Jim

I'm a little late here, but I think I'll chime in. There's certainly no harm, in my eyes, of putting down Way Corps training on your resume. OTOH, to call it corporate leadership training is an out and out lie. Having worked for several corporations and having built a small one from scratch, I can tell you that we don't need chair-stringers and song-leaders. Nor do we need the "my way or the highway" attitude that seemed pervasive in TWI.

Speaking of Ted, I'd really like to know who he would choose....

Thanks.

Somewhere between "Runnin on Empty" and "The Boxer"

Best of Craigslist Some really funny stuff here. My favorites: PLEASE, take my Jesus plates The DMV hates you too. Why I'm giving myself a vibrator for Christmas - Warning, serious adult content but hysterically funny.

Keeping tropical fish isn't so much like having a pet as it is doing a technical hobby. More like photography or rose cultivation. I kept Platies for three or four years in a little 10 gallon tank. At the end I had 4 generations of fish alive at the same time. You have to learn about water chemistry, biological processes, diet and parasites. After a while you can look at the fish to see if they are happy, stressed, mating or pregnant. Raising newborn fish means segragating them as soon as they are born and providing live food, usually brine shrimp. It really is an interesting hobby and yes, it's a lot of work. OTOH, once you're set up, it's a very cheap hobby compared to photograpy or motorcycles, an important issue at the time of my life when I was into it.

Radar, How's it going with the deaf one? My terrier went deaf a couple years before I lost him. It didn't seem to affect our relationship much at all. On walks, he'd stick closer and instantly obey hand signals. In the house I'd have to come up to him and tap his butt to get his attention but then I'd not have any problems with communications.

Things seem to be rather intense in the General forum so I thought I'd lighten it up with a little human/pet interest poll. My vote is for the dog. I've had dogs around probably three-quarters of my life and I've always really enjoyed them. A good dog is a warm and friendly companion in the evening and a extra set of super-sensitive ears and nose in the field. No other animal like it. That said, I like birds as well. We've raised several clutches of parakeets and I've had several lovebirds. We also have a leopard gecko and he's an interesting little guy. I've tried to like cats, but I can't get over the random streak of cruelty they all seem to have. I thought I had added a poll with Dogs, Cats, Reptiles, Birds and Other, but it didn't work. Just go ahead and say what your favorite is.

Do my words help people with their problems and make them feel better? Quite a bit. Do I do it in the professed name of God? No.

This is pretty creepy. I take it this is not the Twighopper. I seem to recall the Twighopper was a trike. Anyone know? How about VPW's red Olds '88' that was in Joe Coulter's garage? That been sold? Anyone remember the tail numbers of the planes? It would be interesting to know where they ended up.

Mutiny on the Bounty - 1962 The young Marlon Brando as Christian to Capt. Bligh: "You remarkable pig... You can thank whatever pig-god you pray to that you haven't quite turned me into a murderer"

Well, we can't leave out the drill instructor's welcome monlogue in "Full Metal Jacket". I won't quote it because of the extreme profanity. Also noteable from the movie... "Joker thinks the bad bush is between old mama-san's legs"

Since someone had to bring up Forest Gump: "Sorry I ruined your Black Panther party..."

I never heard of money being offered out of the horn of plenty. We did have a guy that got caught lifting a few bills after twig though.

Purty hard question MarkO. Let's just say that my searching days are over. I live a good life, love my family and my work and try to do the right thing. I don't go to church, and I don't worry about the Trinity, 4 crucified or whether or not Eve had a bellybutton.

Gotta add two more. Glengary Glenross 12 Angry Men, one of my all-time favorites.

Glenngary Glenross "First prize is a Cadillac Eldorado. Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is you're fired". Every couple of months I say that to my salesman. Then I smile. "What's your name?" "F_CK YOU, that's my name!"

Welcome Ammo, glad to hear you made it out. I can't answer your question. I've not found any church that I'd want to go to. One thing you can do is check out various religions on the internet before you invest a lot of time and emotion into them. Stick around, tell us your story and feel free to ask questions. Someone will surely answer them.

I remember when my wife and I watched "Piano". About 3/4 of the way through, she said "this isn't about the piano, it's about sex".

My favorite James Bond quote is actually from Goldfinger: "You expect me to talk, Goldfinger?" "No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die."

I had one of those books and I didn't even own a Volkswagon. I bought it because I loved the writing and illustration style.

Great thread. Here's one I bet others could relate too... I weighed 118 when I went into the Army. Now It's a constant struggle to keep it under 200. First real car that I paid my own money for - 1968 Mustang. Seems to be a lot of ex-Mustang owners here. Dial phones with real dials. Anyone remember "Call Directors" That was the standard small business dial phone with a row of lighted pushbuttons along the front edge and an obnoxious buzz when the receptionist wanted you to pick up. Radio Shack battery club. Crappy batteries, but my musician friends were dilligent about carrying and using several cards to get batteries for their effects boxes. Real pinball machines. Going to a double feature movie with 50 cents and still having 15 cents for candy and popcorn. Running the projector at the same theater for minimum wage after I got to high school. Film cameras will be pretty much gone in a couple of years. I've retired my Hasselbad for a Nikon D70. I was at the dentist last week and she used a very cool digitial imaging system when she X-rayed a tooth. The image came up instantly on a LCD screen right next to the chair. Anyone up for posting some gradeschool-highschool pictures of themselves? I'm sure I could dig out a couple.

I had an erotic dream last night. It would have probably gotten me M&A'ed if I was to tell it to leadership.

If it's any consolation, you got off cheap. A photo red light ticket costs $370 in California.

What about "Porky's and "The Blues Brothers", Tom?