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21st December 2006, 12:37 PM | #161 |
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Some of us are taken offline for maintenance and upgrades, but sleep is unnecessary.
Some of our NWO debunking units have been upgraded with a hypothalamus implant which eliminates need for sleep. Refer to episode of X FILES for explanation |
21st December 2006, 12:47 PM | #162 |
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Impressive range of credentials! I'll add mine, even though I read more than post:
Retired manager, prior to that did software product release planning, quality assurance and programming. Got into that because my original field (BS, Chemistry) was not noted for long life spans. I did work for a company that did combustion research during that time, so I got to be around very hot materials - as little as possible: I mostly stayed in the lab. Currently doing volunteer work for a botanic garden, corrupting 1st-4th graders by telling them adults don't always know everything and encouraging them to literally look under logs (Bugs are much cooler than plants.) I can bore you with long lectures on plant adaptations to Mediterranean climates. I know a little bit about construction. I got my start at a very young age by helping my uncles build my grandmother's house, doing the vital job of fetching nails, tools and beer. I've built a garage that's still standing after 20 years, sheetrocked, plumbed, plastered, glazed - all the stuff that comes with a 100-year old house. I've done controlled demolition on a termite-riddled porch - with a sledge hammer: not only is it good for releasing frustrations, it's one of the few areas where "If at first you don't succeed, use a bigger hammer" applies. I like to travel, and I've flown a lot - as a passenger. I've rarely been able to get the MS flight simulator off the ground, much less land it. I've been in a major earthquake - Loma Prieta - and have seen how wildly innaccurate first accounts can be. I camp, and can get a 4" diameter chuck of hardwood to burn with one match - and a lot of kindling, other fuel and time. I read history as a hobby. I do fabric art, which doesn't to have too much relevance for this topic, but you never know. But, since I spend 6 years working for a NASA contactor I must be part of the conspiracy and you can't believe a word I say. |
21st December 2006, 12:59 PM | #163 |
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I do not consider myself an expert or even a specialist. But here is my background.
I am self employed as a contractor for 21 years now and am registered with the state of new jersey. Previous to that I was employed as a working supervisor for a construction management firm that specialized in commercial work building and renovating churches, schools, banks, strip malls and auto dealerships. previous to that in my early twenties i worked for a hand-full of small builders short term. Construction has been my life even since childhood. When other 8 year old "normal" kids would be playing ball I would be standing alongside cable excavators as they trenched the suburb streets for a sanitary sewer project in my neighborhood. Pointing out to the operator that one of the cables was frayed at some point during the project. around that time my father subscribed to national geographic and I pored over the details of an article about the construction of the Chesapeake bay bridge tunnel with its amazing self launching mobile slab setter and "big D" traveling pile driver From then on I became somewhat of a youthful sidewalk superintendent. digging up my parents back yard and making cloverleafs in the sand. nailing all sorts of scraps of lumber and wire lath to my parents carport. then I hit ten and we moved to a suburb with a woods behind our yard and it was open season with my trusty hammer and pail of nails. I can remember my weird neighbor lamenting that "trees have feelings too" as he saw the carnage I was inflicting with all manner of tree forts and platforms cluttering up the woods near his house. couple years later my parents were trying to talk me out of entering the industry and like big sis join academia. But I was obsessed. I knew from the first time I cut a sheet of plywood in half with a dull hand saw at 6 what i wanted to be when (and if) i ever grew up. College was not for me. I would be distracted even in junior High school as construction was going on at the school campus and I would look out the window and daydream of brick veneer over stack bond concrete block with vermiculite infill topped with structural sheet metal pan roof deck. And oh the heavenly smell of a hot tar roofing kettle! do I seem obsessed? how could I get any school work done with these distractions? A few years later I discovered engineering news record at our local library. because it was a weekly publication I never ran out of stuff to read every month i went there. I discovered terminology like slurry wall trenching, Tiebacks, self climbing forms. all kinds of trade advertisements like those of Cat, Am quip, Liebherr, P&H, ( you get a free P&H Omega all terrain crane with the purchase of its largest telescoping boom crane.) Manitowoc with its huge platform ringer crane. thinking back I think i was 12 and knew what part of a crane boom was the jib. Symon's steel forms. Dwidag epoxy coated threaded rebar (the kind without the C4 coating) Also the weekly was current with all the construction disasters of the day. a few years later I met my ex wife and lo and behold her father was a staff engineer with the port authority. I no longer had to go to the library as he would bring copies of ENR home with him from the trade center for me to read. He was so proud of his work and would talk about the projects that fell under their jurisdiction. what a great era for construction before their hands were tied with environmental studies and tree hugging bullsh**. There simply is too much regulation now days to get anything of major scope done in a timely manner. Yes i say again. I'm no expert or specialist but just I guess a ''constructiaholoc". always have been. Is it any wonder I can identify a lampson transi lift at the bayway refinery during the opening credits of the HBO series the Sopranos? |
21st December 2006, 01:51 PM | #164 |
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I am a storyboard artist/illustrator.
I have no 9/11 expertise and no background in physics, structural engeneering and I hate maths. And I am not going to Iran to talk about how 9/11 was an inside job. |
21st December 2006, 03:03 PM | #165 |
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One day we were catching the damn plane ahead of us! Had to rotate early to slow down and not catch him! I was up on his right, high after takeoff, glad to slide out right and stay away. Timing, he must of pushed up his throttles slow! If you worked the tower! In the 90s or so, a T-38 followed a P-3, the U-2 guys in the T-38 thought the P-3 was not that big; In the overrun they were turned upside down from his wake turb; they hit the burners and kicked up the dirt to save their butts and give the talk of oops at the next safety meeting. Tweet, ah yes, the old Tweet; My instrument ride was with a old crusty full bird; he was smoking a cigar as I did the preflight; the tweet next to us was starting, I jumped in and had to go from hearing protection to helmet; the Colonel was just sitting there no hearing protection in his ejection seat; MY EARS hurt when I changed my head gear!!! Why was this Colonel flying with me? Was it a CT, were they trying to get rid of the Colonel? Maybe Lt Beachy will not come back! Or was I good enough to fly with the boss? Was I being pimped? Were you the tower guy? Were you the one laughing when I landed 6,000 feet down the 12,000 foot runway on my first T-38 SAC runway landing. 150 vs 300 foot runway illusion of being on the runway at 300 feet up? Sure saves taxi time! Or are you the tower guy who thinks I was being cool putting the wingtip of the KC-135 on the tower from a distance so you can look up the wing at us, and we can see you as we pivot; Or are you the one to thank for present position closed; being granted. Request 90 270 left base? Thanks Flash back; T-38 touch and go; pitch up too much, roll over to 110 degrees bank pull stick stop the climb to pattern altitude; roll back; roll rate of 720 degrees per second. 4 g plus in the turns; 500 KIAS pitch out running from T-storm; 6 to 7 g pitchout 80 degrees to 90 degrees bank turn to downwind; Burner now!; I worked with the best Navs in the world! We went all over the world using the stars, just like Magellan; no fancy junk; just the kid sitting sideways doing a lot of math! I never got use to the INS stuff, why be on course and hit the guy coming the other way on course, the damn road is 8 miles wide! |
14th March 2007, 06:10 AM | #166 |
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Bumped incase any new arrivals want to add their crudentials...
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14th March 2007, 06:26 AM | #167 |
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14th March 2007, 06:50 AM | #168 |
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I might list my own credentials as well.
I am from Finland. I have 6 year experience in banking, mostly with international payments and methods, SWIFT, clearing and so on. So my head is full of international bank codes and other useless information. And yes, some CT money transfer claims just amuse me. Some people practiced fencing, I practice Jujutsu or Jiu-Jitsu however it's spelled in English. Nice to read about you people |
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14th March 2007, 07:24 AM | #169 |
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Here's a snapshot of some of the relevant qualifications. Sorry if I didn't include everyone but this list is pretty long as it is.
I, too, would love to see a similar thread at LC. (gumboot) I have a Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts (BPSA) majoring in Film and Television, with specialisations in Production and Cinematography (including photographic interpretation). This involved 3 years of study, and I have an additional 4 1/2 years experience in the industry. Obviously my "expertise" is peripheral - relating to interpretating all those shoddy Google Videos. (stateofgrace) BSc Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. 9 years in UK Royal Navy as an electrical engineer. 12 years as offshore engineer, working on hydraulic and high voltage systems. (Architect) I hold a Bachelor of Science (Upper Second Division) in Architectural Studies, with elective subjects including structural engineering. I hold a postgraduate Bachelor of Architecture. I passed my RIBA Part III test of professional competence in 1993, following my second year of practical experience, and therefore have been working in the field for a good 15 years now. I am on the UK ARB (Architects Registration Board) Register and am a chartered member of the Royal institute of British Architects (RIBA). Until a couple of months ago, I worked for Ian Simpson Architects on a variety of tall buildings projects, including the Beetham Tower in Manchester, and now work for another leading practice also specialising in tall buildings/commercial work. From 1993 to 1995 I was a civil servant (gasp horror) working on improving fire resistance, etc. on existing buildings in state care following the Windsor fire. (Lurker) BS Mechanical Engineering MS Mechanical Engineering Study of stress/strain, Finite Element Analysis modeling, viscoelasticity. (Hopratius) I've got a Masters in Physics, and work in the patent office, so I can track down any devices that might have been used in any CT. (H’ethetheth) I'm an aerospace engineering student, working on my MSc thesis. (Anti-Sophist) BS Electrical Engineering BS Computer Engineering MS Electrical & Computer Engineering (Robotics, Computer Vision, Digital Signal Processing) Worked for the USAF doing instrumentation and data acquisition. Work for a startup research company in Pittsburgh doing computer vision. (apathoid) Avionics technician for a major airline; worked 767 overhaul for 3 years. I can tell you anything you ever wanted to know about the 757/767 and much, much, more..... (aggle-rithm) AAS, Computer Information Systems BS, Computer Science. Because of my experience in process design and (unfortunately) reverse-engineering, I'm constantly reminded of the fact that there is no way all the CT "evidence" could possibly amount to anything coherent. At least, not in this universe. (Loss Leader) Masters of Public Administration and a lawyer. It helps with the motive stuff if not the actual temperature of fire nonsense. Seriously, would people stop trying to guess the temperature at the core by looking at pictures of smoke clouds taken from New Jersey? It's getting me angry. (JohhnyFive) -I have a BS in Police Science (in the US), including study of terrorist ideology and methodology. -I work in the insurance industry as an underwriter, so I have an understanding of how the business works and what's involved in the risk analysis of insurance. I see a lot of CTist making claims about the attacks being some insurance fraud thing that are simply ridiculous if you know anything about insurance at all. (Mercutio) Ph. D. Experimental (Social) Psychology, coursework in everything from visual perception to historiography to behaviorism. Areas of expertise include experimental design in social cognition (e.g., how to guard against confirmation bias), visual perception (including visual illusions), eyewitness reliability (and known influences on reliability)... (The Almond) Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Clemson University Masters of Science, Reinforced Concrete Design and Construction Materials, Clemson University (rwguinn) BS Mechanical Engineering Registered Professional Engineer (by examiation--NSPE national Exam) 30 years structural analysis Principal interests: Structural Dynamics and loads. (TheGrunion) BS Civil Engineering, Bucknell University Registered Professional Engineer My professional expertise primarily is in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of highways and roadways. I have some site security expertise as well. I spent most of my career working for a consultant engineering firm (and a couple of years as a VDOT employee). I have managed projects for VDOT, DoD, FEMA, etc. I worked at the Pentagon from October 2001 until mid 2005, and was responsible for pretty much all of the exterior construction that took place there from 2002-2004. (60hzxtl) I'm a film maker. I make documentary films for a living and have the awards to prove it. I've been employed by Nova, Frontine, National Geographic, Discovery, BBC, ARD, the 3 major US networks. (Kiwiwriter) Member of the City of Newark's Homeland Security and Emergency Operations Management and Planning Committees. So that makes me a shill for the New World Order! (VespaGuy) 5+ years experience as a structural designer for engineered building components. I worked primarily with wood trusses (floor and roof), but I also designed steel trusses, sized steel columns and beams, sized and specified engineered lumber products, hangers, nails, screws and just about any other peice of material you can think of in the building industry. I have done full engineering design on structures that range from small houses to multi-level elderly retirement complexes. I worked under a P.E. and all of my calcs were verified and sealed. (PerryLogan) I have a doctorate in English, which disqualifies me for everything. (Pvt1863) BS Mechanical Engineering MS Nuclear Engineering, specializing in thermal hydraulics (not completely done -- finishing my thesis while working) Less than 4 months work experience in nuclear reactor thermal hydraulics. My expertise is in heat transfer. I focused on it during my undergraduate schooling and was a TA for my undergraduate school's heat transfer course. My Master's thesis also focuses on heat transfer. I am also well versed in statics, dynamics, and material science. I did undergraduate research in materials, finding the material properties of new alloys. (HyJinX) MBA with an emphasis in Marketing and Consumer Behavior. The CTs have spent thousands and thousands of dollars on the snake oil. More has been spent on web-designs and other communications vehicles. There's a lot of money to made off of these Nit-wits...which is the true motivation behind David Ray Griffen, Steven Jones and the LC idiots. (Minadin) Bachelor of Architecture (that's the 5-year degree). I work as an architectural assosciate under a liscensed architect and architectural engineer. (Crungy) BS in mechanical engineering. I work in HVAC design for an A/E firm. I've worked with many clients, but my main areas of expertise are in health care and telecommunications, but lately I've been working in oil refineries, water treatment and a big honkin' high rise. (Mr. Skinny) Bachelors degree Mechanical Engineering Former fire protection engineer for an insurance mutual Licensed Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspector (Ohio/Indiana/Kentucky) Safety Engineer for a government research laboratory (last 23 years) (EvilBiker) Higher Diploma in Electronic Engineering BS (Hons) in Electrical Engineering Main field of expertise: RF design (mainly for electronic warfare) - I'm your man for tracking those elusive little transmitters, whether they hop or not. Cellphones from planes? No problem. Need something to keep out those alien death rays? Speak to me. (beachnut) Electrical and Computer Engineer, BSEE Electrical Engineer, MSEE Air Force Pilot (UPT T-37, T-38) Airline Transport Pilot rating type B-707 B-720 KC-135A/Q Pilot/Aircraft Commander/Instructor USAF retired (28 years) but no 9/11 expertise - anyone could fly the jets that day, training would be overkill for hitting buildings, MS flight sim would do, so how many people stall out in MS flight sim? |
14th March 2007, 08:24 AM | #170 |
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I have an arguably normal brain and can string a few cogent sentences together. That may not sound like much, but I'd wager it would place me in the 99th percentile among CT'ers.
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14th March 2007, 08:56 AM | #171 |
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US Army 89-95 Inclusive of EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) and another MOS with various deployments.
BS in Plastics Engineering......(Case they need to know that plastics burns black lol). 30 years of martial arts training. One thing I always wanted to test was if Uncle Fetzer could really beat someone to death with his luggage that was holding a knife or if Dylan would laugh at them. Even against someone that wasn't overly trained. Various other life experiences and a ton of common sense. On the LCF I was able to debate but alas they kicked me out....here I just read what everyone else writes and agree more or less......I may have to attempt earning a spot on the team with comic relief or something. |
14th March 2007, 09:17 AM | #172 |
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I'm an accountant (CMA here in Canada) but I originally went to school for History and Political Philosophy. About the only topic with which I can speak with any authority is the insane "put options" canard. I also get a laugh about the destruction of WTC7 to put a halt to SEC investigations into Enron and like. Of course, as time passes, that last one is thoroughly debunked by the reality of long jail sentences for the perps of the biggest stock market scandals. Kenneth Lay is even paying for his part after his death (as did the people in Bre-X before 9/11).
I once proposed to a CT'r on a different site that 9/11 could have been an inside job by Sarbanes and Oxley, whose act comprises a part of what the National Post calls George Bush's War On Business. About the only scientific knowledge I have is that you can't subtract the melting point of steel from the burning point of kerosene and arrive at the conclusion that burning jet fuel and office furniture couldn't cause a building to fail. I am also an avid reader, and have read Rashid's Taliban, Miller's The Cell, and even Ruppert's woozy Crossing The Rubicon. |
14th March 2007, 09:46 AM | #173 |
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Doctorate in Physics and 20+ years experience in the semiconductor photonics industry. Unfortunately, the specific skills I have are only of much use to somebody else in the photonics industry. However, I like to think of myself as intelligent and numerate. I read a lot about modern history, especially WW2 era, so I can probably approach Pearl Harbor conspiracy theories with more authority than 9/11 ones.
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14th March 2007, 02:20 PM | #174 |
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Update:
I previously posted my B.A. in economics from NYU 1996-2000, familiararity with NYC and NY emergency medical technician from 1996-2002 familiar with New York State protocols.
The update part: Currently take the EMT class once again. From there I will be taking Anatomy and Physiology I & II and the paremedic program. I will take NYC REMCO, the NYC protocols for NYC paramedics and work in NYC in such manner. My end goal is to get a master's degree as a Physician's assistant which will require training biology, chemistry and physics before I enter such a program. |
14th March 2007, 02:23 PM | #175 |
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I'm a lowly human biology student at the University of Toronto, but I'm doing a whole lot of different courses just so that I don't end up specialized in one particular area...
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14th March 2007, 03:03 PM | #176 |
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Oh all right then...
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14th March 2007, 05:23 PM | #177 |
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I've accomplished more without film school than most people, such as yourself, will EVER accomplish. Period. Jealousy is a bitch, and I'm sorry you're experiencing it, but don't spew ******** like that and expect to not be corrected. This is why you were banned from my forums in the first place. - Dylan Avery on the budget of his film. |
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14th March 2007, 05:27 PM | #178 |
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Wow, I feel decidedly outclassed.
I did my BSc in Chemistry and Computer Science (with some physics, physcology and math thrown in), worked as a chemist, quit and took up programming. As to my work on Apollo and 9/11, one thing that my training allows me to do is figure out what makes sense, what doesn't, and how to find out the information I need to figure that out, plus I have had a few discussions with my civil-engineer brother-in-law. Since joining the BABB (as it was then, now the BAUT) and AH I have learned a lot, and studied a lot. I have also paid close attention and learned from the best out there, JayUtah. I further have sharpened my skills at BS-detection and CT-Debate on GLP and a few other places. |
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14th March 2007, 07:16 PM | #179 |
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The thing I like most about this place is the sense of community allied with curiosity about what makes conspiracies tick and genuine inquisitiveness. The array of competence and credentials is just a bonus. I haven't seen anyone here accuse someone else of being one of "them" because of some variation of interpretation.
Incidentally, I keep wondering how come the lunatics haven't included the destruction of St Nicholas Church, since I saw something about it on CNN today, as a part of the grand conspiracy. The building was neither hit by a plane nor was it on fire and yet it, too, collapsed. Never in history has an Eastern Orthodox Church collapsed due to simply being in the vicinity of a large steel truss building. Run for your lives! |
14th March 2007, 08:25 PM | #180 |
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I thought I had posted this elsewhere when asked, but I guess since we are making a list...
TAM: EET (Electronic Engineering Technology) Diploma - 3 years BSc - Med Science - 2 years (within MD) MD (Doctor of Medicine) - 4 years CFPC - FM (Residency in Family Medicine) - 2 years So a total of 9 years education after highschool TAM |
14th March 2007, 09:49 PM | #181 |
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I know I posted this elsewhere but ... BS in Physics with minors in Mathematics and Astrophysics MS in Physics. All the coursework necessary for a Ph.D in particle astropysics. Although honestly one can do a rather large amount of debunking after having taken high-school physics and pre-calc class.
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14th March 2007, 11:00 PM | #182 |
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Well...uhh...I'm a few months away from graduating from High School!
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15th March 2007, 05:00 AM | #184 |
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In seven weeks I will have a BS in Mechanical Engineering.
I've also been seeing through BS for more than 22 years. That's why I'm a debunker. |
15th March 2007, 05:34 AM | #185 |
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اتكلم العربيلة قليلا I know some Arabic, though only at a basic level. Will be taking courses to progress to higher levels. Might be of use. No expertise in engineering, or any such specialty. |
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15th March 2007, 03:25 PM | #186 |
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I know the Arabic for "bugger off, I have no money", but that may just be a Scottish stereotype at play......
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15th March 2007, 03:48 PM | #187 |
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I have no qualifications unique to the 9/11 attacks to use against the losers.
I am a senior project manager with and computer services provider. I am responsible for multiple million dollar service contracts. To ensure my contracts are financially profitable, meet customer satisfaction and service levels, I need to pay meticulous attention to detail. I am required to present reports which must withstand the scrutiny of equally meticulous customers hoping to find errors in my presentations. I cannot make claims about our financial or service performance without copious supporting documentation. I have neither the time, nor the qualifications to develop all the supporting documentation, therefore I must rely on data provided by many professionals with advanced skills most of which I can never hope to understand. To do my job well, I must know how to select those professional who I can trust. I need to separate posturing, bull****ing, and unbaked research from intelligent, well thought out and thoroughly researched analysis. hmmm, maybe I do have some unique skills to parry the CTists. |
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16th March 2007, 03:19 AM | #189 |
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As opposed to Ozzies and English folk, who just talk very loudly and slowy at foreigners? In english!
Allez! Je n'avez pas d'argent! Nein! Ich Habst Nicht Gelt! Ochone! Chan eil nota agamsa! Mafi Faloosh! Stronzo! Escossazi! (It's a compulsory isubject n school, you know) |
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16th March 2007, 03:30 AM | #190 |
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17th March 2007, 04:22 AM | #191 |
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I find that it's not so much the grammar as the menacing tone and gesticulation that impart the message with sufficient clarity. That, and being a former prop forward.
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14th April 2007, 08:32 PM | #192 |
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Here is an updated list, largely borrowed from Calcas' List, but with new additions...
I would like others to add, so we can keep a master list. Also, if any of those who post on the CT side of things here (truthers) wish to post their qualifications, I will add them to the list also.
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14th April 2007, 09:23 PM | #193 |
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You can add me to the list, TAM, as a lawyer (I am a civil litigator - or "trial lawyer" to our friends south of the border )
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14th April 2007, 09:27 PM | #194 |
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Yeah, you might want to put me as a cultural anthropology minor. I'm not sure what it can help out with...
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I've accomplished more without film school than most people, such as yourself, will EVER accomplish. Period. Jealousy is a bitch, and I'm sorry you're experiencing it, but don't spew ******** like that and expect to not be corrected. This is why you were banned from my forums in the first place. - Dylan Avery on the budget of his film. |
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14th April 2007, 09:31 PM | #195 |
Nasty Brutish and Tall
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Canberra
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And I was directing News at SBS 2000 - 2004.
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14th April 2007, 09:37 PM | #196 |
Hoku-maniac
Join Date: Feb 2007
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13 Years US Army.
Enemy Armor catastrophic failure maker (tank commander) Long distance target acquisition and removal (sniper) and giant crater maker. (eod - not certified, but I know what I'm doing) |
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14th April 2007, 09:54 PM | #197 |
Penultimate Amazing
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15th April 2007, 01:53 AM | #198 |
Deleterious Slab of Damnation
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Location: The Biggest Little City in the World
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FWIW, I have 3 years of undergraduate work in Astronomy and Astrophysics, including the math and physics required for a BA (yes, BA, the university I attended didn't offer a BS in Astro). 3 years computer programming experience (why I didn't finish my BA). 7 years construction surveying and mapping experience, as well as providing CAD support for the civil engineers who designed these projects. For the past 10 years, I have been a consultant to engineering and construction firms primarily in CAD systems, project management, and related technologies. I have done a lot of reading on the side on vulcanology and other natural disasters.
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15th April 2007, 02:07 AM | #199 |
beer-swilling semiliterate
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Connecticut, or King Arthur's Court. Hard to tell sometimes.
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Well, I have 15 years experience in the insurance field, individual and group life and health, commercial and personal lines. I'm not an agent or anything, mainly because I have no sales skills, but I can answer (or can find out the answer) to pretty much any insurance-related question.
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15th April 2007, 03:29 AM | #200 |
Chief Punkah Wallah
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Location: UK
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I'd love to see the equivalent thread on LC.....
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