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EEEEEEeeeKK! It's one DUCK, Ethel! Ah thank he's of those sea kayaker pirates!! got one o' them thar flars! QUICK, Homer!!! Les git outa TURN the BOAT!!! HEEEEEEeeeeerr...!!! wWWw ,, ___m__oo__m__m__oo__m__ ( ) \ / ,*************************, ( | ) , , , , \ | / , \ | / @ , @ @ \ | / , , , @ , @ \ | / , , @ , @ , , @\ | / @ , , a@ @@ @\ | /@@ @@ @@ a@ @a a@ \@ a @| @@ @ / @aa @aa @ @ , a@ @a@ @a @ @ @@ @@a @ @aa , @@ @a a @a /\ , , @ a@ ~~~~~@ @a / \ @a @a@a @~~~~~~~~~~ , , / \ /\ a@ @a@ , / c*8) \ @ \ / \/ \ ~~~ ~~~~~ \ / \ d ~~~~~~ \ / \ cD_ | d/ \ ( ) / ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ {~~~} ssss========@\/{___}===========ssss ( ^ ) ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ jf:-) jackie@intelenet.net In a boastful discussion about who had kayaked the tallest waterfalls, Doug claims he runs waterfalls *without* his boat... so there! 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Come help me get unstuck from this log I just run up on...... jf:-) jackie@intelenet.net Paddling Baja \ / | \ / \ | / __ ___ / __( ( )_ _( )___ \ | / _( ( ) __ _( )__ _( _( ) ______ ( ) ( ( )_ ( ( )__ __( ( ) _________ _( ______( ) _( ( ) (___ _ ___) ( ) / | (_______ ( _ _ ) | \ (_____ __ _(_ _ _ ) / | \ _ _ / \O/ \ _ " ,,~'""""""""``v' \-'""""""""``~, / _, \_ \ / ,~~~~~~~~'"" ) \""`~~~~""') / | / '' ' ' / \ ~ ' ' `' `'' ' '' / \ '' ' ' ~~ ~~~~ ~ ''' ~~ ~ '~~ ' / \ ' ~~ '' ~~~ ~~~~ ~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~ ~ %@~%@% ~%~ ' %%@%/ ` @% Y@ '' ' ~ ~~ ~ ~~%%~~~%%@~@%%%~ ~%~ ~~)) )@%)~%(~%%(( (%~~%%@@%%~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~~@ ~%%~~ ~ ~~ %% %~ ~%~@@%%@@@~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~ sss ~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~ S( )S ~~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ {|||} ~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~ ssss========@V{___}V@========ssss ~ ~ ~~ ~~ ( ^ ) ~~ ~ ~~~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~ ~~ ~ jf:-) jackie@intelenet.net Self rescue in a sea kayak..... \ / | \ / \ | / __ ___ / __( ( )_ _( )___ \ | / _( ( ) __ __ _ _( )__ _( _( ) ______ ( ) ( ( )_ __ ( ( )__ __( ( ) ________ __ _( ______( ) _( ( ) ___ ___ _ __ (___ _ ___) ( ) __ ____ / | (_______ ( _ _ ) __ _ ___ | \ (_____ __ _(_ _ _ ) / \ / | \ _ _ / \O/ \ / | \ " _ // _L, // |a ) // /'T|| // /__)/ \ / | \ \_ _ __/ / \_\_\/ \\ _________________( /",o_____/____________,|______ \\ .' (`y _(@__C_ v') S O S `. ~~~ ~~ ~~~"'~ ~~ ~~~%%~~~~ \\~/[|||||]\~//~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~ ~~%%~~ ~~`~ ~~~ ~ ~~~~ ~ ~~~%%%~ ~~~%% ~~~~ ~~ ~ ~~~~ ~%% ~~ ~%% %~~ ~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~~%%~ ~~~~ ~~~~~%%%~ ~~%% ~~~%%~ ~~ ~ ~~~~ ~%%%%~ ~~~~ Well, DOn't just STaND THere, FISh bREAth! Lend me A bEAk! jf:-) jackie@intelenet.net