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Tried to Call it "Runway 7" today...
After all the talk about not using "leading zeros" when making radio calls
referring to runways, I tried my darndest to omit those offending zeros today. To my surprise and dismay, my mouth has apparently developed an "autopilot" mode that seemed to prohibit even the simplest changes to my rote radio procedures. It literally took me FOUR TRIES to be able to refer to our Runway 7 as "Runway SEVEN" -- not "Runway ZERO SEVEN." Dang, you wouldn't think such a minor thing would be so hard to change, but after saying it one way 5.6 zillion-billion times, I just couldn't seem to get the words out straight! :-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Tried to Call it "Runway 7" today...
Jay Honeck wrote:
Dang, you wouldn't think such a minor thing would be so hard to change, but after saying it one way 5.6 zillion-billion times Wow, that's a lot of takeoffs/landing...you must have a gazillion hours logged by now...and you were saying I'm flying a lot lately? :-) -- Jack Allison PP-ASEL-IA Student Arrow N2104T "When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return" - Leonardo Da Vinci (Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail) |
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Tried to Call it "Runway 7" today...
"Jack Allison" wrote in message
... Jay Honeck wrote: Dang, you wouldn't think such a minor thing would be so hard to change, but after saying it one way 5.6 zillion-billion times Wow, that's a lot of takeoffs/landing...you must have a gazillion hours logged by now...and you were saying I'm flying a lot lately? :-) -- Jack Allison PP-ASEL-IA Student Jack, If I've told you once I've told you a billion times: DON'T EXAGERATE!! ;O) Jay B |
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Tried to Call it "Runway 7" today...
"Jay Beckman" wrote:
"Jack Allison" wrote in message ... Jay Honeck wrote: Dang, you wouldn't think such a minor thing would be so hard to change, but after saying it one way 5.6 zillion-billion times Wow, that's a lot of takeoffs/landing...you must have a gazillion hours logged by now...and you were saying I'm flying a lot lately? :-) Jack, If I've told you once I've told you a billion times: DON'T EXAGERATE!! ;O) There is a wonderful website where umpteen definitions of indeterminate numbers are provided. The URL is: http://www.incompetech.com/gallimaufry/numbers.html Here are some examples: "eleventeen I'm not sure how large this number is, but I'm pretty sure it is between 11 and 21 inclusive. Nominally used to mean any absurd use of a specific number. e.g. "I had to enter a product activation code of 'A ampersand g g L P 7 eleventeen something...'" umpteen This number is relatively small (usually under 30). It is used in conjunction with a specific task (or task iteration). e.g. "I told you for the umpteenth time - 'No swimming with the sharks!'" zillion Any incomprehensibly large number. For a five-year-old $100 is about equal to "a zillion dollars". For an average adult, this number is certainly greater than 100,000... but it depends on context. e.g. "That company charges zillions if you want them to consult." bazillion More than a zillion... possibly as small as 2 zillion. (can also be spelled bizillion or bahzillion [rare].)" (And so on - the web site has oodles more.) |
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Tried to Call it "Runway 7" today...
There are a finite number of words, but an infinite number of numbers,
therefore one of the numbers MUST be named "bazillion" "Jim Logajan" wrote in message .. . "Jay Beckman" wrote: "Jack Allison" wrote in message ... Jay Honeck wrote: Dang, you wouldn't think such a minor thing would be so hard to change, but after saying it one way 5.6 zillion-billion times Wow, that's a lot of takeoffs/landing...you must have a gazillion hours logged by now...and you were saying I'm flying a lot lately? :-) Jack, If I've told you once I've told you a billion times: DON'T EXAGERATE!! ;O) There is a wonderful website where umpteen definitions of indeterminate numbers are provided. The URL is: http://www.incompetech.com/gallimaufry/numbers.html Here are some examples: "eleventeen I'm not sure how large this number is, but I'm pretty sure it is between 11 and 21 inclusive. Nominally used to mean any absurd use of a specific number. e.g. "I had to enter a product activation code of 'A ampersand g g L P 7 eleventeen something...'" umpteen This number is relatively small (usually under 30). It is used in conjunction with a specific task (or task iteration). e.g. "I told you for the umpteenth time - 'No swimming with the sharks!'" zillion Any incomprehensibly large number. For a five-year-old $100 is about equal to "a zillion dollars". For an average adult, this number is certainly greater than 100,000... but it depends on context. e.g. "That company charges zillions if you want them to consult." bazillion More than a zillion... possibly as small as 2 zillion. (can also be spelled bizillion or bahzillion [rare].)" (And so on - the web site has oodles more.) |
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Tried to Call it "Runway 7" today...
Steve Foley wrote:
There are a finite number of words, but an infinite number of numbers, therefore one of the numbers MUST be named "bazillion" "Brazillion" is the number of illegal aliens working under-the-table in the US. |
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Tried to Call it "Runway 7" today...
"Steve Foley" wrote in message
... There are a finite number of words, but an infinite number of numbers, therefore one of the numbers MUST be named "bazillion" That only follows if for every word, there is a number that word describes. Which, of course, is not the case. |
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Tried to Call it "Runway 7" today...
In article , Jim Logajan writes:
There is a wonderful website where umpteen definitions of indeterminate numbers are provided. The URL is: http://www.incompetech.com/gallimaufry/numbers.html Here are some examples: They had some good ones, but left out the biggest one - a godzillion. Named after the giant lizard, a godzillion is the biggest possible number - if you add one to it, it reaches a critical mass, and explodes into a bunch of smaller numbers. Lee K. Gleason N5ZMR COntrl-G Consultants |
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Tried to Call it "Runway 7" today...
On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 06:39:23 -0000, Jim Logajan
wrote: "Jay Beckman" wrote: "Jack Allison" wrote in message ... Jay Honeck wrote: Dang, you wouldn't think such a minor thing would be so hard to change, but after saying it one way 5.6 zillion-billion times Wow, that's a lot of takeoffs/landing...you must have a gazillion hours logged by now...and you were saying I'm flying a lot lately? :-) Jack, If I've told you once I've told you a billion times: DON'T EXAGERATE!! ;O) There is a wonderful website where umpteen definitions of indeterminate numbers are provided. The URL is: http://www.incompetech.com/gallimaufry/numbers.html Here are some examples: "eleventeen I'm not sure how large this number is, but I'm pretty sure it is between 11 and 21 inclusive. Nominally used to mean any absurd use of a specific number. e.g. "I had to enter a product activation code of 'A ampersand g g L P 7 eleventeen something...'" umpteen This number is relatively small (usually under 30). It is used in conjunction with a specific task (or task iteration). e.g. "I told you for the umpteenth time - 'No swimming with the sharks!'" zillion Any incomprehensibly large number. For a five-year-old $100 is about equal to "a zillion dollars". For an average adult, this number is certainly greater than 100,000... but it depends on context. e.g. "That company charges zillions if you want them to consult." bazillion More than a zillion... possibly as small as 2 zillion. (can also be spelled bizillion or bahzillion [rare].)" (And so on - the web site has oodles more.) Here in Texas, you hear the term "buttload" a lot. As in "I've got a buttload of things to do today." I sometimes joke that I know how big a buttload is: It's 128 gallons. No one gets it, but the old English system of gallons, bushels, barrels, etc. had "butt" in there as 128 gallons, so it must be equivalent to a buttload. I wonder if it originated with "boatload" and got *******ized to "buttload" Bill Strahan ------------ Find a new reason to fly www.adventurepilot.com ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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Tried to Call it "Runway 7" today...
Jack Allison wrote:
Jay Honeck wrote: Dang, you wouldn't think such a minor thing would be so hard to change, but after saying it one way 5.6 zillion-billion times Wow, that's a lot of takeoffs/landing...you must have a gazillion hours logged by now...and you were saying I'm flying a lot lately? :-) Maybe even a Brazilian!!! Happy Flying! Scott Skylane |
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