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Still want to swim in the ocean?
« on: April 03, 2013, 02:58:04 PM »
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Re: Still want to swim in the ocean?
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2013, 03:07:33 PM »
Quote from: brimic on April 03, 2013, 02:58:04 PM
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/excursions/post/river-monster-barracuda-is-nearly-7-feet-long-102-pounds/

Seems to me we ought to be afraid to swim in the rivers... of Angola.

I'm already afraid of MUCH SMALLER things in Angola.
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I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.

So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides the will of evil. Bilbo was meant to find the Ring. In which case, you also were meant to have it. And that is an encouraging thought

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Re: Still want to swim in the ocean?
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2013, 07:10:08 PM »
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Yeah, this one might come back for more. 
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Re: Still want to swim in the ocean?
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2013, 07:23:28 AM »
Trust me under no circumstances is my happy ass going to Africa.
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Re: Still want to swim in the ocean?
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2013, 09:28:10 AM »
Quote from: Boomhauer on April 04, 2013, 07:23:28 AM
Trust me under no circumstances is my happy ass going to Africa.

Ditto.  Between the diseases, the political instability/civil wars, the terrorist havens, and (oh yeah) about a hundred different animals and insects that can turn you into dinner, I'll pass.  I'd love to see parts of Africa, and some of the ancient civilizations (like Egypt), it ain't happening.
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Re: Still want to swim in the ocean?
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2013, 10:50:29 AM »
Yes, it is unfortunate that the African continent is dicey, to put it mildly. There is some great history to be seen/experienced.

I spent two weeks roaming Egypt in '89 - absolutely amazing. Even back then, I was advised to tell the locals that I was Canadian.

Usual Egyptian response was a thumbs-up, and a hearty "Canada Dry!"  :laugh:

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Re: Still want to swim in the ocean?
« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2013, 07:32:51 PM »
Quote from: Boomhauer on April 04, 2013, 07:23:28 AM
Trust me under no circumstances is my happy ass going to Africa.

Been there, done that, the place is over-rated (and Mother Nature there is always looking for new and interesting ways to end humanity).  :P
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Re: Still want to swim in the ocean?
« Reply #7 on: April 04, 2013, 07:34:25 PM »
Quote from: Sawdust on April 04, 2013, 10:50:29 AM
Yes, it is unfortunate that the African continent is dicey, to put it mildly. There is some great history to be seen/experienced.

I spent two weeks roaming Egypt in '89 - absolutely amazing. Even back then, I was advised to tell the locals that I was Canadian.

Usual Egyptian response was a thumbs-up, and a hearty "Canada Dry!"  :laugh:

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See, no-one hates on the Canadians. That's what happens when you remember to be polite to everyone you meet. *nods sagely*
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Re: Still want to swim in the ocean?
« Reply #8 on: April 04, 2013, 08:46:32 PM »
Quote from: kgbsquirrel on April 04, 2013, 07:34:25 PM
See, no-one hates on the Canadians. That's what happens when you remember to be polite to everyone you meet. *nods sagely*

And also hold no threat whatsoever to any country, anywhere, ever. (Except the US, but everyone hates them, anyway)
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So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides the will of evil. Bilbo was meant to find the Ring. In which case, you also were meant to have it. And that is an encouraging thought

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Re: Still want to swim in the ocean?
« Reply #9 on: April 04, 2013, 09:01:29 PM »
I've caught bigger fish...yup, I sure have. :P
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Re: Still want to swim in the ocean?
« Reply #10 on: April 04, 2013, 09:05:18 PM »
Quote from: kgbsquirrel on April 04, 2013, 07:34:25 PM
See, no-one hates on the Canadians. That's what happens when you remember to be polite to everyone you meet. *nods sagely*

I hate Canadians.
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Re: Still want to swim in the ocean?
« Reply #11 on: April 04, 2013, 09:29:01 PM »
Quote from: Boomhauer on April 04, 2013, 09:05:18 PM
I hate Canadians.
What you got against Canadians, aye?
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Re: Still want to swim in the ocean?
« Reply #12 on: April 04, 2013, 10:10:48 PM »
Quote from: lupinus on April 04, 2013, 09:29:01 PM
What you got against Canadians, aye?

I think that hoser would have been more appropriate here:

"What you got against Canadians, hoser? "

(How does auto-correct think hoser should be bower?)
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So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides the will of evil. Bilbo was meant to find the Ring. In which case, you also were meant to have it. And that is an encouraging thought

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Re: Still want to swim in the ocean?
« Reply #13 on: April 04, 2013, 10:19:52 PM »
Quote from: kgbsquirrel on April 04, 2013, 07:34:25 PM
See, no-one hates on the Canadians.

Says who?
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Re: Still want to swim in the ocean?
« Reply #14 on: April 04, 2013, 10:41:35 PM »
Quote from: lupinus on April 04, 2013, 09:29:01 PM
What you got against Canadians, aye?

Take off,  you hoser
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Re: Still want to swim in the ocean?
« Reply #15 on: April 05, 2013, 11:05:54 AM »
Quote from: Chris on April 04, 2013, 09:28:10 AM
Ditto.  Between the diseases, the political instability/civil wars, the terrorist havens, and (oh yeah) about a hundred different animals and insects that can turn you into dinner, I'll pass.  I'd love to see parts of Africa, and some of the ancient civilizations (like Egypt), it ain't happening.

89-90 Med run we were supposed to hit Haifa and Alexandria for port visits. Isreal and Egypt were having some kind of minor pissing match at the time. It was decided that if we went from one to the other it wouldn't be diomatic somehow and if we canceled one and not the other the canceled visit might feel slighted so instead we spent 3-1/2 weeks of the coast of Lybia playing follow the leader with a Lybian Kilo.  :facepalm:
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Re: Still want to swim in the ocean?
« Reply #16 on: April 05, 2013, 01:08:27 PM »
Having met a 50 or so lb one face to face at a 2ft range, I'll pass. Amazing, enough dive boats feed them and they start begging.
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Re: Still want to swim in the ocean?
« Reply #17 on: April 05, 2013, 01:18:04 PM »
Quote from: RoadKingLarry on April 05, 2013, 11:05:54 AM
89-90 Med run we were supposed to hit Haifa and Alexandria for port visits. Isreal and Egypt were having some kind of minor pissing match at the time. It was decided that if we went from one to the other it wouldn't be diomatic somehow and if we canceled one and not the other the canceled visit might feel slighted so instead we spent 3-1/2 weeks of the coast of Lybia playing follow the leader with a Lybian Kilo.  :facepalm:

That must have been exciting  ;/

At least you kept them from firing off a flare in Charleston harbor  =D
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Re: Still want to swim in the ocean?
« Reply #18 on: April 05, 2013, 07:28:20 PM »
Following the "other guy" around is no ones definition of exciting, particularly if the other guy is an antiquated rattle trap being driven by inept morons. But, I can claim to have spent a good bit of time south of "the line of death".
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Re: Still want to swim in the ocean?
« Reply #19 on: April 06, 2013, 01:15:36 PM »
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