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Andrew B
October 9th 07, 09:39 PM
A few photo's from the 26th September.

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Andrew

"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible."
(Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.)

Tom Hayden
October 10th 07, 01:15 AM
What in the Hell is this? An Olde English thatched Concorde?

Tom

Dave Kearton
October 10th 07, 04:01 AM
Tom Hayden wrote:
>> What in the Hell is this? An Olde English thatched Concorde?
>>
>> Tom



You have to read up on the 'cargo cult' - then it all makes sense.


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



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Cheers

Dave Kearton

Andrew B
October 10th 07, 04:37 PM
"Dave Kearton" > wrote in message
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> Tom Hayden wrote:
>>> What in the Hell is this? An Olde English thatched Concorde?
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>>> Tom
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> You have to read up on the 'cargo cult' - then it all makes sense.
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_Cult
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> --
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> Cheers
>
> Dave Kearton
>

Love the 'cargo cult' idea, I must start on a wicker mansion and a Veyron as
soon as I can get the wood :-)

--
Andrew

"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible."
(Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.)

Bert-Jan[_5_]
October 10th 07, 11:57 PM
"Andrew B" > wrote in news:V-
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> A few photo's from the 26th September.
>

Looks like he found some baskets resembling the jet exhausts and thought,
"Wouldn't it be possible to make the rest of the airplane too?"

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Cheers,

Bert-Jan

Dave Kearton
October 11th 07, 01:18 AM
Andrew B wrote:

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>> Love the 'cargo cult' idea, I must start on a wicker mansion and a
>> Veyron as soon as I can get the wood :-)
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>> --
>> Andrew
>>



Perhaps you should start off on something simple like this ....



I'll let you know how my wicker Christina Aguilera turns out (I've already
got the wood).


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Cheers

Dave Kearton

Andrew B
October 11th 07, 04:05 PM
"Bert-Jan" > wrote in message
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> "Andrew B" > wrote in news:V-
> :
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>> A few photo's from the 26th September.
>>
>
> Looks like he found some baskets resembling the jet exhausts and thought,
> "Wouldn't it be possible to make the rest of the airplane too?"
>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> Bert-Jan

Yes it does a bit and probably not a bad way to get started.
--
Andrew

"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible."
(Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.)

Andrew B
October 11th 07, 04:06 PM
"Dave Kearton" > wrote in message
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> Andrew B wrote:
>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Love the 'cargo cult' idea, I must start on a wicker mansion and a
>>> Veyron as soon as I can get the wood :-)
>>>
>>> --
>>> Andrew
>>>
>
>
>
> Perhaps you should start off on something simple like this ....
>
>
>
> I'll let you know how my wicker Christina Aguilera turns out (I've already
> got the wood).
>
>
> --
>
> Cheers
>
> Dave Kearton
>

ROFLMAO!

And WOW! that looks so simple it must have taken months to do.

--
Andrew

"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible."
(Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.)

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