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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? 
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TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: 01heymrengineer; 02itsthursday; ofst
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posted on
08/09/2007 5:06:02 AM PDT
by
StarCMC
To: StarCMC
Woo Hoo starting early!
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posted on
08/09/2007 5:07:32 AM PDT
by
JimWforBush
(Motormouth always wins!)
To: StarCMC
Lucky9Teen had to be away today and so I'm posting the OFST for her today. Well, that's a silly thing to do!
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posted on
08/09/2007 5:08:17 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: 2111USMC; 21stCenturion; 2ndDivisionVet; 3AngelaD; 4mycountry; 5Madman2; 66-442hot; ...
Lucky9Teen is out today -- come join the silliness!
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posted on
08/09/2007 5:08:38 AM PDT
by
StarCMC
(This country is not free by the pen but by the back,brains and bullets of a soldier. ~advertsng guy)
To: StarCMC
As a bonefide rocket scientist, one who has actually designed and constructed rockets, let me say....... say it’s thursday!!!!!
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posted on
08/09/2007 5:09:05 AM PDT
by
bert
(K.E. N.P. +12 . Happiness is a down sleeping bag)
To: StarCMC
I wish it were Friday....
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posted on
08/09/2007 5:09:21 AM PDT
by
Shyla
To: bert
AW CRAP!!!!! Yes - dang it - it is! I need more coffee!!!! Well - there’s some silliness right there! ARGH
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posted on
08/09/2007 5:11:13 AM PDT
by
StarCMC
(This country is not free by the pen but by the back,brains and bullets of a soldier. ~advertsng guy)
To: JimWforBush; Lucky9teen
Yeah - cause I’m a bonehead! She’s gonna fire me.
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posted on
08/09/2007 5:11:50 AM PDT
by
StarCMC
(This country is not free by the pen but by the back,brains and bullets of a soldier. ~advertsng guy)
To: All
Well dahlings - this is why I should never sit at the computer until I have my coffee. *sigh*
So whaddya want — want me to start it over again tomorrow? :D Or just let it go?
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posted on
08/09/2007 5:12:58 AM PDT
by
StarCMC
(This country is not free by the pen but by the back,brains and bullets of a soldier. ~advertsng guy)
To: StarCMC
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posted on
08/09/2007 5:13:46 AM PDT
by
CholeraJoe
(WARNING: Dangerous to pregnant women and small children. May burst into flames at any time.)
To: StarCMC
ROTFLOL.
I wish today was Friday. Actually, I wish today was Saturday.
To: StarCMC
Nah, we’ll just do it twice!
Thanks for filling in, glad someone stepped up to the plate!
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posted on
08/09/2007 5:14:26 AM PDT
by
Clam Digger
(NO REAL THAN YOU ARE!)
To: StarCMC
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posted on
08/09/2007 5:14:49 AM PDT
by
Clam Digger
(NO REAL THAN YOU ARE!)
To: StarCMC
This may be fun.
Leave it up. An early (or late) April Fools joke :)
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posted on
08/09/2007 5:15:18 AM PDT
by
Shyla
To: StarCMC
To: StarCMC
It’s just a really big Friday - 48 hours worth.
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posted on
08/09/2007 5:16:39 AM PDT
by
siunevada
(If we learn nothing from history, what's the point of having one? - Peggy Hill)
To: StarCMC
Sorry
Honey
It's
Thursday
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posted on
08/09/2007 5:18:08 AM PDT
by
acad1228
(Fred Thompson in '08!)
To: StarCMC
Yes - you are a rocket scientist...;-)
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posted on
08/09/2007 5:22:17 AM PDT
by
TomServo
To: StarCMC
To: CholeraJoe
The sorting hat says that I belong in Gryffindor!
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posted on
08/09/2007 5:23:43 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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