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Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 10:28 pm
by longtooth
Welcome aboard rancher. Glad to have you. Been a while since you posted. Glad you are back. I went through your good town last night to come to San Ant. to visit our son for the holidays.
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 10:42 pm
by gigag04
GigAg04 = Gig 'em Aggies, Class of 2004.
Whoop.
-nick
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 11:34 pm
by Commander
Not the imaginative type and this being a Concealed Handgun Forum, I used my carry gun as my id - Smith & Wesson 6946; which breaks down as follows:
69xx= 9mm compact, double stack magazine
xx4x= Double action only
xxx6= Stainless steel frame
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 12:09 am
by Flatland2D
Flatland was a book written in 1884 about Mr. Square that lived in a two dimensional world. The author goes into great detail describing the different social classes (mostly based off the Victorian era) and how the two dimensional figures interpret senses.
Then one night, Mr. Square gets visited by a sphere from the third dimension. Mr. Square can only perceive the sphere as a circle of changing radius as he passes through the two dimensional plane. Mr. Square finally understands the third dimension when the sphere removes him from the plane and he can not only see the sphere in its entirety, but also look back down and see everything in the world of Flatland at once, an experience he describes as "seeing through" things.
Eventually, with his newfound knowledge, Mr. Square asserts that there must be a dimension even greater than the third. With the same stubburness that plagued the second dimension, the sphere answers that surely there is nothing higher than the third. Mr. Square never understands what the third dimension is once he goes back into the second dimension. "Upward, not northward," he says to himself.
It's a really great book for anyone interested in mathematics, higher dimensions, spirituality/religion, or history.
As for my username, I liked the book so much that I made it my username for most things online. I added the "2D" (second dimension) for some originality since just plain "Flatland" is usually already taken.
No, I don't ride BMX.
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 3:15 am
by KBCraig
Flatland2D wrote:No, I don't ride BMX.
Thanks. Now I don't feel so old, because I actually got that.
Kevin
user name
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 5:49 pm
by garya
just cut my nane short.garya for gary anderson ,e-mail garyacman used that one after i retired out of army and got ac degree. simple i gues
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 10:52 pm
by The Last Boyscout
I am always the one prepared in my family. No one ever thinks ahead. Only me, I am glad to help.
The Last Boyscout
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 10:55 pm
by jbirds1210
"AF&AM 30 Yrs"
Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 11:59 pm
by 64zebra
64Zebra
my height 6'4" and I referee high school and college basketball
in use on several sites
Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 7:04 pm
by bigolbigun
Lots of fun reading,new members tell us your story.
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:46 pm
by Trope
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:44 pm
by KBCraig
In a manner of speaking.
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:11 am
by loosecannon
I'm an old, shell-shocked teacher who spent most of his career in a large
urban inner-city high school. I retired when I got too old to fight.
A supervisor used this term about me bcause of my tendency to raise questions that were not answerable with politically correct hype.
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:46 am
by Rallyman
I'm a big fan of European Rally racing. Very popular in Europe, almost unknown in US.
AFAIK Rally drivers are the "Best" and bravest drivers ... my 2 cents
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 2:41 pm
by longtooth
loosecannon, dont worry around here. We all know we are right but not many of us try to be PC.
