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Old Apr 24, 2003 | 01:10 PM
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Take a standard checker board and begin at square one and place 1 coin on it. On the second square, place 2 coins, on the third square place 4 coins, on the fourth square place 8 coins, and so on, each time doubling the number of coins on the preceeding square.
There have never been enough coins minted in all of history to complete all 64 squares on the checkerboard.
 
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Old Apr 24, 2003 | 02:30 PM
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I wonder how many have poked/punched/jabbed themselves in the eye trying to lick their elbow since this thread started?
 
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Old Apr 24, 2003 | 07:08 PM
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I think when it was stated that an elephant is the only animal that can jump, you meant mammal.
 
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Old Apr 24, 2003 | 07:21 PM
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I just copied and pasted.

But, I'm sure you meant only Mammal that CAN'T Jump



*Grin*
 
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Old Apr 24, 2003 | 07:37 PM
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Originally posted by pancake
If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.


(Hardly seems worth it.)
It tired that back in 1988 on Jan 1
and on Aug 6 a friday 1996 i was done..but i still had to put it in the microwave for 30 secs

 

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Old Apr 24, 2003 | 07:45 PM
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That is because you should have yelled until Aug 7th 1996....you were short one year, one month, and one day.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 12:21 AM
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ya sure it wasn't your wife yelling at you for that time????
 
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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 08:59 AM
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Originally posted by Ryan50hrl
ya sure it wasn't your wife yelling at you for that time????
i sure it was...those were the years i slept out in the truck...
she was mad becasue it got more "Attention" then her..
 
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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 07:07 PM
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"It is possible to reseal leaking brass fuel floats using lead solder and a torch - but it is not recommended."

"I found my BIC lighter in (location) after it was lost for an entire year"

One year I was on a ship that was pulling into a foreign country where the command insisted we have shirts with collars on them, or else we could not go ashore. It was in fact the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

So that it would be fair - they brought merchants aboard to sell shirts that would be acceptable, but they were all much the same pattern of plaid shirt. Nothing like the "Mens Wherehouse" at all.
There was no style to them whatsoever....

So I asked if they had anything else, and was told:

(hang on to your socks!)

"Oh yes, sir! There is the different one, and this one which is different..."

(Play this one through your mind using Ben Javari's voice from "Short Circuit")

 

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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 07:33 PM
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Useless info.
I am at work, in the military, and if you look at another post, I am overpaid.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 08:10 PM
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You're on the internet at work...

QED
 
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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 08:29 PM
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My job involves being on the internet at work, and mind you that I am an E-4, the highest ranking person in the building is an E-5
 
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Old May 1, 2003 | 09:08 AM
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A horse, when grazing with it's head down, can see 360*.

If you approach a horse head on with it's head up, there is a blind spot right in front of the horse for about 6 feet from it's nose. That's why you should approach from the side.
 
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