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Scud Missile Launch From California Planned For Midday
Santa Maria Times ^ | November 14, 2002

Posted on 11/14/2002 12:23:20 PM PST by Shermy

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To: areafiftyone
I wonder how many people who don't know about this are going to report a UFO siting when that happens

Nobody. People that live there are used to it. The SCUD is liquid fueled, therefore not much of a smoke trail, and is being launched at mid-day (no twilight phenomenon). All in all a ho-hum event on the central California coast.

41 posted on 11/14/2002 4:10:05 PM PST by pfflier
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To: Shermy
'Bout a month ago a whale jumped on a boat

Must have been that evil Navy sonar that the 9th circuit court outlawed.

42 posted on 11/14/2002 4:12:54 PM PST by pfflier
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To: DoughtyOne
davis and the RATS re-elected and now we're shooting scud missles, OMG! Kalifornia is a third world country!
43 posted on 11/14/2002 4:23:23 PM PST by gc4nra
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To: sam_paine
"dunceness."???


I thought it was dunceosity!
44 posted on 11/14/2002 4:26:56 PM PST by gc4nra
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To: DoughtyOne
The earlier version were pretty bad, point and hope. I believe Iraq has an updated model that is far more accurate today, and who's range is something like 900 miles. What's you take on that?

That should be "far less accurate." They got more range at the expense of accuracy--the reentry vehicle operates in a regime beyond what the its Reynolds and Froude numbers can tolerate, so the thing tumbles all over the damn place. The odds are that you don't even hit the right time zone.

45 posted on 11/14/2002 4:45:26 PM PST by Poohbah
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To: blackdog
The GPS I use now has me spoiled. Someday it will embarass me when it goes out and I have no clue where I am.

Then just fly IFR.

IFR = I Follow Roads

46 posted on 11/14/2002 4:46:50 PM PST by Poohbah
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To: blackdog
That story sounds like a perfect one for....

"Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....

47 posted on 11/14/2002 5:01:56 PM PST by b4its2late
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To: gc4nra
LOL. It's a tough job waking up conservative in Kalifornication these days.
48 posted on 11/14/2002 7:18:31 PM PST by DoughtyOne
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To: Poohbah
Ouch. Thanks for the comments. I still hope we don't see some of them fired in Israel's direction.
49 posted on 11/14/2002 7:20:24 PM PST by DoughtyOne
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To: sam_paine; DoughtyOne
I actually do read every post very carefully before I reply. I didn't assume anything about DoughtyOne's intellect at all! His statement just didn't make sense. I was making no distinction between 'over' and 'at the surface of' the ocean.

Sam_Paine, in the future, try not to assume that everyone is somehow trying to belittle their fellow freeper :^)

-bc

50 posted on 11/16/2002 1:07:59 AM PST by BearCub
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To: BearCub
Thanks BearCut. No offense taken. Later.
51 posted on 11/16/2002 1:13:35 AM PST by DoughtyOne
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To: sam_paine; DoughtyOne
Oh wow, I didn't see that you guys had had a full exchange re my post. And I wish I had thought to pick on your use of the pseudoword "dunceness". Make 'em up as you go - that's what they're teaching kidz these days.
52 posted on 11/16/2002 1:15:00 AM PST by BearCub
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To: blackdog
The GPS I use now has me spoiled.

Ditto that. Great tool for situational awareness when working, though.

53 posted on 11/16/2002 1:22:27 AM PST by Aeronaut
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To: DoughtyOne
Dang! So THAT is where California is. Thanks for the map, gonna print it up and put it in my wallet for future use.
55 posted on 11/16/2002 4:08:08 AM PST by Professional
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To: blackdog
No way!? Any link to a story on that? That is too bizarre.
56 posted on 11/16/2002 4:14:19 AM PST by Professional
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To: blackdog
Sorry, it's an urban legend...

http://www.snopes.com/critters/farce/cowtao.htm
57 posted on 11/16/2002 4:18:36 AM PST by Professional
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