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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 12:32 PM
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Survival tips

Can any of us use these tips?

http://popularmechanics.com/science/....phtml#archive
 
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 01:01 PM
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Now they tell me how to foil an alien abduction. Where was this article a couple of days ago. I'm still having a hard time sitting.
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 01:07 PM
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Haha, that's funny
 
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 01:10 PM
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this stupid fire-wall at school's not letting me in... poop. I'll check when I get home.
 
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by FghtinIrshNvrDie
this stupid fire-wall at school's not letting me in... poop. I'll check when I get home.
School firewall wont let you into popular mechanics, but will let you into FTE?
What is this world coming to?
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 03:30 PM
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school's firewall is very hit-and-miss. I got into **** sites no problem, including ones on accident. It won't let me to fordtrucks.com or ford-trucks.com, but it lets me into fordtruckenthusiasts.com. It's really a terrible blocking system

these tips are very nifty. I don't think I'd use them, but instead try them out to test their validity.

Ryan
 
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 05:12 PM
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Dont play leapfrog with unicorns......good survival tip.
 
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 05:25 PM
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the alien looks kinda like the una-bomber
 
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Old Nov 26, 2004 | 07:28 PM
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Dont play leapfrog with unicorns......good survival tip.
Playing "chicken" with a full-grown adult bull moose isn't recommended either - trust me on this one!
 
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Old Nov 26, 2004 | 08:21 PM
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if your in a big rig don't blow your air horn at a bull moose either. not a pretty sight.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2004 | 08:48 PM
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lol pretty neat.
 
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