European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pace 2 stars and tuesday april 17200 Day quote of the Day to just fired of president Bush using it it seems he says it every time you him on the to pvt Johnathan Branton of 4th battalion 319th airborne Field artillery regiment on some politicians Colls to end the use of the phrase the global War on terrorism see Story on Page 4 list coming soon on did april 24 Al Franken god spoke code name the cleaner Dejavu night at the museum the Queen thr3e Mayl Alpha dog dream girls Little children act coming soon scene on sunday sumo in America today in stripes Abby 24 american Roundup 2021 classified 2531 crossword 23 faces 16 Horoscope 22 letters 14 opinion 15 sports 3140 to listings 18 weather 17 what would baseball be like on the Moon q if baseball Ever expands All the Way to the lunar leagues what will Moo Ball be like a physicist Peter j Brancazio author of sport science imagines games played in Side huge atmospheric Bubble domes to make up for the Moons Lack of air this Way air pres sure will be the same As Back in san Francisco or Tokyo same old Laws of physics except that Gravity Here is about on sixth of earths so naturally you need a much bigger Ballpark because routine Fly balls now travel 9001200 feet instead of 300 and Home run fences must be 13001800 feet from Home plate bats feel Light As a Feather 5 ounces instead of 30 but swing heavy because though Gravity is less mass and inertia remain the same Here comes the pitch same old 90mph fastball but dropping Only 4 to 5 inches in route to the hitter instead of the 2 feet Earth Side in Moo Ball a backs pinning Heater will strange birr True Bill Sones and Rich Sones pad scoop the air and actually Rise Back up in the curve of a Bow As if defying Gravity balls now weigh about one ounce instead of five so air pressure has an exaggerated effect making for some wicked pitches but when hitters do connect the Ball will sail three to four times As far and five times As High staying aloft for 30 seconds this will keep outfielders on their toes a Good throwing Arm will the Chicago cubs Carlos Zambrand pitches on Earth Send a Ball a Quarter mile on the Fly but be cause the Ball travels no faster than on Earth runners can tag up on Long flouts and score All the Way from first q your timid Date has never Ridden a Roll whats up with that explaining customs from around the world q this ones a Little bit old school but Ive heard some of the Junior officers around Here called shave tails whats up with that a while not heard quite so often any More the term shave Tail used to be nearly synonymous with a freshly commissioned Junior officer particularly one that joined a War time unit during its deployment the origin of the phrase is quite Sim ple really Back in the Day think the first half of the 20th the army made abundant use of its pack mule corps and any time they brought in a new untrained mule they shaved the mules Tail As a Way to inform animal handlers that the new four legged creature was fresh to the ser vice soon enough the Moniker was being at stars and stripes illustration cached to Young leaders fresh to the service the nickname also has been used for cavalry troopers who have yet to earn their spurs the Story has the same roots but in this version is used to refer to a member who Hast yet been inducted into the order of the Spur a longstanding Cav tradition got a question about going son in the Mideast email stripes at or coaster Mon youre Gonna love it you lie which seat offers Best Hope of turning her into a trembling helpless puddle a ride a near empty train which minimizes the slowing effect of wind resistance says Cleveland state University Jenaii Walker in the flying circus of physics with answers the front seat obviously gives the most exciting View As if plunging Over a Cliff but if s a slow car Over the top and Doest pick up much Speed until it nears the Bottom of a Long Hill and by then if s already starting to turn upward the caboose in contrast is jerked careening Over a Crest so youll feel a Force As if being catapulted up and out of your is riders often will let go of the safety bar and hold arms High in bravado trusting that the is Arent in fact negative or that the coasters restraining devices will hold problem for you Here is if your Date hikes up her arms youre Gonna have to do it too Send strange questions to Brothers Bill and Rich acc puzzles by Papp com i i o i i i j 17 difficulty hard Roll in the boxes so that each Row column and 3by3 Square includes the digits 1 through 9 for solution tips and computer program see  yesterdays solution 5i32 9i6i3 25i4 811 1 7 2j1j5 3j6i4 9l8l7 1 48 Sinf 1 Lei 8 1 o a tale this newspaper is authorized by the department of defense for members of the military services overseas however the con tents of stars and stripes Are unofficial and Are not to be considered As the official views of or endorsed 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