New England Off Topic and Banter as Most Brilliantly Proposed by Cape Cod MINI

[jcsinnh]

Quote: Originally Posted by yellowmininy

I think you're right, John. I think I've seen more tap in bowlers than top hats. I have a friend who is a dancer who was telling me she had seen tap dancers once and added tap to her already incredibly varied dance repertoire, and though I can't remember the names now, I'm sure she was referring to the Nicholas Brothers.

Tho' I never saw Fred Astaire in a bowler.

[yellowmininy]

True, but I think Fred was mostly doing 'soft shoe'. Especially the top hat was necessary in 'Top Hat'. I love Fred Astaire movies. Except Ginger's skills were highly underrated considering she was doing everything Fred did backwards!

I'm thinking about getting some tap shoes. My coworkers are easily scared, because I don't make much noise when I walk. I'm really not trying to sneak up on them... For a while it was entertaining watching them jump 4 feet in the air, but now I'm starting to feel bad.

[yellowmininy]

Quote: Originally Posted by MaxaMiniBro

I have a question - I know Baker has been in off-line exile ( I still miss the little *******'s comments on here), but haven't seen any posts from Ruthie in quite a while. Where has she gone to?

I sent her a PM, and here's her reply:

"Hi Cathleen. Sweet to know I am missed.

Been working long hours. Two assistants have left the company and we are doing a major re-organization - new CFO and blah, blah, blah. So, I've been too exhausted in the evenings to log on and post. But, I've always got my friends tucked away in a special place in my heart. I'll be back. I've got some wonderful photos of my tagged duckie floating down a bubbling creek in the mountains of Lake Windemere, England. Ed would have loved this place.

Please post this message for me and thanks for your note. xx "

Don't work too hard, and can't wait to see the Lake Windemere pics.

[NoNo]

You crazy Brits! They claim it's just an optical illusion. All I know is I'm never flying to London!

[GadgetGav]

Don't know about optical illusion - looks more like Photoshop to me. And what's to say it's crazy Brits..? Where did you find it? What's the history / story??

[Pamlico]

Quote: Originally Posted by GadgetGav

Don't know about optical illusion - looks more like Photoshop to me. And what's to say it's crazy Brits..? Where did you find it? What's the history / story??

Your wish is my command.

[NoNo]

There you have it. That'll teach you to question me! I think you owe me an appology. As a matter of fact, I'll never post here again until you do!

[chs4]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pamlico

Your wish is my command.

Quote:

But the Civil Aviation Authority says the incident was an optical illusion and not as dangerous as it appeared from below.

Of course...because whose fault would it be if they WERE that close...Hmmm.

[GadgetGav]

Quote: Originally Posted by NoNo

There you have it. That'll teach you to question me! I think you owe me an appology. As a matter of fact, I'll never post here again until you do!

Here's your appology

Glad I'll never bump into you in Heathrow!


Having seen the whole sequence (which would have been easy to link to in the fist place ) I believe them - and not just because I'm a Brit. The illusion is greatly enhanced by the fact that the plane which seems to be getting hit in the tail is a 777. That's a HUGE plane and has only two very large engines, and being JAL it's probably the extended range one. The one that seems to be hitting it is an A300 which is pretty small in aircraft terms but also has two engines. I think that adds to the subconcious idea that they are similar sizes. Thanks to wikipedia, here's the stats:
777-300ER length 242ft, wingspan 212ft (and it can fly for over 6 hours on ONE engine!)
A300-600 (a DHL freighter might not even be this big) length 177ft, wingspan 147ft

[GadgetGav]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pamlico

Your wish is my command.

Thanks...! All I can say is the West Ham FA Cup match must have been exciting if the guy was looking up into a cloudless sky..!

[GadgetGav]

How's this for a variant on the A300 theme..!!


Those things are really cool. Look how low the cockpit is to get the top of it under the cargo floor.

[Pamlico]

Quote: Originally Posted by GadgetGav

How's this for a variant on the A300 theme..!!


Those things are really cool. Look how low the cockpit is to get the top of it under the cargo floor.

Somehow that reminds me of me at dinnertime.

[NoNo]

Quote: Originally Posted by GadgetGav

Here's your appology

Well that wasn't much of an appology. But how can I stay mad at a face like this?

[jwardell]

That plan must have the aerodynamics of a mini.

[GadgetGav]

Quote: Originally Posted by jwardell

That plan must have the aerodynamics of a mini.

"I have a cunning plan Mr B..."