8 Diplomat
Now that's funny!
608 posted on 08/12/2007 12:28:08 PM PDT by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: Shyla
That is WAY TOO FUNNY! Thank you for the laughs. I’ve been literally laughing at that pic for more than a day now. I just saw the video. THANK YOU! LOL!
609 posted on 08/13/2007 6:12:17 PM PDT by Raffus (Thanks to all Vets - The #1 Holiday in America IMHO!)
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To: Raffus

Kinda funny in a sick way......

I guess I am a bit warped !


610 posted on 08/13/2007 6:24:19 PM PDT by Shyla
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To: Shyla
No way - I swear my friends all thought it was hilarious! I’m still laughing and thank you for the pic!

BTW - do you know if it is female or male? I swear I still can't figure it out!

611 posted on 08/13/2007 6:33:04 PM PDT by Raffus (Thanks to all Vets - The #1 Holiday in America IMHO (11/11)!)
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To: Raffus

Shemale!!!

Actually that is a clip from a 1934 movie.

I have to track it down and will share when I find!!!


612 posted on 08/13/2007 6:42:12 PM PDT by Shyla
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To: Shyla

Thank you - I had so much fun w/post 199 (I remember the original post). My Air force retiree friend said she-male too. I guess that is the verdict. I thought it was a “dude”. There is some things in this world you can’t explain (according to C. Daniels) 8)


613 posted on 08/13/2007 6:52:41 PM PDT by Raffus (Thanks to all Vets - The #1 Holiday in America IMHO (11/11)!)
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To: Raffus

I will find the movie that this clip belongs to and share it with you!!!

It is fun to be twisted : )


614 posted on 08/13/2007 7:05:41 PM PDT by Shyla
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To: StarCMC; All

In early???


615 posted on 08/14/2007 1:23:10 PM PDT by Kate of Spice Island (Hey! Where did my tagline go? It was just here a minute ago...)
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To: Kate of Spice Island

ROFLMAO!!!


616 posted on 08/14/2007 1:51:41 PM 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: HeartlandOfAmerica

I’ll add you to the ping list for the next OFST. :)


617 posted on 08/14/2007 1:53:39 PM PDT by Lucky9teen (Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.)
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To: Lucky9teen
OFST

Ummmm. Shouldn't that be OTST?? (*snicker*)

Thankee maam!

618 posted on 08/14/2007 3:46:27 PM PDT by HeartlandOfAmerica (The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.)
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To: Blue Highway
Gooble Gobble
619 posted on 01/16/2008 3:58:59 PM PST by perfect stranger
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To: perfect stranger

Wow so that’s where they got that from. Interesting...


620 posted on 01/16/2008 4:31:05 PM PST by Blue Highway (The only cure for RINOvirus - Fred Thompson)
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