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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:17 AM Original message |
Did Al Gore recently buy a 100 ft house boat? |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
1. It runs on whale oil and ground-up manatees |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:19 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. are ground up manatees bad for the environment? nt. |
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kirby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:05 AM Response to Reply #2 |
32. Well, they are a renewable resource n/t |
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chelsea0011 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:27 AM Response to Reply #1 |
10. LOL...good one. |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
21. Oh, the huge manatee!!!! |
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bdf (430 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #21 |
88. You are a very, very, very, very, very, very bad person! |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 04:21 PM Response to Reply #88 |
91. :-) (wish I could claim it as mine, but I first saw that over on Fark.com) |
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bdf (430 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 04:52 PM Response to Reply #91 |
92. Yeah, but you remembered it and spotted the applicability |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
3. No way - only a pig would buy a 100' house boat |
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jakem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:45 AM Response to Reply #3 |
60. why is this different that the 10,000 sq foot house? |
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SaveOurDemocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:52 AM Response to Reply #3 |
64. Why would a pig want a 100' houseboat?? |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 05:42 PM Response to Reply #64 |
98. Bwahahahahahahaaaaa! For some reason that just cracked me the hell up. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 05:47 PM Response to Reply #64 |
99. Oh! I know the answer to that! |
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bdf (430 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 04:53 PM Response to Reply #3 |
93. It could be 100' long and 1ft wide |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 05:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
95. How about a 75 footer then? |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
4. Yes. He's going to use it to hide John Edward's love child. n/t |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:06 AM Response to Reply #4 |
33. ! |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 10:29 AM Response to Reply #4 |
78. I thought it was a concession stand. |
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Mabus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
5. If he did, isn't that like Noah building an ark? |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:22 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. a diesel powered ark with a jet ski. nt. |
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Mabus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:35 AM Response to Reply #7 |
17. Nope, solar and biodiesel, The Bio Solar One |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
6. who cares, he's just a dude, not some Messiah |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:07 AM Response to Reply #6 |
34. . |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
8. I think you have Al mixed up with Duke. |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
9. Yes. Unfortunately, the nuclear reactor necessitates the extra length. |
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DangerDave921 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
11. Yes he did buy such a boat |
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Mabus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:33 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. It's the Bio-Solar One |
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DangerDave921 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:38 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. OK |
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Mabus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:48 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Yes |
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Tarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:49 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Please don't make such stupid arguments |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:53 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. how is it more efficient? nt. |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:12 AM Response to Reply #25 |
41. Did you even read the thread? |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 10:59 AM Response to Reply #25 |
82. It floats on the bottom instead of surface of the water |
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DangerDave921 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:01 AM Response to Reply #23 |
30. The right to do it |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:08 AM Response to Reply #30 |
36. Agree with you DD. |
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Tarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:24 AM Response to Reply #30 |
46. Bullshit |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:32 AM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Being rich or buying expensive things isn't a problem. |
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Tarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 10:09 AM Response to Reply #48 |
73. "Expanding luxuriously" is FReeperism at its finest |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 10:33 AM Response to Reply #73 |
79. Most would consider a 100-ft houseboat (yacht, call it what it is) luxurious |
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DangerDave921 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:32 AM Response to Reply #46 |
49. Ignorant Freeper? |
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Tarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 10:10 AM Response to Reply #49 |
74. All of this is going way over you head I'm afraid |
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DangerDave921 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 10:16 AM Response to Reply #74 |
76. All of what is going over my head? |
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Mabus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:35 AM Response to Reply #30 |
51. The climate crisis is urgent but it doesn't mean he has to live in rowhouse |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:40 AM Response to Reply #51 |
55. We all have room to reduce our environmental footprint. |
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Mabus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:42 AM Response to Reply #55 |
57. We also should show others how to reduce theirs |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 10:05 AM Response to Reply #30 |
70. yep, i agree too. they're pretty much hypocrites, & generally |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:56 AM Response to Reply #18 |
28. He's earned his money, and why should he NOT buy toys,if he wants? |
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DangerDave921 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:04 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. yeah |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:09 AM Response to Reply #31 |
37. Solar powered... |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:10 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. the engines aren't solar powered. nt. |
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DangerDave921 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:19 AM Response to Reply #37 |
45. OK |
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Clear Blue Sky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 10:00 AM Response to Reply #31 |
67. Agree. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:12 AM Response to Reply #28 |
40. Ironically his 100ft boat will put far more CO2 into the air than 3 Hummers |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:12 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. but it runs on biodiesel. nt |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:15 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. My bad, didn't know it was clean CO2. |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:25 AM Response to Reply #43 |
47. I hadn't realized they made bio-diesel that was more efficient than regular diesel myself. nt |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:34 AM Response to Reply #47 |
50. The locals will have to eat more french fries just to run the damn boat nt |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:41 AM Response to Reply #50 |
56. I'm guessing biodiesel isn't available at the marina...so he'll have to have it trucked in. nt. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:52 AM Response to Reply #56 |
63. By 100-ft french-fry powered trucks |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 10:00 AM Response to Reply #56 |
68. Of course it is trucked in. How does fuel get to your gas station? n/t |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 10:06 AM Response to Reply #68 |
71. I can afford special delivery in carbon neutral trucks, one tank at a time just for me. nt. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:59 AM Response to Reply #47 |
66. Biodiesel has slightly less btu per gallon. |
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cobalt1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #66 |
77. To be honest, it's not carbon neutral |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 11:16 AM Response to Reply #77 |
84. I can grow a sunflower. |
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cobalt1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 11:25 AM Response to Reply #84 |
86. No, there is nothing inherently wrong with bio |
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DangerDave921 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 11:28 AM Response to Reply #86 |
87. Good point |
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DangerDave921 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:38 AM Response to Reply #42 |
54. what is your point? |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:50 AM Response to Reply #54 |
62. . |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 11:05 AM Response to Reply #54 |
83. Biodiesel is carbon neutral. |
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TheFriendlyAnarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:38 AM Response to Reply #40 |
53. Well, according to the article upthread, |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:48 AM Response to Reply #53 |
61. This kind of rationale worries me. |
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DangerDave921 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 10:14 AM Response to Reply #61 |
75. Very rational post |
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kirby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:11 AM Response to Reply #18 |
39. Therein lies the proiblem with our 'free market'... |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:35 AM Response to Reply #18 |
52. How much energy does a boat use? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:56 AM Response to Reply #18 |
65. I used to have a 45' boat. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 10:50 AM Response to Reply #18 |
80. tell that to the people at the marina, and the company that makes the solar panels... |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:38 AM Response to Reply #11 |
19. My first thought |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:40 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. omg |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
12. BFD |
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salvorhardin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:29 AM Response to Original message |
13. Yeah, he did |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:30 AM Response to Original message |
14. Nothing Al Gore ever does will be worse for the environment than pushing NAFTA/MFN China. |
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Cooley Hurd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
16. Many houseboats are static (i.e. no engine)... |
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bushisanidiot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:51 AM Response to Reply #16 |
24. I agree. Most people I know who rent house boats, just go park them in a cove on a lake |
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cobalt1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
26. Good for him. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
27. Al is not a great leader on the issue of consumption |
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cobalt1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:19 AM Response to Reply #27 |
44. Al does open himself up to charges of hyprocisy. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 03:25 PM Response to Reply #44 |
90. Um, he has never considered 'lowering consumption' the solution, but rather economic solutions... |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
29. You do realize that a lot of people here have boats, right? |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:08 AM Response to Reply #29 |
35. I live close to Lake Michigan in Indiana, and lots of my friends have boats... |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:02 PM Response to Reply #35 |
100. Umm, then what's the problem? |
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wysimdnwyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
58. To be honest |
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Egalitariat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
59. Yeah, but he bought enough Carbon Credits to plant 500 trees in Borneo |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 10:01 AM Response to Reply #59 |
69. Feh. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
72. yes but i feel like he is doing things to make it environmentally friendly |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
81. WHY YES IT IS!!!! |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
85. It's the B.S. One. n/t |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
89. He could have 100000 semis idling in his back yard, if he invests in carbon sequestering... |
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Lifetimedem (652 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
94. Dont worry |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
96. No link? And is his boat larger than Stromberg's boat? |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
97. Why won't anyone really talk about things that float Al's boat? |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-08-08 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
101. I heard he was building an ARK. |
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