...some friends of mine. (or me mates, as some here would say)

I'm doing this in a slight Don Rickles manner, so spot the humour:

CrashLander
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Semi-elected group leader, and has a thing about carpets and rugs. Loves
his boys, pokes fun at his missus, and adores his PPL. Thinks Ayers Rock is
nothing more than a pebble in the middle of nowhere. Is a part-time muscle
man that puts Jean-Claude van Damme to shame.

Dallas
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Swashbuckler, CL's wingman and local muppet. Pets: cats, snakes and
raccoons. Flys wife crazy! Good dresser (but the Bora Bora picture looks
like a deleted scene from "Weekend at Bernies"). Owns a watch the size of
Nebraska.

ManhattanMan
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Retired Navy navigator, can still make soft touchdowns (see vid) and
specializes in cocktails and RC Pipers (never at the same time though).
Protested loudly against the sudden take-over of CL and Dallas. Would love
a re-election! He'd love to be running mate, if he could run more than 2
feet at a time.     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6L_2JpgCJM
(that's Dallas in the right seat)

SnakeEyes
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Resident joker. Retired police officer (forensics, wasn't it?), hobby
photographer (but what amazing pictures!!). Loves luxurious cruises with
the missus. He had a run-in with a Mexican snake once. Will do a Yosemite
Sam impersonation to catch it next time.

Donbutts
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Local rockstar, recently wed (still can't believe he did that, but he has
good taste), retired police photographer (eventhough not one cop had a
spontaneous enough smile), and he can somehow play golf in NZ. (Hello! It's
upside-down!)

John Ward
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JayDub is this group's version of Sporty Spice. Loves a good walk-about.
Knows how to properly mix Sheilas with XXXX. Will some day become part of a
WW2 museum. Already has the age of a relic. Just needs some cobwebs.

TOCA
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Is wildly passionate about Danish public transportation, lives in a country
that makes excellent beer and cookies. His mother looks tough as a biker
chick.

Quilljar
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The one we cling to to hold us together by list. He can match his
adventurous holidays to Dallas'. Quilly invented the term "quilling
around", but I guess that can be expected from our local published author.
Really loves words. And macking speling korektions. (eh, teach?)

Canuck
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Ruffian. Keeps a close eye on BC while I'm away. Is not to be taken lightly
and will therefore soon be promoted to Canadian watchdog of the West, as
opposed to Snake's position in the East.

The Old Bloke
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Is not as old as he makes out to be. Somewhat of a mystery man. Could
probably hold JayDub at the end of a leash, if necessary. Loves a good
Dell. (if only he knew what that meant in Dutch <g>)

MadMike
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Really wears that moniker, our Mike does. Resident nutjob, our own Howling
Mad Mike goes stunt pilot with the craziest machines available to him.
Thinks Viking horns are aphrodisiacs.

Oskar Wagner
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Slightly retreated, but not gone. Has found a hobby in FS scenery design.
Retired airline captain who does not hesitate to share his wealth of
knowledge with this group. Has his own "pucker up moment" video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZrfA3ay_zg

MikeW
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Almost a Manbird protege. (I said almost, Mike! Do a UFO video first!)
Loves a good joke. Usually at the expense of someone else, and I love it
when that's our resident worm.

Loek
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Has a thing for the Dutch Airforce. Really loves it! And flight simulator
gatherings. Has one flaw, a serious ailment....he's Frysian. (sorry gang,
that's an inside joke). I drove through your province for 10 minutes last
week and I was bored the whole 10 minutes. It's a good thing I had some
loud music on to keep me awake!

Katy Pluta
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Our resident computer wizard and MVP. Busy mother. Turned down leading
lady in Pretty Woman because she felt Richard Gere was too tall. She
prefered Tom Cruise or Verne Troyer.

LawnDart
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Loves kayaks, whales and has in the past earned the moniker LawnDart.
So some would say she really has an obsession with phallic shapes.
Not me. I'd never say anything like that.
Could very well be JayDubs counterpart, as she leaves the group for long
periods of time to be one with nature. But considering where she lives...

Ibby
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Used to have the coolest view from his office, but that was until the
company that employs me moved to another location. Trains, planes and
automobiles keep me from working. Next to Ibby, the most important Northern
Irishman this week is Darren Clarke.

I really hope I didn't leave anyone out, but I probably did. So sorry for
that.