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| Started by | jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> |
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| First post | 2015-10-11 13:48 +0000 |
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Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-11 13:48 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-10-11 14:45 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-11 10:52 -0400
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-11 22:18 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-11 20:05 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-10-12 05:26 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-12 15:59 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2015-10-13 01:19 -0300
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Greymaus <mausg@mail.com> - 2015-10-13 12:27 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2015-10-13 13:40 -0300
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-13 12:34 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-10-13 23:17 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-14 10:02 -0400
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-13 12:16 -0400
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities David Hume <David.Hume@example.com> - 2015-10-13 17:39 +0100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2015-10-13 12:51 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-13 18:23 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-13 14:41 -0400
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-13 17:35 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-13 22:24 -0400
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-14 05:39 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-16 14:32 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-10-15 16:25 -0700
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-15 20:07 -0400
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities David Hume <David.Hume@example.com> - 2015-10-16 10:46 +0100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-16 08:58 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-16 13:52 -0400
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-12 13:09 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-10-12 08:49 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-12 16:41 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-13 12:34 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-13 10:39 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-13 18:23 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-13 19:03 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-14 14:02 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-10-13 20:44 +0200
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-10-13 20:24 -0700
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-14 05:39 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-14 14:02 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-14 12:51 +1100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-10-12 20:34 +0100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2015-10-13 07:02 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities David Hume <David.Hume@example.com> - 2015-10-13 09:01 +0100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-13 09:43 -0400
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities David Hume <David.Hume@example.com> - 2015-10-13 15:19 +0100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-13 10:21 -0400
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities rpw3@rpw3.org (Rob Warnock) - 2015-10-13 13:12 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-12 15:14 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-13 12:38 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-13 13:17 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-13 12:03 -0400
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-10-13 20:26 -0700
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-14 05:47 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-10-15 16:27 -0700
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2015-10-16 07:48 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-16 13:55 -0400
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-16 18:14 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-16 14:35 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2015-10-17 07:02 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-19 13:09 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-19 15:14 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2015-10-20 07:02 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-16 16:47 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-10-16 14:26 +0100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities simon@twoplaces.co.uk (Simon Turner) - 2015-10-14 13:00 +0100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-14 10:00 -0400
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-14 14:02 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-14 14:20 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-15 12:54 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-15 16:44 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-16 13:04 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Greymaus <mausg@mail.com> - 2015-10-16 18:48 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "78lp" <78lp@nospam.com> - 2015-10-17 15:58 +1100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "78lp" <78lp@nospam.com> - 2015-10-18 17:37 +1100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Greymaus <mausg@mail.com> - 2015-10-18 11:12 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-18 13:24 -0400
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Greymaus <mausg@mail.com> - 2015-10-18 19:21 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "78lp" <78lp@nospam.com> - 2015-10-19 15:28 +1100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-17 15:30 +1100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-16 06:31 +1100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-15 09:04 +1100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-14 12:54 +1100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-14 12:59 +1100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-12 10:22 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-10-12 20:42 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-10-12 21:40 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-10-12 22:39 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2015-10-12 18:08 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-13 12:34 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-13 17:15 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-12 20:17 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-13 12:12 -0400
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-13 17:22 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-13 12:34 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-10-13 20:06 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-10-13 20:38 -0700
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-14 14:02 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Joy Beeson <jbeeson@invalid.net.invalid> - 2015-10-16 22:33 -0300
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-13 12:34 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-13 10:38 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-10-13 20:40 -0700
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-14 14:02 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-12 13:48 -0400
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-12 16:04 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Greymaus <mausg@mail.com> - 2015-10-13 12:25 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-14 14:02 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-14 15:49 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-14 11:30 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-15 12:54 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-16 14:38 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-15 08:51 +1100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2015-10-14 21:16 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-13 12:14 -0400
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-10-12 16:19 -0700
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-10-13 00:17 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2015-10-13 01:33 -0300
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-12 16:00 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-10-13 07:46 +0100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-10-13 11:42 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-13 12:34 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-14 12:53 +1100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-13 20:08 +1100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Joy Beeson <jbeeson@invalid.net.invalid> - 2015-10-14 12:17 -0300
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-14 18:21 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-16 14:44 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-16 21:09 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-19 15:19 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-19 20:45 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-12 15:57 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-12 20:16 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-13 12:34 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-13 13:12 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities rpw3@rpw3.org (Rob Warnock) - 2015-10-13 14:02 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-14 14:02 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-10-14 16:20 +0200
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-15 12:54 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-15 17:51 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-16 13:09 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-10-16 21:33 +0200
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-16 07:03 +1100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-10-15 23:04 +0200
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-16 13:04 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-10-16 20:24 +0200
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Greymaus <mausg@mail.com> - 2015-10-17 11:18 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-10-17 19:06 +0200
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Greymaus <mausg@mail.com> - 2015-10-17 18:34 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-10-17 21:31 +0200
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-17 13:22 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-17 15:45 +1100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-10-17 06:47 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-18 05:00 +1100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2015-10-24 15:23 -0400
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-15 08:49 +1100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-10-13 20:47 +0200
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-14 14:02 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-15 08:54 +1100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-15 12:54 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-16 06:29 +1100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-10-15 14:42 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-16 11:21 +1100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-16 13:04 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-17 15:32 +1100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2015-10-13 10:00 -0400
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-14 14:02 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-14 15:49 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2015-10-14 13:24 -0400
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-10-14 17:35 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-14 18:21 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-10-14 18:48 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-16 14:42 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2015-10-14 21:20 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-10-15 06:49 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-15 17:51 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-16 14:40 -0500
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-17 13:22 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-14 12:47 +1100
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2015-10-11 15:11 +0000
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-11 15:01 -0400
Re: [Poll] Computing favorities pechter@S20.pechter.dyndns.org (William Pechter) - 2015-10-12 19:56 +0000
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| From | Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> |
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| Date | 2015-10-14 05:39 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <mvkpqr11lh0@news3.newsguy.com> |
| In reply to | #152858 |
On 2015-10-14, Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Oct 2015, Charles Richmond wrote:
>
>> "Michael Black" <et472@ncf.ca> wrote in message
>> news:alpine.LNX.2.02.1510131437130.3013@darkstar.example.org...
>>>
>>> [snip...] [snip...] [snip...]
>>>
>>> I remember Smokey the Bear being pointed out by my father, but that too
>>> may be a garbling. I thought he said it at the San Diego zoo, but Smokey
>>> would have been at the Washington DC zoo at the time. On the other hand,
>>> we did get to Washington DC for some conference around that time too.
>>
>> The name is really "Smokey Bear" and *not* "Smokey the Bear":
>>
>> http://www.fireground360.com/radio-chatter/smokey-bear-vs-smokey-the-bear
Damn. There goes that old joke:
Q: What is Smokey the Bear's middle name?
A: The.
> But according to that, he was "Smokey the Bear" in the period I'm talking
> about. I even had that Golden Book, about his origins.
I remember the chorus of a song I heard back then:
Smokey the Bear, Smokey the Bear,
Prowlin' and a-growlin' and a-sniffin' the air.
He can find a fire before it starts to flame.
That's why they call him Smokey, that was how he got his name.
--
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| From | "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> |
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| Date | 2015-10-16 14:32 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <mvrj7s$274$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #152869 |
"Charlie Gibbs" <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote in message news:mvkpqr11lh0@news3.newsguy.com... > On 2015-10-14, Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> wrote: > >> [snip...] [snip...] >> [snip...] >> >> But according to that, he was "Smokey the Bear" in the period I'm talking >> about. I even had that Golden Book, about his origins. > > I remember the chorus of a song I heard back then: > > Smokey the Bear, Smokey the Bear, > Prowlin' and a-growlin' and a-sniffin' the air. > He can find a fire before it starts to flame. > That's why they call him Smokey, that was how he got his name. > According to Smokey's Wikipedia article: In 1952, the songwriters Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins had a successful song named "Smokey the Bear". The pair said "the" was added to Smokey's name to keep the song's rhythm.[3] During the 1950s, that variant of the name became widespread both in popular speech and in print, including at least one standard encyclopedia.[4] A 1955 book in the Little Golden Books series was called Smokey the Bear and Smokey calls himself by this name in the book. It depicted Smokey as an orphaned cub rescued in the aftermath of a forest fire. From the beginning, Smokey's name was intentionally spelled differently from the adjective 'smoky'. The fictional character Smokey Bear, created by the art critic Harold Rosenberg,[5] is administered by three entities: the United States Forest Service, the National Association of State Foresters, and the Ad Council. Smokey Bear's name and image are protected by U.S. federal law, the Smokey Bear Act of 1952 (16 U.S.C. 580 (p-2); 18 U.S.C. 711).[6][7] (Note: It's the "Smokey Bear Act of 1952"... *not* the "Smokey *the* Bear Act of 1952!) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokey_Bear -- numerist at aquaporin4 dot com
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| From | Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> |
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| Date | 2015-10-15 16:25 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <9fd02b1fitbpppj1fnm44gsvsluesbqh8s@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #152858 |
On Tue, 13 Oct 2015 22:24:01 -0400, Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca>
wrote:
>On Tue, 13 Oct 2015, Charles Richmond wrote:
>
>> "Michael Black" <et472@ncf.ca> wrote in message
>> news:alpine.LNX.2.02.1510131437130.3013@darkstar.example.org...
>>>
>>> [snip...] [snip...] [snip...]
>>>
>>> I remember Smokey the Bear being pointed out by my father, but that too
>>> may be a garbling. I thought he said it at the San Diego zoo, but Smokey
>>> would have been at the Washington DC zoo at the time. On the other hand,
>>> we did get to Washington DC for some conference around that time too.
>>>
>>
>> The name is really "Smokey Bear" and *not* "Smokey the Bear":
>>
>> http://www.fireground360.com/radio-chatter/smokey-bear-vs-smokey-the-bear
>>
>But according to that, he was "Smokey the Bear" in the period I'm talking
>about. I even had that Golden Book, about his origins.
That was back when Pluto was a planet, right?
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko
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| From | Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2015-10-15 20:07 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <alpine.LNX.2.02.1510152006450.7085@darkstar.example.org> |
| In reply to | #152984 |
On Thu, 15 Oct 2015, Gene Wirchenko wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Oct 2015 22:24:01 -0400, Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca>
> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 13 Oct 2015, Charles Richmond wrote:
>>
>>> "Michael Black" <et472@ncf.ca> wrote in message
>>> news:alpine.LNX.2.02.1510131437130.3013@darkstar.example.org...
>>>>
>>>> [snip...] [snip...] [snip...]
>>>>
>>>> I remember Smokey the Bear being pointed out by my father, but that too
>>>> may be a garbling. I thought he said it at the San Diego zoo, but Smokey
>>>> would have been at the Washington DC zoo at the time. On the other hand,
>>>> we did get to Washington DC for some conference around that time too.
>>>>
>>>
>>> The name is really "Smokey Bear" and *not* "Smokey the Bear":
>>>
>>> http://www.fireground360.com/radio-chatter/smokey-bear-vs-smokey-the-bear
>>>
>> But according to that, he was "Smokey the Bear" in the period I'm talking
>> about. I even had that Golden Book, about his origins.
>
> That was back when Pluto was a planet, right?
>
Considering it was demoted relatively recently, yes.
I think I have a Golden Guide to the Planets (or maybe to Astronomy) and
that would have Pluto listed as a planet.
Michael
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| From | David Hume <David.Hume@example.com> |
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| Date | 2015-10-16 10:46 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <84k2qni1ri.fsf@example.com> |
| In reply to | #152986 |
Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> writes: > Considering it was demoted relatively recently, yes. > > I think I have a Golden Guide to the Planets (or maybe to Astronomy) and > that would have Pluto listed as a planet. > I am still calling it a planet. If we can call a bat a flying fox, then we can call Pluto a planet.
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| From | JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-10-16 08:58 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <cg022bted3fjjtu89gs8uk9o5adk725qe5@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #152990 |
On Fri, 16 Oct 2015 10:46:57 +0100, David Hume <David.Hume@example.com> wrote: >Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> writes: > > >> Considering it was demoted relatively recently, yes. >> >> I think I have a Golden Guide to the Planets (or maybe to Astronomy) and >> that would have Pluto listed as a planet. >> > >I am still calling it a planet. If we can call a bat a flying fox, then >we can call Pluto a planet. From several astronomy documentaries I've seen lately it has come out that planetary astronomers didn't vote to change Pluto's status. It was voted on by galaxy astronomers. -- JimP.
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| From | Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> |
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| Date | 2015-10-16 13:52 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <alpine.LNX.2.02.1510161351540.8168@darkstar.example.org> |
| In reply to | #152996 |
On Fri, 16 Oct 2015, JimP wrote: > On Fri, 16 Oct 2015 10:46:57 +0100, David Hume > <David.Hume@example.com> wrote: >> Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> writes: >> >> >>> Considering it was demoted relatively recently, yes. >>> >>> I think I have a Golden Guide to the Planets (or maybe to Astronomy) and >>> that would have Pluto listed as a planet. >>> >> >> I am still calling it a planet. If we can call a bat a flying fox, then >> we can call Pluto a planet. > > From several astronomy documentaries I've seen lately it has come out > that planetary astronomers didn't vote to change Pluto's status. It > was voted on by galaxy astronomers. No wonder they diminished Pluto, their scale is in much bigger terms. Michael
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| From | jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2015-10-12 13:09 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <PM000521E851B838E3@aca413fe.ipt.aol.com> |
| In reply to | #152706 |
Charlie Gibbs wrote: > On 2015-10-11, Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> wrote: > >> On Sun, 11 Oct 2015, jmfbahciv wrote: >> >>> Did it include the phases of the moon? I could not find a 2015 calendar >>> which had them; I wasn't going to spend $8 on one just to see those >>> expensive calendars were real calendars. >>> >> I hadnt' thought about that. But it wasn't uncommon years back to have >> the phase of the moon on a calendar, but I havent' noticed it in some >> years. > > I suspect that most people no longer care about celestial phenomena (aside > from the Kardashians). They're too busy staring at their smartphones to > look at the sky anyway. > I started noticing the absence about 4 years ago. Last year every calendar I looked at didn't have the phases. I couldn't tell if the super expensive calenders sold at B&N had the data. It marks an indication of useful knowledge being lost, e.g., no farming knowledge of any kind. I've always noticed phases of the moon. Some holidays are determined by moon phases within a season. People plant based on the moon phase. /BAH
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| From | "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2015-10-12 08:49 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <d81s48Fud2qU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #152731 |
"jmfbahciv" wrote: > Charlie Gibbs wrote: >> On 2015-10-11, Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> wrote: >> >>> On Sun, 11 Oct 2015, jmfbahciv wrote: >>> >>>> Did it include the phases of the moon? I could not find a 2015 >>>> calendar >>>> which had them; I wasn't going to spend $8 on one just to see those >>>> expensive calendars were real calendars. >>>> >>> I hadnt' thought about that. But it wasn't uncommon years back to have >>> the phase of the moon on a calendar, but I havent' noticed it in some >>> years. >> >> I suspect that most people no longer care about celestial phenomena >> (aside >> from the Kardashians). They're too busy staring at their smartphones to >> look at the sky anyway. >> > I started noticing the absence about 4 years ago. Last year every > calendar I looked at didn't have the phases. I couldn't tell if the > super expensive calenders sold at B&N had the data. It marks an > indication of useful knowledge being lost, e.g., no farming > knowledge of any kind. > > I've always noticed phases of the moon. Some holidays are determined > by moon phases within a season. People plant based on the moon phase. How about a moon phase clock, then you would be set till the battery failed. There seems to be a lot of interest in such things based on these images. I am astonished at how many wrist watches there are (click more at the bottom of the page). https://www.google.com/search?q=moon+phase+clock&biw=804&bih=816&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CFMQ7AlqFQoTCKnC9LuGvcgCFcKPPgodzo4Pew
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| From | Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2015-10-12 16:41 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <mvgnrs41si6@news3.newsguy.com> |
| In reply to | #152732 |
On 2015-10-12, Osmium <r124c4u102@comcast.net> wrote: > "jmfbahciv" wrote: > >> Charlie Gibbs wrote: >> >>> On 2015-10-11, Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> wrote: >>> >>>> On Sun, 11 Oct 2015, jmfbahciv wrote: >>>> >>>>> Did it include the phases of the moon? I could not find a 2015 >>>>> calendar >>>>> which had them; I wasn't going to spend $8 on one just to see those >>>>> expensive calendars were real calendars. >>>>> >>>> I hadnt' thought about that. But it wasn't uncommon years back to have >>>> the phase of the moon on a calendar, but I havent' noticed it in some >>>> years. >>> >>> I suspect that most people no longer care about celestial phenomena >>> (aside from the Kardashians). They're too busy staring at their >>> smartphones to look at the sky anyway. >>> >> I started noticing the absence about 4 years ago. Last year every >> calendar I looked at didn't have the phases. I couldn't tell if the >> super expensive calenders sold at B&N had the data. It marks an >> indication of useful knowledge being lost, e.g., no farming >> knowledge of any kind. >> >> I've always noticed phases of the moon. Some holidays are determined >> by moon phases within a season. People plant based on the moon phase. Computers crash based on the moon phase. :-) > How about a moon phase clock, then you would be set till the battery failed. > There seems to be a lot of interest in such things based on these images. I > am astonished at how many wrist watches there are Yes, but do people buy them because they really care about the phase of the moon, or are they just looking for the next flashy gadget with which to win the pissing war with their neighbours? My wife, a research diver, pays attention to the phase of the moon so she can select suitable tides. I pay attention so we can pick good nights to go flying. -- /~\ cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid (Charlie Gibbs) \ / I'm really at ac.dekanfrus if you read it the right way. X Top-posted messages will probably be ignored. See RFC1855. / \ HTML will DEFINITELY be ignored. Join the ASCII ribbon campaign!
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| From | jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> |
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| Date | 2015-10-13 12:34 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <PM000521FBE15AF54C@aca20236.ipt.aol.com> |
| In reply to | #152739 |
Charlie Gibbs wrote: > On 2015-10-12, Osmium <r124c4u102@comcast.net> wrote: > >> "jmfbahciv" wrote: >> >>> Charlie Gibbs wrote: >>> >>>> On 2015-10-11, Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Sun, 11 Oct 2015, jmfbahciv wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Did it include the phases of the moon? I could not find a 2015 >>>>>> calendar >>>>>> which had them; I wasn't going to spend $8 on one just to see those >>>>>> expensive calendars were real calendars. >>>>>> >>>>> I hadnt' thought about that. But it wasn't uncommon years back to have >>>>> the phase of the moon on a calendar, but I havent' noticed it in some >>>>> years. >>>> >>>> I suspect that most people no longer care about celestial phenomena >>>> (aside from the Kardashians). They're too busy staring at their >>>> smartphones to look at the sky anyway. >>>> >>> I started noticing the absence about 4 years ago. Last year every >>> calendar I looked at didn't have the phases. I couldn't tell if the >>> super expensive calenders sold at B&N had the data. It marks an >>> indication of useful knowledge being lost, e.g., no farming >>> knowledge of any kind. >>> >>> I've always noticed phases of the moon. Some holidays are determined >>> by moon phases within a season. People plant based on the moon phase. > > Computers crash based on the moon phase. :-) > >> How about a moon phase clock, then you would be set till the battery failed. >> There seems to be a lot of interest in such things based on these images. I >> am astonished at how many wrist watches there are > > Yes, but do people buy them because they really care about the phase of the > moon, or are they just looking for the next flashy gadget with which to win > the pissing war with their neighbours? > > My wife, a research diver, pays attention to the phase of the moon > so she can select suitable tides. I pay attention so we can pick > good nights to go flying. Would you define a "good night" w.r.t. moon phase? Do you need lots of light or does it have something to do with tides? /BAH
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| From | JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2015-10-13 10:39 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <dc9q1bhci0mkdo8bd3qldtkvt7jm0s1gjp@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #152784 |
On 13 Oct 2015 12:34:42 GMT, jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> wrote: >Charlie Gibbs wrote: >> On 2015-10-12, Osmium <r124c4u102@comcast.net> wrote: >> >>> "jmfbahciv" wrote: >>> >>>> Charlie Gibbs wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 2015-10-11, Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, 11 Oct 2015, jmfbahciv wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Did it include the phases of the moon? I could not find a 2015 >>>>>>> calendar >>>>>>> which had them; I wasn't going to spend $8 on one just to see those >>>>>>> expensive calendars were real calendars. >>>>>>> >>>>>> I hadnt' thought about that. But it wasn't uncommon years back to have >>>>>> the phase of the moon on a calendar, but I havent' noticed it in some >>>>>> years. >>>>> >>>>> I suspect that most people no longer care about celestial phenomena >>>>> (aside from the Kardashians). They're too busy staring at their >>>>> smartphones to look at the sky anyway. >>>>> >>>> I started noticing the absence about 4 years ago. Last year every >>>> calendar I looked at didn't have the phases. I couldn't tell if the >>>> super expensive calenders sold at B&N had the data. It marks an >>>> indication of useful knowledge being lost, e.g., no farming >>>> knowledge of any kind. >>>> >>>> I've always noticed phases of the moon. Some holidays are determined >>>> by moon phases within a season. People plant based on the moon phase. >> >> Computers crash based on the moon phase. :-) >> >>> How about a moon phase clock, then you would be set till the battery >failed. >>> There seems to be a lot of interest in such things based on these images. I >>> am astonished at how many wrist watches there are >> >> Yes, but do people buy them because they really care about the phase of the >> moon, or are they just looking for the next flashy gadget with which to win >> the pissing war with their neighbours? >> >> My wife, a research diver, pays attention to the phase of the moon >> so she can select suitable tides. I pay attention so we can pick >> good nights to go flying. > >Would you define a "good night" w.r.t. moon phase? Do you need lots >of light or does it have something to do with tides? > >/BAH An astronmer wanting to study galaxies, would pick a night when the moon was new,not full, due to the glare. -- JimP.
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| From | Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> |
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| Date | 2015-10-13 18:23 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <mvji7f211o4@news3.newsguy.com> |
| In reply to | #152784 |
On 2015-10-13, jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> wrote: > Charlie Gibbs wrote: > >> My wife, a research diver, pays attention to the phase of the moon >> so she can select suitable tides. I pay attention so we can pick >> good nights to go flying. > > Would you define a "good night" w.r.t. moon phase? Do you need lots > of light or does it have something to do with tides? As far as night flying goes, any night with decent ceiling and visibility is good. Sometimes I like it really dark. But there's something about chasing after a full moon - especially once you get away from the cities - that's really special. Particularly the last one, when we watched it come out of a total eclipse... -- /~\ cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid (Charlie Gibbs) \ / I'm really at ac.dekanfrus if you read it the right way. X Top-posted messages will probably be ignored. See RFC1855. / \ HTML will DEFINITELY be ignored. Join the ASCII ribbon campaign!
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| From | scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) |
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| Date | 2015-10-13 19:03 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <%zcTx.15705$kj7.4230@fx12.iad> |
| In reply to | #152821 |
Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> writes: >On 2015-10-13, jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> wrote: > >> Charlie Gibbs wrote: >> >>> My wife, a research diver, pays attention to the phase of the moon >>> so she can select suitable tides. I pay attention so we can pick >>> good nights to go flying. >> >> Would you define a "good night" w.r.t. moon phase? Do you need lots >> of light or does it have something to do with tides? > >As far as night flying goes, any night with decent ceiling and visibility >is good. Sometimes I like it really dark. But there's something about >chasing after a full moon - especially once you get away from the cities - >that's really special. Particularly the last one, when we watched it >come out of a total eclipse... > Flying from SNA to SMO on a clear, moonless night is simply incredible from a 172.
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| From | jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2015-10-14 14:02 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <PM00052210E7D11015@aca479f3.ipt.aol.com> |
| In reply to | #152821 |
Charlie Gibbs wrote: > On 2015-10-13, jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> wrote: > >> Charlie Gibbs wrote: >> >>> My wife, a research diver, pays attention to the phase of the moon >>> so she can select suitable tides. I pay attention so we can pick >>> good nights to go flying. >> >> Would you define a "good night" w.r.t. moon phase? Do you need lots >> of light or does it have something to do with tides? > > As far as night flying goes, any night with decent ceiling and visibility > is good. Sometimes I like it really dark. But there's something about > chasing after a full moon - especially once you get away from the cities - > that's really special. Particularly the last one, when we watched it > come out of a total eclipse... > OK. thanks. Watching the full moon seems to appeal to the reptilian part of the brain. I didn't get to see that eclipse--just caught a glimpse of a partial when the clouds cleared for a second. /BAH
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| From | Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> |
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| Date | 2015-10-13 20:44 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <n000fc-111.ln1@sambook.reistad.name> |
| In reply to | #152784 |
In article <PM000521FBE15AF54C@aca20236.ipt.aol.com>, jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> wrote: >Charlie Gibbs wrote: >> On 2015-10-12, Osmium <r124c4u102@comcast.net> wrote: >> >>> "jmfbahciv" wrote: >>> >>>> Charlie Gibbs wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 2015-10-11, Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, 11 Oct 2015, jmfbahciv wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Did it include the phases of the moon? I could not find a 2015 >>>>>>> calendar >>>>>>> which had them; I wasn't going to spend $8 on one just to see those >>>>>>> expensive calendars were real calendars. >>>>>>> >>>>>> I hadnt' thought about that. But it wasn't uncommon years back to have >>>>>> the phase of the moon on a calendar, but I havent' noticed it in some >>>>>> years. >>>>> >>>>> I suspect that most people no longer care about celestial phenomena >>>>> (aside from the Kardashians). They're too busy staring at their >>>>> smartphones to look at the sky anyway. >>>>> >>>> I started noticing the absence about 4 years ago. Last year every >>>> calendar I looked at didn't have the phases. I couldn't tell if the >>>> super expensive calenders sold at B&N had the data. It marks an >>>> indication of useful knowledge being lost, e.g., no farming >>>> knowledge of any kind. >>>> >>>> I've always noticed phases of the moon. Some holidays are determined >>>> by moon phases within a season. People plant based on the moon phase. >> >> Computers crash based on the moon phase. :-) >> >>> How about a moon phase clock, then you would be set till the battery >failed. >>> There seems to be a lot of interest in such things based on these images. I >>> am astonished at how many wrist watches there are >> >> Yes, but do people buy them because they really care about the phase of the >> moon, or are they just looking for the next flashy gadget with which to win >> the pissing war with their neighbours? >> >> My wife, a research diver, pays attention to the phase of the moon >> so she can select suitable tides. I pay attention so we can pick >> good nights to go flying. > >Would you define a "good night" w.r.t. moon phase? Do you need lots >of light or does it have something to do with tides? Tides, and accompanying currents. Humans do not move fast under water, normal swimming speed for a diver is 15-16 meters per minute. 50 feet per minute for you leftopondians. That is not very fast. So even a slight current can mean a streneous swim. Also, lots of marine animals have spawning etc at full moon. -- mrr
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| From | Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> |
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| Date | 2015-10-13 20:24 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <7iir1bl343982hi6bhdt3maahrr1d16hdp@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #152828 |
On Tue, 13 Oct 2015 20:44:07 +0200, Morten Reistad
<first@last.name.invalid> wrote:
[snip]
>Humans do not move fast under water, normal swimming speed for a
>diver is 15-16 meters per minute. 50 feet per minute for you
>leftopondians. That is not very fast. So even a slight current
>can mean a streneous swim.
The units of measure were not useful for me so I converted them.
The speed 50 ft./min. is approximately 0.57 MPH or 0.91 km/h. I did
not think that it was so low, and now, I see why currents are such an
issue.
[snip]
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko
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| From | Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> |
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| Date | 2015-10-14 05:39 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <mvkpqs21lh0@news3.newsguy.com> |
| In reply to | #152828 |
On 2015-10-13, Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> wrote: > Humans do not move fast under water, normal swimming speed for a > diver is 15-16 meters per minute. 50 feet per minute for you > leftopondians. The figure we were told was 1/2 knot. That works out the same. > That is not very fast. So even a slight current can mean a streneous swim. I hate current dives. -- /~\ cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid (Charlie Gibbs) \ / I'm really at ac.dekanfrus if you read it the right way. X Top-posted messages will probably be ignored. See RFC1855. / \ HTML will DEFINITELY be ignored. Join the ASCII ribbon campaign!
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| From | jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> |
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| Date | 2015-10-14 14:02 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <PM00052210D804E650@aca479f3.ipt.aol.com> |
| In reply to | #152828 |
Morten Reistad wrote: > In article <PM000521FBE15AF54C@aca20236.ipt.aol.com>, > jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> wrote: >>Charlie Gibbs wrote: >>> On 2015-10-12, Osmium <r124c4u102@comcast.net> wrote: >>> >>>> "jmfbahciv" wrote: >>>> >>>>> Charlie Gibbs wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On 2015-10-11, Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, 11 Oct 2015, jmfbahciv wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Did it include the phases of the moon? I could not find a 2015 >>>>>>>> calendar >>>>>>>> which had them; I wasn't going to spend $8 on one just to see those >>>>>>>> expensive calendars were real calendars. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> I hadnt' thought about that. But it wasn't uncommon years back to have >>>>>>> the phase of the moon on a calendar, but I havent' noticed it in some >>>>>>> years. >>>>>> >>>>>> I suspect that most people no longer care about celestial phenomena >>>>>> (aside from the Kardashians). They're too busy staring at their >>>>>> smartphones to look at the sky anyway. >>>>>> >>>>> I started noticing the absence about 4 years ago. Last year every >>>>> calendar I looked at didn't have the phases. I couldn't tell if the >>>>> super expensive calenders sold at B&N had the data. It marks an >>>>> indication of useful knowledge being lost, e.g., no farming >>>>> knowledge of any kind. >>>>> >>>>> I've always noticed phases of the moon. Some holidays are determined >>>>> by moon phases within a season. People plant based on the moon phase. >>> >>> Computers crash based on the moon phase. :-) >>> >>>> How about a moon phase clock, then you would be set till the battery >>failed. >>>> There seems to be a lot of interest in such things based on these images. I >>>> am astonished at how many wrist watches there are >>> >>> Yes, but do people buy them because they really care about the phase of the >>> moon, or are they just looking for the next flashy gadget with which to win >>> the pissing war with their neighbours? >>> >>> My wife, a research diver, pays attention to the phase of the moon >>> so she can select suitable tides. I pay attention so we can pick >>> good nights to go flying. >> >>Would you define a "good night" w.r.t. moon phase? Do you need lots >>of light or does it have something to do with tides? > > Tides, and accompanying currents. > > Humans do not move fast under water, normal swimming speed for a > diver is 15-16 meters per minute. 50 feet per minute for you > leftopondians. That is not very fast. So even a slight current > can mean a streneous swim. > > Also, lots of marine animals have spawning etc at full moon. I understand about diving; I was asking Charlie about flying. /BAH
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| From | "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-10-14 12:51 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <d85qocFct0U1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #152784 |
"jmfbahciv" <See.above@aol.com> wrote in message news:PM000521FBE15AF54C@aca20236.ipt.aol.com... > Charlie Gibbs wrote: >> On 2015-10-12, Osmium <r124c4u102@comcast.net> wrote: >> >>> "jmfbahciv" wrote: >>> >>>> Charlie Gibbs wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 2015-10-11, Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, 11 Oct 2015, jmfbahciv wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Did it include the phases of the moon? I could not find a 2015 >>>>>>> calendar >>>>>>> which had them; I wasn't going to spend $8 on one just to see those >>>>>>> expensive calendars were real calendars. >>>>>>> >>>>>> I hadnt' thought about that. But it wasn't uncommon years back to >>>>>> have >>>>>> the phase of the moon on a calendar, but I havent' noticed it in some >>>>>> years. >>>>> >>>>> I suspect that most people no longer care about celestial phenomena >>>>> (aside from the Kardashians). They're too busy staring at their >>>>> smartphones to look at the sky anyway. >>>>> >>>> I started noticing the absence about 4 years ago. Last year every >>>> calendar I looked at didn't have the phases. I couldn't tell if the >>>> super expensive calenders sold at B&N had the data. It marks an >>>> indication of useful knowledge being lost, e.g., no farming >>>> knowledge of any kind. >>>> >>>> I've always noticed phases of the moon. Some holidays are determined >>>> by moon phases within a season. People plant based on the moon phase. >> >> Computers crash based on the moon phase. :-) >> >>> How about a moon phase clock, then you would be set till the battery > failed. >>> There seems to be a lot of interest in such things based on these >>> images. I >>> am astonished at how many wrist watches there are >> >> Yes, but do people buy them because they really care about the phase of >> the >> moon, or are they just looking for the next flashy gadget with which to >> win >> the pissing war with their neighbours? >> >> My wife, a research diver, pays attention to the phase of the moon >> so she can select suitable tides. I pay attention so we can pick >> good nights to go flying. > > Would you define a "good night" w.r.t. moon phase? Easier to see where you are going. > Do you need lots of light More is more convenient, yep. > or does it have something to do with tides? Nope.
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