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Offline Yuri Bezmenov

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Are you a member of Chancellor Merkel's Cabinet?

No, Germany still refuses to acknowledge the Scheissprolet Party.   :M

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Does your airplane fascination include passenger jets?

For the most part, no.

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And if so, which ones?

Only oddball ones like the Fokker 614.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VFW-Fokker_614

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And if not, why not?

First of all, they all tend to look the same, a cylindrical fuselage with an engine hanging off of each wing, BORING! Second, most of them are pavement queens. They can't operate out of short unimproved runways the way a DHC-7 can.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DHC-7  Last, they just don't have the charachter that a propeller plane has.

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Does your airplane fascination include passenger jets?

For the most part, no.

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And if so, which ones?

Only oddball ones like the Fokker 614.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VFW-Fokker_614

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And if not, why not?

First of all, they all tend to look the same, a cylindrical fuselage with an engine hanging off of each wing, BORING! Second, most of them are pavement queens. They can't operate out of short unimproved runways the way a DHC-7 can.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DHC-7  Last, they just don't have the charachter that a propeller plane has.

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+ I love that last one.

I love some passenger jets. Yes, they may be cylindrical and boring and mostly alike, but planes like the old MD-11 or a 747 appeal to me.

As does a 737, actually, for some reason. The Airbus equivalents, OTOH, similar as they are, are infinitely boring.

I loved the old 727. I loved the classic Caravelle. I loved the 707.
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Are you a member of Chancellor Merkel's Cabinet?

No, Germany still refuses to acknowledge the Scheissprolet Party.   :M

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Are you going to change your name back to Pappy?  >:(

Perhaps.   8)

Pappy is a great name.  :thumbup:
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Are you going to change your name back to Pappy?  >:(

Perhaps.   8)

Pappy is a great name.  :thumbup:

Agreed. I always liked the name "scrapheap", too.
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How was your day?

Wow! you sure know how to ask the tough, hardball questions, don't you??   :P    ;)    ;D

Ok, I guess.

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I love some passenger jets. Yes, they may be cylindrical and boring and mostly alike, but planes like the old MD-11 or a 747 appeal to me.

As does a 737, actually, for some reason. The Airbus equivalents, OTOH, similar as they are, are infinitely boring.

I loved the old 727. I loved the classic Caravelle. I loved the 707.

I can understand the appeal of the tri-jets because they're a bit unusual and just look cool with the engine in the tail. The Caravelle has some very appealing lines, I like the rounded tail. The 747 is iconic and has some interesting lines too. The rest are just cookie-cutter look-alike designs.

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What are your personal thoughts on Chihuahuas?

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I love some passenger jets. Yes, they may be cylindrical and boring and mostly alike, but planes like the old MD-11 or a 747 appeal to me.

As does a 737, actually, for some reason. The Airbus equivalents, OTOH, similar as they are, are infinitely boring.

I loved the old 727. I loved the classic Caravelle. I loved the 707.

I can understand the appeal of the tri-jets because they're a bit unusual and just look cool with the engine in the tail. The Caravelle has some very appealing lines, I like the rounded tail. The 747 is iconic and has some interesting lines too. The rest are just cookie-cutter look-alike designs.

The tri-jets are unusual, yes, but it's not just that. Those planes are cool, simple as that. :)

I remember loving the 707 as a kid. Seeing one live at the Smithsonian rekindled that love for me. There was something very, very special about that one.
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What are your personal thoughts on Chihuahuas?

They're an abomination dog breed that never should've been.

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Does wearing Dress suits make Hillary Rodham Clinton a Lesbian?

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Are you going to change your name back to Pappy?  >:(

Perhaps.   8)

Are we there yet?  :zoinks:
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Does wearing Dress suits make Hillary Rodham Clinton a Lesbian?

No, licking carpet makes her a lesbian.    :orly: