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Date: Wed Aug 24 03:21:28 2022
User: cellmate
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if said thallium meteorite comes along its clearly a mission to rid the universe of rats
User: cellmate
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if said thallium meteorite comes along its clearly a mission to rid the universe of rats
Date: Wed Aug 24 03:39:08 2022
User: TNmountainman
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Just to clarify, Klepp..........you're not saying that thallium in a meteorite would mean it had finagled chemistry, are you? "We are stardust; we are golden......" --- Joni Mitchell from "Woodstock"
User: TNmountainman
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Just to clarify, Klepp..........you're not saying that thallium in a meteorite would mean it had finagled chemistry, are you? "We are stardust; we are golden......" --- Joni Mitchell from "Woodstock"
Date: Wed Aug 24 04:15:34 2022
User: sgmsgmsgm
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The story about Betelgeuse dimming reminds me of a sci-fi short story by Larry Niven called "Inconstant moon". The premise being that a group of friends having a dinner party one night notice that the full moon was varying its brightness. Eventually one of them was smart enough to figure out that the moon was not the real problem. Hilarity ensues. It became an episode of the 1996 version of the Outer Limits and there was an attempt to turn it into a movie.
User: sgmsgmsgm
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The story about Betelgeuse dimming reminds me of a sci-fi short story by Larry Niven called "Inconstant moon". The premise being that a group of friends having a dinner party one night notice that the full moon was varying its brightness. Eventually one of them was smart enough to figure out that the moon was not the real problem. Hilarity ensues. It became an episode of the 1996 version of the Outer Limits and there was an attempt to turn it into a movie.
Date: Wed Aug 24 04:31:52 2022
User: Klepp
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I don't know enough about the chemistry, but there must be a number of things possibly discovered in meteorites to prove "unnatural" reasons for its occurrence in said meteorite...(ruling out cross-contamination, of course)...but I vaguely recall Thallium being mentioned as one "elementary" possibility at least very strongly suggesting complex organic chemical reactions, if not actual lab reactions conducted via intellectual entities...I'll try to data mine further if I can...
User: Klepp
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I don't know enough about the chemistry, but there must be a number of things possibly discovered in meteorites to prove "unnatural" reasons for its occurrence in said meteorite...(ruling out cross-contamination, of course)...but I vaguely recall Thallium being mentioned as one "elementary" possibility at least very strongly suggesting complex organic chemical reactions, if not actual lab reactions conducted via intellectual entities...I'll try to data mine further if I can...
Date: Wed Aug 24 04:37:35 2022
User: Klepp
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I suspect it may be that solely particular isotopes were referred to...
User: Klepp
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I suspect it may be that solely particular isotopes were referred to...
Date: Wed Aug 24 05:03:28 2022
User: TNmountainman
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Altho thallium isn't found on earth "by itself", it's not terrifically rare as a mineral *compound*. I suppose one *could* conceivably figure out that a particular isotope must have been "manufactured", but I kinda doubt that. Red giants and supernovae can do anything and more that the men of earth can do with their mighty machines. There is some interesting chemistry thallium can do - specifically catalyzing certain organometalic reactions - but I'm not sure about how any particular form, or isotope, of it could prove "unnatural". That's my (somewhat educated) off-the-cuff thought. What *is* interesting is the (relatively) recent extremely detailed analysis of noble gases contained in meteorites. It's incredible that it can be determined what kind of star (or not, being leftover material from the formation of our own solar system) the particular mix/ratio of isotopes (and thus the meteorite) must have come from. That's crazy good science. Here's a few articles you can pursue if you wish. These probably aren't the best out there - just what I came across in a couple of minutes: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/techandscience/moon-rocks-found-in-antarctica-include-tiny-amounts-of-gas-that-may-have-come-from-earth/ar-AA10yqH5 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019103522001336 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas-rich_meteorites https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234232466_Verchovsky_Sephton_Noble_Gases_in_Meteorites_A_noble_record There was a guy named Carlton(???) who did a lot of really revolutionary work on this stuff a few decades ago. Super impressive work.
User: TNmountainman
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Altho thallium isn't found on earth "by itself", it's not terrifically rare as a mineral *compound*. I suppose one *could* conceivably figure out that a particular isotope must have been "manufactured", but I kinda doubt that. Red giants and supernovae can do anything and more that the men of earth can do with their mighty machines. There is some interesting chemistry thallium can do - specifically catalyzing certain organometalic reactions - but I'm not sure about how any particular form, or isotope, of it could prove "unnatural". That's my (somewhat educated) off-the-cuff thought. What *is* interesting is the (relatively) recent extremely detailed analysis of noble gases contained in meteorites. It's incredible that it can be determined what kind of star (or not, being leftover material from the formation of our own solar system) the particular mix/ratio of isotopes (and thus the meteorite) must have come from. That's crazy good science. Here's a few articles you can pursue if you wish. These probably aren't the best out there - just what I came across in a couple of minutes: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/techandscience/moon-rocks-found-in-antarctica-include-tiny-amounts-of-gas-that-may-have-come-from-earth/ar-AA10yqH5 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019103522001336 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas-rich_meteorites https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234232466_Verchovsky_Sephton_Noble_Gases_in_Meteorites_A_noble_record There was a guy named Carlton(???) who did a lot of really revolutionary work on this stuff a few decades ago. Super impressive work.
Date: Wed Aug 24 05:51:21 2022
User: Klepp
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It makes one gape at how there must be literally tons of meteorites buried in the Antarctic icecap just waiting to be discovered, with the makeup possibly proving something as yet not even imagined...
User: Klepp
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It makes one gape at how there must be literally tons of meteorites buried in the Antarctic icecap just waiting to be discovered, with the makeup possibly proving something as yet not even imagined...
Date: Wed Aug 24 05:58:10 2022
User: TNmountainman
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The guys name was Clayton - Donald Clayton. And yeah, thousands of tons of "space dust", meteorites, whatever...............rain down on our little flat earth every year.
Link: presolar grains
User: TNmountainman
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The guys name was Clayton - Donald Clayton. And yeah, thousands of tons of "space dust", meteorites, whatever...............rain down on our little flat earth every year.
Link: presolar grains
Date: Sat Aug 27 03:12:58 2022
User: Klepp
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OMG I forgot how ****ing hot Nicolette Larson was.
User: Klepp
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OMG I forgot how ****ing hot Nicolette Larson was.
Date: Sat Aug 27 12:27:00 2022
User: Klepp
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Just popped up in my YouTube playlistings...I was listening to the same type of tunes, I suppose...algorithms in the code, or whatever...
User: Klepp
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Just popped up in my YouTube playlistings...I was listening to the same type of tunes, I suppose...algorithms in the code, or whatever...
Date: Sat Aug 27 13:00:47 2022
User: TNmountainman
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How could anyone forget Neil's "Comes a Time" album?!?
User: TNmountainman
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How could anyone forget Neil's "Comes a Time" album?!?
Date: Sat Aug 27 14:18:23 2022
User: TNmountainman
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Just one from an essential album for Neil fans.......
Link: Neil and Nicolette cover Ian & Sylvia
User: TNmountainman
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Just one from an essential album for Neil fans.......
Link: Neil and Nicolette cover Ian & Sylvia
Date: Sat Aug 27 18:04:37 2022
User: TNmountainman
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I was fortunate to make her acquaintance after she finished her show at a local small festival in 1989(?). We talked about 10-15 minutes while the next band (Ozark Mountain Daredevils, as I recall?) was setting up. She was super friendly and charming, even moreso than I expected. And she was *very* short - like 5 ft. if even that. Coulda even been 4'11". I remember wanting to ask her stuff about working with Neil or Emmylou, but figured I'd better not go there. That was when she was past her prime, hit-wise, but she gave a fine performance. Her backing band was only so-so, and quite unremarkable.
User: TNmountainman
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I was fortunate to make her acquaintance after she finished her show at a local small festival in 1989(?). We talked about 10-15 minutes while the next band (Ozark Mountain Daredevils, as I recall?) was setting up. She was super friendly and charming, even moreso than I expected. And she was *very* short - like 5 ft. if even that. Coulda even been 4'11". I remember wanting to ask her stuff about working with Neil or Emmylou, but figured I'd better not go there. That was when she was past her prime, hit-wise, but she gave a fine performance. Her backing band was only so-so, and quite unremarkable.
Date: Mon Aug 29 11:21:54 2022
User: outskirts
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From her obit "I got that song off a tape I found lying on the floor of Neil's car," she once said of her initial hit. "I popped it in the tape player and commented on what a great song it was. Neil said, You want it? It's yours.' " https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1997/12/20/pop-and-country-recording-artist-nicolette-larson-dies-at-45/74857c80-0c64-4473-bff9-d70d170894a9/
Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1997/12/20/pop-and-country-recording-artist-nicolette-larson-dies-at-45/74857c80-0c64-4473-bff9-d70d170894a9/
User: outskirts
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From her obit "I got that song off a tape I found lying on the floor of Neil's car," she once said of her initial hit. "I popped it in the tape player and commented on what a great song it was. Neil said, You want it? It's yours.' " https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1997/12/20/pop-and-country-recording-artist-nicolette-larson-dies-at-45/74857c80-0c64-4473-bff9-d70d170894a9/
Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1997/12/20/pop-and-country-recording-artist-nicolette-larson-dies-at-45/74857c80-0c64-4473-bff9-d70d170894a9/
Date: Mon Aug 29 11:53:27 2022
User: TNmountainman
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Yeah - I knew her and Neil were an item for a while, which is why I decided not to bring that up. I do not remember knowing at that time that she and Linda R. were roommates and close for quite a while. I *might* have seen here when she was singing with Buffet once, too, but don't specifically remember that. Normally it was what's-her-name. Saw here husband play literally countless times in all kinds of great bands, but I'm sure many here also did.
Link: Nice RS tribute
User: TNmountainman
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Yeah - I knew her and Neil were an item for a while, which is why I decided not to bring that up. I do not remember knowing at that time that she and Linda R. were roommates and close for quite a while. I *might* have seen here when she was singing with Buffet once, too, but don't specifically remember that. Normally it was what's-her-name. Saw here husband play literally countless times in all kinds of great bands, but I'm sure many here also did.
Link: Nice RS tribute
Date: Mon Aug 29 12:20:41 2022
User: outskirts
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Linda introduced her to Neil when Neil was looking for a singer, she was at Linda's when Neil called and he came over and they went right to work. (read in wikipedia) She sang with lots of folks. Neil's sister said she took a lot of valium and tylenol pm. Probably with alcohol.
User: outskirts
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Linda introduced her to Neil when Neil was looking for a singer, she was at Linda's when Neil called and he came over and they went right to work. (read in wikipedia) She sang with lots of folks. Neil's sister said she took a lot of valium and tylenol pm. Probably with alcohol.
Date: Mon Aug 29 12:23:38 2022
User: TNmountainman
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Above......."what's-her-name" was skinny little Deborah McColl. Been a looong time since I thought of her.
User: TNmountainman
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Above......."what's-her-name" was skinny little Deborah McColl. Been a looong time since I thought of her.
Date: Wed Aug 31 14:00:57 2022
User: TNmountainmanMUDstains
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A place I would have liked to have visited.
Link: Xinjiang - a quick tour
User: TNmountainmanMUDstains
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A place I would have liked to have visited.
Link: Xinjiang - a quick tour
Date: Fri Sep 2 08:50:38 2022
User: outskirts
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Why give thanks for a meal *before* you eat it? Why not wait til you know how good it was?
User: outskirts
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Why give thanks for a meal *before* you eat it? Why not wait til you know how good it was?
Date: Fri Sep 2 16:40:03 2022
User: Klepp
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Things don't really get much larger than this (to the human brain's capacities)...
Link: CfA2 Great Wall
User: Klepp
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Things don't really get much larger than this (to the human brain's capacities)...
Link: CfA2 Great Wall
Date: Sat Sep 3 14:41:29 2022
User: Klepp
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My niece has elected to take Astronomy this semester...high school offering an Astronomy course? I would've been there sure if offered back in the day...shame upon me for having zero credits in Astronomy at the collegiate level...
User: Klepp
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My niece has elected to take Astronomy this semester...high school offering an Astronomy course? I would've been there sure if offered back in the day...shame upon me for having zero credits in Astronomy at the collegiate level...
Date: Sat Sep 3 16:05:55 2022
User: Klepp
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A Memphis teacher abducted in broad daylight is merely "collateral damage" since the open borders benefit so much to so many others--sounds like some John Stuat Mill bull**** argument on greatest-happiness, or some other crap...or, am I being racist?
User: Klepp
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A Memphis teacher abducted in broad daylight is merely "collateral damage" since the open borders benefit so much to so many others--sounds like some John Stuat Mill bull**** argument on greatest-happiness, or some other crap...or, am I being racist?
Date: Mon Sep 5 17:17:32 2022
User: Klepp
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This has an Elo of 1700...I call bullcaca on that... 8x3 31853-9
User: Klepp
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This has an Elo of 1700...I call bullcaca on that... 8x3 31853-9
Date: Mon Sep 5 18:42:33 2022
User: redberet
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I've given up on seeing a star filled sky again. At first glance there doesn't appear more than a few hundred. It's a far cry from the sky I saw on a moonless night near Salton Sea. That was something to behold. To me, even the night skies over the Big Island didn't seem as clear.
User: redberet
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I've given up on seeing a star filled sky again. At first glance there doesn't appear more than a few hundred. It's a far cry from the sky I saw on a moonless night near Salton Sea. That was something to behold. To me, even the night skies over the Big Island didn't seem as clear.
Date: Tue Sep 6 16:18:46 2022
User: Klepp
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Wow! New glasses just came in the mail, giving 20/25 distance vision at the very least...I can understand how a hunter would like to see with such clarity, but I'm no hunter...
User: Klepp
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Wow! New glasses just came in the mail, giving 20/25 distance vision at the very least...I can understand how a hunter would like to see with such clarity, but I'm no hunter...
Date: Tue Sep 6 21:21:39 2022
User: TNmountainman
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Glad you appreciated that, ix. I imagine you, and/or many others here are familiar with the late, great mountaineer, explorer, photographer, and author Galen Rowell, who published many books (some of the "coffee-table" genre). A lot of his most famous "jaw-dropping" stuff is from that part of Asia in general - the Himalayas, the Tian Shin, Xinjiang, Mongolia, Tibet, etc. Just fabulous work, and he was probably the best ever at what he did. The Chinese company that made that video (as well as others including launching a drone from the very top of Everest!) seems to have almost inherited his vision and spiritual connection to those places. It's the first stuff I've seen since Rowell died that made me think "so *that's* where his spirtit went".
User: TNmountainman
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Glad you appreciated that, ix. I imagine you, and/or many others here are familiar with the late, great mountaineer, explorer, photographer, and author Galen Rowell, who published many books (some of the "coffee-table" genre). A lot of his most famous "jaw-dropping" stuff is from that part of Asia in general - the Himalayas, the Tian Shin, Xinjiang, Mongolia, Tibet, etc. Just fabulous work, and he was probably the best ever at what he did. The Chinese company that made that video (as well as others including launching a drone from the very top of Everest!) seems to have almost inherited his vision and spiritual connection to those places. It's the first stuff I've seen since Rowell died that made me think "so *that's* where his spirtit went".
Date: Wed Sep 7 12:19:49 2022
User: Klepp
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That clip was rather cinematic...ahhh, poppies poppies everywhere...luckily I don't chase the dragon...
User: Klepp
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That clip was rather cinematic...ahhh, poppies poppies everywhere...luckily I don't chase the dragon...
Date: Thu Sep 8 03:08:17 2022
User: TNmountainman
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That's completely crazy, of course. Is that the same course as that other video someone posted a few years ago? It was somewhere in S.A., but I didn't remember it being Santiago. But maybe it was. And the course wasn't totally familiar. I may try to find it. And.......once again........niggling little visa paperwork issues kept me from competing this year. Sigh......
User: TNmountainman
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That's completely crazy, of course. Is that the same course as that other video someone posted a few years ago? It was somewhere in S.A., but I didn't remember it being Santiago. But maybe it was. And the course wasn't totally familiar. I may try to find it. And.......once again........niggling little visa paperwork issues kept me from competing this year. Sigh......
Date: Thu Sep 8 03:37:36 2022
User: TNmountainman
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No, the previous one was from Medellin. I can't find it quickly on this site, but the link below is a version of it, filmed via helmet-cam. (It may be the exact video.) Both methods have their pros and cons. I actually think the Medellin course is scarier; certainly longer. Both almost look speeded-up, but of course they're not.
Link: The Medellin downhill
User: TNmountainman
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No, the previous one was from Medellin. I can't find it quickly on this site, but the link below is a version of it, filmed via helmet-cam. (It may be the exact video.) Both methods have their pros and cons. I actually think the Medellin course is scarier; certainly longer. Both almost look speeded-up, but of course they're not.
Link: The Medellin downhill
Date: Thu Sep 8 04:04:45 2022
User: HopDiriDiriDattiriDittiriDom
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This one makes me feel good.
Link: Heartwarming animal scenes
User: HopDiriDiriDattiriDittiriDom
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This one makes me feel good.
Link: Heartwarming animal scenes
Date: Thu Sep 8 04:23:03 2022
User: redberet
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The simplest of things can have the most profound effect. Gives a new meaning to a bear hug.
User: redberet
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The simplest of things can have the most profound effect. Gives a new meaning to a bear hug.
Date: Thu Sep 8 11:49:18 2022
User: Klepp
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The link may not work--but don't fear, reading the article wouldn't help any sensible person anyway...
Link: Kim Kardashian Reveals Climate Change Stance
User: Klepp
Message:
The link may not work--but don't fear, reading the article wouldn't help any sensible person anyway...
Link: Kim Kardashian Reveals Climate Change Stance
Date: Thu Sep 8 17:59:58 2022
User: Klepp
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This should scare the **** out of all of us, it does myself, sure...
Link: DEA's facts on fentanyl, disbelieve at your own risk
User: Klepp
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This should scare the **** out of all of us, it does myself, sure...
Link: DEA's facts on fentanyl, disbelieve at your own risk
Date: Fri Sep 9 00:35:28 2022
User: Klepp
Message:
Annie Chun's microwave noodle bowls are rather delicious.
User: Klepp
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Annie Chun's microwave noodle bowls are rather delicious.
Date: Fri Sep 9 01:23:11 2022
User: TNmountainman
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As to Kim K.'s climate climate change views...............shouldn't that be in one of the science threads? Oh, wait.............nevermind; I see what you did there. ;) "............average journey length of 99.78 miles.” So................that's about half trips to Las Vegas and half to Palm Springs? She picks and chooses one.
User: TNmountainman
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As to Kim K.'s climate climate change views...............shouldn't that be in one of the science threads? Oh, wait.............nevermind; I see what you did there. ;) "............average journey length of 99.78 miles.” So................that's about half trips to Las Vegas and half to Palm Springs? She picks and chooses one.
Date: Fri Sep 9 15:12:10 2022
User: Klepp
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Hoppin' on her'd be a hoot, but let's be honest: she's really not very bright.
Link: AOC
User: Klepp
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Hoppin' on her'd be a hoot, but let's be honest: she's really not very bright.
Link: AOC
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