Bret,

>>Bret,
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>>>>Ok, I concede on Kim since it's like 3 to one. But Janeway definitely got dumped in the first round of letters.
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>>>>Since we've decided that Kim was "attached" before leaving, then I definitely agree with the post that started this. He's got some explaining to do now that he's back. They showed him trying to date many times and never mentioned anything about his aparent infidelity.
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>>>I remember when I was in the Navy. My sub was returning from an extended mission in the Indiana Ocean. Our sub was allowed shore leave in Rio on the way back. A few of the crew contracted a condition lets say that would preclude any contact with another of the opposite sex for about 6 weeks. Unfortunately we were to sail into Norfolk in 3 weeks. Just like Ensign Kim, it would be great to be a fly on the wall seeing how these guys explained this to their wives/girl friends. That is why I think the show wrapped up like it did. Quick and painless.....
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>I guess I have Indiana on the brain or else we are working on a massive take over. :)

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I just got a laugh thinking about what the new class of submarine would look like. I figured that you folks had some interaction with Caterpillar and that was why their stock had been doing better the last few years. <g> Probably not too good on the noise reduction though....