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Old 19-May-2008, 08:02 PM
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I think one of them's just there to see if you're paying attention.
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The Moon - Tides, werewolves, the Apollo Program: without our natural satellite, we'd have none of these things.
And no Moon Landing Hoax believers! What would JayUtah do with his life?
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Frankly, I have heard a lot of theories that say that without the moon, there would be no us. SO JayUtah wouldn't have to worry, he would have no life.
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Weird, that webpage only attibutes tides, werewolves, and the Apollo program to the moon. I guess they forgot about all the key historical figures whose executions were stayed when a solar eclipse interrupted the festivities.
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Weird, that webpage only attibutes tides, werewolves, and the Apollo program to the moon. I guess they forgot about all the key historical figures whose executions were stayed when a solar eclipse interrupted the festivities.

Not to mention that crazy cow...
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Not to mention that crazy cow...
Some people beg to differ. . . http://www.cartoonbank.com/product_d....asp?sid=43032
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That's almost as crazy as the deer that jumped over a cyclist.
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I think one of them's just there to see if you're paying attention.
That's what they want you to believe....
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That's what they want you to believe....
You know, I wonder if 'that' satalite would be feasible, using an orbiting one of these puppies. . .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosi...sion_generator
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