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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 02:39 PM
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Matt, I wrote that one down as it is something that I am sure I will need in the future.
 
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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 03:44 PM
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when water gets colder, or rather the molecules move slower, it grows in size, and when the molecules speed up, or it gets warmer, they shrink....

Water is also polar, the perfect solvent, it produces H+ and OH- ions (those are acids) its extremely stable, takes a lot of heat to raise the temperature, has a high heat of vaporization, & fusion.

all life is made from 4 molecules, Carbohydrates, Lipids, proteins, & Nucleic acids.

Humans are Hetertrophs, Plants are Autotrophs, and Bacteria are detritivores.

Heterotrophs can't make their own food, Autotrophs use sunlight to make food, and Bacteria eat the stuff that dies.

Next time you think humans are at the top of the food chain, think again, there are billions of bacteria waiting for you to kick the bucket....
 
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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Tim Lamkin
Every citizen of Kentucky is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.


I am not going to move there, unless the make it twice a year
Amen to that!
 
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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 05:59 PM
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Next time you think humans are at the top of the food chain, think again, there are billions of bacteria waiting for you to kick the bucket....
hey im eating here

that was a perfectly good burger there....
 
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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 08:51 PM
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Not all these statements are facts. I am pretty sure the one-in-five Intersate highway is not as well as "Ring -Around-The-Rosie".
 
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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 09:28 PM
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There is a LOT of truth in the interstate system being built as alternate airports !

At least that's what I heard at the consulting engineering firm where I did some atuocad work....
(and all they did was DESIGN some of the interstate systems)
 
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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 09:59 PM
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the ring around the rosie thing it true
think about it
 
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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 10:09 PM
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Well,if the shortest sentence is I am then,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
The most repulsive sentence is> Who Farted
The proudest sentence is> I DID
The dumbest sentence is>Why are your eyes watering?
And the longest sentence is>What do you mean your power window fuse is blown let me out of this truck now before I pass out!
 
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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by King Triton
Well,if the shortest sentence is I am then,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
The most repulsive sentence is> Who Farted
The proudest sentence is> I DID
The dumbest sentence is>Why are your eyes watering?
And the longest sentence is>What do you mean your power window fuse is blown let me out of this truck now before I pass out!
Haaahaaa!!!

It sounds like you've been in that situation...or caused it
 

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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 10:38 PM
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Yup,me and Taco Bell go way back,back to the days when you had to order cloth seats for your truck cause the vinyl ones would melt!
 
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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 02:24 AM
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Yup,me and Taco Bell go way back,back to the days when you had to order cloth seats for your truck cause the vinyl ones would melt!
ok that gives a whole new meaning to the phrase..."Sticky situation"

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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 02:25 AM
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Yup,me and Taco Bell go way back,back to the days when you had to order cloth seats for your truck cause the vinyl ones would melt!
Pickled eggs and budweiser always did it for me
 
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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 07:10 AM
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Actually, when people carried around posies, it was because they thought the plauge was caused by bad air. They would smell the flowers, and thought somehow they purified the air. I'm sure the stench of dead folks had something to do with it also. No one at the time knew plauge was caused by bacteria and fleas.
 
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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 07:28 AM
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and rats
amzing wut ppl back then would have accomplished with out modern day tools and knowledge
 
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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by 250-1968_campspecial
and rats
amzing wut ppl back then would have accomplished with out modern day tools and knowledge
it wasn't caused by the rats, the rats carried the fleas
just for your info!!
 
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