Re: news of the week

On Sun, 30 Jul 2006 01:58:22 +0200, Claus Dragon
<claus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Words to the wise, thehawk <thehawk5150at@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Weenies? That sounds quite disrespectful.

It is supposed to. They are the arch-nemesis of the engineering crew.

Oh boy, I really do wonder what life is like on such a closed off
thing .... on second thought, I do not really want to know :>

Yes, but just imagine being stuck down in a sub. I have a fear of
subs and do not think I'd want to be in one. Well, I'd be OK if it
were above water and all the hatches and such were open. I have an
intense phobia of being trapped, even worse if it's under water. Just
the very thought of being stuck in something closed off like a sub,
down deep in water... and what if something happens and I'm stuck in
it? Even watching something like The Titanic, my fears were never
around the downing or freezing or sliding really fast down the length
of the ship as it tipped over -- it was always those scenes where
someone was trapped somewhere. Just gives me the total shivers.

In fact, there was this old commerical for Nick at Night where this
guy gets in a car accident on his way home from work, and he ends up
in his car with the steering wheel squished just up to his neck so he
can't move. And he's upset cause he's going to miss his Nick at
Night. :-) Me, I'm freaking over watching that steering wheel
trapping him. He wasn't hurt or anything, just trapped. It was
supposed to be an amusing commercial for TV stuff and I'd just be
totally freaking over it.

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