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Title: Sometimes they will do ANYTHING to keep us on that machine!
Post by: RichardMEL on June 09, 2009, 09:58:51 AM: Sometimes they will go to great lengths to keep us on the machines!

Here's me with members of the 501st TAG group who were visiting their leader who was in the hospital in another ward....

(http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v4491/4/84/596681019/n596681019_2494039_4893312.jpg)
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Post by: paris on June 09, 2009, 10:01:40 AM: What a great picture, Richard! May the force be with you :2thumbsup;
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Post by: willowtreewren on June 09, 2009, 10:03:03 AM: Very, very cool. It makes me think of you as a celebrity! :clap;

Aleta
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Post by: cariad on June 09, 2009, 10:04:54 AM: Quote
Sometimes they will go to great lengths to keep us on the machines!

:rofl;

What a great pic!
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Post by: dwcrawford on June 09, 2009, 10:09:19 AM: So cool... and nice pic. Man you look comfortable.
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Post by: paul.karen on June 09, 2009, 10:19:37 AM: :2thumbsup;

Something different to say the least.

i like that one of them has a nurse symbo lon there helmet. :rofl;
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Post by: RichardMEL on June 09, 2009, 10:24:22 AM: One of them not in the pic was wearing a pink tu tu (!) pretty hilarious...

and Dan.. you think I look comfortable?? Why that was only 3.5 hours in!!! Looks can be deceiving!!!

Glad you all like the pic! :rofl;
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Post by: Tinah1968 on June 09, 2009, 10:43:17 AM: That is Awesome... :rofl; :rofl;
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Post by: Laurie on June 09, 2009, 11:21:08 AM: :2thumbsup; That's really cool!!!
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Post by: twirl on June 09, 2009, 11:23:01 AM: what is a 501st TAG group?
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Post by: Rerun on June 09, 2009, 11:37:00 AM: They don't look any different than my techs!

:cheer:
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Post by: dwcrawford on June 09, 2009, 11:40:39 AM: Rerun.... :rofl;
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Post by: Romona on June 09, 2009, 01:32:14 PM: You look like Hans Solo! :2thumbsup;
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Post by: MandaMe1986 on June 09, 2009, 05:12:06 PM: Quote from: Romona on June 09, 2009, 01:32:14 PM
You look like Hans Solo! :2thumbsup;

Where is Chewy?
Title: Re: Sometimes they will do ANYTHING to keep us on that machine!
Post by: RichardMEL on June 09, 2009, 06:39:10 PM: Quote from: twirl on June 09, 2009, 11:23:01 AM
what is a 501st TAG group?

Sorry let me explain further. The "501st" is a Star Wars fandom thing that goes back many years. Basically they are an organised group that in the good old days, as I understand it, used to provide semi-official "security" at conventions and the like (obviously in unitofm!) and the whole thing grew into them doing charity events, raising money, visiting idiots like me in hospital and so on. The TAG stands for "Terror Australas Group" and they have a website: http://501tag.com/newlowsite/home.html

More info on the 501st in general: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501st_Legion

Rerun: classic!! too funny :rofl;

Chewie was behind the camera but don't tell her I said that - she will needle me on Saturday!! :rofl;
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Post by: Wattle on June 09, 2009, 06:54:47 PM: You just need your Princess Leia. :cheer:
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Post by: RichardMEL on June 09, 2009, 06:59:06 PM: Quote from: Wattle on June 09, 2009, 06:54:47 PM
You just need your Princess Leia. :cheer:

Only if I'm Han Solo.. NOT if I'm Luke (my sister got drunk the other day and embarassed everyone at a public thing *sigh*)..... oh and I can do without the creepy hair...

what about Natalie Portman... can I have her??? :rofl;
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Post by: kitkatz on June 09, 2009, 07:15:35 PM: No Natalie Portman for you. She suckered Anikan into doing things he should not have done. Do you want to be led down the primrose paths?
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Post by: RichardMEL on June 09, 2009, 07:43:09 PM: Oh kitkatz honey I'm already there - I'm on dialysis aren't I? :rofl;

Actually a slight funny related to the visit above (and I hope YOU liked the pic KK - it's mostly posted with you in mind! :) ) is that one of the troopers looked at the machine and asked me if there was a bit of R2 in it. I had to laugh thinking about when those suckers alarm it could be R2 going haywire.. indeed that would be quite a funny sound to have coming from the machine rather than the standard alarm! LOL.. So I told him "for sure.. this sucker is a direct cousin!" he he
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Post by: kitkatz on June 09, 2009, 08:06:45 PM: I loved the picture. I want storm troopers to come visit me at my center!
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Post by: Jean on June 09, 2009, 10:46:23 PM: That is such a cute picture. Did you get them to autograph it???
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Post by: cherpep on June 10, 2009, 07:59:32 AM: love - Love - LOVE that picture!!!

I can't imagine what it must have been like to see a crowd of Storm troopers marching toward me during dialysis. I'd probably think I had crashed, and they weren't actually there.
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Post by: RichardMEL on June 10, 2009, 08:08:04 AM: Well I wasn't actually totally surprised. One of the unit nurses is a member and he kept asking me for a few weeks beforehand "You're not going to change your shift on Saturday are you??" so it was obvious something was in the works.. and given he loves talking Star Wars with me I had a fair idea... but I did not forsee the entire garison appearing!!! It was pretty funny and certainly made for a different afternoon in dullsville!!! :rofl;
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Post by: okarol on June 10, 2009, 11:12:06 AM: It's a great photo! I would send it to the local paper!
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Post by: Darthvadar on June 12, 2009, 09:51:12 AM: Did I hear mention of Stormtroopers????... I never said that they could go skiving off!...

Brilliant pic, Richard!...

Love to the Puddy-tat...

God bless...

Darth...
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Post by: kristina on June 17, 2009, 01:59:08 AM: Great picture! You have a wonderful sense of humour.
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Post by: kimcanada on August 16, 2009, 04:08:10 AM: :2thumbsup; :2thumbsup; what an awesome picture!
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Post by: peleroja on August 17, 2009, 10:03:28 AM: Man, you have all kinds of fun at your center! :bow;