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   Message 49,556 of 51,410   
   Gus to David DeLaney   
   Re: Exploding whale engineer George Thor   
   23 Dec 13 07:06:28   
   
   From: gus.overton@gmail.com   
      
   "David DeLaney"  wrote in message   
   news:jtWdnW7iKbZjGyrPnZ2dnUVZ_sSdnZ2d@earthlink.com...   
   > On 2013-12-22, Tim Wright  wrote:   
   >> On 12/22/2013 2:16 PM, R H Draney wrote:   
   >>> Don Freeman filted:   
   >>>> On 12/20/2013 11:50 PM, George Cornelius wrote:   
   >>>>> Chris Schram wrote:   
   >>>>>> Back in the '90s when I first discovered afu, this was one of the   
   >>>>>> most   
   >>>>>> popular topics. Mind the url wrap.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> >>>>> e_thornton_the_odot_engin.html>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> An exploding engineer - that's a good one.  Even better than   
   >>>>> "man bites dog".   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Not just any engineer either, a WHALE engineer.   
   >   
   > Envisioning now a steampunk whale, with goggles and extra gears on the   
   > outside.   
   >   
   >>> But...but whales don't *have* engines!...r   
   >>>   
   >> Then what makes them go?   
   >   
   > Lots and lots of beer, just like us!   
      
   "A shark on whiskey is mighty risky. A shark on beer is a beer engineer"   
   --Willie Nelson   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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