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"Boring Reports" have an interesting background and have been
with us for a while.
They probably should be subject to a Heritage Order
;-)
Next thing they'll want to rename the "Pie Cart"!
Redmond
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, 17 October 2001
6:52
Subject: RE: [aus-soaring] BORING Or was
it really gliding.
I think it is about time that someone explained how the
"Catchword" "BORING REPORT" came about. It has nothing to do with our feeling
towards our sport and if someone wants to massage these reports into a more
media friendly format, I think that is great.
So
here goes with the explanation, - Micheal Texler, please correct me if I am
wrong.
Once upon a time, the aus-soaring
newgroup used to be filled with nasty people firing vitriolic and vicious
verbal retorts across the hyperspace continuum. This continued for a while
until the people on the "good side" decided that they were tired of all this
bickering and wanted to talk and read about gliding stuff.
One particular pilot took up the challenge
and emailed a plea to all in the continuum for a report on what flying they
did on the weekend. It was written something like this,
"I for one am bored of reading all this
hate mail so could someone please post a BORING REPORT (Said with tongue in
cheek!) on what flying they did on the weekend. Eagerly awaiting your
reports."
The offer was taken up in the first
instance by Micheal Texler who responded with the first ever "BORING REPORT"
Ever since then "BORING REPORTS" have been a regular and eagerly awaited part
of aus- soaring communications and the hate mail has stopped. I think if the
media are reading this stuff it must be a very slow news day. And what would
they have thought reading all the hate mail that occurred before the "BORING
REPORT".
So I say "BORING REPORTS" have done a
great thing and should stay. I think we should continue to enjoy the funny
side of things and not take ourselves too
seriously.
> Now
that is BORING, but gliding is not. Change the catchword. Oh and
> I
could only manage 70 mins in weak lift on the weekend at the
> Canberra
clubs site. That is boring as I expect at least 3 hours for
> the launch
cost.
>
> Can we use a catchword that would attract attention in
a
> newspaper...... please.....
>
> Alan Wilson
> 02
62316 404
> Would rather be above 8,000 than on the ground talking about
flying.
>
> See also www.canberragliding.org
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
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>
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of ANDREW
>
WRIGHT Sent: 16 October 2001 1:24 PM To:
>
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [aus-soaring] BORING
>
>
> Reading all these BORING reports about flying at other sites
reminds
> me of the joke going around Adelaide right now.
>
> Qu. - How can you tell it is a weekend in Adelaide?
> Ans. -
Cos it's raining
>
> ROLL ON SUMMER !!!
>
> >
Renmark, Sunday 14th:
> >
> > Two launches, Blanik (2.5 hour
flight) and Hornet (your humble
> > reporter, 1.5 hour flight). Some
streeting visible from the ground,
> > roughly WSW with a direction
change a few miles west. The first th
>
>
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