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Old 06-12-2014, 08:56 PM   #1
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A lot of really nice pictures of Iceland.
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Old 06-13-2014, 09:38 AM   #2
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Remember, a zebra is only a horse with a barcode.

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Old 06-13-2014, 12:34 PM   #3
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A barcode and an attitude.
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Old 06-13-2014, 01:54 PM   #4
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A barcode and an attitude.
Yes, they have a reputation for being pretty disagreeable, but it seems that they're not entirely beyond redemption.

Over at Tring Park, Walter Rothschild had a collection of exotic species and successfully broke a number of Zebras to harness.





I just wonder how long it took and how many failed to make the grade.


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It appears if they were born in captivity, they can be trained by a person who has a good relationship with them. But unlike horses, a Zebra caught in the wild is almost impossible to break. Like everything, there must be exceptions.
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...a Zebra caught in the wild is almost impossible to break.
I've heard that for a number of years.
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For the movie Sheena, they painted a horse to look like a zebra.
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I've heard that for a number of years.
I'm working with second hand wisdom here, I haven't seen any Zebras in my neighborhood since... ever.
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Hey Carruthers, here's one for you.
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Thanks, Bruce

A few of those airfields are still active but many returned to agriculture after WW2 and after the Cold War more were closed. Some became civil airfields, prisons, or were transferred to the army.

Each will have seen its share of tragedy but also will have witnessd great bravery. RAF Tempsford, in Bedfordshire, was home to 138 and 161 Special Duties Squadrons.

Their task was to support the Special Operations Executive in their operations in occupied Europe.

Typically, they would fly the single engined and unarmed Lysander at night deep into France, land in a field by moonlight then drop off and pick up SOE agents. Incredibly brave.

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The people these days, they got no idea what 'cool' is:

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A lot of really nice pictures of Iceland.
I would love to see something like that, but I doubt that's on the itinerary.
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Old 06-18-2014, 11:36 AM   #13
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Every time I see a compilation of "pictures from ___", whether it's Omaha or Antarctica, I estimate how many years it would take the normal non-resident to accumulate the right combination of subject, season, weather, light, etc, to capture those pictures. It's usually a lot.
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