SkiBum5's New Writeupshttp://everything2.com/?node=New%20Writeups%20Atom%20Feed&foruser=SkiBum52001-11-21T17:29:56ZMeeting the Family (idea)http://m.everything2.com/user/SkiBum5/writeups/Meeting+the+FamilySkiBum5http://m.everything2.com/user/SkiBum52001-11-21T17:29:56Z2001-11-21T17:29:56ZSome of you reading this writeup will be traveling with your <a href="/title/sweetheart">sweetheart</a> and meeting their <a href="/title/parent">parent</a>s for the first time over a <a href="/title/Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</a> meal. And at some point you're going to say something you shouldn't. It's inevitable. Go ahead and start preparing yourself for the moment you begin to say something <a href="/title/incredibly+stupid">incredibly stupid</a> -- your mind recoiling with horror at what you're saying, but powerless to stop your lips from forming words.
Guys, I'll admit this article is more for our benefit. Girls are way, way smarter than we are, so they rarely fumble with their words and come off as an uncouth moron. That's just another fact of life, so I'm not even going to attempt to be gender-neutral in writing this.
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Never mention...<br><br>
10. Anything your girlfriend recently purchased<br>
Her parents won't be excited to know that she bought a portable <a href="/title/MP3+player">MP3 player</a> after calling home to <a href="/title/ask+for+money">ask for money</a> for unexpected class expenses.<br><br>
9. You met her in a bar<br>
Nobody likes to think that…decimating an army (idea)http://m.everything2.com/user/SkiBum5/writeups/decimating+an+armySkiBum5http://m.everything2.com/user/SkiBum52001-10-29T02:28:05Z2001-10-29T02:28:05ZDecimating an army has commonly meant killing off so many <a href="/title/soldier">soldier</a>s that the <a href="/title/army">army</a> is no longer an effective fighting force. However, there are actual numbers assigned to decimation. <p>
Believe it or not, an army's own commanders are the ones who decide to decimate their army. In these terms it means to kill or execute one out of every ten soldiers. This usually happens after the <a href="/title/non-commissioned+officer">non-commissioned officer</a>s are executed for incompetence. <p>
During <a href="/title/World+War+I">World War I</a> the <a href="/title/French">French</a> army mutinied and refused to go "<a href="/title/over+the+top">over the top</a>" in attack; they did defend against <a href="/title/German">German</a> attacks. Although this happened at a particularly bloody battle, the mutiny was a long time coming, the result of years of bloody and wasteful tactics against a well-entrenched German army. The French troops were tired of being thrown at wire and <a href="/title/machine+gun">machine gun</a> nests in massive <a href="/title/banzai">human wave attacks</a> which cost thousands of lives. <a href="/title/Small+unit+tactics">Small unit tactics</a> had been successfully tried but the French commanders favored a more traditional<!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…Violent solutions to technical problems (idea)http://m.everything2.com/user/SkiBum5/writeups/Violent+solutions+to+technical+problemsSkiBum5http://m.everything2.com/user/SkiBum52001-10-01T05:59:51Z2001-10-01T05:59:51ZThis is a true story:
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My <a href="/title/grandmother">grandmother</a>, Ruth, owned an <a href="/title/Oldsmobile">Oldsmobile</a> for a short time. This was not a new car, infact it was both bought and sold before I was born. Anyway, this particualar (<a href="/title/American">American</a>) car was rather picky about when it would start. The solution was to get out of the car, walk around to the right side and deliver a good hard <a href="/title/kick">kick</a> to the front right tire. You could then get back in the car and start it up.<br>
<a href="/title/I+shit+you+not">I shit you not</a><p>
In <a href="/title/high+school">high school</a>, the <a href="/title/auto+shop">auto shop</a> <a href="/title/teacher">teacher</a> had, what he called, <a href="/title/tools+of+persuasion">tools of persuasion</a>. The <a href="/title/tool">tool</a>s were as follows:
<ul><li>One six foot long <a href="/title/iron">iron</a> rod (solid)</li>
<li>One ten pound <a href="/title/sledgehammer">sledgehammer</a> on a short handle</li></ul>
<br> There was little that could not be solved with the precision application of these two tools.<p>
<a href="/title/If+it+jams%252C+force+it.+If+it+breaks+it+probably+needed+replacing+anyway.">If it jams, force it. If it breaks it probably needed replacing anyway.</a><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>Henschel Hs 293 (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/SkiBum5/writeups/Henschel+Hs+293SkiBum5http://m.everything2.com/user/SkiBum52001-09-21T18:12:55Z2001-09-21T18:12:55Z<b><a href="/title/Henschel+Hs+293">Henschel Hs 293</a></b> <p>
The beginning of what was to evolve into the Henschel Hs 293 were laid as early as <a href="/title/1939">1939</a>, and a test model, taking the form of a <a href="/title/glider">glider</a>, was constructed the following year; the ultimate intention being to develop a <a href="/title/missile">missile</a> that could be used against <a href="/title/shipping">shipping</a> under <a href="/title/remote-control">remote-control</a> from a launching aircraft.<p>
Although a suitable <a href="/title/rocket">rocket</a> <a href="/title/motor">motor</a> was still unavailable, development went ahead using a standard <a href="/title/SC+500">SC 500</a> <a href="/title/bomb">bomb</a> fitted with wings and a tail unit (no <a href="/title/rudder">rudder</a> was incorporated into this design). As time progressed, the program saw the fitting of the first version with a <a href="/title/liquid+fuel+rocket">liquid fuel rocket</a> using <a href="/title/T-stoff">T-stoff</a> and <a href="/title/Z-stoff">Z-stoff</a> propellants. Slung under the main body was an 18 channel radio system for remote control operation.<p>
At this point the Hs 293 is starting to look less like a winged bomb and more like a cruise missile/space ship from a <a href="/title/Flash+Gordon">Flash Gordon</a> movie.<p>
It was anticipated that the missile would be carried into <a href="/title/combat">combat</a> under a parent aircraft,<!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…Fritz-X (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/SkiBum5/writeups/Fritz-XSkiBum5http://m.everything2.com/user/SkiBum52001-09-21T18:09:21Z2001-09-21T18:09:21Z<b>Ruhrstal/Kramer X-1</b> (or Fritz-X, because it's easier to say)<p>
The agreed <a href="/title/surrender">surrender</a> of the <a href="/title/Italian">Italian</a> fleet to the <a href="/title/Allies">Allies</a> in September 9, 1943 saw the <a href="/title/battleship">battleship</a>s <i>Italia</i> (damaged) and the <i>Roma</i> (sunk) as targets of a new type of air-launched weapon, the Ruhstahl/Kramer X-1 (or Fritz-X) guided bomb. <p>
This was a <a href="/title/free-fall">free-fall</a> bomb that could be guided towards its target after release from an altitude of about 19,685 ft (6000 m); by the time it had reached its target, perhaps a mile and a half away, the weapon would be traveling about the speed of sound.<p>
Control was by means of <a href="/title/electromagnetic">electromagnetic</a>ally operated <a href="/title/spoiler">spoiler</a>s being operated by radio control from the parent aircraft, frequently a <a href="/title/Dornier+Do+217">Dornier Do 217</a>. After releasing the weapon, the parent aircraft throttled back and was taken to a higher altitude so that it was directly over the target at the moment of impact, the bomb-pilot having kept track of the weapon with the assistance of a standard <a href="/title/Lofte+7+bombsight">Lofte 7 bombsight</a>.<!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…I was a nice guy once (idea)http://m.everything2.com/user/SkiBum5/writeups/I+was+a+nice+guy+onceSkiBum5http://m.everything2.com/user/SkiBum52001-08-23T15:33:18Z2001-08-23T15:33:18ZIt's true. At one point in my life I was a "<a href="/title/nice+guy">nice guy</a>." I tried to be kind and caring. I listened to people's problems and pointless ramblings for hours on end because I knew they just wanted to talk. I was always to the first to sacrifice things I wanted to do for the sake of another.<p>
<b><big><big><a href="/title/NO+MORE">NO MORE</a></big></big></b><p>
I did all these things, not to get women, not because I had been taught to but because that was who I was. I'm not that guy anymore. Oh sure, I will still listen to the problems of my friends, but I would really like them to get to the point. I am not outwardly mean or cruel. I will still open the door for you if your hands are full. But I am not a Nice Guy.<p>
Very little happens without a reason, especially when changing a personality. I used to think that <a href="/title/women">women</a> would like a guy who was.. well <a href="/title/...">...</a> <a href="/title/nice">nice</a>. Oh, was I wrong! They don't want you as a relationship, they keep you on the back burner. They come to you to <a href="/title/bitch">bitch</a> about how the <a href="/title/fucking+asshole">fucking asshole</a> they<!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…