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Title: Murphy
Post by: OneWordAnswer on September 03, 2004, 06:56:56 PM
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Capt. Edward A. Murphy was an engineer with the U.S. Air Force in 1949 when he created the harness for a rocket powered sled designed to move faster than a speeding bullet, testing how much acceleration and decelleration a human could tolerate. The test failed and the sled's passenger (Maj. John P. Stapp) was temporarily blinded because as Murphy later discovered, every one of the harness's gauges had been installed backwards. Exasperated, Murphy made a snide comment about the fact that if there were two or more ways to do something and one could result in catastrophe, someone would invariably choose to do it the catastrophic way. His colleagues overheard him and began repeating the adage. Before long, "Murphy's Law" - anything that can go wrong will go wrong- caught on and became widely quoted. It was added to Webster's Dictionary in 1958.


Interesting.
Title: Murphy
Post by: Sandman on September 03, 2004, 11:28:46 PM
True (http://www.murphys-laws.com/murphy/murphy-true.html)
Title: Murphy
Post by: JB73 on September 04, 2004, 12:49:44 AM
some other rocket sled guy sustained 50+ G's for a fraction of a second, engorging his eyes with blood...

but he survived and fully recovered. they were testing the human G limit for ejection seats.
Title: Murphy
Post by: FUNKED1 on September 04, 2004, 02:32:01 AM
The same guy.
Title: Murphy
Post by: Thrawn on September 04, 2004, 02:39:32 AM
Holy crap, that's not even an answer let alone a one word post.  It's a multi-worded statement.

PS: WTF Mr. I will ***** about both candidates.  "Senator Kerry says he sees two Americas. It makes the whole thing mutual. America sees two John Kerrys."

PPS:  Holy crapification mk 2!  ***** is filtered?
Title: Murphy
Post by: Wolfala on September 04, 2004, 09:55:56 AM
Better murphy page.

http://www.improb.com/airchives/paperair/volume9/v9i5/murphy/murphy0.html
Title: Murphy
Post by: FUNKED1 on September 04, 2004, 12:54:40 PM
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Originally posted by Thrawn
Holy crap, that's not even an answer let alone a one word post.  It's a multi-worded statement.

PS: WTF Mr. I will ***** about both candidates.  "Senator Kerry says he sees two Americas. It makes the whole thing mutual. America sees two John Kerrys."

PPS:  Holy crapification mk 2!  ***** is filtered?


As usual you are wrong, wrong, wrong.

JBoozonics73 said it was "some other rocket sled guy" than Stapp.  It was not.  It was "the same guy."

As for my sig quote, you will recall that I said that I limit my criticisms to those of substance.  Constantly reversing one's stated opinion on important issues is most definitely a substantial issue.  Mr. Kerry is attempting to disguise his strong socialist and anti-American views in order to exploit anti-Bush sentiment and gain office.  The only way he can hide his (extremely unpopular) true feelings and voting record is by dissembling.  He figures that even if he constantly negates his own positions, he can win just by being "Anybody But Bush."  The quote merely points that out.

And of course ***** is filtered.  What the **** do you think this is, some kind of gay porno site?
Title: Murphy
Post by: Saurdaukar on September 04, 2004, 02:26:37 PM
(http://www.resistance.com/moronmail/studmuffin.jpg)
Title: Murphy
Post by: FUNKED1 on September 04, 2004, 03:27:15 PM
Sweat Jeasious don't post your self-portraits here.
Title: Murphy
Post by: Saurdaukar on September 04, 2004, 04:39:05 PM
But Im so hawt.
Title: Murphy
Post by: JB73 on September 04, 2004, 06:58:02 PM
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Originally posted by FUNKED1
JBoozonics73 said it was "some other rocket sled guy" than Stapp.  It was not.  It was "the same guy."
 
ok thats so true it needs preservation

Funked... were you going to the CON this year? i thought i heard no... but DMN it would be fun to meet you there sir
Title: Murphy
Post by: Lazerus on September 04, 2004, 08:44:17 PM
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Originally posted by Saurdaukar
(http://www.resistance.com/moronmail/studmuffin.jpg)


Wife said "Ewwww, somebodies wife?"


:D
Title: Murphy
Post by: FUNKED1 on September 04, 2004, 08:46:59 PM
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Originally posted by JB73
ok thats so true it needs preservation

Funked... were you going to the CON this year? i thought i heard no... but DMN it would be fun to meet you there sir


Naaa I'm a dork in real life.  :)
I can't go to the con this year, maybe next year we can drink it up.  :)
Title: Murphy
Post by: Saurdaukar on September 04, 2004, 10:08:18 PM
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Originally posted by Lazerus
Wife said "Ewwww, somebodies wife?"


:D


LOL!  I googled for "studmuffin" and this is what I got.
Title: Murphy
Post by: JB73 on September 04, 2004, 11:00:11 PM
this thread is full of them
Title: Murphy
Post by: vorticon on September 04, 2004, 11:06:27 PM
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Originally posted by FUNKED1
Naaa I'm a dork in real life.  :)
I can't go to the con this year, maybe next year we can drink it up.  :)


if it were possible, you'd probably be a bigger dork for showing up at a internet game convention...
Title: Murphy
Post by: vorticon on September 04, 2004, 11:35:28 PM
oh, and i hate you evil history revisionsits, everyone knows he was buttering toast when he said that.
Title: Murphy
Post by: FUNKED1 on September 05, 2004, 02:05:13 AM
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Originally posted by vorticon
if it were possible, you'd probably be a bigger dork for showing up at a internet game convention...


I've already done it several times, too late.
Title: Murphy
Post by: Thrawn on September 05, 2004, 03:01:58 AM
Bush = looks like chimp.

Funked = arms like ape.


Bush and Funked are fambly.  Funked protects Bush because of genetic imperative and throws poo at Kerry.