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by Macro » 16/11/11, 08:46

"if you pee against the wind the wind pees on you" : Cheesy:


another that I quite like: "freedom is to be able to choose the one of which you will be the slave"

In the same vein: if we built the house of happiness, the largest room would be the waiting room.
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by Christophe » 16/11/11, 14:04

Not bad the 2nd :)

The first one would not be JCVD? : Cheesy:
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by highfly-addict » 16/11/11, 14:13

Sailors have known the concept for a long time: "Whoever pisses against the wind rinses his teeth ..."
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by Macro » 16/11/11, 14:20

The second would be by Jeanne Moreau ...
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by Christophe » 16/11/11, 14:21

highflyaddict wrote:Sailors have known the concept for a long time: "Whoever pisses against the wind rinses his teeth ..."


And for paragliders how is it going? : Mrgreen:
(paragliders who are always against the relative wind for the uninitiated)
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by sen-no-sen » 16/11/11, 14:41

If you phone a psychic, and she doesn't answer before you call, then hang up.
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by Christophe » 16/11/11, 14:43

HIhihi this is JCVD!
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by sen-no-sen » 16/11/11, 14:48

: Mrgreen: Yes, and he is one of my masters to think about! : Lol:

"A dangerous driver is the one who overtakes you despite your best efforts to prevent him".
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by highfly-addict » 16/11/11, 15:02

Christophe wrote:...
And for paragliders how is it going? : Mrgreen:
(paragliders who are always against the relative wind for the uninitiated)


Outside the twist, no salvation! (with the engine, it also works ... but not top for the axes of low rods). And beware of the wake turbulence: you have to aim a little sideways to catch the relative wind, otherwise ...

Although .... other solutions exist: Papy Dry, penilex ...

@ Sen-o-sen: excellent, I put it aside!
: Cheesy:
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by Nicotic » 09/07/12, 14:35

If we believe in god we are subject, right?
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