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That is very sad, particularly because these people died at a relatively young age. I wonder if there is anything in the nature of a career of working on a platform, or in the type of people who self-select to become career platform workers, which is associated with reduced mortality ?
I hope not !
yours, Bill
“I'm an artist: it's self evident that word implies looking for something all the time without ever finding it in full. It is the opposite of saying : ‘I know all about it. I've already found it.’
As far as I'm concerned, the word means: ‘I am looking. I am hunting for it. I am deeply involved.’” Vincent Van Gogh
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I have a feeling that in 2 out of the 3.....that may have something to do with it.
For me, having kids made a massive change in my lifestyle, particularly on the partying front. It use to be 2 or 3 weeks of 18 hour a day boozing, 300+ units a week was not uncommon. (Recommended male maximum is 35units/week).
There was definitely a live fast, party hard, die young mentality through the whole of the 90's. I miss the whole experience of it...it is very hard to put it into words.
Now though, all grown up (sort of!) with wife and kids, things have naturally moved on in the right direction.
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Sorry to hear of your mates.
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So Sorry to hear about your colleagues!
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Sorry to hear about this.
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
I would agree with you but then we both would be wrong.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
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I'm on-line therefore I am.
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Very sorry for your loss, Dave.
/ravi
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What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
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Very sad to hear, Dave, but it's something one has to get used to as we age. It seems now that not a week goes by that I don't see an old friend or acquaintance on the obit page of the newspaper. One day, I suppose, it will be my turn, but I don't expect to read it. It's much more difficult when they're so young, though. Cheers to their memory, and many thanks for all the good times we had...
Will Rogers never met me.
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Movie Quote Of The Day
This is the end for you... my former master.
Which movie?
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How to get free cookies!
Hmm i wonder why its doing that......ARGHS NO STOP, ROLLBACK ROLLBACK...F*** That's how i learned to "Always Backup"!!
Dogs are man's best Friend,
Cats are man's adorable little serial killer
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Kungfu Panda - the dark series.
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QA - The Takeover
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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Star Wars VII: A Starwalk on the Wild Side (With Lou Read)
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Nagy and in the Gin training early years
Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
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My Wife, my House, my Dog
Boss slapping Edition
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I assume it's from Episode II. And Yoda is the one it's said to.
The good thing about pessimism is, that you are always either right or pleasently surprised.
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nope and nope.
You do know the goal of the game is not really to guess right ?
( or did you guess wrong on propuse is which case )
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"Turn rebel leader and take one's post on Pluto with One Direction? Get Stuffed!"(10)
Not so easy, but I like it.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Clicky[^]
Now coming in on it's final approach to the PLANET Pluto.
(Call me old-fashioned but it was always a planet when I was growing up and I am not changing my opinion because of some contrived new definition of some johnny-come-lately planetary scientists with an axe to grind and a name to make).
Anyway, I digress...
It will be nice to see the whole complex system, and it will round off the tour of the solar system that started 55 years ago with Luna 1.
(Yes, I know, Eris et al and the Oort Cloud etc, but I mean the bodies that most people have actually heard of!).
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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You actually believe NASA launched a probe to the outer system?
Software Zen: delete this;
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Well, it's about time we knew more about Pluto; we've certainly seen enough of Uranus, Dave.
cheers, Bill
“I'm an artist: it's self evident that word implies looking for something all the time without ever finding it in full. It is the opposite of saying : ‘I know all about it. I've already found it.’
As far as I'm concerned, the word means: ‘I am looking. I am hunting for it. I am deeply involved.’” Vincent Van Gogh
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Dalek Dave wrote: bodies that most people have actually heard of
You don't need to go that far to see Pam Anderson.
Dalek Dave wrote: it was always a planet
A dwarf planet is still a planet; just as a dwarf person is still a person.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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OriginalGriff wrote: If one of these wanted your food on a trip to the seaside No problem, it picks up you and your lunch-box all together. No even notices the difference...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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