On Wed Sep-07-2016 08:57, Paul Quinn (3:640/1384) wrote to Roger Nelson:   
      
   Hi,   
      
    PQ> On 09/06/2016 09:34 AM, you wrote:   
      
    PQ>>>> ... To the crew of the Aurora ... t'link, t'link!   
      
    RN>>> Most people don't believe it exists.   
      
    PQ>> Certainly it is a work of fiction, however it did exist in the Stargate   
    PQ>> Atlantis universe.  (You were aware of this?)   
      
   Never watched that show.  The Stargate movie was enough for me.   
      
    RN> It existed on a blackboard.  They made a complete blueprint of it and   
    RN> its capabilities were Mach 6, according to what I read 20+ years ago. It   
    RN> is my belief that it was built.   
      
    PQ> Yep.  *That* one exists.  I have seen one.  Or, I want to say it   
    PQ> this way: that (object) which I observed could _not_ have existed.    
    PQ> Yet, I saw it.  Perfect 'viewing' (astronomical term) weather.    
    PQ> Unobstructed view, with no distractions or reflections from   
    PQ> structures.  I have seen one.   
      
   It is overcast here most of the time, so I don't get to see anything   
   worthwhile except from pictures on the 'net.  I'd like for this rain to go   
   northwest where it will do some good, as in putting out forest fires.  Even on   
   a clear day here, a ship travelling at Mach 6 would only produce a glimpse for   
   anyone happening to look in the right direction.  It would be like a radar   
   blip.   
      
    PQ>> ... Therapy helps, but screaming obscenities is cheaper.   
      
    RN> Especially if you have Tourette's syndrome.  (-:   
      
    PQ> Mmm... not sure about that though I do have a nephew so affected.    
    PQ> I have been accused of having OCD and accept that, but my behaviour   
    PQ> is mostly a reaction to what I classify as personal safety/survival   
    PQ> habits I developed since military service.  That is, habitual tasks   
    PQ> performed that civilians just don't get.    
      
   And here I thought I was the only one with OCD.  (-:   
      
   On that note, and what the younger generation fails to realize, is that we   
   only seem to be afflicted with OCD, but it is really the way we were raised by   
   our parents, at least in my case.  It could also be called a work ethic.   
      
    PQ> Oh, and I do know that screaming certainly works.  It used to keep   
    PQ> me entertained and 'level' while riding my motorcycle in traffic.    
    PQ> :)    
      
   It's been a long time since I did that.   
      
      
   Regards,   
      
   Roger    
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