On Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:48:40 -0700, pyotr filipivich
wrote:

Gunner Asch on Mon, 25 Mar 2013 01:28:55 -0700
typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
On Sun, 24 Mar 2013 21:43:14 -0700, pyotr filipivich
wrote:

"Michael A. Terrell" on Sun, 24 Mar 2013
22:13:03 -0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
Larry Jaques wrote:
pyotr filipivich wrote:
Check Harbour Fright
Good luck with that, given their quality control. The first ten
pages of their micro black hole manual is filled with these:

CAUTION: SIZE OF BLACK HOLE MAY VARY FROM DIAGRAMS.

CAUTION: STRENGTH OF BLACK HOLE MAY VARY FROM LISTED STRENGTH.

CAUTION: DENSITY OF BLACK HOLE MAY VARY FROM SPECIFICATIONS.

CAUTION: COLOR OF BLACK HOLE MAY VARY.

CAUTION: DO NOT USE BLACK HOLE DURING STORMS.

CAUTION: DO NOT USE BLACK HOLE NEAR ELECTRICAL POWER LINES.

CAUTION: BLACK HOLE NOT FOR USE BY CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 18.

CAUTION: BLACK HOLE NOT MADE IN CHINA.

CAUTION: BLACK HOLE MAY BE IMPERIAL, METRIC, OR WHITWORTH.

CAUTION: DO NOT USE BLACK HOLE FROM TOP OF LADDER.

CAUTION: DO NOT USE BLACK HOLE INDOORS.

CAUTION: DO NOT FEED BLACK HOLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

CAUTION: DO NOT BOMBARD WITH MESONS

CAUTION: DO NOT SHOOT WITH PHOTON TORPEDOS

CAUTION: DO NOT SHOOT FROM PHOTON TORPEDOS

ROFLMAO!!!


1. Pillage, then burn. (7 February 2002)[21]
2. A Sergeant in motion outranks a Lieutenant who doesn't know
what's going on. (31 July 2009)[22]
3. An ordnance technician at a dead run outranks everybody. (1
November 2009)[23]
4. Close air support covereth a multitude of sins. (14 April
2008)[24]
5. Close air support and friendly fire should be easier to tell
apart. (21 April 2010)[25]
6. If violence wasnt your last resort, you failed to resort to
enough of it. (13 March 2005)[26]
7. If the food is good enough the grunts will stop complaining
about the incoming fire. (20 April 2011)[27]
8. Mockery and derision have their place. Usually, it's on the far
side of the airlock. (21 November 2002)[28]
9. Never turn your back on an enemy. (8 March 2003)[29]
10. Sometimes the only way out is through. . . through the hull.
(17 January 2009)[30]
11. Everything is air-droppable at least once. (15 April 2008)[31]
12. A soft answer turneth away wrath. Once wrath is looking the
other way, shoot it in the head. (21 November 2002)[28]
13. Do unto others. (8 March 2003)[29]
14. "Mad Science" means never stopping to ask "what's the worst
thing that could happen?" (Resident Mad Scientist, back cover)[32]
15. Only you can prevent friendly fire. (18 November 2010)[33]
16. Your name is in the mouth of others: be sure it has teeth. (21
November 2002)[28]
17. The longer everything goes according to plan, the bigger the
impending disaster. (20 February 2012)[34]
18. If the officers are leading from in front, watch out for an
attack from the rear. (4 January 2012)[35]
19. The world is richer when you turn enemies into friends, but
that's not the same as you being richer. (27 October 2012 via
twitter)[36]
20. If you're not willing to shell your own position, you're not
willing to win. (15 January 2012)[37]
21. Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Take his fish away and
tell him he's lucky just to be alive, and he'll figure out how to
catch another one for you to take tomorrow. (4 April 2004)[16]
22. If you can see the whites of their eyes, somebody's done
something wrong. (13 July 2012)[38]
23. The company mess and friendly fire should be easier to tell
apart. (27 October 2012 via twitter)[39]
24. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from
a big gun. (18 March 2012)[40]
25. If the damage you do is covered by a manufacturer's warranty,
you didn't do enough damage (25 November 2012)[41]
27. Don't be afraid to be the first to resort to violence. (8
March 2003)[29]
28. If the price of collateral damage is high enough, you might be
able to get paid to bring ammunition home with you. (7 September
2011)[42]
29. The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more. No less.
(8 March 2003)[29]
30. A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further
you'll go. (8 March 2003)[29]
31. Only cheaters prosper. (11 May 2003)[43]
34. If youre leaving scorch-marks, you need a bigger gun. (29
February 2004)[13]
35. That which does not kill you has made a tactical error.
(T-shirt sold by Tayler)
36. When the going gets tough, the tough call for close air
support. (2 October 2003)[44]
37. There is no 'overkill.' There is only 'open fire' and 'I need
to reload.' (23 February 2004)[45]

Alternate version: There is no 'overkill.' There is only 'open
fire' and 'time to reload.' (6 March 2004)(Poster sold by Tayler)

38. Just because it's easy for you doesn't mean it can't be hard
on your clients. (26 March 2004)[46][47]

--
pyotr filipivich
"With Age comes Wisdom. Although more often, Age travels alone."