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DoYouEverWonder
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Sat Jan-01-05 01:18 PM Original message |
Girl, 10, saved hundreds of lives |
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stellanoir
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Sat Jan-01-05 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
1. very cool story |
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merh
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Sat Jan-01-05 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
2. God bless the beast and the children! |
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NMDemDist2
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Sat Jan-01-05 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
3. hubby and I spoke about that the day the disaster hit the news |
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Pachamama
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Mon Jan-03-05 04:02 PM Response to Reply #3 |
76. No child left behind education that works.... |
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Sat Jan-01-05 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
4. It's chilling that this little girl was on the Beach |
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Florida_Geek
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Sat Jan-01-05 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
5. left out an important part |
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KittyWampus
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Sat Jan-01-05 01:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. That's What Struck Me As Well. If There'd Been Any Warning |
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TahitiNut
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Sat Jan-01-05 02:42 PM Response to Reply #8 |
28. Even more significant, if people had the 5th grade EDUCATION ... |
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tblue37
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Sat Jan-01-05 05:39 PM Response to Reply #28 |
47. Notice that her mother |
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okieinpain
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Mon Jan-03-05 03:52 PM Response to Reply #47 |
75. doesn't jab with evolution. can't get in the fundies way, you know. |
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Sat Jan-01-05 07:59 PM Response to Reply #28 |
55. Remember the guy who |
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silverweb
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Sun Jan-02-05 12:58 AM Response to Reply #55 |
61. Which thread? |
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regnaD kciN
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Sun Jan-02-05 04:03 AM Response to Reply #55 |
67. Don't want to be too picky... |
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girl gone mad
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Mon Jan-03-05 04:16 PM Response to Reply #67 |
77. But a tsunami should be covered in geography and physics. |
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mrbassman03
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Tue Jan-04-05 03:38 AM Response to Reply #67 |
85. Yeah, true. I think the whole story is an "oh, that's neat" one... |
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okieinpain
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Mon Jan-03-05 03:49 PM Response to Reply #28 |
74. fear factor, american idol, who's your daddy, fox news, cnn, ........ |
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barb162
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Sat Jan-01-05 02:42 PM Response to Reply #8 |
29. good kid plus she used her brain, saved lives |
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darkstar
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Sat Jan-01-05 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
6. Kick ! |
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bpilgrim
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Sat Jan-01-05 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
7. why no gov agency thought to call CNN, AL JAZEERA, BBC, etc is CRIMINAL! |
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DoYouEverWonder
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Sat Jan-01-05 01:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
20. Here's a few clips of official lame excuses |
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TahitiNut
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Sat Jan-01-05 02:58 PM Response to Reply #20 |
34. It's noteworthy that the 'excuses' are structured to infer a need for ... |
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Mist
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Tue Jan-04-05 07:33 AM Response to Reply #20 |
86. Memo to the Pacific Tsunami Centre and the US Weather agency: |
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DoYouEverWonder
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Tue Jan-04-05 08:35 AM Response to Reply #86 |
89. Not to mention the internet |
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bpilgrim
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Sat Jan-01-05 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
9. "Her intuition was enough to raise the alert and prompt the evacuation of |
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DrBB
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Sat Jan-01-05 01:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. "I had a feeling" |
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bpilgrim
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Sat Jan-01-05 02:15 PM Response to Reply #11 |
22. from LEARNING about it in class |
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KittyWampus
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Sat Jan-01-05 04:33 PM Response to Reply #22 |
43. Actually, We Don't Know If She Was Aware Of The Earthquake |
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bpilgrim
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Sat Jan-01-05 04:44 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. huh? |
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KittyWampus
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Sat Jan-01-05 05:16 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Tsunamis Do Not Just Happen. In Class, She'd Have Learned |
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arikara
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Sat Jan-01-05 05:47 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. But she would have learned |
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KittyWampus
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Sat Jan-01-05 06:39 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. We Don't Know If She Was Aware Of The Precipitant Earthquake... |
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arikara
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Sat Jan-01-05 09:15 PM Response to Reply #51 |
56. The point is that it doesn't matter if she knew |
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ozone_man
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Mon Jan-03-05 06:07 PM Response to Reply #56 |
79. Like seeing mare's tails or a mackerel sky, |
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allemand
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Sun Jan-02-05 07:37 AM Response to Reply #51 |
68. The earthquake was felt all over the region. |
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rox63
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Sat Jan-01-05 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
10. A bit of good news after a horrible week |
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theycanbiteme
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Sat Jan-01-05 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
12. Its amazing what EDUCATION can accomplish. |
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fortyfeetunder
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Sat Jan-01-05 01:55 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Yes, shows the efficiency of education outside the US |
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donheld
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Sat Jan-01-05 02:23 PM Response to Reply #12 |
25. Because this child was NOT left behind. |
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Kber
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Sat Jan-01-05 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
13. Two things strike me about this story |
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Demeter
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Sat Jan-01-05 01:56 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Third Striking Feature: Not A Fundie Could Do It |
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bobbieinok
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Sun Jan-02-05 12:49 AM Response to Reply #17 |
59. plus many super conservative parents believe children 'should be seen |
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Kber
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Sun Jan-02-05 10:13 PM Response to Reply #59 |
72. xactly! |
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MountainLaurel
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Sun Jan-02-05 10:46 PM Response to Reply #17 |
73. No time for science |
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bemildred
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Sat Jan-01-05 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
14. So, I guess we need more 10 yr old girls working for the CIA. nt |
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DoYouEverWonder
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Sat Jan-01-05 02:00 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. LOL |
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Twillig
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Sat Jan-01-05 02:19 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. "Why don't you put her in charge?!" |
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GOPNotForMe
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Sat Jan-01-05 03:58 PM Response to Reply #23 |
37. OMG I LOVE ALIENS |
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Swamp Rat
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Sat Jan-01-05 04:17 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. Really? |
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slutticus
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Sat Jan-01-05 11:50 PM Response to Reply #23 |
57. ROTF! YEAH! Hudson kicks all ass!! |
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amazona
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Sat Jan-01-05 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
15. another young man who was a hero |
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xultar
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Sat Jan-01-05 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
18. OK what happened to all the adults, did they temporaily go loopy? |
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demigoddess
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Sun Jan-02-05 08:55 PM Response to Reply #18 |
71. adults are too far away from observing nature as something |
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fortyfeetunder
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Sat Jan-01-05 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
19. If anything, thank the teacher |
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TahitiNut
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Sat Jan-01-05 02:45 PM Response to Reply #19 |
31. Why is it exceptional? Indeed, why do those dwelling on the shores ... |
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Lorien
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Sat Jan-01-05 03:02 PM Response to Reply #19 |
35. and the parents who raised a smart kid |
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SharonAnn
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Sat Jan-01-05 04:11 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. I learned about it in Michener's novel "Hawaii" where one happens |
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TahitiNut
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Sat Jan-01-05 05:48 PM Response to Reply #39 |
50. Formal schooling should be regarded as "priming the learning pump" ... |
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phylny
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Sat Jan-01-05 07:07 PM Response to Reply #39 |
53. I guess it depends where you live. |
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Borgnine
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Sat Jan-01-05 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
24. Finally, some news that makes me feel good... |
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wellstone dem
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Sat Jan-01-05 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
26. This girl, and a few other people |
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Pithy Cherub
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Sat Jan-01-05 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
27. Her retention of the materials is outstanding! |
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Vidar
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Sat Jan-01-05 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
30. Inspirational. Thanks for posting. |
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spirallaw
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Sat Jan-01-05 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
32. NEW QUAKE MAP 5.2 2005/01/01 14:29:10 8.069 93.203 20.7 NICOBAR ISL |
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TahitiNut
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Sat Jan-01-05 03:02 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. A 5.2 quake is about 1/10,000th as powerful as a 9.2 quake. |
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Sean Reynolds
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Sat Jan-01-05 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
33. See this is what shocked me. |
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bpilgrim
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Sat Jan-01-05 04:11 PM Response to Reply #33 |
40. they lived THOUSANDS of miles away |
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Sean Reynolds
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Sat Jan-01-05 04:13 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Yes..... |
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bpilgrim
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Tue Jan-04-05 12:38 AM Response to Reply #41 |
81. but |
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gaia_gardener
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Tue Jan-04-05 01:45 AM Response to Reply #81 |
84. Exactly |
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burrowowl
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Sat Jan-01-05 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
38. Smart girl |
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Sat Jan-01-05 04:42 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. I saw a spot on tv where the natives listenened to the warning |
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burrowowl
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Sun Jan-02-05 02:07 AM Response to Reply #44 |
66. Yes |
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Nothing Without Hope
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Sat Jan-01-05 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
49. The most amazing thing about this story to me is ... |
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Neshanic
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Sat Jan-01-05 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
52. Wave "evolution" to be taugh. Science can't prove source. |
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rebecca_herman
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Sat Jan-01-05 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
54. Wow |
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GoddessOfGuinness
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Sat Jan-01-05 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
58. Mr Kearney must be proud |
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Radio_Lady
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Sun Jan-02-05 12:57 AM Response to Reply #58 |
60. Goddess, what IS that animal??? |
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GoddessOfGuinness
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Sun Jan-02-05 01:18 AM Response to Reply #60 |
62. A Giant Anteater |
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Radio_Lady
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Sun Jan-02-05 01:32 AM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Wow! That's an amazing looking creature! |
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Radio_Lady
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Sun Jan-02-05 01:36 AM Response to Reply #58 |
64. Is this the one? I wonder how many exist today? |
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GoddessOfGuinness
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Sun Jan-02-05 01:44 AM Response to Reply #64 |
65. They like termites, too |
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The Backlash Cometh
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Sun Jan-02-05 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
69. Hmmm...obviously came from a school that doesn't teach Creationism. |
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Minstrel Boy
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Sun Jan-02-05 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
70. "Elders' Sea Knowledge Spares Some Thais" |
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Democat
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Mon Jan-03-05 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
78. Science and Education helped save those people, but... |
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bpilgrim
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Tue Jan-04-05 12:39 AM Response to Reply #78 |
82. and calling it 'INTUITION' |
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Lisa
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Tue Jan-04-05 12:36 AM Response to Original message |
80. I'd say she gets an "A+"! |
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Tue Jan-04-05 12:48 AM Response to Reply #80 |
83. I have to compare this kid to... |
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phylny
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Tue Jan-04-05 07:57 AM Response to Reply #83 |
87. TNS |
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malaise
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Tue Jan-04-05 08:14 AM Response to Reply #83 |
88. A Sri Lankan environmentalist |
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DoYouEverWonder
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Tue Jan-04-05 08:37 AM Response to Reply #88 |
91. Only problem is that you have to be awake |
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DoYouEverWonder
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Tue Jan-04-05 08:36 AM Response to Reply #80 |
90. Thank you |
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GOPBasher
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Tue Jan-04-05 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
92. What a heartwarming story. Thanks for posting! |
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