On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 17:29:39 -0700, "C J Campbell"
wrote in Message-Id:
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Basically, cutting off the shirt tail marked you as the
new guy and any stories or ceremonies that went along with it were simply
there to add weight to the moment.

A glider student's first solo usually ends in a dousing with a bucket
of water. As gliders often relies on hot rising air to sustain them,
a refreshing drench is soon dry, and all in good fun and camaraderie.


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Irrational beliefs ultimately lead to irrational acts.
-- Larry Dighera,