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Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 5:57 pm
by fadlan12
Michael Crichton book "
Eaters of the Dead.
Book Description
"Crichton excells at storytelling."
NEWSDAY
In A.D. 922 Ibn Fadlan, the representative of the ruler of Bagdad, City of Peace, crosses the Caspian sea and journeys up the valley of the Volga on a mission to the King of Saqaliba. Before he arrives, he meets with Buliwyf, a powerful Viking chieftain who is summoned by his besieged relatives to the North. Buliwyf must return to Scandanavia and save his countrymen and families from the monsters of the mist....
Fadlan12 beacuase I have 12 kids.

j/k fadlan007 was taken
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:22 pm
by dws1117
Diode wrote:txinvestigator wrote:3 guesses.
You live in Texas, you wear a vest and your a agitator?
I crack me up sometimes.... sorry Tx!
Mine are my initials and my son's birthday, Nov. 17.
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:36 pm
by jimlongley
XDgal wrote:Unlike some of the more creative screen names on here, mine is pretty simple, I carry two XDs and I'm a gal. Love my XDs! And, like wo5m, and K5NRA ( was that random or by choice? ) , I'm a radio operator, too. KE5KMS.
By choice of course! I rewarded myself when I made Extra.
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:39 pm
by GrillKing
I like to cook. On the grill. Nothing beats a good, thick, porterhouse and a baked potato....
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:45 pm
by jimlongley
Diode wrote:llwatson wrote:First user name I ever had, from back in the very beginning; when Al Gore first invented the internet. When bulletin boards, DOS commands, and 4 color monitors were all new and exciting.
Yes, I am old. And, as I am old and tired, I have not been able to expend any precious energy thinking up a new and clever name. So, here I am. First initial, middle initial, last name.
LL Watson
Ah! SO you are from back when Bill Gates said no one would ever need more than 640k of memory?

I can still remember running everything from 5.25 in. floppies and what would I do with a 10 meg HD.
640(Heck), I remember when 64 was all that could be addressed. Until I moved back to TX I had 8 inch floppy drives in the basement waiting for me to hook them back up SINGLE DENSITY!!! And I could tell you stories about communicating in Morse Code.
Back when a baud MIGHT actually equal a bit, and when 300 bps modems were a step up in bit rate.
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Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 10:25 pm
by Lumberjack98
I graduated from Stephen F. Astin State University in 1998. Their mascot is the Lumberjack.
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 11:17 pm
by KBCraig
jimlongley wrote:
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73 back atcha.
I'm not a ham, but I do some SWL now and then. Dad was a railroad telegraph operator and taught me a little bit of RR Morse, which is an entirely different animal!
Kevin
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:31 am
by O6nop
If you turn my screen name upside down it resembles my first name in lower case and last initial capitalized. O6nop = dougO for those who don't want to turn their monitor upside-down

Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:43 am
by XDgal
jimlongley wrote:XDgal wrote:Unlike some of the more creative screen names on here, mine is pretty simple, I carry two XDs and I'm a gal. Love my XDs! And, like wo5m, and K5NRA ( was that random or by choice? ) , I'm a radio operator, too. KE5KMS.
By choice of course! I rewarded myself when I made Extra.
Cool! A fitting reward for a worthy accomplishment. See you on the radio!
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:49 am
by dihappy
1 Corinthians 15:55
"O death where is thy sting? O grave where is thy victory?"
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 3:31 am
by Thane
Thane is my middle name. Because it's so distinctive, I can get away with using it on most forums without someone else grabbing it first.
When that does happen, though, I use JSThane.
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 4:13 am
by Rugrash
Rugrash was the name of a local Houston band back in the mid 90's or so. It was a couple of members from another one of my favorite bands "Sprawl". They were more of a side project and was only around for one album.
I use Rugrash as my name in Battlefield 2 & 2142 as well as alot of other games that have come and gone over the years.
-Rug
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 6:17 am
by longtooth
Thane wrote:Thane is my middle name. Because it's so distinctive, I can get away with using it on most forums without someone else grabbing it first.
When that does happen, though, I use JSThane.
Middle name is unique. Is the avitar a real closeup too?
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 9:30 am
by jimlongley
KBCraig wrote:jimlongley wrote:
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73 back atcha.
I'm not a ham, but I do some SWL now and then. Dad was a railroad telegraph operator and taught me a little bit of RR Morse, which is an entirely different animal!
Kevin
I was a member of the Morse Telegraph Club for many years, a close friend was the international secretary, and was (emphasis on WAS) learning American Morse, but got lost at 'C'
http://www.morsetelegraphclub.org/
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 2:00 pm
by JKDubb
My initials are J K W, I remember JW from Reading Rainbow and I always thought JW was cool but I Jiked the sound of JD better so it is like JW without saying ouble u. I dont know why I leave the K in there
