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rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22436 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Some good ones, but only six, so another 24hrs are in order. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30437 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
Goo goo eyes always work. |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
I ain't nothin' but a hound dog, And you ain't no friend of mine! |
Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 21072 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0 |
What do you mean by "Out of MY chair?" |
KWSN THE Holy Hand Grenade! Send message Joined: 20 Dec 05 Posts: 3187 Credit: 57,163,290 RAC: 0 |
Shaddup, or I'll slobber on yez! . Hello, from Albany, CA!... |
JaundicedEye Send message Joined: 14 Mar 12 Posts: 5375 Credit: 30,870,693 RAC: 1 |
Shiny Object! Shiny Object! "Sour Grapes make a bitter Whine." <(0)> |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22436 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
The time has come for all doggy thoughts to be revealed.... Some very good ones, but three stand out above the rest. In third place Cettooth with "Squirrel!" In second place (despite his protestations to be third) Chris with "Sigh ... But Dad, I don't LIKE Winalot!" But the winner, by a short, cold, damp nose is Bill Walker with "Is that Bacon" (Which is exactly what the Kasper had woken up to a few (nano)seconds before the picture was taken) PM on its way to you Bill Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Bill Walker Send message Joined: 4 Sep 99 Posts: 3868 Credit: 2,697,267 RAC: 0 |
Thank you Rob. Lets try this one. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30917 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
damn that right magneto! |
JaundicedEye Send message Joined: 14 Mar 12 Posts: 5375 Credit: 30,870,693 RAC: 1 |
"Was that clockwise or anti-clockwise?" "Sour Grapes make a bitter Whine." <(0)> |
Russell Sprout Send message Joined: 26 Jul 15 Posts: 23 Credit: 8,891 RAC: 0 |
Why's it always me that has to clean the bird crap off... |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30437 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
Do I have time to change the oil too. |
Graham Middleton Send message Joined: 1 Sep 00 Posts: 1520 Credit: 86,815,638 RAC: 0 |
Well, they did say that if the engine runs rough, to try changing the plugs... Well done on the promotion, Chris... & Congratz on the win Bill Happy Crunching, Graham |
KWSN THE Holy Hand Grenade! Send message Joined: 20 Dec 05 Posts: 3187 Credit: 57,163,290 RAC: 0 |
Oh, THAT's why it's running rough: some idiot pulled a spark plug wire on the right cylinder! Now how do I re-start this puppy in the air? . Hello, from Albany, CA!... |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
No need to worry, I have enough duck tape. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24904 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
"Damn, I knew I should have brought that crank handle" |
Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 21072 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0 |
If it needs to move "WD-40". If it does not, "Duck-tape". or Now I know where these extra bolts came from. |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34060 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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Bill Walker Send message Joined: 4 Sep 99 Posts: 3868 Credit: 2,697,267 RAC: 0 |
Well, that is ten, and some good ones. I liked the ones that captured the true nature of the hard pressed mechanic: Third place to Russell, "Why's it always me that has to clean the bird crap off..." Second place to Carlos, "Do I have time to change the oil too." And first place to JaundicedEye who captured the ongoing mechanic's struggle with reality, "Was that clockwise or anti-clockwise?" In case you are wondering, the guy in the photo is really changing spark plugs in flight. There was a craze back in the 1930s and into the 1950s of setting world endurance records in light aircraft like these. Fuel and food was passed up to the aircraft several times a day from a truck driving at high speed across the California desert, and regular maintenance was performed by climbing to a high altitude, shutting down the engine, and then having one crew member climb out and work really really fast. From memory, these guys eventually set records of over 50 days in the air. By the way, the used plugs were just pitched out. This was before liability lawyers. |
JaundicedEye Send message Joined: 14 Mar 12 Posts: 5375 Credit: 30,870,693 RAC: 1 |
Thanks for the win, here's a little stroll down memory lane.... "Sour Grapes make a bitter Whine." <(0)> |
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