Signs and portents.

Nov 11 08:29 UTC 2000

Then there was the time down in Muscadine, Iowa - the musk melon home -
where there was an election going on and the sign said "Hicks for
Sheriff" and I thought to me self, 'yeah, but who are the candidates'.
And then in what obviously was a recently bulldozed corn field there was
a sign saying 'Lots for Sale' - lots of what?  Dirt and sticks with
little red flags stapled to them?  And then there are phrases like "I
got on the plane" - excuse me? I prefer to ride *in* it.  And if you
have flown much consider the phrase 'Water landing' - is there such?
" 'Whats new?'  'Pi over lambda last I knew, its sort of a constant' "

response 2 of 12:

Nov 11 12:44 UTC 2000

For what it's worth, David Thomas Roberts wrote a piano solo
called "Muscatine" in honor of the town.  It *does* have the
Mississippi River, eagles hang out there part of the year,
and there's a charming old hotel too.

I also say "I got on the plane."  But then, I hail from a hick
town in Indiana.

response 4 of 12:

Nov 11 19:10 UTC 2000

Re #0: There's a seaplane here that makes water landings on a regular basis.

If you mean the landing of a *land* plan on water, well, yes, "water
landing" is a euphemism.  The most common term I've seen is "ditching."

response 6 of 12:

Nov 11 20:14 UTC 2000

You carry a small vial onboard, and open it and stick your finger in when the
plane comes to rest.

response 8 of 12:

Nov 12 01:35 UTC 2000

"This film has been edited from its original version. It has been 
formatted to fit your screen."

And just HOW did someone know the size of MY screen? Hm?

response 10 of 12:

Nov 12 17:39 UTC 2000

        Mr. Edison made a pretty big decision when he made the movie
screen 4 long by 3 tall.
        Now, if he only would have written his notes on 3x5 cards....

response 12 of 12:

Nov 13 23:19 UTC 2000

(nu is c over lambda, not pi over lambda.)