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  1. roscoe

    Cool info site from your CIA

    http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/se.html <br /><br /><br />Pick a country and get the CIA briefing !!
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    Don't kill yourself, no one will notice !!

    Suicide Mistaken for Halloween Decoration<br />Oct 27 3:43 PM US/Eastern<br /> Email this story <br />FREDERICA, Del.<br /><br />The apparent suicide of a woman found hanging from a tree went unreported for hours because passers-by thought the body was a Halloween decoration, authorities...
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    anyone ever order from HomeDepot - online??

    I ordered an electrical circuit timer, the kind you wire directly into the box to replace the switch. It was "in stock" when I ordered it.<br /><br />Ordered on Saturday the 8th.<br />Took them until Thursday the 13th to even acknowledge the order.<br />Finally shipped on the 14th, but UPS says...
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    Who wrote this article?

    Here are excerps of an article, less any author identifying text.<br />Can you guess who wrote it?<br />Arguments on the validity of the comments in the article are not what I'm after here. Save them for your pondering, or start a new thread if you wish to bash and banter.<br /><br />Just...
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    College football rules ??

    Not a big sports guy, so pardon my ignorance.<br />Watched a little of a game today and came up with a question.<br /><br />The ball carrier is down when a knee or body part other than the foot hits the ground, right? <br />Regardless of whether there is contact, right? <br />Any exceptions?<br...
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    calling Realgun

    Cement?<br />Please explain your post about cement.<br />edjumacate me on this topic.
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    Is this a deal? or not?

    http://www.woot.com/ <br /><br />A new item everynight at midnight.<br /><br />Well, if you want an vhs, and not a digital.<br />But really, they have good deals on some really hot items.
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    New Orleans Evacuation Plan

    Louisiana disaster plan, pg 13, para 5 , dated 01/00<br /><br />'The primary means of hurricane evacuation will be personal vehicles. School and municipal buses, government-owned vehicles and vehicles provided by volunteer agencies may be used to provide transportation for individuals who lack...
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    Need Katrina area info/help/contacts

    DirecTv has set up channel 100 as a clearinghouse of all Katrina related info. <br />All info is broken down by state/region/city/county, etc<br /><br />They have info on road closures/openings and travel restrictions.<br /><br />Who to contact for giving aid, volunteering, donate goods and...
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    October Gas futures up 38% in the last 5 days

    Light sweet crude for October delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 56 cents to $69.25 a barrel, down from an overnight high of $70.65. On Tuesday, oil futures settled at $69.81, the highest closing price on Nymex since trading began in 1983, although still below the...
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    Z-Force inflatable by Zodiak??

    Nephew has asked me about a used Z-Force 9' inflatable, supposedly made by Zodiak.<br /><br />Anyone have any info?<br />What they are made of? pvc ? Hypalon ?<br />Are they any good?<br />Original price range?<br />All he really knows is that it has a removable floor.<br />Is this a decent...
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    One big ugly storm !!

    http://www.wunderground.com/data/640x480/2xg1_ir_anim.gif
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    interesting photos - -with the link this time..!!!.. .!!!

    Slide show of interesting photos, put up by a tv station.<br /><br />picture #1 shows a missile rail falling off one of the Thunderbirds during a show. Bet that got a few peoples' attention.<br /><br /><br />#7 is scary<br />#8 huge fish<br />#11 wonder if it will survive katrina?<br />#78 too...
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    Massive tornado cluster hits. Please check in.

    For those of you that may not have heard, a massive storm supercell decended on southern WI Thursday, creating between 15 and 19 tornados in atleast 11 different counties. Several of these were HUGE twisters that left 15 mile long paths of distruction. Dozens and dozens of homes destroyed...
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    s blazer serpentine belt idler roller siezed !!

    Took a little road trip today, about 200miles.<br />Got to within 1 mile of home and smelled burning rubber as a semi passed me and I turned onto my road. Went 3/4 mile more and the lights dimmed, volt meter to 10 !!!<br /><br />1/8 till home so I kept going.<br /><br />It seems the smooth idler...
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    s blazer serpentine belt idler roller siezed !!

    Took a little road trip today, about 200miles.<br />Got to within 1 mile of home and smelled burning rubber as a semi passed me and I turned onto my road. Went 3/4 mile more and the lights dimmed, volt meter to 10 !!!<br /><br />1/8 till home so I kept going.<br /><br />It seems the smooth idler...
  17. roscoe

    anybody remember, Gold Club bust, Atlanta 1999

    Does anybody remember the Gold Club conspiracy and racketeering case in Atlanta GA, 1999?<br />It was the "connected" adult entertainment club that had a habit of "catering" to high profile sports figures and celebrities.<br /><br />Well, the "dancer" involved with catering to the likes of...
  18. roscoe

    need help finding post

    Hi everyone.<br />I need help finding a post from a few weeks/months ago.<br />I can't remember the title.<br />It was about pulling plywood discs behind a boat, kindof like an early version of a kneeboard.<br /><br />Can anyone find this post?
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    Still no word from the feared fivesome in MN

    I thought I heard "Dueling Lutefisk" the other nite. Hmmm, wonder what happened to those guys?<br />Some of them should have made it out alive by now.<br />I wonder what color the outhouse is painted now?
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    PETA Employees Arrested on Animal Cruelty Charges

    Two individuals from Hampton Roads, employees of the Norfolk-based People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, were arrested Wednesday night in Ahoskie, N.C., on animal cruelty charges.<br /><br />The two were arrested after authorities allege they dumped dead dogs and cats in a dumpster at a...
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