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wicket
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Tue Dec-28-04 11:18 AM Original message |
U.S. Relief Package to More Than Double |
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xultar
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Tue Dec-28-04 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
1. large additional sums---of bullshit....I hate the BFFE |
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Turley
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Tue Dec-28-04 11:38 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. You may call it bullshit |
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Tempest
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Tue Dec-28-04 11:41 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Bush welches on his promises |
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gratuitous
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Tue Dec-28-04 11:47 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. You're right, any assistance will be deeply appreciated |
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xultar
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Tue Dec-28-04 11:53 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. That's what I'm talking about. n/t |
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Turley
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Tue Dec-28-04 12:02 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. I believe we are in line with the rest of the World |
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gratuitous
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Tue Dec-28-04 05:38 PM Response to Reply #12 |
63. We may be "in line with" the rest of the world |
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SoCalDem
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Tue Dec-28-04 04:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
60. He "announces" generosity on camera, in a LOUD voice |
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wovenpaint
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Wed Dec-29-04 10:47 AM Response to Reply #60 |
79. AND...I read that $20 million pledged is a "LINE of CREDIT"?!? |
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xultar
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Tue Dec-28-04 11:52 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. I think we need do do more. I wanna see us DO MORE! n/t |
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underthedome
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Tue Dec-28-04 12:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. Great, get out there and volunteer |
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LynnTheDem
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Tue Dec-28-04 01:39 PM Response to Reply #17 |
28. Like you? |
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Forkboy
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Tue Dec-28-04 02:44 PM Response to Reply #28 |
56. A lot of new posters seem upset that we're upset |
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LynnTheDem
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Tue Dec-28-04 06:42 PM Response to Reply #56 |
65. I noticed that. |
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realvirginian
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Tue Dec-28-04 01:51 PM Response to Reply #9 |
33. Send your check to |
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oneighty
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Tue Dec-28-04 05:15 PM Response to Reply #33 |
62. Can they be trusted? |
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drscm
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Tue Dec-28-04 01:53 PM Response to Reply #4 |
35. Thankfully we are committing $200B to an immoral war in Iraq. |
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ilovenicepeople
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Tue Dec-28-04 02:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
40. Speaking of callous labeling, |
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Turley
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Tue Dec-28-04 02:35 PM Response to Reply #40 |
53. I see you guys kicked in $800,000 |
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LynnTheDem
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Tue Dec-28-04 06:55 PM Response to Reply #53 |
67. CANADA??? |
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daleo
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Wed Dec-29-04 03:32 AM Response to Reply #67 |
74. For the record, from the Economist, mid 2004 figures. |
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Turley
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Wed Dec-29-04 03:59 AM Response to Reply #74 |
75. We have a long way to go |
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daleo
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Wed Dec-29-04 04:35 PM Response to Reply #75 |
81. A straight line extrapolation would indicate that they converge soon. |
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LynnTheDem
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Wed Dec-29-04 10:04 AM Response to Reply #74 |
77. Economist; Canada debt-GDP ratio is 40%, December 2004 |
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daleo
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Wed Dec-29-04 04:32 PM Response to Reply #77 |
80. That is a big difference, 77% vs 40% in one year |
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Skittles
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Tue Dec-28-04 11:02 PM Response to Reply #4 |
73. PUT AWAY MY HATRED FOR BUSH??? |
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displacedtexan
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Tue Dec-28-04 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
2. Just as soon as we actually pony up the $15 million AIDS $ to Africa... |
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truthseeker1
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Tue Dec-28-04 11:29 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Wasn't it $15 BILLION that was pledged for aids relief in Africa? |
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Tempest
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Tue Dec-28-04 11:40 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. $15 billion pledged, $3 billion actually sent |
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shady lane
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Tue Dec-28-04 12:07 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. it was 15 billion over 10 years |
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LynnTheDem
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Tue Dec-28-04 12:29 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. No; it was $15 billion over 5 years |
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ZR2
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Tue Dec-28-04 12:36 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Since you want to cite facts, |
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LynnTheDem
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Tue Dec-28-04 12:54 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. You don't like facts? |
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ZR2
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Tue Dec-28-04 01:40 PM Response to Reply #18 |
30. No it's not snippy..sorry if you took it that way |
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LynnTheDem
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Tue Dec-28-04 01:49 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. bush signed into law $3 billion/ year for 5 years. |
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Tue Dec-28-04 01:45 PM Response to Reply #14 |
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LynnTheDem
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Tue Dec-28-04 01:51 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. $15 billion over FIVE years, NOT over the 10 years as you posted. |
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Forkboy
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Tue Dec-28-04 02:36 PM Response to Reply #31 |
54. I like facts too |
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Inland
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Tue Dec-28-04 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
8. $35M total--only five short of the cost of the Bush inaugural parties! |
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readmylips
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Tue Dec-28-04 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
11. Last night I heard some guy saying.... |
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Divernan
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Tue Dec-28-04 12:47 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Absolutely-Bush will demand political quid pro quo for aid |
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RollergirlVT
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Tue Dec-28-04 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
19. In Florida earlier this year..... |
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Dover
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Tue Dec-28-04 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
20. Bushco will probably use the disaster for leverage of some kind.... |
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Dover
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Tue Dec-28-04 01:23 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. How much are the American corporations who make huge profit from |
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durablend
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Tue Dec-28-04 01:32 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Depends on how many factories are destroyed... |
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WithStamina
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Tue Dec-28-04 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
22. We're not stingy |
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LynnTheDem
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Tue Dec-28-04 01:37 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Yes we are stingy. |
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WithStamina
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Tue Dec-28-04 02:15 PM Response to Reply #26 |
48. Because Bush is foolish |
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LynnTheDem
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Tue Dec-28-04 06:43 PM Response to Reply #48 |
66. What "Un oil for food scandal"? |
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tabasco
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Tue Dec-28-04 01:37 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Wow! And to think what things were like five short years ago! |
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WithStamina
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Tue Dec-28-04 02:16 PM Response to Reply #27 |
49. I don't have a job |
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tabasco
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Tue Dec-28-04 03:06 PM Response to Reply #49 |
58. I recommend military service .... |
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LanternWaste
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Tue Dec-28-04 01:39 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. Hmmm... |
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BoogyMan
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Tue Dec-28-04 01:53 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. Inaugural Monies |
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Tue Dec-28-04 01:57 PM Response to Reply #36 |
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Tue Dec-28-04 02:20 PM Response to Reply #38 |
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tabasco
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Tue Dec-28-04 02:00 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Yeah, same time we had a trillion dollar surplus. |
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sandnsea
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Tue Dec-28-04 02:13 PM Response to Reply #36 |
45. In fact, people were very upset |
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realvirginian
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Tue Dec-28-04 01:55 PM Response to Reply #22 |
37. You got that right |
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LanternWaste
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Tue Dec-28-04 02:14 PM Response to Reply #37 |
47. Easiest way to exert influence and control... |
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Rose Siding
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Tue Dec-28-04 10:38 PM Response to Reply #37 |
71. Wrong! Not as a % of our GNP or per capita |
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PST
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Tue Dec-28-04 02:06 PM Response to Reply #22 |
41. for your information |
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WithStamina
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Tue Dec-28-04 02:17 PM Response to Reply #41 |
50. Well... |
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PST
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Tue Dec-28-04 02:20 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. neither does the european figure |
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Rose Siding
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Tue Dec-28-04 10:34 PM Response to Reply #22 |
70. We rate TWENTY-SECOND in aid contributions as a % of our GNP |
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mulethree
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Tue Dec-28-04 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
23. I wonder how much is for Diego Garcia? n/t |
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WithStamina
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Tue Dec-28-04 05:03 PM Response to Reply #23 |
61. From my experiences in Europe... |
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PaulaFarrell
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Wed Dec-29-04 10:30 AM Response to Reply #61 |
78. untrue in England |
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Zech Marquis
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Tue Dec-28-04 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
24. $20 million?! |
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Forkboy
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Tue Dec-28-04 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
42. Damn,these threads are really bringing them out of the woodwork |
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wicket
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Tue Dec-28-04 02:12 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. I was just thinking the same thing! |
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sandnsea
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Tue Dec-28-04 02:13 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. Guilty consciences |
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Bridget Burke
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Tue Dec-28-04 02:43 PM Response to Reply #42 |
55. Like turning on the kitchen light.... |
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Forkboy
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Tue Dec-28-04 02:46 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. Every tsunami thread today has them all over |
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Kathy in Cambridge
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Tue Dec-28-04 03:15 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. You're right-they're really steenking up the place today! |
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LynnTheDem
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Tue Dec-28-04 07:02 PM Response to Reply #42 |
68. Yep |
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m0nkeyneck
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Tue Dec-28-04 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
44. donate |
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Rex
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Tue Dec-28-04 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
64. Did NYC ever get the money promised by the BFEE? |
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LibDemAlways
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Tue Dec-28-04 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
69. Chimp will send as little as possible. |
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pacifictiger
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Tue Dec-28-04 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
72. When I first heard the sum of $15million |
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Wed Dec-29-04 04:01 AM Response to Original message |
76. They should give more than one package for one thing! |
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