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   Dillon Pyron to where he   
   Re: Next stop, Websters?   
   21 Nov 09 23:01:55   
   
   From: invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com   
      
   [Default] Thus spake headbanger11421@webtv.net (Chris ®):   
      
   >It seems the word "frak" has escaped the isolated world of Galactica   
   >fandom and can now be heard in other forums. Like tonight's Mythbusters   
   >episode for example. About 9 minutes in, Adam, while looking at some   
   >high speed camera footage of a water heater exploding, exclaims   
   >"frakking good shot!"   
      
   And Adam isn't exactly a geek now, is he?  :-)   
      
   OTOH, I remember an episode not too long ago (say, about the time they   
   first launched a water heater into the atmosphere), where he said   
   "holy .  I mean crap"   
      
   >   
   >I wonder what happens when the prudes (censors) realize that "frak" is   
   >just a proxy for "fuck".   
      
   Does it matter, as long as it's not one of the seven.   
      
   >   
   >-   
   >"Sometimes, there just aren't enough rocks" - Forrest Gump   
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   - dillon  I am not invalid   
      
   "Get a shot off fast. This upsets him long enough to   
   let you make your second shot perfect."   
      
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