On Wed Sep-07-2016 08:57, Paul Quinn (3:640/1384) wrote to Roger Nelson:

Hi,

 PQ> On 09/06/2016 09:34 AM, you wrote:

 PQ>>>> ... To the crew of the Aurora ... t'link, t'link!

 RN>>> Most people don't believe it exists.

 PQ>> Certainly it is a work of fiction, however it did exist in the Stargate
 PQ>> Atlantis universe.  (You were aware of this?)

Never watched that show.  The Stargate movie was enough for me.

 RN> It existed on a blackboard.  They made a complete blueprint of it and
 RN> its capabilities were Mach 6, according to what I read 20+ years ago. It
 RN> is my belief that it was built.

 PQ> Yep.  *That* one exists.  I have seen one.  Or, I want to say it
 PQ> this way: that (object) which I observed could _not_ have existed. 
 PQ> Yet, I saw it.  Perfect 'viewing' (astronomical term) weather. 
 PQ> Unobstructed view, with no distractions or reflections from
 PQ> structures.  I have seen one.

It is overcast here most of the time, so I don't get to see anything worthwhile
 except from pictures on the 'net.  I'd like for this rain to go northwest
where it will do some good, as in putting out forest fires.  Even on a clear
day here, a ship travelling at Mach 6 would only produce a glimpse for anyone
happening to look in the right direction.  It would be like a radar blip.

 PQ>> ... Therapy helps, but screaming obscenities is cheaper.

 RN> Especially if you have Tourette's syndrome.  (-:

 PQ> Mmm... not sure about that though I do have a nephew so affected. 
 PQ> I have been accused of having OCD and accept that, but my behaviour
 PQ> is mostly a reaction to what I classify as personal safety/survival
 PQ> habits I developed since military service.  That is, habitual tasks
 PQ> performed that civilians just don't get. 

And here I thought I was the only one with OCD.  (-:

On that note, and what the younger generation fails to realize, is that we only
 seem to be afflicted with OCD, but it is really the way we were raised by our
parents, at least in my case.  It could also be called a work ethic.

 PQ> Oh, and I do know that screaming certainly works.  It used to keep
 PQ> me entertained and 'level' while riding my motorcycle in traffic. 
 PQ> :) 

It's been a long time since I did that.


Regards,

Roger 
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