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Old 12 July 2009, 11:42 PM   #1
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Old 13 July 2009, 01:31 AM   #2
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Old 13 July 2009, 01:39 AM   #3
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This is the poorest excuse for a hijacking that I think I have seen here. As the masters (Allan, Frans, Adrian) have indicated, hijacking is a sophisticated, refined, and very complex art. It is not something that should be tried by amateurs. And it should never be done at home except under the careful and continued supervision of an expert.

If you look around, you will find excellent examples of masterful hijackings on TRF. This is clearly not one of them.

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Old 13 July 2009, 01:45 AM   #4
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This is the poorest excuse for a hijacking that I think I have seen here. As the masters (Allan, Frans, Adrian) have indicated, hijacking is a sophisticated, refined, and very complex art. It is not something that should be tried by amateurs. And it should never be done at home except under the careful and continued supervision of an expert.

If you look around, you will find excellent examples of masterful hijackings on TRF. This is clearly not one of them.

:-) I just have to face the facts Ed, I'll never be a hijacker well not a good one anyway :-)

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Old 13 July 2009, 02:02 AM   #5
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:-) I just have to face the facts Ed, I'll never be a hijacker well not a good one anyway :-)

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You just have to know your limitations, Dave. We all have them. It's just a matter of accepting what you can and cannot do.

But don't say never. Just keep watching and learning from the masters. And take baby steps. On occasion, stick your toe in the water and try a hijack. Pretty soon you'll get the hang of it. The main thing to remember is that you cannot start a hijack thread. A hijack has to come in the middle of a thread. Although there have been some extreme examples of a hijack that started with the second post. But this can only be done by a sensai black belt hijack master of the 32nd degree.

It is something to which every novice hijacker can aspire.
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Old 13 July 2009, 03:55 AM   #6
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This is the poorest excuse for a hijacking that I think I have seen here. As the masters (Allan, Frans, Adrian) have indicated, hijacking is a sophisticated, refined, and very complex art. It is not something that should be tried by amateurs. And it should never be done at home except under the careful and continued supervision of an expert.

If you look around, you will find excellent examples of masterful hijackings on TRF. This is clearly not one of them.

Very true.....and that's 'cause I haven't posted yet.....until now!!
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Old 13 July 2009, 03:57 AM   #7
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Very true.....and that's 'cause I haven't posted yet.....until now!!
I'm sorry JJ, you still have your sheep belt. Not up there with the demi-gods of hijacking
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Old 12 July 2009, 11:58 PM   #8
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My Wife said she wanted to spruce up our sex life... so she tied me to the bed.

Then she put her clothes on and went out for the evening!!!!
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Old 13 July 2009, 12:04 AM   #9
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My Wife said she wanted to spruce up our sex life... so she tied me to the bed.

Then she put her clothes on and went out for the evening!!!!


But what I really want to know, is which is better; Rolex or Omega?

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Old 13 July 2009, 12:18 AM   #10
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But what I really want to know, is which is better; Rolex or Omega?

Panerai

Seriously though, can I wear my Submariner when golfing?
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Old 13 July 2009, 12:23 AM   #11
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Seriously though, can I wear my Submariner when golfing?
NO!!!!! You might get it wet!!!!!

I can't find the date on my Daytona
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Old 13 July 2009, 12:40 AM   #12
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NO!!!!! You might get it wet!!!!!

I can't find the date on my Daytona
First, line up your hour hand directly at the sun. Then engage your chronograph until your elapsed second hand lines up perfectly with the horizon. Read the Tachymeter, add that number to the number of days to the next full moon and whalah! You'll have the accurate date for the month. BTW this only works in the Northern Hemisphere...sorry JJ.

So where was I? Thats right, Im thinking of buying a Rolex...Where should I buy it? Grey or AD?
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Old 13 July 2009, 02:27 AM   #13
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NO!!!!! You might get it wet!!!!!

I can't find the date on my Daytona
You cannot find a date with your Daytona? I heard a shopping mall is a good place to find one!


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Old 13 July 2009, 02:25 AM   #14
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Panerai

Seriously though, can I wear my Submariner when golfing?
Isn't Panerai is a food dish using a frying pan?


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Old 13 July 2009, 02:23 AM   #15
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But what I really want to know, is which is better; Rolex or Omega?

What is an Omega? Is that a new car?


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Old 13 July 2009, 02:29 AM   #16
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My Wife said she wanted to spruce up our sex life... so she tied me to the bed.

Then she put her clothes on and went out for the evening!!!!
Too much information! We only need to know that she went out to have fun!


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Old 13 July 2009, 12:53 AM   #17
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Old 13 July 2009, 02:20 AM   #18
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He turns 61 today

The best hijack ever!
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Old 13 July 2009, 02:32 AM   #19
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This is really going to bring all the women out!!


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Old 13 July 2009, 03:53 AM   #20
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He turns 61 today

He doesn't look a day over 61!
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... and then he said "that's not a camel, that's my wife."
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I went for a ride on my bike yesterday. The trails were wet from all the rain.

Uh oh...










All in all a fun time.


Gee I hope I didn't disrupt the flow of the thread.
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This thread reminds me of an ADD convention.

(Speaking psychologically: If you've got OCD and you know it, wash your hands!)
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What in the world are you talking about, Faith?
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Truly then the only un-hijackable thread is a thread setting out to be hijacked by having it's subject matter originally based around highjacking!!!!!

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You got it, ol' Bitsybottoms76. You cannot hijack a thread that is itself about hijacking. It's an oxymoron that encompasses circular reasoning, always returning to the same starting point - the hijack.
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...You cannot hijack a thread that is itself about hijacking. It's an oxymoron that encompasses circular reasoning, always returning to the same starting point - the hijack.
Please see my possible workaround to this conundrum above, Ed.
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