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To: Bigg Red

I’m not trying to force the idea that it’s a countdown, ......

but if you remember the space launches from the 60s and 70s, the T stands for “time”. They would always say things like “T minus 40 minutes and counting.” We only heard the last few minutes because that’s all that was broadcast, but countdowns started days before the actual launch.

So IIRC, it could be “T minus 5 days and counting” or similar.


1,170 posted on 08/07/2019 6:56:11 AM PDT by generally ( Don't be stupid. We have politicians for that.)
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To: generally

Apparently setting a public clock and letting it run is a very efficient team motivator. Nobody wants to be the bottleneck that caused the countdown to be paused.


1,190 posted on 08/07/2019 8:16:14 AM PDT by ichabod1 (He's a vindictive SOB but he's *our* vindictive SOB.)
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To: generally

crazy people in the news -

https://dailycaller.com/2019/08/06/msnbc-analyst-numerology-trump-flags/

https://dailycaller.com/2019/08/06/house-democrats-brett-kavanaugh/


1,222 posted on 08/07/2019 9:39:35 AM PDT by bitt (Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul - Douglas MacArthur)
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To: generally

Lisa Mei Crowley

@LisaMei62

Never forget...the Hussein admin labeled us veterans “potential domestic terrorists”. Now imagine Dems being back in power with #RedFlagLaws in place. How many of us would become instant criminals for refusing to turn over our guns?

If your family members are all socialists and you’re the only liberty-loving patriot in the family, everything you post would be considered “crazy threatening sh*t.”

Red Flag Laws have the potential to ban gun ownership from tens of thousands of veterans diagnosed with PTSD...the very people who fought for our Constitutional rights.

Mollie

@MZHemingway
15h15 hours ago

Some prominent people in our political media are behaving in a feral manner against those who don’t share their strongly held views. And it’s only August 2019. They are defiant against journalistic improvement or any tamping down of their incitement or rhetoric. Scary situation.


1,225 posted on 08/07/2019 9:44:34 AM PDT by bitt (Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul - Douglas MacArthur)
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To: generally

flashback 8/8/2018

WikiLeaks says Senate panel requested Assange testimony for Russia probe

https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/400882-wikileaks-says-senate-panel-requested-assange-testimony-in-russia-probe


1,228 posted on 08/07/2019 9:48:13 AM PDT by bitt (Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul - Douglas MacArthur)
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To: generally; Bigg Red
“T minus 5 days and counting”

My Dad had a saying about T-5. Something about ".....up like a T-5 in..."

Memory fails me d;^)

1,284 posted on 08/07/2019 11:27:01 AM PDT by Chuckster (Probably not...)
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To: generally

Good point


1,432 posted on 08/07/2019 4:04:26 PM PDT by Bigg Red (WWG1WGA)
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