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Old 08-May-2008, 07:27 PM
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I'm convinced one of the small rocks at the Viking 1 landing site is capable of transforming lead into gold.

I have no evidence to support this, but anyone who disagrees is a closed-minded government shill who listens to too much Eminem.
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Old 08-May-2008, 07:33 PM
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I just KNOW there's a pony under all this manure somewhere! If only I had my tinfoil hat.
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Old 08-May-2008, 07:38 PM
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My dirty laundry is plotting to kill me! I know this because at night when it thinks I'm asleep I can hear it plotting with my bed linens!
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If it snowed in Tel Aviv, would they use kosher salt on the roads?

That one has always bugged me.
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If IFs and BUTs were candy and nuts, would we all have a Merry Christmas?
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I heard rumors that workers at McMurdo have been sneaking surfboards into the compound, something that hasn't happened since 1964.

No bathing suits, though, as they do a better job checking luggage for contraband than they do checking cargo.
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If I ask a thousand questions but hear no answers, am I smarter than I was before?
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People in Wisconsin use wood stops to hold open their doors that are made out of fruitcake.
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Stephen King invents evil things, then writes about them. Anything that grows roots out of their eyes is evil. Logically, Stephen King invented Potatoes.
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People in Wisconsin use wood stops to hold open their doors that are made out of fruitcake.
And if the Dutch ever invade and start sawing our doors in half, the Badger state will be in for a world of hurt. That's why I'm nervous.
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You took the idea for this thread out of my mind! I'm gonna sue you for
copyright infringement. I would have started this thread first if you hadn't!
That's no fair! That's the law! It makes sense, too. I'm right and you
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And I have a friend who likes ELVIS! So THERE!
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Old 08-May-2008, 09:23 PM
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You took the idea for this thread out of my mind! I'm gonna sue you for
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That's no fair! That's the law! It makes sense, too. I'm right and you
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And I have a friend who likes ELVIS! So THERE!
I'd say that 80% of that is pretty dumb.
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Old 08-May-2008, 09:25 PM
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And if the Dutch ever invade and start sawing our doors in half, the Badger state will be in for a world of hurt. That's why I'm nervous.
Be sure to keep them and their ovens away from your sheets!
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Oh yeah,

I'm I the only one here who REALLY has people who want to put wires in their head? Changes your perception of the nut jobs when folks really want to do it!
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Welcome All, to the National Non-Sequitur Society!

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I'd say that 80% of that is pretty dumb.
At least, that's better than you can say! And I do!

-- Pizza sounds good. I'm in for three slices.
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Old 08-May-2008, 11:20 PM
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Pass the pepperoni please.
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"We might not make much sense, but we sure do love pizza"
But only when the fleet's in.
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At least, that's better than you can say! And I do!
Why do you hate Salmonella?
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Ah! Finally I understand the use of the word "Babbling" in the topic description
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Ah, yes! A thread that is taking a long random walk off a short pier.
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