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shenmue

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24. Yeah

Reply to Warpy (Reply #12)

Sun Nov 30, 2014, 05:57 PM

Nov 2014

Franklin was really cool.

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Racist’ co-discoverer of DNA forced to sell Nobel prize to make ends meet [View all] Playinghardball Nov 2014 OP

Uggh... hlthe2b Nov 2014 #1

Crick was a geniune Great Person who worked ceaselessly until the day he died Warren Stupidity Nov 2014 #9

Yes... that is my point... hlthe2b Nov 2014 #11

I had to pawn something during a rough patch. Socal31 Nov 2014 #2

or because you didnt lose everything as a result... hlthe2b Nov 2014 #3

Why is my IQ so high? bravenak Nov 2014 #4

very true, bravenak... Johnyawl Nov 2014 #16

I just feel like smart people should know better. bravenak Nov 2014 #17

Nothing new. Archae Nov 2014 #22

Maybe he should move in with Giuliani XemaSab Nov 2014 #5

Those two and their ilk are "those people" to me, lol. Schema Thing Nov 2014 #7

In Africa? This would be hilarious if he didnt actually believe that. nc4bo Nov 2014 #6

In this case smilies are appropriate Warren Stupidity Nov 2014 #8

Idiot. CJCRANE Nov 2014 #10

He was sexist, too Warpy Nov 2014 #12

+1000 daredtowork Nov 2014 #18

Good, now I don't have to post my reading experience with that book arcane1 Nov 2014 #26

He basically stole her work FLPanhandle Nov 2014 #21

Yeah shenmue Nov 2014 #24

and he didn't realize catrose Dec 2014 #27

+1M. Rosalind Franklin did the groundwork, Watson & Crick took the glory. nt magical thyme Dec 2014 #29

He needs 3.5 million to make ends meet abelenkpe Nov 2014 #13

Who's gonna pay $3.5M for a tainted gewgaw? And I wonder if there's anything in my garage . . . Journeyman Nov 2014 #14

What testing and research has shown edhopper Nov 2014 #15

Is intelligence at all hereditary? Marr Nov 2014 #19

old racist coot Liberal_in_LA Nov 2014 #20

He is not only a racist, sadoldgirl Nov 2014 #23

I hope he is enjoying his bad karma. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #25

Hmmmm somehow did not learn actions have consequences ?? lunasun Dec 2014 #28

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