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Old 03-25-2021, 07:24 AM
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Who's up for some rocket flying in the South today? I've got spools of thin copper wire and some ground rods! I think we can get a few up between twisters.
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Who's up for some rocket flying in the South today? I've got spools of thin copper wire and some ground rods! I think we can get a few up between twisters.

Ground rod sounds like the ultimate punishment.
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Ouch!
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And just that fast we're not going to Nashville tomorrow. Beers on the deck is meatless, isn't it?
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And just that fast we're not going to Nashville tomorrow. Beers on the deck is meatless, isn't it?

It's one of the most important food groups.
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Who's up for some rocket flying in the South today? I've got spools of thin copper wire and some ground rods! I think we can get a few up between twisters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkykqcE5blI

I'm not sure how they played this game back then because everything was in black and white. How could you tell which color to step on?!?
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I'm not sure how they played this game back then because everything was in black and white. How could you tell which color to step on?!?

My favorite college mixed company drinking game, in color, of course.
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