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06-20-2013, 01:47 AM

Gerarddm replied to a thread Thoughts on marine consigment shops in Misc. Boat Related

You can snap up some good finds at Second Wave in Seattle... including nautical books, BTW.

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06-20-2013, 01:44 AM

Gerarddm replied to a thread Herreshoff Meadowlark- I think I've found true love.... in Misc. Boat Related

... so, what is a RI boat doing on a Texas site?

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06-20-2013, 01:20 AM

Gerarddm replied to a thread James Gandolfini in The Bilge

A tragic loss for film and TV. 51, jeesh. Left behind an 8 month old daughter. Man...

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06-19-2013, 05:27 PM

Gerarddm replied to a thread Tea Party Rally in The Bilge

A whiter shade of pale. What, no stupid tricorn hats? George Washington would be crying if he knew these yahoos were using his good name in...

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06-19-2013, 04:57 PM

Gerarddm replied to a thread This is how to run a retail outlet . in The Bilge

BusinessWeek is usually reliable. I have no reason to doubt their Costco findings. Phillip, you are confusing Costco with Amazon.com.

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06-19-2013, 04:54 PM

Gerarddm replied to a thread This is unlikely to help Zimmerman's case.... in The Bilge

Bingo.

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06-19-2013, 04:45 PM

Gerarddm replied to a thread Barak O'Bama is Further to the Right Than Dick Nixon in The Bilge

I wouldn't have minded the president's term in office so much if he had started left and drifted toward the center. Instead he co-opted himself to...

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06-19-2013, 04:42 PM

Gerarddm replied to a thread Crash of Flight 800 Redux in The Bilge

Well, to be fair, eyewitness accounts are often wrong and/or contradictory. See the Kurosawa film Rashomon.

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06-19-2013, 04:17 PM

Gerarddm replied to a thread I read this and wondered... Is our FBI really that perfect? in The Bilge

Set up a permanent ACLU investigating committee.

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06-19-2013, 04:15 PM

Gerarddm replied to a thread I'm perfectly OK with this in The Bilge

I think it is stupid. Especially since you can't buy drugs with food stamps.

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06-19-2013, 10:13 AM

Gerarddm replied to a thread Crash of Flight 800 Redux in The Bilge

I am dubious, but hey: show me facts.

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06-19-2013, 10:09 AM

Gerarddm replied to a thread Claudia needs your kind thoughts in The Bilge

Peace on you, Claudia.

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06-19-2013, 10:06 AM

Gerarddm replied to a thread Alvin, Simon and Theodore in The Bilge

Used to live in a rental house with a bird feeder on a pole. Got tired of the local squirrel eating the seed and scaring away the birds. After...

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06-19-2013, 09:37 AM

Gerarddm replied to a thread America's Cup rule changes in Misc. Boat Related

All the moaning about the limited number of challengers ignores the fact that for most of its history, the event was solely between the defender and...

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06-18-2013, 12:27 PM

Gerarddm replied to a thread The Hastert Rule strikes again in The Bilge

Harry Reid infuriates me. LBJ would have been munching on McConnell's gonads by now.

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06-18-2013, 12:17 PM

Gerarddm replied to a thread Snap! in Misc. Boat Related

WOW. Watertight bulkhead integrity isn't kidding. Meanwhile... Perhaps this is what will happen to Flyin' Hawaiian? :ycool:

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06-18-2013, 12:07 PM

Gerarddm replied to a thread New used car in Misc. Boat Related

Speaking of older BMWs, my heart was always longing for a 3.0 CS , but the rust issues always kept me far, far away. Such an exquisite, lean shape.

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06-18-2013, 11:57 AM

Gerarddm replied to a thread Sjogin news in Misc. Boat Related

Might as well clean up all the deterioration now and be done with it, yeh? I hope this all is covered by insurance...

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06-18-2013, 09:47 AM

Gerarddm replied to a thread Defending the 1% in The Bilge

Sounds like Gattica. Why certain people think that Republicans as a whole are poised for a comeback with crap like this sloshing around amuses me.

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06-18-2013, 09:43 AM

Gerarddm replied to a thread a new split in The Bilge

I still don't like the dragnet aspect of it.

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06-18-2013, 09:42 AM

Gerarddm replied to a thread Some people think US stocks are on the nose in The Bilge

Elliot Wave theory is still predicting a market Armageddon collapse by 2016. Of course, Robert Prechter of Elliot Wave has been preaching this for...

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06-18-2013, 09:37 AM

Gerarddm replied to a thread Finding Hoffa in The Bilge

What's the point of this? Allow me for a moment to put on the austerity cloak: taxpayer dollars spent on a hunt for a will-o-the-wisp? Finding the...

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06-17-2013, 01:39 PM

Gerarddm replied to a thread "My Month With a Gun:" in The Bilge

Puh-lease. That has nothing to do with effective self-regulation. Your response proves the point. It's the fetish effect of gun ownership that...

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06-17-2013, 01:12 PM

Gerarddm replied to a thread Locked in a death spiral in The Bilge

That may be so, but if the right fractures, and the GOP dies, then hopefully the rabble will get marginalized from an electoral viewpoint, and a more...

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06-17-2013, 12:57 PM

Gerarddm replied to a thread Data mining used to pressure people to vote for your candidate. in The Bilge

Genglandoh=fail

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06-17-2013, 09:36 AM

Gerarddm replied to a thread What has caused more long term destruction in The Bilge

Yes, rum-pirate, I'd be happy to pay Scandanavian levels of taxes, as long as I got the same equality of life benefits that they have. And their...

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06-17-2013, 09:24 AM

Gerarddm replied to a thread Holy mackerel, you're one great dad!.... in The Bilge

Why are mackarel holy?

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06-17-2013, 09:23 AM

Gerarddm replied to a thread Our Student Killed Today on a Ride for Cancer in The Bilge

Very sad. TomF, I am reminded of something Christopher Hitchens wrote about the cancer that eventually killed him. To the effect of, 'you ask the...

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06-17-2013, 09:17 AM

Gerarddm replied to a thread "My Month With a Gun:" in The Bilge

You see, Garret, scuba tanks are not closely associated with 'freedom' and 'liberty', there's your differentiator. Anybody who packs heat is...

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06-17-2013, 09:08 AM

Gerarddm replied to a thread Locked in a death spiral in The Bilge

I have been of the opinion for a while now that the GOP is going the way of the Know-Nothings. Praise Allah, the compassionate, the merciful. As...

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Date of Birth: November 25

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Biography:: 63. Industrial Design/Arch. grad, Rhode Island School of Design. ex-New Yorker.

Location:: Everett, WA

Interests:: Boating ( duh ), classic cars and motorcyles

Occupation:: Housing consultant; graduate of marine carpentry school, Seattle Central Comm College

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