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by psimonl
Sat Aug 13, 2011 7:28 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: As I am getting older.... I got to thinking
Replies: 5
Views: 1346

SQSAR wrote:"I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes"

That's some funny stuff Doc. :)
Or:

"If you work out, eat well and take care of yourself, you'll feel pretty stupid, one day, in a hospital, dying of nothing!!!"

Simon
by psimonl
Sun Jul 24, 2011 12:13 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: A Moment of Silence for the Victims of a Terrorist
Replies: 17
Views: 2189

The scary part is that in Norway, Maximum prison time is 21 years.

That guy will be out at age 53.

Things like that didn't happened 50 years ago!!!!!

I am very sad...

Simon
by psimonl
Wed Jul 20, 2011 2:16 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Utility Knife Blades: FAIL. 8Cr13MoV: PROPS
Replies: 17
Views: 4444

I've been using my caly Jr (Grey) for the past 10 years, never wondering if it will fail... I've cut a lot of thing from strings, meat, fish, to gyproc, stables, jeans, skin (mine) Gee, I've posted ( stupid:rolleyes :) pictures of beer cans cutS of it and it still IS MY FAVORITE edc..... Long live V...
by psimonl
Sun Jul 17, 2011 11:08 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Talk about scary knife...
Replies: 17
Views: 3586

Talk about scary knife...

I don't know what to think about this........ Do I need it, conversation piece, Why didn't I thought about it sooner???

What do you think?

Should Spyderco RD in this way :rolleyes:

Simon

http://www.waspknife.com/about.php
by psimonl
Fri Jul 15, 2011 11:35 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Spyderco 2012 Calendar Contest!
Replies: 323
Views: 120071

Here is mine..... A Military from the early 2000's... As I was about to leave for a two weeks camping road trip with my son to Virginia, I chose the Mili because I think it is the most versatile knife for every task you can encounter on that kind of trip. A HR version of this picture is available......
by psimonl
Sun Jul 03, 2011 8:44 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Fireworks and Liberty
Replies: 6
Views: 1450

Every year for the past 20+ years, we've had the international firework contest. The biggest in the world. It lasts 6-8 weeks from June 24th to Mid-august. They must last 30 minutes and are judged on originality. I've read that a single 30 minutes show costs more than a Million $. But the winner get...
by psimonl
Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:48 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Immigrate to the US?
Replies: 20
Views: 4256

npueppke wrote: Germany: The Autobahn/driving experience, drinking in public, unpasteurized cheese not illegal.

Well...

THAT could be a life plan..... Seriously! :D

At least, it looks sounds my average week-ends in Montreal!!!!

Simon
by psimonl
Tue Jun 28, 2011 8:54 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Immigrate to the US?
Replies: 20
Views: 4256

I hope you are not planning your life goals based on knives and guns laws, aren't you?

Simon
by psimonl
Tue Jun 28, 2011 11:01 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Need advice for a road trip ...
Replies: 8
Views: 1834

DC has good transit options and driving into the city can be tough, especially during weekday rush hours, so your best best is parking or camping near a Metro station in MD or VA and using Metro to get downtown to the National Mall. Metro's website has a great trip planning tool that will help you ...
by psimonl
Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:00 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Need advice for a road trip ...
Replies: 8
Views: 1834

Howe cavern is now on my path.... So is Secret cavern. Thank for the camping sites proposal, I've looked into them and made notes, as I don't really knoew where we'll go. Road trips are different todays (better?, Worst???) because we can have constent access to the web and G3. But is that a good thi...
by psimonl
Sat Jun 25, 2011 7:02 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Need advice for a road trip ...
Replies: 8
Views: 1834

Need advice for a road trip ...

Next week, I am going on a road trip in the North-eastern part of USA. The basic plan is Catskill---Washington DC for 4-6 days--- Virginia Beach 2-3 days ---Boston and back home. We are travelling light, camping and on a small budget. Do you have any suggestion as to where to go, what to see, any ca...
by psimonl
Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:35 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: War photograhs tell the story behind some of their pictures....
Replies: 10
Views: 4621

War photograhs tell the story behind some of their pictures....

Title says it all.... Very moving.... Not only are they putting their life at risk to show us what is really happening in the world, but the show us what mankind really is capable of... Simon Ps.: Some of these pictures are really disturbing... Be aware http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/interactive/20...
by psimonl
Sun Jun 19, 2011 5:52 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: 2cellos
Replies: 8
Views: 2485

How about Les Ékorchés.... A band from my city, Montréal.... Only acoustic instruments, but sounds like a thousand bricks... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1E8JkfJKLo&feature=player_detailpage For those of you who are on edge with underground speed metal, the drummer is Michel Away Langevin fro...
by psimonl
Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:47 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Good thing they waited till after Blade Show to do this..
Replies: 5
Views: 1469

Can someone take a picture of those signs:


"Zombies ahead"

it would make it to my desktop background

Simon
by psimonl
Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:43 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Your Favorite Comic Book Superhero and Supervillan
Replies: 19
Views: 3482

Hero LOBO... "Izadafact!?" He's so funny...I'd see a movie where he's played by Mickey Rourke... Vilain M. Gone, from The Maxx serie Julie: "I think you have a problem with women" M. Gone "Oh really,... Is it because I kidnapped you, dress you up like a hooker and tied you u...
by psimonl
Tue May 24, 2011 4:37 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: The other love in my life..my '85 Mustang
Replies: 39
Views: 8883

Sorry to say this, but it's not the nicest car I've seen......... But just like the Motorcycle I had, it must be the thrill of a life time..... The car that just YOU know how to handle.... The Beast that only YOU can control.....The Machinery that YOU know way in and way out.... The only thing (or p...
by psimonl
Sun May 08, 2011 10:10 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Fun stuff from 1613
Replies: 5
Views: 1440

You were right: Top is latin. The text is in old french. In those days, the two were very often mixed.

Up until in the 1970's, church here was in latin... Nobody understood.

Vatican II had it changed to french...

Simon
by psimonl
Sat May 07, 2011 2:13 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Fun stuff from 1613
Replies: 5
Views: 1440

Top of picture: something like "Don't make devil, make the good" Then: "No mather how long it takes, do it well" Then, the text is in old french. I'll try to translate it, as I studied it a little a while ago... "The philosophical knife, that someones stated that has been ha...
by psimonl
Fri May 06, 2011 3:00 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Concept Model (Dialex Design Junior)
Replies: 32
Views: 11466

It has been a while since I got that excited into a knife design. Dialex, you got the first design that really excited me in the last 5 or so years,,,, I WILL be getting that piece. I haven't been able to buy a knife in the last 3 years (house, children, some problems...) But that one is a sure to g...
by psimonl
Mon Apr 04, 2011 10:11 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Best place to Live in America
Replies: 71
Views: 11244

I'D move to New Hampshire just for the quote on their license plate: "Live free or die"... How cool is that.

I Visited Reston Va and the Washington surroundings and was quite please