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Post by Brian Peacock » Fri Dec 09, 2022 7:32 am

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Post by macdoc » Mon Dec 12, 2022 4:53 pm

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Post by aufbahrung » Mon Dec 12, 2022 8:45 pm

Fusion power and the exponential function means your f**ked, good and proper f**ked
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Post by JimC » Mon Dec 12, 2022 9:59 pm

Such delicacy with naughty words... ;)
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Post by macdoc » Mon Dec 12, 2022 10:11 pm

whats wrong with fracked?? ..... :thinks:
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Post by Svartalf » Mon Dec 12, 2022 10:27 pm

it's wilfull murder, and often on the person of a superior officer... very bad in wartime
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Post by JimC » Tue Dec 13, 2022 12:37 am

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it's wilfull murder, and often on the person of a superior officer... very bad in wartime
No, Svarty, that term is "fragging"...
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Post by Svartalf » Tue Dec 13, 2022 12:59 am

try subjecting a hoomin to a fracking process... that's the kind that ends up causing earthquake type phenomena ain't it?
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Post by JimC » Tue Dec 13, 2022 2:13 am

"Fragging" comes from the Vietnam War, where some unpopular officers had a fragmentation grenade rolled into their tent at night by disaffected soldiers...
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Post by macdoc » Tue Dec 13, 2022 5:01 am

Well the laser guys won the race for ignition

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Finally, a Fusion Reaction Has Generated More Energy Than Absorbed by The Fuel
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Post by Brian Peacock » Tue Dec 13, 2022 7:23 am

We've talked about this before. Any day now. Any day...

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Post by macdoc » Wed Dec 14, 2022 6:59 am

mine dem dodgy coconuts...
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ah, he posted... I'm on it.
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Post by rainbow » Thu Dec 15, 2022 5:29 pm

macdoc wrote:
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mine dem dodgy coconuts...
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Post by Svartalf » Thu Dec 15, 2022 5:54 pm

probably unable to dodge a rain of coconuts, and he somehow survived...
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