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Posted by timothy on Saturday September 14, 2002 @06:06AM from the memory-effect dept.

bigdaddy writes "'WORCESTER - At 10:01 a.m. yesterday, Cary Dillman fastened her shoulder belts in the pilot's seat of a sleek twin-seat airplane, closed the cockpit canopy, and taxied into aviation history sounding - in her words - "like a sewing machine." Dillman was piloting the first conventional airplane powered by electricity.' How cool is that! Full details in this story."

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poooooo by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-14 06:07 · Score: -1, Offtopic

pooooooooooo (fp)
p l p ! by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-14 06:09 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I
like
wide
pages
I
wish
all
pages
could
be
as
wide
as
this
dont
you
wide
pages
are
much
cooler
than
those
narrow
pages
you
are
used
to
reading
because
you
dont
have
to
worry
about
the
lameness
filter
telling
you
that
you
don't
have
enough
charaters
per
line
that
really
sucks
when
that
happen s
and
you
have
to
put
some
lame
lameness
filter
defeater
text
in
there
i
wonder
how
many
people
will
read
this
whole
comment
I
certainly
hope
it
doesnt
annoy
too
many
p eople
This
is
just
the
beginning
because
PA GE
WIDENING
IS
BACK
I
like
wide
pages
I
w ish
all
pages
could
be
as
wide
as
this
do nt
you
wide
pages
are
much
cooler
than
tho se
narrow
pages
you
are
used
to
reading
be cause
you
dont
have
to
worry
about
the
lam eness
filter
telling
you
that
you
don't
hav e
enough
charaters
per
line
that
really
suc ks
when
that
happens
and
you
have
to
put
some
lame
lameness
filter
defeater
text
in
there
i
wonder
how
many
people
will
read
t his
whole
comment
I
certainly
hope
it
doesn t
annoy
too
many
people
This
is
just
the
beginning
because
PAGE
WIDENING
IS
BACK
I
l ike
wide
pages
I
wish
all
pages
could
be
as
wide
as
this
dont
you
wide
pages
are
m uch
cooler
than
those
narrow
pages
you
are
used
to
reading
because
you
dont
have
to
worry
about
the
lameness
filter
telling
you
that
you
don't
have
enough
charaters
per
l ine
that
really
sucks
when
that
happens
and
you
have
to
put
some
lame
lameness
filter
defeater
text
in
there
i
wonder
how
many
people
will
read
this
whole
comment
I
cert ainly
hope
it
doesnt
annoy
too
many
people
This
is
just
the
beginning
because
PAGE
WI DENING
IS
BACK
I
like
wide
pages
I
wish
all
pages
could
be
as
wide
as
this
dont
you
wide
pages
ar e
much
cooler
than
those
narrow
pages
you
are
used
to
reading
because
you
dont
have
to
worry
about
the
lameness
filter
telling
you
that
you
don't
have
enough
charaters
pe r
line
that
really
sucks
when
that
happens
and
you
have
to
put
some
lame
lameness
fi lter
defeater
text
in
there
i
wonder
how
m any
people
will
read
this
whole
comment
I
certainly
hope
it
doesnt
annoy
too
many
peo ple
This
is
just
the
beginning
because
PAGE
WIDENING
IS
BACK
I
like
wide
pages
I
wis h
all
pages
could
1. Re:p l p ! by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-14 06:14 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  you're just mad coz I go the FP.
  Don't get worked up, you can have the next one ;)
2. Re:p l p ! by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-14 07:18 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  This was not meant to be a PWP.
Hey TAXI! by tcc · 2002-09-14 06:14 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Pad one please!

--
--- Metamoderating abusive downgraders since my 300th post.
1. Re:Hey TAXI! by DiscoLando · 2002-09-14 06:28 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  That is the freaking funniest post ever. That game rocked... I think I'm going to go play it on my C64 emulator.
Time to buy stock by mrclmn · 2002-09-14 06:19 · Score: -1, Offtopic

in extension cord manufacturers!
Sad news ... Stephen King dead at 54 by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-14 06:55 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.
OT:reply to comment by skinfitz · 2002-09-14 07:04 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Sorry you had a bad experience. Unfortunately I don't own the server and so am not directly responsible for it's up time. If you can suggest a good reliable (reasonably priced) alternative I'll investigate.