What's even better is that the person he's asking that to is Bernard Cribbins, who played Wilfred, Donna's grandfather, in several of the episodes. He was absolutely brilliant and empathetic in his role, by the way.

This may be worth a thought; I was brought up a catholic. I am now a non-believer in any faith and make many arguments against my catholic roots. Is it not therefore possible for him to be anti-Semitic, in-spite of his Jewish background? After all, if I hated the Nazis all my life only to discover that my grandfather had been one, would I then embrace what he stood for? Of course not.

Two guys names on it. One is her boyfriend, and the other, her father? Perhaps her grandfather as a fond reminder.

Poor thing.

If you poke them in the butt with a stick, their tail will automatically wrap around it. It's a natural reaction from when they're first born (usually in trees, as far as I recall).

You can also grab them by the scruff of the neck like a cat or dog. Unless they're rabid, or really seriously cornered, they will usually continue to play dead so you can move them easily.

My grandfather used to tell me stories about "hunting" possum in the south, where they'd drive around at night until finding one on the road. They would always freeze in the headlights, and then my grandfather would get out with two sticks and approach it. He'd do the poke-in-the-butt with one stick, and when the possum had coiled its tail around it and could be picked up, he'd lift it and place the other stick under its chin. Then he'd raise both sticks to the same height and, supposedly, the weight would break it's neck and kill it instantly (supposedly).

>> ^kceaton1:

>> ^skinnydaddy1:
FAA is going to freak if they find this video and incident has not been reported. o.0

I'm right there with you, that may in fact be one hell of a major no-no and I hope they were over empty lands.
I wonder under normal regulations if they are actually even supposed to continue operating in an event like that, considering all the regulations put on flying (there are a lot). I know it looks like some guy's dumpy car just lost a side door, no biggy, but in flying they breath fire down your neck for missing certain bolts or those said bolts even being remotely loose... I'll have to look and see if a pilot can make a judgment call concerning no mandatory operation machinery attached to the craft coming off (that may be part of the main fuselage!)
I did look and see that the national statistic on flights that should have remained grounded getting fixed (some problems not so big, some big enough that when the plane landed emergency crews were needed to put out fires, not including MANY of the emergency landings at the wrong airport before the plane truly does CRASH) that number comes in at around 65000 flights over six years... This is from the FAA, so we're talking about mostly small business's up to large airlines like Delta. BUT, it must always be remembered that they do a better job than your average driver and their car by far; they just have much more "flashier" endings I guess you could say. Which makes the media frenzy about it like a feeding pool that CNN & FOX News ALIKE, engorge until nothing is left but the tasteless morsels that just reiterate everything we have been told by them before this...it is unfortunate that not only we are exposed to this media circus, but also that 'flying' is being dragged through the toxin-filled-sludge created by our media-hype-elite...
I'd figure the ONE group of people that might actually take great care of their machinery is the smaller business and solo-flyer's. I know one of my grandfather's brother spent hours on end with his plane making sure it was in tip-top shape and making sure his flight plans were exacting (he was kinda a bush-pilot, so that was important to him, if you know what I mean). A small off-topic element to this: I remember going through his flight plans and maps that went up through the Western U.S., into Western Canada, then into lower Alaska...it was amazing to see what detail he went into to get the job done; I would feel very safe flying with him if I ever did, because of the extreme measures he went to to get everything right...
I wonder if the pilot had to worry about anything when they landed, it's impossible to see from the clip, but you don't see if it goes up at all and hits the plane--but, I'd assume since everyone is acting basically happy and fine (no panic at all) I assume that the rest of that flight went normally, except for that and the large amounts of paperwork that wold follow it... (Assuming they weren't idiotic and DID report it...)


Found a little blurp about it here.

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Nah it wasn't our fault. There were ten 'other' jumpers before us. Some were new and didn't know how to operate it. On takeoff they failed to close it properly and then in the back from held it down with there feet till 2500 where two of them stood up to close it properly. When they stood on it it was pushed below the stops on either side (the angle iron shaped things) and then turned the handle. I am assuming the locking pin went below the frame of the door. At height they stood to open the door - stepping on the door and turning the handle. The door didn't rise. They then stood on it harder with no change to the result. They then stood on it harder and pushed it down into the wind and it caught air and took off. One of the coolest things I have ever seen. The door landed in the quarry and has been recovered - it needs about $100 in repairs and will be back in action this weekend (or so i have been told).

Was looking for more on it but so far zip.

>> ^skinnydaddy1:

FAA is going to freak if they find this video and incident has not been reported. o.0


I'm right there with you, that may in fact be one hell of a major no-no and I hope they were over empty lands.

I wonder under normal regulations if they are actually even supposed to continue operating in an event like that, considering all the regulations put on flying (there are a lot). I know it looks like some guy's dumpy car just lost a side door, no biggy, but in flying they breath fire down your neck for missing certain bolts or those said bolts even being remotely loose... I'll have to look and see if a pilot can make a judgment call concerning no mandatory operation machinery attached to the craft coming off (that may be part of the main fuselage!)

I did look and see that the national statistic on flights that should have remained grounded getting fixed (some problems not so big, some big enough that when the plane landed emergency crews were needed to put out fires, not including MANY of the emergency landings at the wrong airport before the plane truly does CRASH) that number comes in at around 65000 flights over six years... This is from the FAA, so we're talking about mostly small business's up to large airlines like Delta. BUT, it must always be remembered that they do a better job than your average driver and their car by far; they just have much more "flashier" endings I guess you could say. Which makes the media frenzy about it like a feeding pool that CNN & FOX News ALIKE, engorge until nothing is left but the tasteless morsels that just reiterate everything we have been told by them before this...it is unfortunate that not only we are exposed to this media circus, but also that 'flying' is being dragged through the toxin-filled-sludge created by our media-hype-elite...

I'd figure the ONE group of people that might actually take great care of their machinery is the smaller business and solo-flyer's. I know one of my grandfather's brother spent hours on end with his plane making sure it was in tip-top shape and making sure his flight plans were exacting (he was kinda a bush-pilot, so that was important to him, if you know what I mean). A small off-topic element to this: I remember going through his flight plans and maps that went up through the Western U.S., into Western Canada, then into lower Alaska...it was amazing to see what detail he went into to get the job done; I would feel very safe flying with him if I ever did, because of the extreme measures he went to to get everything right...

I wonder if the pilot had to worry about anything when they landed, it's impossible to see from the clip, but you don't see if it goes up at all and hits the plane--but, I'd assume since everyone is acting basically happy and fine (no panic at all) I assume that the rest of that flight went normally, except for that and the large amounts of paperwork that wold follow it... (Assuming they weren't idiotic and DID report it...)

Yeh, sure, I don't disagree either. But you just don't see N. Korea pointing that discerning eye in their own direction. The cults of personality surrounding Kim Jung Il & Kim Il Sung beat the crap out of any shitty star worship MTV propagates. They just put a teenager in charge of their country because of what his father and grandfather did. Millions of N. Koreans die annually from not having enough to eat. They give any foreign visitor the 'Potemkin Village' treatment. Not to say the points made weren't credible, but showing the worse of American excess doesn't make that America. I don't watch any of the shit that video talked about and neither do you. We can turn it off.

Hoping to spend the next 3 months clean.Must...pass..follicle test for *COUGH job opportunity that may prove fatal as close to four bits as it is for me-
What is a boilermaker anyhow?

Currently unemployed, until next week when I'll be appearing as a maintenance technician at a well-established rural golf course. (Clean-up plan: Work wrenches and lawnmowers for 3 months and bail~Free golf on my days off + 1.

Clean living for chump change then off to a gig that pays with cool hours (2 weeks on, 7-12's, two weeks off)-Plan to save a shitload of cabbage and continue evading federal income taxes like my grandfather before me. (Filed maybe 3 times in the last 30 years)

Oh fuck, Googles' gonna read this and forward it to improper authorities huh?

My grandfather is a 5+ year survivor of pancreatic cancer, which puts him in a lucky 6% according to wikipedia. In his case, he probably owes his life to the fact that the cancer randomly created a bulge/tumor that happened to block a bile duct and made him extremely jaundiced. The skin color got him to make a very rare (for him) visit to the hospital, so if it hadn't blocked that duct it is extremely unlikely that he would have been diagnosed in time.

He had a "Whipple" surgery that (as I understand it) removes the pancreas and notable portions of intestine and stomach. Came through that better than anyone would have any reason to expect and now he's back to maintaining his large cattle ranch, manhandling heavy feed sacks and hay bales every day. Tough guy.

I hope this kid's test makes it so there are more lucky folks like my grandpa. Not to mention more appreciative family members like myself!

You can't arrest someone for promoting Christ through fear and intimidation. I believe the Church is grandfathered in on that one.

Swampy, I had an English teacher say to a prized student once "GOSH I wish I could just bottle you up to show other students how to act!" I'm unsure why, perhaps I though I should be emulating her, but that metaphor has stuck with me for a long time.

Since then, I've used it to deal with, among other things, loss. I've done this with a lot of people in my life (usually only people I don't plan on seeing anymore: ex-girlfriends, childhood friends whom I've lost touch with, and any relatives/friends who are now deceased). I do a bit more than remember the "good times," they're characters in my mind that I can call on and say "What would __________ do if he/she were here to make me feel better?"

Very recently, three weeks ago to be precise, my grandfather passed away. It's the first time I've had to deal with a serious loss like that since losing religion myself, and I found solace using my "bottle" method. My grandpa joked around constantly, often times in awkward situations (this past Thanksgiving, he told me a joke about a guy "fucking a dog in the ass" with my little nephews near by). And, as weird as it sounds, I found myself at his funeral imagining him hanging out with me saying something like "Well shit, when you gotta go!"

You can probably guess what Samwise would do if he saw you moping around the house. My advice is to use that to help you through your tough time. Hope this helps!

I do hate to generalize (but, it's easy to do so where I live: it's Utah!), but many old men fit Cenk's little ending remark all too well.

I've heard an older man defend a molester, a grandfather abusing his granddaughters, by saying that, "That is just how old men are..."

One of the biggest WTF moments I've ever had in my life (also, in Utah!).

Fella sounds a lot like my Grandfather, and he tells a great story!

Interview with notable African-American poet and journalist Frank Marshall Davis. Frank is mentioned in Barak Obamas "Dreams From My Father", as a drinking buddy of his grandfather and an African American that made an impression on the now President as a young man growing up in Hawaii. The Film & Media Archive partnered with the Center for Labor Education and Research (CLEAR) at the University of Hawaii West Oahu to preserve the interview.

From the YouTube link... HELL of a leap you make with that title...