Rapid Fire 8/18/05

18 Aug 2005 By noahmax

* Good news! Only 27,600 nukes!* "Silent plane" in the works* Your very own laser trip wire* Fraud slows Osprey* Goodbye Hummers, hello donkeys

(Big ups: JQP, JO)

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