FLCC> Pigeon vs FA-18 Hornet

[eric smith]

Hi Jack,

But unlike the pigeon, you probably can't hang onto a 90 km/h (Mach .07) 
forward pace for an hour in the absence of unwanted interactions with 
neighboring vehicles.

Eric

Jack Rueckheim wrote:
> On many Tuesday nights I've felt like I was at mach 1.3 on Ringwood Road.
> But, just like the pigeon, it was in reverse.
> 
> J.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: flcc-bounces at icycle.org [mailto:flcc-bounces at icycle.org] On Behalf Of
> Mark Rishniw
> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 10:33 AM
> To: 'FLCC'
> Subject: Re: FLCC> Pigeon vs FA-18 Hornet
> 
> It's the drugs talkin', man... it's the drugs...
> 
> Twisties are cheezy snacks : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twisties
> (I didn't even realize that connection)
> 
> I was trying to point out that with a little dedication and committment, a
> pigeon can achieve a Mach 1.3 velocity!
> 
> Twinkie (or is that Twistie?).
> 
> At 11:16 PM 3/17/2008, Wayne Gottlieb wrote:
>> That's not it at all.  Mark is hoping someone will send him a box of 
>> twisties.  Wayne
>> --- "M. E. McPhee" <mem247 at cornell.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Though I don't know Mark, I think the connection is obvious.
>>> I just wonder who in the club he thinks is the Hornet and who is the 
>>> pigeon.
>>>
>>> Misty
>>>
>>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> M. Elsbeth (Misty) McPhee
>>> Cornell University
>>> 223 Uris Hall
>>> Ithaca, NY 14853
>>> http://people.psych.cornell.edu/~mem247/
>>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> On Mar 17, 2008, at 5:55 PM, Jack Rueckheim wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm wondering if Mark sent this to the wrong list
>>> serve.  I've been
>>>> pondering it for a half hour, looking for obvious
>>> connections to
>>>> cycling, which is (supposedly) what this list
>>> serve is about, other
>>>> than cheese (for a while I thought it was the
>>> Finger Lakes Cheese
>>>> Club).
>>>>
>>>> Seeing no obvious points of relevance,  I can only
>>> guess:
>>>>     Twisties must be kind if like Twinkies, which
>>> have infrequently
>>>> been seen on bikes.
>>>> That's it--the only leap I can make.  Though I bet
>>> someone else can
>>>> add to it.
>>>>
>>>> Jack
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: flcc-bounces at icycle.org
>>> [mailto:flcc-bounces at icycle.org]On
>>>> Behalf Of Mark Rishniw
>>>> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 5:04 PM
>>>> To: FLCC
>>>> Subject: FLCC> Pigeon vs FA-18 Hornet
>>>>
>>>> Mortal enemies - who wins the battle of pigeon vs
>>> fighter plane?
>> http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/03/17/1205602287680.html
>>>>
>>>> Mark Rishniw
>>>>
>>>> Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at
>>> which one can die.
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