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LanternWaste

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12. I certainly hope no one tells us that Tyson's being needlessly confrontational...

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Tue May 13, 2014, 02:35 PM

May 2014

I certainly hope no one tells us that Tyson is being needlessly confrontational, or could pick his words better-- which seems to happen on more than a few occasions when rational facts confront the deep-rooted, traditional beliefs of those who tend to deny the obvious.

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I certainly hope no one tells us that Tyson's being needlessly confrontational... LanternWaste May 2014 #12

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