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Old 22-January-2008, 08:53 PM
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It was not a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. Had it been, this event would have been followed by vital information from local, state, and national authorities.
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Old 22-January-2008, 09:00 PM
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The Tunguska Event was not caused by jellyfish.
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Old 22-January-2008, 09:02 PM
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nor by a white-tailed deer stampede
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Old 23-January-2008, 05:41 AM
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It was not caused when someone dropped an expensive vase.
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Old 23-January-2008, 06:10 AM
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The Tunguska Event was not caused by the four wheels of fury of a Toyota Tacoma...
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Old 23-January-2008, 06:12 AM
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nor by Asteroid 2007 TU24
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Old 23-January-2008, 06:37 AM
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ACHOO!

...Nope, that wasn't it.
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Old 23-January-2008, 11:30 AM
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Not caused by my horse, Bones, going wild again.
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Old 23-January-2008, 02:31 PM
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It was not caused by Joseph Stalin trimming his moustache.
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Not caused when Bones threw me for the umpteenth time. ( but boy he was a great jumper.)
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Also not caused by me being Online.
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Old 23-January-2008, 06:54 PM
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Also not caused by me being Online.
Not caused by my having to change my Avatar because you, sir, hijacked my old one!!!
(I was getting tired of the damn thing anyway)
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Old 23-January-2008, 07:03 PM
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Not caused by excessively high pollen counts.
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the tunguska event wasnt caused by my alarm clock!
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Old 23-January-2008, 08:25 PM
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nor by anyone's short fuse going off.
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Old 23-January-2008, 08:32 PM
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It wasn't caused by the excessive oregano in the spaghetti sauce!
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Old 23-January-2008, 09:06 PM
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the tunguska event wasnt caused by the street lights going on.
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Old 23-January-2008, 11:38 PM
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It wasn't caused by the excessive oregano in the spaghetti sauce!


It was not caused by a pizza maker tossing pizza dough.

I'm rather certain that wasn't the cause, anyway.
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Old 24-January-2008, 12:02 AM
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Not caused by static electricity.
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Old 24-January-2008, 12:30 AM
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It wasn't caused by my booting up in WinDoze PX.


...Or was it?








(That would bring new meaning to the term "blue screen of death")
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Old 24-January-2008, 05:09 AM
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The Tunguska event was not caused by Bob and Doug MacKenzie.
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Old 24-January-2008, 05:34 AM
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It was not caused by IBM's tumbling stock price.
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