An executioner explains

[metalman]

CannonFodder wrote:

metalman wrote:

Concern after Nimrod aircraft 'teapot fix'

American Heritage Dictionary - nim·rod   (nĭm'rŏd')  
    1.  A person regarded as silly, foolish, or stupid.
    2.  also Nimrod A hunter.

:lol:

Nimrod was the grandson of Ham, and the great grandson of Noah.

Don't you Americans know your Bible?

know   (nō)  
   1. To perceive directly; grasp in the mind with clarity or certainty.
   2. To regard as true beyond doubt: I know she won't fail.
   3. To have a practical understanding of, as through experience; be skilled in: knows how to cook.
   4. To have fixed in the mind: knows her Latin verbs.
   5. To have experience of: "a black stubble that had known no razor" (William Faulkner).
   6.a. To perceive as familiar; recognize: I know that face.
     b. To be acquainted with: He doesn't know his neighbors.
   7. To be able to distinguish; recognize as distinct: knows right from wrong.
   8. To discern the character or nature of: knew him for a liar.
   9. Archaic, To have sexual intercourse with.

Depends on what your definition of "Know" is.

[KThunder]

yes i know who nimrod was, but the thread was all about tea and rather than introduce another 133.5 degree turn in the discussion by introducing a Bible topic i thought id let it drop.

here in the states if you call someone a nimrod you arent calling them a mighty hunter or a Biblical person you are usually calling them an idiot. thats why when we see some british group called nimrods in one way or onother fixing a plane with a teapot it is kindof funny.

[nadoom]

did any one say the nimrod was any good?

it has some benefits, but its seriously old tech.

[GadgetMaster]

Nimrod isn't a group but a fighter plane

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Nimrod

[nadoom]

its also a patrol aircraft
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker-Siddeley_Nimrod

one of these crashed / was shot down in afghanistan recently
based on the old de haviland comet... hmmmm

[KThunder]

interesting thread, so far it has been about executions, tea, strange plane repairs, nimrod, and definitions.

anything else we need to discuss?

harrier jump-jet  thats a cool plane.
any amiga flight sims have it in them?
i had a sim for the c64 that had an american f4 in it that was pretty cool too.
i had a c64 back in college, as retro thing.
i moved to new york to go to college.
got married in new york.
my wife makes good iced tea :-)

ok i circled back on my own now i should really stop typing.

[nadoom]

i did manage to get to tescos in the end ,and buy some hobnobs

[metalman]

KThunder wrote:

harrier jump-jet  thats a cool plane.
any amiga flight sims have it in them?
i had a sim for the c64 that had an american f4 in it that was pretty cool too.

The A10 Warthog Amiga game was pretty good. ;-)

[metalman]

metalman wrote:

CannonFodder wrote:

Nimrod was the grandson of Ham, and the great grandson of Noah.

Don't you Americans know your Bible?

know   (nō)  
   1. To perceive directly; grasp in the mind with clarity or certainty.
   2. To regard as true beyond doubt: I know she won't fail.
   3. To have a practical understanding of, as through experience; be skilled in: knows how to cook.
   4. To have fixed in the mind: knows her Latin verbs.
   5. To have experience of: "a black stubble that had known no razor" (William Faulkner).
   6.a. To perceive as familiar; recognize: I know that face.
     b. To be acquainted with: He doesn't know his neighbors.
   7. To be able to distinguish; recognize as distinct: knows right from wrong.
   8. To discern the character or nature of: knew him for a liar.
   9. Archaic, To have sexual intercourse with.

Depends on what your definition of "Know" is.

It also depends on which Bible version you're refering to.

The New Progressive Bible with revised inspirational stories of moral relativism, wealth redistribution and equality of outcome for all, is favored by progressive Democratic party members. The Progressive Bible is wisdom-free. All opinions of narrow-minded and provincial ethical piety have been removed.

Progressive Bible: Book of Joshua

...and the Proletariat spoke unto Joshua saying "Jericho is a quagmire" and "No Blood for Milk and Honey".

And Joshua did consult the polls, saying "Let it be done according to the Party.  Let us gird our loins in garter belts and fishnet stockings and go forth unto Sodom and Gomorrah with the Ark of Non-Binding Suggestions.  There, with federal funding, we will offer up excuses and apologies and rebuild what was destroyed.  There we will raise a monument so that our children and our children's children might know the sins we have committed against the Canaanites."