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Bruce in Alaska December 5th 06 08:32 PM

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In article ,
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

On Mon, 4 Dec 2006 09:48:12 -0600, "KLC Lewis"
wrote:

All such arbitrary measurement systems are silly. We should base all
measurements on the half-life of Cesium, as the good Lord intended.


Crap - now I've got Pepsi all over the monitor!!! :)

ROTFL!!!!


I found that Diest Mug Rootbeer and BlueTooth Keyboards Don't mix well
at all..... Hope yours likes Pepsi better than mine liked Rootbear....

Bruce in alaska
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ACP December 5th 06 11:03 PM

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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 05 Dec 2006 20:32:53 GMT, Bruce in Alaska
wrote:

In article ,
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

On Mon, 4 Dec 2006 09:48:12 -0600, "KLC Lewis"
wrote:

All such arbitrary measurement systems are silly. We should base all
measurements on the half-life of Cesium, as the good Lord intended.

Crap - now I've got Pepsi all over the monitor!!! :)

ROTFL!!!!


I found that Diest Mug Rootbeer and BlueTooth Keyboards Don't mix well
at all..... Hope yours likes Pepsi better than mine liked Rootbear....


Fortunately, it was only the monitor.

And I love Mug Rootbeer. I love root beer period. Sarsaparilla too.
And Birch Beer. I used to make my own Root beer.

Now that I think about it, why am I drinking Pepsi? :)


Please stick with the Pepsi, I have a fair amount of PEP stock. But then
again, I prefer Diet Coke!



ACP December 5th 06 11:18 PM

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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 5 Dec 2006 18:03:18 -0500, "ACP" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
. ..
On Tue, 05 Dec 2006 20:32:53 GMT, Bruce in Alaska
wrote:

In article ,
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

On Mon, 4 Dec 2006 09:48:12 -0600, "KLC Lewis"
wrote:

All such arbitrary measurement systems are silly. We should base all
measurements on the half-life of Cesium, as the good Lord intended.

Crap - now I've got Pepsi all over the monitor!!! :)

ROTFL!!!!

I found that Diest Mug Rootbeer and BlueTooth Keyboards Don't mix well
at all..... Hope yours likes Pepsi better than mine liked Rootbear....

Fortunately, it was only the monitor.

And I love Mug Rootbeer. I love root beer period. Sarsaparilla too.
And Birch Beer. I used to make my own Root beer.

Now that I think about it, why am I drinking Pepsi? :)


Please stick with the Pepsi, I have a fair amount of PEP stock. But then
again, I prefer Diet Coke!


I do drink Pepsi - Diet Pepsi actually. I hate Diet Coke.

Pah...

Oh, I also own Pepisco - it's been a good performer.


At least you loyal to holdings. I used to be a loyal Pepsi drinker
(non-diet) until I got hooked on DC.



JohnH December 5th 06 11:58 PM

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On Tue, 05 Dec 2006 20:41:49 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Tue, 05 Dec 2006 20:32:53 GMT, Bruce in Alaska
wrote:

In article ,
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

On Mon, 4 Dec 2006 09:48:12 -0600, "KLC Lewis"
wrote:

All such arbitrary measurement systems are silly. We should base all
measurements on the half-life of Cesium, as the good Lord intended.

Crap - now I've got Pepsi all over the monitor!!! :)

ROTFL!!!!


I found that Diest Mug Rootbeer and BlueTooth Keyboards Don't mix well
at all..... Hope yours likes Pepsi better than mine liked Rootbear....


Fortunately, it was only the monitor.

And I love Mug Rootbeer. I love root beer period. Sarsaparilla too.
And Birch Beer. I used to make my own Root beer.

Now that I think about it, why am I drinking Pepsi? :)


The best was 'Dog 'n Suds'. Don't know if they still exist any more.
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John H

*Have a great Christmas and a spectacular New Year!*

Lars Johansson December 6th 06 11:20 AM

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"Bill Kearney" wrote in message
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And they did it all while eating nothing but Lutefisk! :-)


Just how ****ed up was the fish that turning it into Lutefisk was an
*improvement*?


I think they preferd Lutfisk to the alternative.
/Lars J



Tim December 6th 06 01:08 PM

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Sure! they still exist! You can get dog n suds rootbeer by the bottle,
here at the local grocery store.


Gene Kearns wrote:
On Tue, 05 Dec 2006 18:58:12 -0500, JohnH penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:



The best was 'Dog 'n Suds'. Don't know if they still exist any more.


Agreed. The following link doesn't resolve the question, though...

http://www.dog-n-suds.com/index.php

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JohnH December 6th 06 01:09 PM

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On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:35:13 GMT, Gene Kearns
wrote:

On Tue, 05 Dec 2006 18:58:12 -0500, JohnH penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:



The best was 'Dog 'n Suds'. Don't know if they still exist any more.


Agreed. The following link doesn't resolve the question, though...

http://www.dog-n-suds.com/index.php


The Dog 'n Suds in the picture at the top of the page is exactly like the
one we had in Sedalia, MO. What a reminder. Thanks.
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navnut December 6th 06 01:19 PM

Knots being phased out?
 

Bruce in Alaska wrote:
In article ,
krj wrote:

Peter Bennett wrote:
On Fri, 01 Dec 2006 14:12:52 GMT, keith_nuttle
wrote:


Since the nautical mile is defined as one minute of latitude, I doubt it
will ever disappear in earth based navigation.


The Nautical Mile was originally based on a minute of latitude, but
the length of a minute of latitude varies with latitude, so an
International Nautical Mile is now defined as 1852 metres exactly, or
6076.11549 US feet, approximately, according to Bowditch.



I believe that the nautical mile is based on the minute of LONGITUDE not
latitude. Longitude doesn't vary with changes in latitude (or attitude).
That's why when you are using paper charts (remember those) you measure
the distance with your dividers on the longitude scale on the east or
west side of the chart.
krj


Hmmmmm..... I think you have your terms "Wrapped around the Axle"
here.... Nautical Miles is based on "Minute of Latitude" which does
NOT change since the distance from the Equater to the Poles is ALWAYS
the SAME, from any place on the EQUATER. Therefor, when dividing that
distance in Degrees, MInutes, and Seconds, will ALWAYS produce the same
Unit Lengths. Where as Longitude is the cicumfrence of the earth at
the equater divided into Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds, and that DOES
change Unit length as you move closer to the Poles. Longitude is marked
on the bottom and top of Maps, where Latitude is marked on the right and
left had edges of Maps. One ALWAYS uses the Latitude markings for
distance because they do NOT change Unit Length, EVER.....

Bruce in alaska


Bruce has this right, but do watch out for very large area charts,
like, say, the North Atlantic (do they still print this?). To measure
nautical miles, you have to use the latitude scale near the latitude
you are measuring because the printed "length" of a minute of latitude
changes up and down the chart. This is an oddness of Mercator
projections. Similarly the shortest distance between two points on a
large area Mercator chart is usually NOT a straight line (see great
circle courses). But the Earth is round, and a real minute of Latitude
is always a nautical mile.


JohnH December 6th 06 01:31 PM

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On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:10:29 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On 6 Dec 2006 05:08:01 -0800, "Tim" wrote:




Sure! they still exist! You can get dog n suds rootbeer by the bottle,
here at the local grocery store.


I'm not drinking anything called dog n suds.

No freakin' way.

In any case, the best root beer is A&W.

mmmmmmmrootbeer


There was no contest in a DognSuds vs A&W. The latter tasted like the
former diluted with water.
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Don White December 6th 06 02:16 PM

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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 08:31:30 -0500, JohnH wrote:


On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:10:29 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:


On 6 Dec 2006 05:08:01 -0800, "Tim" wrote:




Sure! they still exist! You can get dog n suds rootbeer by the bottle,
here at the local grocery store.

I'm not drinking anything called dog n suds.

No freakin' way.

In any case, the best root beer is A&W.

mmmmmmmrootbeer


There was no contest in a DognSuds vs A&W. The latter tasted like the
former diluted with water.



Like most former Army types, your taste is in your feet.

After marching 40 miles. :)


I thought that's where his 'smell' was!


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