Conference back40::soapbox

    
    Is there any difference between a republican, a conservative
    and a "right wing wacko"?
    
    -b

Who's gonna win the NBA?

TTom

What are the six numbers for this Friday's Tri-State Lottery?

    What is the answer to life, the universe and everything?
    
    Hey wait, I know the answer to that, it's 42! Nevermind.

>    .5  What's it worth to you?

Hell, I ain't proud. I'll split it even with ya, Michael!

 Should I stop feeding my cat canned food (with dry on the side) or just
 feed her dry food?  





Jim

    Mike lied to us -- he hasn't answered any of the questions.  
    Why is life full of broken promises.  Where's my bag of Scotts weed and
    feed.
    
    Re. 1.  >>Is there any difference between a republican, a conservative
            and a "right wing wacko"?<<
    
    A republican thinks he's right
    A conservative knows he's right
    A right wing wacko doesn't know right from sh*t
    

    
    
>    .9 mix it for her.  The moisture in the wet will help with the
>    digestion of the dry.


  But, what if she doesn't like the can food which I mix with the dry?  She's
  such a picky eater I never know what to give her.




 Jim

 Gee, thanks, Mr. Mike!  I'd never thought of that!



 

>    How many times can you reload 30-06 brass?

blimey, do people still use that old stuff?

Chris.

>    How many times can you reload 30-06 brass?

    >blimey, do people still use that old stuff?

    "Best rifle cartridge ever," he humbly opined.

    -b

	Why a duck?

    What's the top airspeed of an African swallow?

    The big ones...in a dead calm.

And, while we're at it, what's your favorite colour?

    laden or unladen?

>    "Best rifle cartridge ever," he humbly opined.

I thought it had been superseded by the 7.62 jobbie (I still reckon
the 5.56 (or .223 if you like) is a load of cack).  Still, I always
thought the .50 was a pretty good round, even if it isn't strictly
designed for rifles...

Chris.

    Are there any uncircumscribed philistines in this forum!?

    
    > <<< Note 396.25 by CONSLT::MCBRIDE "Reformatted to fit your screen" >>>
    >
    >laden or unladen?
    
    
    	You know, I can never remember this!!  Always recognize the
    	"African swallow" question though!!
    

    
    re: .26
    
    >(I still reckon the 5.56 (or .223 if you like) is a load of cack).
    
    I have a friend who, with an 80 grain .223 (5.56 if you like) can hit a
    ten inch circle at 600 (that's six hundred) yards consistently.
    
     Don't sound like "a load of cack" to me...
    

>    I have a friend who, with an 80 grain .223 (5.56 if you like) can hit a
>    ten inch circle at 600 (that's six hundred) yards consistently.

We'd be getting back to the discussion about the RCH now?

    Mike:
    
    Is this topic for the sole purpose of giving you a little attention?
    
    

I've found that you can lighten up the box by removing the contents.
Oh, that's what you're doing.  Never mind.

>    I have a friend who, with an 80 grain .223 (5.56 if you like) can hit a
>    ten inch circle at 600 (that's six hundred) yards consistently.

yeah, but at that sort of range, with such a light load you'd be lucky
to punch a hole through a piece of paper.  Now on the other hand, a
7.62 (or .303, 30-06 or .50... :)

Chris.

    re: ZERO

>    .30-06 is the perfect cartridge

I would beg to differ (okay, so I already did), but I can't really speak
as my favourite weapon only uses the 9mm Parabellum...

Chris.

    re .7 re.6, which one of you is using the Pentium

>    re .7 re.6, which one of you is using the Pentium

A Pentium would have calculated 41.9999999999999647

Chris.

    Mike:
    
    Is the square root of the hypotenus of an icoceles right triangle
    equal to the square root of the remaining side?
    
    The Scarecrow says so!!
    
    -Jackj 

>    Is the square root of the hypotenus of an icoceles right triangle
>    equal to the square root of the remaining side?
    
there's a calculus topic in WOTVAX::WELCOME, I'm sure they'd appreciate
a few more visitors!  :)

Chris.

    I know...but I want the genius from the mid Atlantic to answer this
    one.
    
    Have an answer for me tomorrow or else you will be dropped off at a NOW
    convention and have to face Glinda there!!!

    
    
    
    
    
    
          How does one venture back to the planet Mars?

    Will I be able to get 2 tickets to Clapton concert in Atlanta?
    
    

    
    re .45
    Heck I can anwser that one and I'm not even Mike
    
    Yes you can get them ..... how much are you willing to pay is the real
    question.

    
    How do I start my weedtrimmer?

    
>    How do I start my weedtrimmer?



   very carefully...

>    How do I start my weedtrimmer?

Gas or Electric?

> hypotenus
  hypotenusE
> icoceles
  iSoSceles
> -Jackj
  -Jack

-----> Uuh ... sorry (tm)

   NNTTM, Jack.

    I tried one of those 30-06 things once, the ramrod bent the end of it.
    
    Our range boss can putt a minnie (lead lump) into a twelve inch circle
    at a thousand yards, now that's technology. (Rifle made at Royal
    Enfield in 1872)
    
    R. Michael.  Um, some other interloper with no proper work.

    Is there any difference between a democrat, a liberal, a communist and
    a left wing wacko ?
    
    Inquiring minds want to know.
    
    

    >Is the square root of the hypotenus of an icoceles right triangle
    >equal to the square root of the remaining side?
    
    >The Scarecrow says so!!

    The answer to Jack's question is "no" (Scarecrow not
    withstanding).

    The Pyhtagorean theorem states that the hypotenuse is equal
    to the square root of the _sum_ of the squares of the
    remaining sides.

    If you look at the formula Jack gives, the answer for
    an isosceles (two sides of equal length) right triangle
    (the angle opposite the hypotenuse is 90 degrees), then
    the solution would be c = sqrt (a**2). which (if one
    does the algebra) is the same as c = a = b.

    Let's look at a real example. First of all, as I mention
    above, an isosceles has two sides of equal length. If
    you think about this, the "adjacent angles" (where the
    two sides meet the third side) must be equivalent. Since
    the sum of the inside angles of a triangle is 180 degrees,
    neither of the adjacent angles can be 90 degrees. So
    in an isosceles right triangle, the hypotenuse cannot
    be one of the equal length sides. We have thus identified
    the hypotenuse (if you have means to measure the angles
    instead of the length of the sides, the hypotenuse is
    always "opposite" the 90 degree angle in a right
    triangle, so you can use that means to identify the
    hypotenuse as well).

    So, if our isosceles sides are of length 5, then the
    hypotenuse is of length sqrt(50), or 7.07 (do the math
    using the Pythagorean theorem as shown above). By
    Jack's theorem, the answer would be 5 (the square
    root of five squared), which is the wrong answer,
    new math notwithstanding.
    
    For extra points, what is the value of the two adjacent
    angles in an isosceles right triangle?
                                          
    -b

    
    It's gas.  I read all of the instructions and found everything except
    for the "throttle latch".  What the heck is a "throttle latch"?  

    I was going to put that in first thing this morning...but thank you for
    doing this for me!!!!  
    
    Jack, thanks for the (tm)!! :-)

    the throttle latch is a latch which latches the throttle - just thought
    I'd help

    re: .55
    
    Did you put gas in it?

    
    Well, since you know what it is, be at my house Sunday morning and
    start the darn thing for me 8^).

    
    Um, yes, Steve.  There is gas in it 8^p.  Following the instructions, I 
    squooshed the little primer bubble; I moved the lever to start; I
    pulled the trigger.  The next instructions are "engage throttle latch
    then pull the starting cord".  WHAT IS THE THROTTLE LATCH?
    
    I need help 8^/.

    >                                    Following the instructions, I 
    >squooshed the little primer bubble; I moved the lever to start; I
    >pulled the trigger. 
    
    Stop! I'm getting excited (and it's too damn early for that!) :-)
    
    -b

    The throttle latch should be a lever that opens the fuel line to the
    engine.  Think of it as a choke.
    
    I would think the throttle latch would be near the gas tank somewhere,
    but it's been quite some time since I've looked at a gas-powered
    trimmer.
    
    -steve

    
    
     Steve's right.. it's probably the new, high-tech name for the choke...
    
     Up near the carb...

The throttle latch also _COULD_ be an interlock which keeps the trigger
engaged for a short period while one is busy pulling the starter cord.

    
    Well, what might it look like?  Honestly, you'd think there'd be little
    labels on this stuff.  I couldn't find any other moving parts.
    
    I don't want to crawl around the foundation of my house with a pair of
    scissors 8^).

    
    Is the toilet in HBF 2nd floor (men's) currently occupied ?

    re: .65
    
    That'll teach you to go out and buy a Polish trimmer!!!
    
    :)
    

    
    8^)  *I* didn't buy it!  It's mine by default.
    
    Boy, if youall can't answer this, just wait a few weeks until I ask how
    to start the lawnmower 8^).

    Mz_Deb, the throttle latch on a weed trimmer is very likely to be what
    DelBlasto says.  Look for it on the handle, where the throttle is.  The
    throttle should be a trigger that you squeeze, and the most usual kind
    of throttle latch is another trigger-like thingie on the other side of
    the handle.  You squeeze the throttle, then squeeze the throttle latch,
    then release the throttle, then release the latch - which will have
    caught on a notch on the throttle trigger such that it holds the
    throttle in.  When you squeeze the throttle again after starting the
    engine, the throttle latch springs loose.

    
    <----- !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    I SAW THAT NOTCHED THINGY!!!!  It didn't move though...hmm...maybe I 
    need to squeeze harder...
    
    Oh, dick, THANK YOU!

    .70
    
    MZ_Deb, I think you've found it.  Fiddle around with it a little.
    
    On my chainsaw the squeezing order is the other way.  You can't sqeeze
    the throttle unless you have the latch squeezed - the latch is a double
    purpose device that also serves as a deadhead switch.  So to start the
    saw, you squeeze the latch, squeeze the trigger, release the latch, and
    release the trigger - which catches on an inverted notch in the latch. 
    Your trimmer might also work this way.

Also, don't forget to mix the gas and oil properly and try to avoid using
the RFG fuel, if at all possible, until we find out how much truth there
is to the claims about its uselessness in 2-cycle engines, else you may end
up with the opportuinity to buy a new trimmer before you might have planned
to.

[RFG=rotten effing gas]

    re: .64
    
    That would have been my next guess.  

    Did you check the air in the tires?  That sometimes works.

    Hey Mike!
    
    
    I thought you promised me yesterday that this was going to be one of 
    "those" notes.  I am really disappointed...
    
    I never get what I want...
    

    Mike,
    
    I'm going to a birthday bash tomorrow night. If I drink 15 pints of
    lager and half a bottle of Bourbon, what are the chances of me having a
    hangover in the morning ?

    
    <--- about equal to your chances of drowning, if you should
         forget to pee before going to bed.  8^)
    
    
         bill

    
    No chance, Martin; with all that liquor, you'll still be drunk in the
    morning 8^).
    

    %^) %^) %^)

    Cnnnn youuuu annnnnnnnnnnnswwwwwwwwwwwwer .66 pleassssssssssssssssss
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    If I can't work the throttle latch, can I just depress the throttle and
    tape it down or something 8^)?

I'd use a rubber band or something easily removeable before I'd use
tape. The engine is going to scream pretty good at full throttle.

    my father had this problem with his and just fashioned a wire loop 
    to slide over the arm. easily came on and off. of course, your
    confirguation may be different.

    Mike,
    
    Will I be able to get 2 tix to see EC?
    

    
    Mike
    
    What is the average speed of a barn swallow?

    
    European or North African?
    

    
    er, Asian to be precise

    Is it carrying a coconut?

    
    Why I believe it is Dick, how observant of you.

    
    Mike, does Glenn look like Chris Elliot?
    

    Thanx Mike.... I guess I'll stay off the bourbon and have a few more
    pints instead !

    
    .92
    
    I'm not Mike, nor do I play him in notes, but although Glenn has some
    features in common with Chris Elliot, he is much more handsome than 
    Chris Elliot could ever dream of being.
    
    NNTTM 8^).

    
    Mike, awaiting your answer to .387

    
>>    Mike, awaiting your answer to .387


	he didn't say anything about being clairvoyant, did he?

Which is better.... a pinch or a clockwise twirl?

    depends if it's launched at the beginning or the end of the act... :-)
    
    Chip

    Who is this Claire Voyant person?

    
    sounds like a new personality for you Glenn. :-)