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    How can i repair a small dent?

    I recieved a small dent in the driver side door of my car, no paint damage occured, it appears that i may be able to undo this by pulling the dent out with a strong suction device of some sort. Can this method work?.....Or What is a better way to undo the damage?
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    Why don't folks demand a single standard blend for gasoline?

    Would having a single blend not be a factor in reducing the cost to the general public?
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    I hate wearing glasses

    I have been doing so for years, never could stand the thought of using contact lenses, something about sticking in and removing stuff from my eyes, it somehow just don't sit well with me. I have opted to do the lasik surgery thing, its going to be done next Friday week. There are members in my...
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    Hello and a Happy Thanksgiving to you all

    It is 39* and very windy here in Edmond OK, and i paid $3.10 a gallon for regular gas at the local Valero station. As i type this post, i'm listening to my wife and her sister going on about where and where they're going to shop on Friday, i'm now thinking to move some money out of the checking...
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    RIP Elmer Fudge 11-01-94 to 07-05-07

    Today Elmer Fudge passed on, after winning a long battle with cancer he suffered a stroke last night and had to be euthanized at 9:31 am. I shall miss him dearly. :(
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    Tornado warnings

    TX & OK folks watch out for these dangerous super cells that is passing through.
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    Thats the way God planned it

    Gee! I'm surprised that no one mentioned the passing of Billy Preston. :( <br />He was a very talented musician.
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    ( JB's comment prompts me to ask this question

    ( JB's comment prompts me to ask this question Perhaps indulgingly i consider myself to be well read on the history of American foreign policy and its effects, vis a vis it's successes and it's failures, however, i'm not an expert, nor am i a communist, nevertheless it is plain as day that...
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    Norway dumps Freeport-Mc Moran and Walmart funds

    http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2006-06-06-norway-walmart_x.htm?csp=24 <br /><br />This year so far, Walmart has pulled out of Japan and South Korea citing lack of adequate investment returns.<br /><br />It appears that people around the world are begining to see what many...
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    2 questions for my conservative friends

    Why is it in interest of Americans that:<br /><br />1. The issues of marriage with regards to same sex couples be addressed at the federal level of government and not at the state level of government?<br /><br />2. The issues of abortion be should taken out of the hands of the federal government...
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    Are you a fly-fisherman or have you ever been fly-fishing?

    I recieved a flyrod and three reels, one reel rewinds automatically, from a friend who recently move into a new home, this was left behind with a few other odds and ends in the shed outback, she does not eat fish nor does she want anything to do with fish or fishing, so she gave them to me.<br...
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    Are the three branches of the Federal Govt' trampling on the citizenry ?

    What are the pros and cons here?<br />Is the first amendment really being eroded here?<br /> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5034100.stm
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    How many times could you have said i told you so?

    FBI fails to find Jimmy Hoffa.<br /><br /> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5032000.stm
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    Why do soap bubbles rotate?

    I have often wondered about as the earth rotates and revolves around the sun, and the moon rotates and revolves around the earth, why is it that we can only see one side of the moon?<br /><br />And would we see the same side of the earth if we were on the moon?<br /> :confused:
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    1989 Mariner 75 hp .. stripped bolt delema turned to snapped bolt headache

    1989 Mariner 75 hp .. stripped bolt delema turned to snapped bolt headache I am attempting to clear out some silt that was sucked up and apparently clogged the water passage, i've just replaced the impeller and its all clean and clear down there.<br />Removing the bolts to get at the t/stat...
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