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Skriven 2007-11-23 14:32:59 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Dave Drum
Ärende: JARGON  71123
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 -=> Quoting Dave Drum to Sean Dennis <=-

 
 SD>Oh, I was using a term put forth by the government committee that was
 SD>trying to kill the project.  For all I know, those are the only
 SD>planes that ever existed if you go by all the jody calls I learned in
 SD>basic about C-130s. ;)

 DD> JARGON ALERT: I consider myself to be well read and able to work out 
 DD> most things from context. But, sometimes jargon gets me. What is a
 DD> "jody  call" and what is its origin???

That has a nice sound to it - whatever it is.

 DD> The largest plane that I have flown in that I enjoyed was a B-17G. If 
 DD> the aeroplane is larger than 4 places the flight is about as exciting
 DD> as  a ride in a subway car.

The C-130s are the most useful and most used aircraft in the Australian
Defence Force.  Their range and ability to land and take off from
short, soft airstrips make them invaluable for supplying troops and
civilians following the sort of natural disasters we get around this
part of the world.   The Caribous are also great for shorter distances.
I flew in the jump seat of one once when delivering a tractor to a
remote PNG outpost airstrip.  I was quite surprised how manoeverable it
was; the pilot could flick that plane around like a little Cessna,
which made the flight interesting.  When we found the airstrip among
the mountains the pilot flew the length of it at a fixed speed, while
the copilot timed the run, just to make sure it was long enough for the
Caribou to land on.  In PNG, the most important precept to follow if
you wish to survive is, "Never assume!"

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: PNG Coconut Cream
 Categories: Sauces, Vegetables, Png
      Yield: 1 servings
 
           Coconuts; fresh
           Water; 1c/coconut
 
  To make coconut cream - (which is used in cooking in Papua New
  Guinea):
  
  Scrape the flesh away from the coconut shell - (so that it resembles
  desiccated coconut) for each scraped coconut add one cup of water to
  the scraped mix.
  
  Squeeze the mix between your hands and strain the resulting cream
  into your prepared dish or save for later.
  
  From: <http://www.michie.net/pnginfo/recipe1.html> Snagged by Kevin
  JCJD Symons, 28th January 2007
 
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... Until 1912 Coca Cola contained cocaine.
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