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Orrex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 10:31 PM
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Urgent posting from my iPhone: I've jumped out of a plane and forgotten my parachute!
And I haven't downloaded the ichute app yet. Suggestions?!?
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 10:32 PM
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1. Learn how to miss the ground.
:P
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Orrex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 10:33 PM
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3. But how will I know if I've succeeded until I get there?
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 10:36 PM
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6. You should have read "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish"
Then you'd know.
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rurallib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 10:33 PM
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2. Fall up not down.
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Orrex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 10:34 PM
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4. Head first, you mean?
Done!
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SoxFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 10:34 PM
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5. Flap
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 10:36 PM
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7. It's been great knowing you, my dear Orrex!
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Lucian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 10:38 PM
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8. You gotta wade through all the fart apps to find it.
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 10:42 PM
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9. I hate when that happens.
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rcrush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 10:44 PM
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10. Can I have your stuff?
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EastTennesseeDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 10:48 PM
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11. Hello?
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Dr. Strange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 10:56 PM
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12. I have an idea, but I don't think you're going to like it.
First, do you still have that accucirc?
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 10:59 PM
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13. Lol.
If he does would that be an imohel?
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Dr. Strange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 11:02 PM
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14. This is not a time for jokes.
Listen, you're a sciency type. How much foreskin do you think it would take to make a standard-sized parachute?
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 11:12 PM
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16. .
Don't be a dick about this! :P
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Orrex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 11:04 PM
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15. How do you think I got into this mess in the first place?
Boy, was that pilot cranky!
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 11:21 PM
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17. Stick your head between your legs and kiss your ass goodbye.
Or try to auto. That'll at least take your mind off the landing part of your folly. :evilgrin:
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Orrex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 11:22 PM
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18. You always have the best ideas!
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 11:31 PM
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19. And if you time it just right,
you won't feel a thing when you land. You'll just think you are in Heaven for a couple seconds, then be there. It's a win/win idea. :thumbsup:

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kedrys Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-17-09 08:05 AM
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20. There's an app for that?
:P
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mikeytherat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-17-09 08:29 AM
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21. There's an app for that.


mikey_the_rat
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