"Give a fighter pilot a turd and a piece of string, and he'll make it into a game ."

- Anon

"Give a roomful of pilots a topic and a beer, and they'll turn it into a ******* you contest. "

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This thread gives me a warm feeling inside. Reminds me of the Fridays in the squadron bar, the hours of freestyle argument, loudest guy wins....ah, the memories. I remember a fistfight once over whether a steak tastes better when you flip it just once, or several times. I won that one, but my victory was short-lived, as I decisively lost the next scrap over what color the sky was. I said blue. I was wrong by at least sixty pounds.

Now, old age has made me kindly and moderate. So, I humbly point out that many of those here have flown fighters AND heavies and some have flown many, many other types as well. On behalf of such has-beens and weak dicks, I ask the kind forbearance of the one-airplane-so-far yutes in tolerating our antiquated and dicked up opinions, as we will be dead soon anyway (but senior to you until then). On my own behalf, I promise to call each and every one of you when I learn everything about aviation, if you will call me when you do (don't call tonight 1S1E, tomorrow or this weekend is OK). That'll be a great party and I'll buy the first keg.

Who's pushing to the bar?