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So this guy walks into a doctor's office and says "I want to be castrated"! The doc says" You sure"? Guy says "Yep, I've been thinking about it for a long time and I want to go ahead and get it done". The doctor sits back and thinks about this a bit...'well, the guy seems pretty sure of...

Which one of you deleted my POW rescued thread? Used to be the deal was if you deleted something you sent a PM, that changed? Only ones I swa online at the time were Pug and Ari and I think Pug would have sent a PM. How about you Ari? You delete it? WW

There was an incident in 1923 that resulted in the loss of 7 Navy destroyers at Point Pedernales (also known as Point Honda) California. I never seem to see any discussion of these wrecks here. Are the California divers not diving this site? As I understand it the conditions are not often...

Hi all, This was sent to me to be posted anonymously. It is presented exactly as sent............. Hello. I just wanted to share an experience that I recently had while on vacation. A pygmy sperm whale was found beached near Islamorada in the Florida Keys on January 22, 2003. The...

A couple of maritime trivia questions, some easy, some not so. Please try to answer without using reference books or search engines! 1- Who is/was Ernest McSorley? 2- What was the greatest loss of life by shipwreck? 3- What food is considered bad luck aboard boats by many persons? 4-...

He just called me. They saw a whale shark on the Speigel Grove today! WW

Saddam Hussein and his chauffeur were rolling down the highway when suddenly they hit a pig crossing the road. They killed it instantly. Saddam tells his driver: "Go to da farm over dere and hexplain to da honer of da pig whatappened." One hour later, Saddam sees his driver coming back...

I've located a source for new copies of "A Careless Word, A Needless Sinking" by Capt. Arthur Moore. This book details Merchant losses off the East Coast during WWII and is considered an excellent resource on this topic. For a long time its been hard to find, and expensive when found. I found...

I had an interesting experience yesterday, would like to see if anyone else has experienced similar. The dive: the dive plan was to drop on the Mercedes I wreck in 90' off Fort Lauderdale, and do a short tour of the site. From there our team of 4 Gavin divers would scooter shoreward to the...

I'm looking for a gadget and thinking someone here must be into climbing and can help me find what I need.... What I want is an easy way to adjust line length. The line in question is the tow cord on a scooter. It attaches to each handle and then has a boltsnap in the middle of the loop to...

As you can all see, my status has been changed from regulator to member again. This was at my request and for reasons which have nothing to do with the other regulators. In general, I don't feel that my demeanor is particularly suited to moderator status on this board. Thank you all for your...

Looking for an adventurous soul near Natchez Mississippi. Requirements: a bit of time on your hands, ability to do library research and conduct personal interviews, and, primarily, honesty. Diving ability NOT required. Possible large reward, probable large amount of wasted time. Zero...

What do you all recommend for use in the following conditions: Deep, must be rated to at least 300' Wrecks, so mostly wide-angle shots, little close up, no macro Dark, including totally dark What would it cost to get a setup like this? Thanks

http://oboylephoto.com/ruins/index.htm Photos of modern ruins. NDR but one site is a boatyard which has some neat old ships. Tom

Yes, this is diving related.... Several of my regular buddies use KY Jelly to lube their latex drysuit seals. They make the argument that since KY is regularly used with latex in errrrr.... "other ways", there's no possibility of seal damage. Are they right? Tom

Hi All, First, for those who don't know me, let me tell you a little bit about myself and my diving experience. I was taught to dive by my father around 1970. I got certified in 1973 by NASDS (my certification number is below 2000). I learned to dive without BCs, SPGs, safe-seconds, and...

Instructor will be Dean Marshall. Contact Brownie's Southport Divers for more info or to sign up. (954) 524-2112. there are spaces available. Tom

There's a plastic cage sort of thing that comes on the swivel of the Scubapro MK-25 first stage. Does anyone know if that thing serves any legitimate purpose? Thanks, Tom

I finally got my Gavin last, short body HDPE "wreck version". I'd love to hear any tips from other owners. Maybe things you wish someone had told you before.... Tom

Anyone diving this combination? I'm finally going to try out my new drysuit next week and trying to figure out if I'm going to need to schlep any lead along. I'm think not but can't be sure. Suit is Bare XCD2 "tech dry", tanks are double PST 104s with SS BP. Underwear is one-piece 100wt...