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Adjudicator
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RE: Another list
Sun, 04/15/07 10:51 AM
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 *Ronald Regan: “A message to terrorists everywhere: You can run, but you can’t hide. ” *Margaret Thatcher: “We are determined to stand together, and we are determined to take action.” *Regan: “We will not tolerate attacks from outlaw states.” *Regan: “We, will not cave in.” *Reagan: “Today we have done, what we had to do.“ *Regan: “They counted on America to be passive, they counted wrong.” 
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shortchef
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RE: Another list
Sun, 04/15/07 10:59 AM
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Sean Connery!!!
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RubyRose
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RE: Another list
Sun, 04/15/07 11:51 AM
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the old aluminum "star" colanders - practical and a beautiful design too
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Michigander
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RE: Another list
Tue, 04/17/07 8:49 AM
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the MG TC, America's introduction to sports cars.
Martin guitars
Smith & Wesson revolvers
Swiss army knives
Hemis, the old ones that is....
P-40s in AVG colors
Jaguar E-type drophead coupe, still the sexiest car on the road.
66 Shelby Cobra 427, a close second
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porkbeaks
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RE: Another list
Tue, 04/17/07 9:56 AM
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tmiles
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RE: Another list
Tue, 04/17/07 10:52 AM
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quote:Originally posted by Ashphalt
tmiles, interesting concept, if I get your drift. I'm trying to think of some you don't have (and I love the Leicas). Maybe from an earlier era, Speed Graphic/Graflex cameras (my Grandfather was a press photog way back and I have one of each from him).
One I'd tend to disagree with is Microsoft Operating System. Was it the standard? Yes! Was it the best? Never!
How 'bout Macintosh stereo amps, especially the old tube jobs?
I thought about it, but figured that I would leave room for discussion. A friend who knows, swears by the Macintosh amps. My ears are not good enough to tell the difference, but his are. He can talk all day about them. As far as the Microsoft O/S goes, you may be right. I should have left it out for the same reason that I skipped the DC3/C47/R4D/C117. The DC3 was popular, only because it was built in such numbers. The DC5 was a far better plane in almost every way, but when a war production decision had to be made, the DC5 was in limited, low volume production. The DC3 was a mature design, in full production, that was quickly ramped up to massive production. Like the MS OS, the DC3 became the standard, because it was by far the most used. Complicated, but FUN 
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Ashphalt
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RE: Another list
Tue, 04/17/07 1:01 PM
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Understood. And most of the old commercial pilots I've known would like nothing more than to get their hands on a DC3. I like the suggestion of the MG TC. I'm not entirely sure it was America's introduction to sports cars, but it was one of the first popular roadsters. In the days after the War, at various times my folks had a Riley (which was run over by a milk truck) a TC, a TD, and a couple of Jags. (My Dad wasn't rich, he was just really good at buying and selling.  ) I'm thinking that given that the TC was sold only in limited numbers in the U.S. and only in right-hand drive maybe the TD is more of the "standard" that is remembered?
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