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Bele Chere, Ya'll. Tallman New
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Where's Decker? Stifler New
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Or is it a she-rafter? Stifler New
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wow, clouds are full of living microbes. Microbes that may control weather! CharlieJohnson New
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Mind candy one can chew on. <NT> Tallman New
Thanks for making me watch the Brooke Shields Colgate ad Stifler New
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SNOWWRESTLER. tell me about Palau <NT> rroberts New
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This should get the cavers' attention Stifler New
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Unflattering info about Col. Chesty Puller in there too. Stifler New
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Yes. Puller was very good at the battalion level, but not at the division level... rroberts New
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"Goodbye Darkness" is good too. by Manchester. However, Puller's personal courage was unquestioned... rroberts New
Sledge talks about keeping watch with a .45 in one hand while holding his eyelid open with the other to stay awake. <NT> rroberts New
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Yeah, they had learned by then to ditch the Banzai charges Stifler New
What they didn't say was that... rroberts New
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I think your Avatar is historical significance catchaneddy New
I'd like to see Truk Lagoon someday Stifler New
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Coming to a stream near you? The River Gym b6 New
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The solution to the Obesity Crisis Stifler New
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Drunk History 3 DangerJudy New
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Wonderful story teller catchaneddy New
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You mean like that movie "Trading Places?" <NT> Tallman New
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OH YEAH.. tiskemanis New
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So who has had a vacation that has gone totally smooth with no SNAFUs? Turtle81 New
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I have and it rocked!!! <NT> Terrell New
Pretty good water up there. Check those AW gauges. <NT> ezwater New
My Alaska trip a few years ago went as well as anything I've ever done gargoyle New
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I guess you're picking Gary up in Boston. My bad. <NT> gargoyle New
My trip to Disneyland.... Pinecricker New
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Oh, and if it's any consolation... Pinecricker New
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Aw, thanks. Turtle81 New
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The time United Airlines busted my paddle kind of sucked... Pinecricker New
That's my kind of vacation gargoyle New
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Nice, cowboy! <NT> Turtle81 New
Behind them swingin doors! Pinecricker New
When I flew to Palau our flight was diverted 2 hours out of the way so the U.S. Navy could shoot down a satellite snowwrestler New
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Dang, that's a good one! <NT> Turtle81 New
It doesn't have to be fun to be fun. <NT> jkodadek New
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Nope. As soon as I get Gary, it'll be fun. Turtle81 New
Bring the WW Kayaks Stifler New
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I wish. We're backpacking then spending the rest of the short time there visiting. <NT> Turtle81 New
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Oh, and taking my Honda Fit. The little extra space is dedicated to Gary's telescope. <NT> Turtle81 New
Oh, and taking my Honda Fit. The little extra space is dedicated to Gary's telescope. <NT> Turtle81 New
Sounds like you have your plans all set Stifler New
Bon chance, bon voyage. <NT> rroberts New
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By popular demand (well two people, Tomcat and julesagogo), the Shack BBQ recipe! Rahark1 New
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That good, eh? Turtle81 New
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Will take a while to cook it up! But you can half that recipe if you want with no trouble. <NT> Rahark1 New
Aw hell. Turtle81 New
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Step away from the chicken! Bet that bird is crawlings with illies! <NT> Rahark1 New
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Yeah, it went into the garbage. <NT> Turtle81 New
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HELP - I'm addicted to Craigslist ezduzit New
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Pics of my patio - all materials came from CL. leaky_eddie New
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That patio kicks ass ezduzit New
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Chairs are from a garage sale in Baltimore ($6 ea) leaky_eddie New
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Maybe the 2 of you should post Man seeking man posts on CL and hook up that way <NT> Julio New
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Sorry, I am not a (brokeback) mountain bike stud <NT> ezduzit New
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Does that mean I shouldn't send you the Patty Labelle tape I just got off CL? <NT> leaky_eddie New
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No, but he'll take a Judy Garland CD if you got one! <NT> Rahark1 New
Get some self control and stop spending money like a retired woman at a casino. You lose your man card for a week <NT> Julio New
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Too late...I think ezduzit New
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and of course you'll have to decorate it with stuff from CL and listen to showtunes as you paint accent walls <NT> Julio New
Most of my bikes came off Craigslist. plasticraft New
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for those of you that haven't already paid enough in taxes... be prepared to pay even more! decker New
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We have underfunded pension, medicare and other obligations, and a war to pay off, so greater tax revenue is obviously GnarStar_ New
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what if a period economic growth brought increased tax revenue at the current or lower tax rate? CharlieJohnson New
Who needs taxes! I want a free ride, crumbling infrastructure and money back from the government. <NT> b6 New
more?... you want MORE? decker New
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Two words ezduzit New
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two fer you... IMPORT TARIFFS decker New
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Can you have a tariff that exceeds the cost of the good? ezduzit New
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yeah... 100% of it's cost... at a minimum!!! <NT> decker New
But thats why the south rebelled! Do you want open warfare in the streets?! <NT> Julio New
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South Korea? <NT> decker New
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If General Lee had Pickett's charge done during the night instead of the daytime,would the South have won at Gettysburg? <NT> Stifler New
"Unlike the federal government, most states are required to balance their budgets." decker New
I do not believe either of you. <NT> Happy New
What is the difference between State and Federal deficit spendings? axr6 New
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Story about my namesake Uncle in the Denver Post CintiBud New
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You have an uncle cinti bud? <NT> rroberts New
Pretty cool old man. <NT> rroberts New
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Thanks Rick. Meanwhile, stuck in Ohio... <NT> CintiBud New
<No Subject> <NT> sj New
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I believe that I have become a Nihilist. Wait, did I say "believe I am"?. Crap. Back to the drawing board. <NT> Happy New
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OK. I do NOT believe that I have become a Nihilist. Not at all. <NT> Happy New
Wrestling singlet, tanker's boots, cotton candy. <NT> Happy New
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Happy goes to the Amusement Park.... <NT> peterelkon New
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diarrhea, water slide, virus <NT> Turtle81 New
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Dneesh's Wednesday! <NT> Turtle81 New
Skateboard, bar and chain oil, hip waders. <NT> Happy New
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chattooga at .9 <NT> rroberts New
Lineman's pliers, ball gag, puree'd salmon <NT> Happy New
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is "salmonella" code word for doo-doo in our food supply? roscoepwavetrain New
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them hollowpainers always gave me the shits even before sal came along........ tomcat New
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never take a piss immediately after finely slicing habaneros for gumbo without putting on rubber gloves decker New
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hint...put on rubbers BEFORE doing it....... tomcat New
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mild discomfort... decker New
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K1chik, judy, julesagogo... rroberts New
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quality. julesagogo New
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judy (and any other cavers) did you see this? roscoepwavetrain New
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I'm surprised that they're walking on it <NT> TheBroncoKid New
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Notice they are wearing some sort of flip-flops or slippers <NT> ezduzit New
i guess you have toto don't look like enought room to fly over it. <NT> Louie New
Yes, it is gorgeous and 4+ miles! <NT> DangerJudy New
Yes, it is gorgeous and 4+ miles! <NT> DangerJudy New
is caving a "sport" or just going for a walk in a dangerous place where rescuers will occasionally have to be summoned? <NT> GnarStar_ New
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Neither DangerJudy New
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Soon, you will be able to buy and swallow your own alimentary canal camera, and go caving in your own guts. <NT> ezwater New
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I have got to get me one of these... rroberts New
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Seen this one? BTW: When's the Swim Meet?? Happy New
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NO!!!! That's great. Swimmedet got postponed then cancelled... rroberts New
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Swimmedet is Sanskrit for Swimmeet <NT> rroberts New
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Your Sgt.-at-Arms could take over for you this year, yanno.... <NT> Happy New
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Rick look at the bright side on this Friday afternoon, you never live to be as old as you look. <NT> Louie New
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I'll try to keep that in mind tomorrow afternoon. <NT> rroberts New
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Wanna make 43 million and some change..... ezduzit New
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How much change? <NT> rroberts New
Don't waste your time...I've been emailing this guy for 3 weeks and no reply. <NT> Linwood New
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That's probably because he and I already have a deal. Oci-One.Kanubi New
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what's .9 on the Chattooga online gauge equal to on the bridge? .7??? <NT> thumper New
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btw paddle-and-swim on Sunday if anyone's interested <NT> thumper New
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watch out for water mocassin's Linwood New
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.9 is .9 which is pretty low i took my first run down section for when it was like 1.3 wich was kinda low safe for 1st <NT> MANUFACTURING101 New
love that river ...i can already hear the banjo music...lololololo <NT> MANUFACTURING101 New
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Watch out for anybody playing the Banjo at any level. <NT> Linwood New
you are correct, less likely to run into a snake when swimming at 1.9 thumper New
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Watch out for Rattlesnake nests at that level. Linwood New
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good thing i am packing my 38mm Glock with infrared sonar scope thumper New
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Watch out for the Glock 38mm it is very inaccurate below .9 on the bridge. <NT> Linwood New
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Aim at the 1.1. <NT> rroberts New
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squeeze the trigger gently. don't jerk it. <NT> Stifler New
.9 is about .7 on the bridge give or take. here's what aw says... FlailingProbe New
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Watch out for mating beavers at that level. <NT> Linwood New
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dude, mating beavers is EXACTLY what i'm looking for <NT> thumper New
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Chattooga interputus? <NT> rroberts New
Wrong. 3 weeks ago: 0.97 on the remote, ~0.67 on the stick. Oci-One.Kanubi New
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Ouch. I never ran it below 1.3. That was low enough. <NT> ezwater New
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.8 makes for some fine swimming among the potholes thumper New
sounds like some awesome MTB'ing levels decker New
I can't this weekend but want to another!!! <NT> DangerJudy New
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This post deserves to be brought up to the top... decker New
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POLL: Does anyone here regularly--or has anyone ever pooped? discuss. <NT> rroberts New
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roscoe has... don't ever eat the peppers at his house! <NT> decker New
Even though deposits are insured to $100,000 no one has lost money in a US bank in 70 years. CharlieJohnson New
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We have not had a real test of the account insurance programs during the last 70 years... axr6 New
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Between 1980 and 1994 over 700 Savings and Loans failed and over 1500 banks recieved FDIC assistance. <NT> CharlieJohnson New
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Yes, the same argument was made by an other poster yesterday. However, times are different now... axr6 New
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you are changing the subject. The banking system has been tested since the great depression. Times are different. <NT> CharlieJohnson New
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Well, you're entitled to your beliefs. Good luck weathering this storm. <NT> axr6 New
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uh... he kinda works at a bank... and he's not exactly the guy that hands out suckers at the drive-up window decker New
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There is no individual who has the information to make exact predictions... axr6 New
That makes me feel like dancing! Not a happy dance... a defiant one. <NT> Will_Carry New
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Do you feel there will come a time when wars will be fought over fresh water? decker New
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They faked the Mars landing too yanno? <NT> TheBroncoKid New
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<decker knocks the tinfoil hat clean off eddy's head>...<wads it up in a little ball>... decker New
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if you stare at the star in teh upper righthand corner long enough, you'll see jesus <NT> TheBroncoKid New
rising fuel should help starve more, reduce H2O competition brzrkr26 New
Ever seen the movie, "The Ice Pirates"? <NT> Dale New
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SPACE HERPES? <NT> rroberts New
yes... but i was thinking more along the lines of "waterworld" decker New
Yes, been there, done that. Many would say that Israel is occupying the Golan Heights for... axr6 New
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makes sense to me... maybe we should invade canada huh? decker New
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Last time we tried that, we got our asses kicked. Ever see, "Canadian Bacon"? <NT> rroberts New
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it's actually just ham... it's not really "bacon" decker New
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I take it you never saw the move, "Canadian Bacon"? Watch it. Michael Moore. Hilarious movie. <NT> rroberts New
Ice bergs and whole desalination plants have been shipped to the arabs. Wilko New
Many would. peterelkon New
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Yes, there are differing reasons given and arguments made but, the final point is that... axr6 New
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Euphrates Valley? peterelkon New
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Oh, no, I really did not mean to suggest that Israel would occupy Iraq... axr6 New
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These "speculators" -are they aware the pipeline would have to travel through Syria? peterelkon New
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These speculators might have noticed Jordan on the map Riv New
yes, it looks like vunerable rising nations are arming up for possible wars Julio New
We'll all be dead by then Stifler New
Of course! Humans have fought wars about just about everything else... Wilko New
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Maybe Bush will declare War on the Netherlands Stifler New
You mean like a naval battle against Canada on Lake Superior? <NT> snowwrestler New
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Just send some paratroopers to storm & seize the Labatt & Molson breweries Stifler New
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Damn "liberal media" was telling it's reporters to lay off Bush... b6 New
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And that paragon of liberal propaganda, CBS News, edits out McSame's monster blooper too... b6 New
And CBS replaced McCain's incorrect answer Couric with an Obama calumny he offered to a different question. Oci-One.Kanubi New
And meanwhile the "reich media" New York Post continues to scream shrilly about Liberals Stifler New
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Anybody here try mountain biking before. Boy it sure is fun? Julio New
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good move...except the part about you needing to lock the quick release before riding......... tomcat New
you're lucky your not fricken eating out of a feeding tube. julesagogo New
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Hold on a second! I can get hurt!? But I want to do the downieville downhill man back to paved trails again <NT> Julio New
It was really only user error Paddleboy1 New
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some might say it was also user error to not check the wheel tightness before riding... julesagogo New
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Seems harsh. people can't think of everything. do you always check to see if... rroberts New
I would say that Paddleboy1 New
love it ...good move ...lets go to charlotte national whitewater and do mountain biking and kayaking ..ready when u r <NT> MANUFACTURING101 New
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you gonna pay his way from California?.............. tomcat New
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tomcat, will you be my friend? julesagogo New
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You begging too hard! I know the dood! He ain't worth it! Rahark1 New
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's ok, I just called my best friend a dick. julesagogo New
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was it hard... rroberts New
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It was hard... julesagogo New
Yeah, Tomcat is that way! But my last name is Head! Rahark1 New
I'm gonna kick you ass....... tomcat New
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Check your email through BT! Rahark1 New
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Done. Sent! Do not share on pain of death! <NT> Rahark1 New
I'd like a copy please! julesagogo New
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See new post for recipe! <NT> Rahark1 New
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OK! Thanks! <NT> julesagogo New
Another perfect example why whitewater boaters make excellent mtn bikers... b6 New
Very cool move except it never happened. Linwood New
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in nothing but jogging shorts from the thrift store. <NT> julesagogo New
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And a .45-70 <NT> rroberts New
when that happened to me I just did a backflip, the centrifical force kept the wheel in place. <NT> CharlieJohnson New
My absolutely true MTB story... rroberts New
sounds like your spandex is too tight roscoepwavetrain New
You da ... man? ... Julio! Brokeback Mountain Biking! Wee-hoo! <NT> Oci-One.Kanubi New
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To drill or, not to drill? How much difference would it make in oil supply? axr6 New
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Saw a stat yesterday - 39% more demand by 2030 <NT> ezduzit New
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in da U.S. or worldwide? <NT> decker New
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Not sure - they didn't say ezduzit New
nothing like boaters making unneccesary trips and being against new oil supplies................ tomcat New
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or those boaters who like to drive 140mph on back country roads... no waste there at all brah!!! decker New
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Screw it all! If you CAN afford it, WASTE IT! <NT> axr6 New
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dog bless amerika decker New
If the US is "addicted" to oil and really wants to kick the habit... b6 New
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all while driving down the costs of american labor... brilliant! <NT> decker New
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US "labor" costs will not be driven down if the labor is truly competitive... b6 New
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so who should make $20 an hour then? <NT> decker New
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hmmMMM? decker New
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Americans will have to choose.... b6 New
We're going to use every last drop, you know? <NT> brzrkr26 New
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Who's the resident expert on black powder rifles?... rroberts New
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Another question. Will a sabot round cause less fouling? <NT> rroberts New
That's racist <NT> snowwrestler New
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Don't you have a drift to fight with? <NT> rroberts New
Black Powder Substitutes are volume for volume equals of Black Powder lrcable New
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I think you pretty much covered it. My dad said that while he can't shoot anymore, he wanted to... rroberts New
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You are goin to end up puttin an eye out. <NT> Louie New
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Ain't done that yet. <NT> rroberts New
I have four black powder percussion pistols gargoyle New
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And I wake up this morning to take a shower...... dneesh New
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gas or electric? roscoepwavetrain New
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I paid $800 installed a couple of years ago...... tomcat New
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You got ripped off. <NT> ezduzit New
i think i paid $450 a year ago for the fiasco that was the replacing of my water heater roscoepwavetrain New
Electric? my money would be on one the elements. It's an easy fix... goodBones New
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Easy is a relative term. <NT> Louie New
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Element changeout takes 10 minutes. <NT> plasticraft New
so easy my wife can do it... goodBones New
Whatever you do, don't go home for lunch... rroberts New
Dang, girl! You still living right? <NT> Rahark1 New
do this... toddtar New
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...except there's no need to drain the tank. goodBones New
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Draining would be a good idea anyway ezduzit New
Before you do that, check to make sure it's not the breaker. peterelkon New
If your heater is diagnosed as 'crapped out', now's the time... plasticraft New
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Pinecricker, the real state of the building industry lrcable New
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more info roscoepwavetrain New
yeah... but the bubble on *new* construction had to burst at some point anyways decker New
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true, but, people prefer new houses. roscoepwavetrain New
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I prefer the character of an older house.... ezduzit New
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you must not live in a region of the country that get's cold very often decker New
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I've put over $50K in my older house in four years ezduzit New
you'd probably really like kelly then. <NT> rroberts New
true true... but what are we to do with all of those older homes? decker New
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Burn 'em....collect insurance....problem solved <NT> ezduzit New
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nationwide... i'd rather see them all bulldozed and the lot's used for new construction rather than creating new burbs decker New
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True dat <NT> ezduzit New
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which part? <NT> decker New
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Cleaning up the old in urban areas and replacing with new ezduzit New
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too bad most people don't think like that huh? decker New
gas prices will make older homes (closer to work) more attractive..... tomcat New
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that's what i'm going to wait for decker New
That's because buying a used American house is a lot like buying a used American car... Pinecricker New
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that's exactly why we used a specialty builder decker New
also... anyone want to buy a small home in Wausau Wi. ? decker New
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Burn 'em.....collect insurance...problems solved <NT> ezduzit New
If it was just the New Construction Bubble, then I don't think we would have a problem lrcable New
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oh trust me... there's a LOT of reasons why our economy now and in the future is FUBAR decker New
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Better make that "we are *still* digging an ever deeper hole"... <NT> Wilko New
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not me personally... but my GOV and fellow citizens sure as hell are <NT> decker New
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You sound like one of those old depression era guys, who're always warning that the big one is just around the corner... Pinecricker New
BTW, the Commercial Construction industry is off too lrcable New
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well... decker New
New, res. const. permits down 50% here. It's basic immigration control. <NT> brzrkr26 New
Leave louie's kin folk out this.They pay taxes, just don't get any back at end of year. <NT> Louie New
That's actually GOOD news! I have zero sympathy for an industry that is based on illegal labor... Pinecricker New
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