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WHAMBANG!! [message #267274] Di, 16 Mai 2006 19:51
Rocky Frisco  
Coming home Sunday night from the Blues Jam, I turned onto the access
road to the short length of Hwy 44 that leads to the Broken Arrow
Expressway, which, in turn, leads to my area of town. As I turned right
and accelerated, I hit an oil patch probably left by a mechanical mishap
of some sort. The Victor-MG spun out and flew down the (very steep)
embankment and hit a wall at the bottom of the slope, damaging the left
rear fender, a place on the left front fender, bending the rear bumper
and whacking my face into the steering wheel. My nose is quite sore
still and I am still getting dried blood out of it. My left shoulder is
sore for some reason. My insurance should cover all repair costs and the
nose and shoulder will eventually heal, so it's not a big deal, but it
was a bit of a shock. I was a very good racing driver some years back
and the skills I gained have saved me a number of times, but on this
occasion, there was literally no time to react, nothing to do but ride
it out.

Please drive carefully and with full attention to the task at hand.

-Rocky
--
O'Toole's Corollary: Murphy was an optimist.
[I] Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267276 ] Di, 16 Mai 2006 20:02
Stacie Hanes  
Rocky Frisco wrote:

> Please drive carefully and with full attention to the task at hand.
>


Well, we're certainly glad you're okay. I feel safe enough speaking for the
group on this one.

--
Stacie, 4th swordswoman of the afpocalypse.
AFPMinister of Flexible Weapons, Bondage-happy predator,
Speaker-To-Students, AFPMistress to peachy ashie passion &
AFPDeliciousSnack to 8'FED "If you can't be a good example, you'll
just have to be a horrible warning." C. Aird, _His Burial Too_
Re: [I] Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267279 ] Di, 16 Mai 2006 20:14
Notifier Deamon  
Post removed (X-No-Archive: yes)
Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267280 ] Di, 16 Mai 2006 20:14
exquisite witch peach  
Rocky Frisco wrote:

> Coming home Sunday night from the Blues Jam, I turned onto the access
> road to the short length of Hwy 44 that leads to the Broken Arrow
> Expressway, which, in turn, leads to my area of town. As I turned right
> and accelerated, I hit an oil patch probably left by a mechanical mishap
> of some sort. The Victor-MG spun out and flew down the (very steep)
> embankment and hit a wall at the bottom of the slope, damaging the left
> rear fender, a place on the left front fender, bending the rear bumper
> and whacking my face into the steering wheel. My nose is quite sore
> still and I am still getting dried blood out of it. My left shoulder is
> sore for some reason. My insurance should cover all repair costs and the
> nose and shoulder will eventually heal, so it's not a big deal, but it
> was a bit of a shock. I was a very good racing driver some years back
> and the skills I gained have saved me a number of times, but on this
> occasion, there was literally no time to react, nothing to do but ride
> it out.
>
> Please drive carefully and with full attention to the task at hand.
>
> -Rocky


Rocky, I am sincerely glad that you are all right.
Re: [I] Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267283 ] Di, 16 Mai 2006 20:20
Brenda  
Stacie Hanes said:

> Rocky Frisco wrote:
>
>> Please drive carefully and with full attention to the task at hand.
>
> Well, we're certainly glad you're okay. I feel safe enough speaking for
> the group on this one.

Well, that works for me, on this occasion at least. But now that we /know/
Rocky's okay, I have a question:


This is an American car, right? And it skidded on oil, right? And it's an
American car, right? And it went plunging down an embankment, right? And
it's an American car, right? And it SLAMMED into a wall, right? And it's an
American car, right?

So - why didn't it explode?

--
Richard Heathfield
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29/7/1999
http://www.cpax.org.uk
email: rjh at above domain (but drop the www, obviously)
Re: [I] Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267291 ] Di, 16 Mai 2006 20:39
Orjan Westin  
Richard Heathfield wrote:
> Stacie Hanes said:
>
>> Rocky Frisco wrote:
>>
>>> Please drive carefully and with full attention to the task at hand.
>>
>> Well, we're certainly glad you're okay. I feel safe enough speaking
>> for the group on this one.
>
> Well, that works for me, on this occasion at least. But now that we
> /know/ Rocky's okay, I have a question:
>
>
> This is an American car, right? And it skidded on oil, right? And
> it's an American car, right? And it went plunging down an embankment,
> right? And it's an American car, right? And it SLAMMED into a wall,
> right? And it's an American car, right?
>
> So - why didn't it explode?

It's not an American car, obviously. He said it was an MG, which is
English. Well, I recall him mentioning that it's a custom build, with bits
and bobs from different places, but nominally it's English.

Probably save his life, that.

Which is good.

Orjan
--
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Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267307 ] Di, 16 Mai 2006 21:21
Random C  
In article <3ioag.65568$5Z.26963 [at] dukeread02>,
Rocky Frisco <rocknatural [at] gmail.com> wrote:

> Coming home Sunday night from the Blues Jam, I turned onto the access
> road to the short length of Hwy 44 that leads to the Broken Arrow
> Expressway, which, in turn, leads to my area of town. As I turned right
> and accelerated, I hit an oil patch probably left by a mechanical mishap
> of some sort. The Victor-MG spun out and flew down the (very steep)
> embankment and hit a wall at the bottom of the slope, damaging the left
> rear fender, a place on the left front fender, bending the rear bumper
> and whacking my face into the steering wheel. My nose is quite sore
> still and I am still getting dried blood out of it. My left shoulder is
> sore for some reason. My insurance should cover all repair costs and the
> nose and shoulder will eventually heal, so it's not a big deal, but it
> was a bit of a shock. I was a very good racing driver some years back
> and the skills I gained have saved me a number of times, but on this
> occasion, there was literally no time to react, nothing to do but ride
> it out.
>
> Please drive carefully and with full attention to the task at hand.
>
> -Rocky
> --
> O'Toole's Corollary: Murphy was an optimist.

Eeeek! Glad you're OK.
Re: [I] Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267308 ] Di, 16 Mai 2006 21:22
Random C  
In article <GLadnTG56ZZuivfZnZ2dnUVZ8sydnZ2d [at] bt.com>,
Richard Heathfield <invalid [at] invalid.invalid> wrote:

> Stacie Hanes said:
>
> > Rocky Frisco wrote:
> >
> >> Please drive carefully and with full attention to the task at hand.
> >
> > Well, we're certainly glad you're okay. I feel safe enough speaking for
> > the group on this one.
>
> Well, that works for me, on this occasion at least. But now that we /know/
> Rocky's okay, I have a question:
>
>
> This is an American car, right? And it skidded on oil, right? And it's an
> American car, right? And it went plunging down an embankment, right? And
> it's an American car, right? And it SLAMMED into a wall, right? And it's an
> American car, right?
>
> So - why didn't it explode?

Rocky's cars are like the minis in the italian job that bounced most of
the way down the mountainside more-or-less intact, not the poncy sports
cars that disintegrated on the first bounce.
Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267312 ] Di, 16 Mai 2006 21:41
Steve Rogers  
"Rocky Frisco" <rocknatural [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
news:3ioag.65568$5Z.26963 [at] dukeread02...
> Coming home Sunday night from the Blues Jam, I turned onto the access
> road to the short length of Hwy 44 that leads to the Broken Arrow
> Expressway, which, in turn, leads to my area of town. As I turned
> right and accelerated, I hit an oil patch probably left by a
> mechanical mishap of some sort. The Victor-MG spun out and flew down
> the (very steep) embankment and hit a wall at the bottom of the slope,
> damaging the left rear fender, a place on the left front fender,
> bending the rear bumper and whacking my face into the steering wheel.
> My nose is quite sore still and I am still getting dried blood out of
> it. My left shoulder is sore for some reason. My insurance should
> cover all repair costs and the nose and shoulder will eventually heal,
> so it's not a big deal, but it was a bit of a shock. I was a very good
> racing driver some years back and the skills I gained have saved me a
> number of times, but on this occasion, there was literally no time to
> react, nothing to do but ride it out.
>
> Please drive carefully and with full attention to the task at hand.
>
> -Rocky
> --
> O'Toole's Corollary: Murphy was an optimist.

With all that rain there's been there recently I'm surprised that there
weren't more accidents, certainly we saw a few near misses whilst I was
over in your neck of the woods, mind you that maybe down to the person
driving the truck we were in lol. Glad you're okay and hopefully your
insurance company won't argue the toss like my mother-in-law's is.

Steve
Re: [I] Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267313 ] Di, 16 Mai 2006 21:57
Andy Davison  
On Tuesday 16 May 2006 20:22, Random C wrote:

> Rocky's cars are like the minis in the italian job that bounced most of
> the way down the mountainside more-or-less intact, not the poncy sports
> cars that disintegrated on the first bounce.

But this wasn't the Mini but the Victor MG which is a MGTF replica with a
fibreglass bodyshell which you would expect to break pretty badly
especially an area like the rear wing if shunted into a wall like that.
Fortunately fibreglass can be very forgiving if you hit it at the right
angle and the chassis will add a lot to the structural strength. This is
why the Metrocab I saw shunted clear across the Marylebone Road last year
was undamaged while the car that hit it was write off.
It's great to see that Rocky's relatively undamaged. That's the most
important thing.
--
Andy Davison
andy [at] oiyou.force9.co.uk
Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267316 ] Di, 16 Mai 2006 22:03
steelcat  
In article <3ioag.65568$5Z.26963 [at] dukeread02>,
Rocky Frisco <rocknatural [at] gmail.com> wrote:

[...]
>Please drive carefully and with full attention to the task at hand.

Gah! Glad you're OK Rocky, and that the Victor is likewise only bruised.

Long may your charmed life continue!

Cat.
--
Jazz-Loving Soul Mate and Tolerable Frog to CCA
Some people juggle geese.
Re: [I] Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267320 ] Di, 16 Mai 2006 22:15
steelcat  
In article <4cukqjF17a1d3U1 [at] individual.net>,
"Orjan Westin" <nospam [at] cunobaros.com> wrote:

>It's not an American car, obviously. He said it was an MG, which is
>English. Well, I recall him mentioning that it's a custom build, with bits
>and bobs from different places, [...]

Ah. So it's basically the motor-car version of a Firefly. That explains why
Rocky came through with nobbut blood and bruises.

Cat.
--
Jazz-Loving Soul Mate and Tolerable Frog to CCA
Ship like this, be with you 'til the day you die...
Re: [I] Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267324 ] Di, 16 Mai 2006 22:32
Daibhid Ceannaideach  
Also Sprach Stacie Hanes:

> Rocky Frisco wrote:
>
>> Please drive carefully and with full attention to the task
>> at hand.
>>
>
>
> Well, we're certainly glad you're okay. I feel safe enough
> speaking for the group on this one.

Absolutely.

--
Dave
Official Absentee of EU Skiffeysoc
http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/sesoc
"What do monsters have nightmares about?"
"Me!"
-The Doctor
Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267328 ] Di, 16 Mai 2006 22:45
Gid Holyoake  
In article <C08FEEB69668BCD81 [at] 192.168.0.2>, steelcat [at] atuin.demon.co.uk
says...
> In article <3ioag.65568$5Z.26963 [at] dukeread02>,
> Rocky Frisco <rocknatural [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>
> [...]
> >Please drive carefully and with full attention to the task at hand.
>
> Gah! Glad you're OK Rocky, and that the Victor is likewise only bruised.
>
> Long may your charmed life continue!

Only the good die young.. Rocky and I may very well go on indefinitely..
;-)

Gid
Re: [I] WHAMBANG!! [message #267332 ] Di, 16 Mai 2006 23:06
sphira9343  
Rocky Frisco wrote:

>As I turned right
> and accelerated, I hit an oil patch probably left by a mechanical mishap
> of some sort. The Victor-MG spun out and flew down the (very steep)
> embankment and hit a wall at the bottom of the slope, damaging the left
> rear fender, a place on the left front fender, bending the rear bumper
> and whacking my face into the steering wheel.

Ouch! Hope you're okay, Rocky!

CCA
Re: [I] WHAMBANG!! [message #267333 ] Di, 16 Mai 2006 23:07
Orjan Westin  
Gid Holyoake wrote:
> In article <C08FEEB69668BCD81 [at] 192.168.0.2>, steelcat [at] atuin.demon.co.uk
> says...
>> In article <3ioag.65568$5Z.26963 [at] dukeread02>,
>> Rocky Frisco <rocknatural [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> [...]
>>> Please drive carefully and with full attention to the task at hand.
>>
>> Gah! Glad you're OK Rocky, and that the Victor is likewise only
>> bruised.
>>
>> Long may your charmed life continue!
>
> Only the good die young.. Rocky and I may very well go on
> indefinitely.. ;-)

YARimmerAICM5Pints

Orjan
--
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Re: [I] Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267339 ] Di, 16 Mai 2006 23:09
Eric Jarvis  
Richard Heathfield invalid [at] invalid.invalid wrote in
<GLadnTG56ZZuivfZnZ2dnUVZ8sydnZ2d [at] bt.com>:
> Stacie Hanes said:
>
> > Rocky Frisco wrote:
> >
> >> Please drive carefully and with full attention to the task at hand.
> >
> > Well, we're certainly glad you're okay. I feel safe enough speaking for
> > the group on this one.
>
> Well, that works for me, on this occasion at least. But now that we /know/
> Rocky's okay, I have a question:
>
>
> This is an American car, right? And it skidded on oil, right? And it's an
> American car, right? And it went plunging down an embankment, right? And
> it's an American car, right? And it SLAMMED into a wall, right? And it's an
> American car, right?
>
> So - why didn't it explode?
>

Probably due to the absence of a film crew. I have always assumed it's
something to do with film cameras, because it's pretty rare for a crashed
car to burst into flames except when they are being filmed.

--
eric
www.ericjarvis.co.uk
"live fast, die only if strictly necessary"
Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267340 ] Di, 16 Mai 2006 23:17
Eric Jarvis  
Gid Holyoake abuse [at] brynamman.org.uk wrote in
<MPG.1ed44a2f343fb32398969c [at] news.btinternet.com>:
> In article <C08FEEB69668BCD81 [at] 192.168.0.2>, steelcat [at] atuin.demon.co.uk
> says...
> > In article <3ioag.65568$5Z.26963 [at] dukeread02>,
> > Rocky Frisco <rocknatural [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > [...]
> > >Please drive carefully and with full attention to the task at hand.
> >
> > Gah! Glad you're OK Rocky, and that the Victor is likewise only bruised.
> >
> > Long may your charmed life continue!
>
> Only the good die young.. Rocky and I may very well go on indefinitely..
> ;-)
>

Exactly. Don't settle for being anything less than brilliant.

--
eric
www.ericjarvis.co.uk
"live fast, die only if strictly necessary"
Re: [I] Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267341 ] Di, 16 Mai 2006 23:14
Eric Jarvis  
Daibhid Ceanaideach daibhidchenedelh [at] aol.com wrote in
<Xns97C5DB1F04525daibhid [at] 130.133.1.4>:
> Also Sprach Stacie Hanes:
>
> > Rocky Frisco wrote:
> >
> >> Please drive carefully and with full attention to the task
> >> at hand.
> >
> > Well, we're certainly glad you're okay. I feel safe enough
> > speaking for the group on this one.
>
> Absolutely.
>

Twenty thirded. What they said.

--
eric
www.ericjarvis.co.uk
"live fast, die only if strictly necessary"
Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267347 ] Mi, 17 Mai 2006 00:24
Arthur Hagen  
Rocky Frisco <rocknatural [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> Coming home Sunday night from the Blues Jam, I turned onto the access
[and crashed]

As others say, I'm glad you're as ok as you are! Please let us save the
obituary for future and duller times, ok?

> Please drive carefully and with full attention to the task at hand.

Ok, I'll try to slow down before hitting "Post".

Regards,
--
*Art
Re: [I] Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267350 ] Mi, 17 Mai 2006 00:58
Notifier Deamon  
Post removed (X-No-Archive: yes)
Re: [I] Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267355 ] Mi, 17 Mai 2006 01:07
David Chapman  
From the Collected Witterings of Richard Heathfield, volume 23:
> Stacie Hanes said:
>
>> Rocky Frisco wrote:
>>
>>> Please drive carefully and with full attention to the task at hand.
>>
>> Well, we're certainly glad you're okay. I feel safe enough speaking for
>> the group on this one.
>
> Well, that works for me, on this occasion at least. But now that we /know/
> Rocky's okay, I have a question:
>
>
> This is an American car, right? And it skidded on oil, right? And it's an
> American car, right? And it went plunging down an embankment, right? And
> it's an American car, right? And it SLAMMED into a wall, right? And it's
> an American car, right?
>
> So - why didn't it explode?

You're complaining?


--
If life gives you lemmings, jump off a cliff.
Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267356 ] Mi, 17 Mai 2006 01:12
pjamison2  
"Rocky Frisco" <rocknatural [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
news:3ioag.65568$5Z.26963 [at] dukeread02...

> Coming home Sunday night from the Blues Jam, I turned onto the access road
> to the short length of Hwy 44 that leads to the Broken Arrow Expressway,
> which, in turn, leads to my area of town. As I turned right and
> accelerated, I hit an oil patch probably left by a mechanical mishap of
> some sort. The Victor-MG spun out and flew down the (very steep)
> embankment and hit a wall at the bottom of the slope, damaging the left
> rear fender, a place on the left front fender, bending the rear bumper and
> whacking my face into the steering wheel. My nose is quite sore still and
> I am still getting dried blood out of it. My left shoulder is sore for
> some reason. My insurance should cover all repair costs and the nose and
> shoulder will eventually heal, so it's not a big deal, but it was a bit of
> a shock. I was a very good racing driver some years back and the skills I
> gained have saved me a number of times, but on this occasion, there was
> literally no time to react, nothing to do but ride it out.
>
> Please drive carefully and with full attention to the task at hand.
>
> -Rocky

Yikes!! Glad to hear you're okay!

Paul
Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267357 ] Mi, 17 Mai 2006 01:12
Martyn Clapham  
In message <3ioag.65568$5Z.26963 [at] dukeread02>, Rocky Frisco
<rocknatural [at] gmail.com> wrote about something that bent himself and the
MG again.

Glad to hear that you are OK and that the MG isn't too badly bent this
time.

Mart.
--
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Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267365 ] Mi, 17 Mai 2006 01:58
Lesley Weston  
in article 3ioag.65568$5Z.26963 [at] dukeread02, Rocky Frisco at
rocknatural [at] gmail.com wrote on 16/05/2006 10:51 AM:

> Coming home Sunday night from the Blues Jam, I turned onto the access
> road to the short length of Hwy 44 that leads to the Broken Arrow
> Expressway, which, in turn, leads to my area of town. As I turned right
> and accelerated, I hit an oil patch probably left by a mechanical mishap
> of some sort. The Victor-MG spun out and flew down the (very steep)
> embankment and hit a wall at the bottom of the slope, damaging the left
> rear fender, a place on the left front fender, bending the rear bumper
> and whacking my face into the steering wheel. My nose is quite sore
> still and I am still getting dried blood out of it. My left shoulder is
> sore for some reason. My insurance should cover all repair costs and the
> nose and shoulder will eventually heal, so it's not a big deal, but it
> was a bit of a shock. I was a very good racing driver some years back
> and the skills I gained have saved me a number of times, but on this
> occasion, there was literally no time to react, nothing to do but ride
> it out.
>
> Please drive carefully and with full attention to the task at hand.

I'm glad you and the car are not too badly hurt this time. If accidents that
you don't contribute to the cause of are waiting to happen to you, then it's
even more important to be careful.

--
Lesley Weston.

Brightly_coloured_blob is real, but I don't often check even the few bits
that get through Yahoo's filters. To reach me, use leswes att shaw dott ca,
changing spelling and spacing as required.
Re: [I] Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267366 ] Mi, 17 Mai 2006 02:07
Lesley Weston  
in article GLadnTG56ZZuivfZnZ2dnUVZ8sydnZ2d [at] bt.com, Richard Heathfield at
invalid [at] invalid.invalid wrote on 16/05/2006 11:20 AM:

> Stacie Hanes said:
>
>> Rocky Frisco wrote:
>>
>>> Please drive carefully and with full attention to the task at hand.
>>
>> Well, we're certainly glad you're okay. I feel safe enough speaking for
>> the group on this one.
>
> Well, that works for me, on this occasion at least. But now that we /know/
> Rocky's okay, I have a question:
>
>
> This is an American car, right? And it skidded on oil, right? And it's an
> American car, right? And it went plunging down an embankment, right? And
> it's an American car, right? And it SLAMMED into a wall, right? And it's an
> American car, right?
>
> So - why didn't it explode?

Because it's not an American car, among other reasons.

--
Lesley Weston.

Brightly_coloured_blob is real, but I don't often check even the few bits
that get through Yahoo's filters. To reach me, use leswes att shaw dott ca,
changing spelling and spacing as required.
Re: [I] Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267367 ] Mi, 17 Mai 2006 02:09
Lesley Weston  
in article btoag.5377$u4.2911 [at] newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net, Stacie
Hanes at house_damodred [at] yahoo.com wrote on 16/05/2006 11:02 AM:

> Rocky Frisco wrote:
>
>> Please drive carefully and with full attention to the task at hand.
>>
>
>
> Well, we're certainly glad you're okay. I feel safe enough speaking for the
> group on this one.

Yes.

--
Lesley Weston.

Brightly_coloured_blob is real, but I don't often check even the few bits
that get through Yahoo's filters. To reach me, use leswes att shaw dott ca,
changing spelling and spacing as required.
Re: [I] Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267380 ] Mi, 17 Mai 2006 02:38
Shmoe  
"Stacie Hanes" <house_damodred [at] yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:btoag.5377$u4.2911 [at] newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> Rocky Frisco wrote:
>
> > Please drive carefully and with full attention to the task at hand.
> >
>
>
> Well, we're certainly glad you're okay. I feel safe enough speaking for
the
> group on this one.

Wow - Stacie, you are the *LAST* person I would expect to presume to speak
for this group...However, I believe you are safe enough in doing so in this
case. You certainly speak for me! :)
>
> --
> Stacie, 4th swordswoman of the afpocalypse.
> AFPMinister of Flexible Weapons, Bondage-happy predator,
> Speaker-To-Students, AFPMistress to peachy ashie passion &
> AFPDeliciousSnack to 8'FED "If you can't be a good example, you'll
> just have to be a horrible warning." C. Aird, _His Burial Too_
>
>
Re: [I] Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267382 ] Mi, 17 Mai 2006 03:16
Stacie Hanes  
Shmoe wrote:

> Wow - Stacie, you are the *LAST* person I would expect to presume
> to speak for this group...However, I believe you are safe enough in
> doing so in this case. You certainly speak for me! :)

Just this once....


;-)


--
Stacie, 4th swordswoman of the afpocalypse.
AFPMinister of Flexible Weapons, Bondage-happy predator,
Speaker-To-Students, AFPMistress to peachy ashie passion &
AFPDeliciousSnack to 8'FED "If you can't be a good example, you'll
just have to be a horrible warning." C. Aird, _His Burial Too_
Re: [I] Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267390 ] Mi, 17 Mai 2006 04:22
April Goodwin-Smith  
"Stacie Hanes" wrote ...
> Rocky Frisco wrote:
>> Please drive carefully and with full attention to the task at hand.
> Well, we're certainly glad you're okay. I feel safe enough speaking for
> the group on this one.
>

Again - check.

Also - take your person to the doctor, etc, etc, etc.

April.
Re: [I] Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267400 ] Mi, 17 Mai 2006 05:07
Arthur Hagen  
Shmoe <packersrock [at] earthlink.net> wrote:
> "Stacie Hanes" <house_damodred [at] yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:btoag.5377$u4.2911 [at] newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>>
>> Well, we're certainly glad you're okay. I feel safe enough speaking
>> for the group on this one.
>
> Wow - Stacie, you are the *LAST* person I would expect to presume to
> speak for this group...

For Boscone is more likely...

> However, I believe you are safe enough in
> doing so in this case.

Probabably true,
--
*Art
Re: [I] Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267469 ] Mi, 17 Mai 2006 08:29
Brenda  
Lesley Weston said:

>> So - why didn't it explode?
>
> Because it's not an American car, among other reasons.

Well, it's *in* America (which is the most important thing), and also it's
being driven by an American, and by all accounts it was cobbled together in
an American garage. Just putting a little MG badge on it doesn't make it
British.

--
Richard Heathfield
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Re: [I] Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267470 ] Mi, 17 Mai 2006 08:36
Brenda  
Eric Jarvis said:

> Richard Heathfield invalid [at] invalid.invalid wrote in
> <GLadnTG56ZZuivfZnZ2dnUVZ8sydnZ2d [at] bt.com>:
>>
>> So - why didn't it explode?
>
> Probably due to the absence of a film crew.

Oh, of COURSE! That actually makes sense - because film is highly flammable,
right? At least, it was in MP (one of TP's finest in the early canon).

You've taken a great weight off my mind. For a long time now, I have just
kind of assumed that the Cabal has been going round all the cars (and
computers) in the USA, attaching explosives and trembler detonators. I was
kind of wondering when they were going to get round to the UK...

--
Richard Heathfield
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Re: [I] Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267474 ] Mi, 17 Mai 2006 09:11
Eric Jarvis  
Richard Heathfield invalid [at] invalid.invalid wrote in
<urednU0yB6HiWffZnZ2dnUVZ8qKdnZ2d [at] bt.com>:
> Eric Jarvis said:
>
> > Richard Heathfield invalid [at] invalid.invalid wrote in
> > <GLadnTG56ZZuivfZnZ2dnUVZ8sydnZ2d [at] bt.com>:
> >>
> >> So - why didn't it explode?
> >
> > Probably due to the absence of a film crew.
>
> Oh, of COURSE! That actually makes sense - because film is highly flammable,
> right? At least, it was in MP (one of TP's finest in the early canon).
>
> You've taken a great weight off my mind. For a long time now, I have just
> kind of assumed that the Cabal has been going round all the cars (and
> computers) in the USA, attaching explosives and trembler detonators. I was
> kind of wondering when they were going to get round to the UK...
>

I assume that what happens is that here we don't make as many films, so
the film stock never reaches critical mass and as a result is less prone
to cause crashed cars to explode. Though that begs a serious question.
Since they make an enormous number of films in India, why aren't Bollywood
films full of crashing elephants bursting into flames?

--
eric
www.ericjarvis.co.uk
"live fast, die only if strictly necessary"
Re: [I] Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267481 ] Mi, 17 Mai 2006 10:43
jester  
On Wed, 17 May 2006 08:11:33 +0100, Eric Jarvis
<usenet [at] ericjarvis.co.uk> wrote:
<snip cars exploding on film>
>Though that begs a serious question.
>Since they make an enormous number of films in India, why aren't Bollywood
>films full of crashing elephants bursting into flames?

Be fair, when was the last time you saw a car crash and explode in a
musical?

--
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Remember, when someone annoys you, It takes 42 muscles in your face to frown
BUT, it only takes 4 muscles to extend your arm and smack the doofus upside
the head.
Re: [I] Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267493 ] Mi, 17 Mai 2006 12:40
Daibhid Ceannaideach  
Also Sprach jester:

> On Wed, 17 May 2006 08:11:33 +0100, Eric Jarvis
> <usenet [at] ericjarvis.co.uk> wrote:
> <snip cars exploding on film>
>>Though that begs a serious question.
>>Since they make an enormous number of films in India, why
>>aren't Bollywood films full of crashing elephants bursting
>>into flames?
>
> Be fair, when was the last time you saw a car crash and
> explode in a musical?

Aha, the vibrations must do something that prevents
combustion.

--
Dave
Official Absentee of EU Skiffeysoc
http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/sesoc
"What do monsters have nightmares about?"
"Me!"
-The Doctor
Re: [I] Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267494 ] Mi, 17 Mai 2006 12:47
Orjan Westin  
Daibhid Ceanaideach wrote:
> Also Sprach jester:
>
>> On Wed, 17 May 2006 08:11:33 +0100, Eric Jarvis
>> <usenet [at] ericjarvis.co.uk> wrote:
>> <snip cars exploding on film>
>>> Though that begs a serious question.
>>> Since they make an enormous number of films in India, why
>>> aren't Bollywood films full of crashing elephants bursting
>>> into flames?
>>
>> Be fair, when was the last time you saw a car crash and
>> explode in a musical?
>
> Aha, the vibrations must do something that prevents
> combustion.

Actually, I think it's because elephants are incombustible. Celluloid
is, however, and is probably contagious. Since celluloid was invented
to replace ivory, I suspect that the presence of all the elephants
cancel the effect out somwhow.

Probably because of quantum.

Orjan
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Re: [I] Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267505 ] Mi, 17 Mai 2006 15:00
Arthur Hagen  
Eric Jarvis <usenet [at] ericjarvis.co.uk> wrote:
>
> I assume that what happens is that here we don't make as many films,
> so the film stock never reaches critical mass and as a result is less
> prone to cause crashed cars to explode. Though that begs a serious
> question. Since they make an enormous number of films in India, why
> aren't Bollywood films full of crashing elephants bursting into
> flames?

When did you last see an elephant crash, or an elephant going off a cliff?
Or a car exploding unless it first collided with something?
You need a catalyst. *Then* it will explode. At least three times.

(Is this safe to discuss, or are we preempting pterry's writing of a
Muntabwood book now?)

Regards,
--
*Art
Re: [I] Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267509 ] Mi, 17 Mai 2006 16:02
Elliott Grasett  
Richard Heathfield wrote:
> Stacie Hanes said:
>
>
>>Rocky Frisco wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Please drive carefully and with full attention to the task at hand.
>>
>>Well, we're certainly glad you're okay. I feel safe enough speaking for
>>the group on this one.
>
>
> Well, that works for me, on this occasion at least. But now that we /know/
> Rocky's okay, I have a question:
>
>
> This is an American car, right? And it skidded on oil, right? And it's an
> American car, right? And it went plunging down an embankment, right? And
> it's an American car, right? And it SLAMMED into a wall, right? And it's an
> American car, right?
>
> So - why didn't it explode?
>
Although a mere Canuck, I feel safe in answering this one:
Rocky wasn't on television at the time.

Besides which, the Victor-MG is essentially a British car.

--
Cheers,
Elliott
Re: WHAMBANG!! [message #267525 ] Mi, 17 Mai 2006 19:31
Ssirienna  
"Rocky Frisco" <rocknatural [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
news:3ioag.65568$5Z.26963 [at] dukeread02...
> Coming home Sunday night from the Blues Jam, I turned onto the access road
> to the short length of Hwy 44 that leads to the Broken Arrow Expressway,
> which, in turn, leads to my area of town. As I turned right and
> accelerated, I hit an oil patch probably left by a mechanical mishap of
> some sort. The Victor-MG spun out and flew down the (very steep)
> embankment and hit a wall at the bottom of the slope, damaging the left
> rear fender, a place on the left front fender, bending the rear bumper and
> whacking my face into the steering wheel. My nose is quite sore still and
> I am still getting dried blood out of it. My left shoulder is sore for
> some reason. My insurance should cover all repair costs and the nose and
> shoulder will eventually heal, so it's not a big deal, but it was a bit of
> a shock. I was a very good racing driver some years back and the skills I
> gained have saved me a number of times, but on this occasion, there was
> literally no time to react, nothing to do but ride it out.
>
> Please drive carefully and with full attention to the task at hand.
>
Will you *please* stop doing that!!
It's very hard on my nerves :-)

Very happy to see you coped with the mishap

Ssirienna

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