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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:46 AM Original message |
Poll question: Philosophical question - if Columbus had not discovered America - would you exist? |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
1. It depends on what your definition of "you" is. |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Fair enough - but not sure how to answer that question. n/t |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 01:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
38. Obviously none of us would exist in the same form |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 10:28 AM Response to Reply #1 |
79. It could have happened |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
2. Did you know the rainforest is burning? |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:48 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Yes I did know that. n/t |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:49 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Very well. |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:52 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. The conditions which produced me have also produced untold misery around the globe. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
59. Deleted sub-thread |
KillCapitalism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
4. Possibly |
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demnan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
7. I think the question should be |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:57 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Why? n/t |
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AndyA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:58 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. In this part of the country, a lof of Native Americans are doing quite well. |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
51. Excu-u-uze me? n/t |
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malakai2 (483 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:24 PM Response to Reply #12 |
58. Wow |
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AndyA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 05:08 PM Response to Reply #58 |
68. Check it out. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-12-07 01:37 PM Response to Reply #68 |
97. WTF. Seriously? |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:05 PM Response to Reply #7 |
48. probably roughly the same number as today |
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againes654 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
9. I don't know |
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Dhalgren (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
10. "You" are the product of a particular egg and a particular sperm. |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
13. German ancestry, so maybe |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
14. Maybe not, but if President Wilson hadn't pardoned my grandfather in 1918 |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
15. Nope--not in present form--I don't think Italians and Poles would have met up somewhere else. |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
16. Columbus didn't "discover America", so the poll is bullshit. |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:25 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. I apologize for not putting in the disclaimer - I just assumed my fellow DUers were aware |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:34 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Deleted sub-thread |
TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:48 AM Response to Reply #16 |
24. From an epistemological perspective, EVERYTHING that's 'discovered' already exists. |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 11:02 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. I wasn't focused on 'discover' as much as 'Columbus'. TahitiNut |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 01:57 PM Response to Reply #16 |
39. Technically he did, as he didn't know about it before hand. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
17. I think, therefore I am. |
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King Coal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 08:09 AM Response to Reply #17 |
70. You're putting the horses Columbus brought before Descartes, René. |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
19. Ja! Aber vermutlich jetzt würde ich Bier trinken und Bratwurst essen... |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
21. (1) It was MY ancestors, the Norsemen, who 'discovered' America for Europe. |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:01 PM Response to Reply #21 |
44. No, it was Egyptians on a boat of reeds |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
22. Definitely NOT. Likewise for nearly everyone in the Americas and Europe. |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 01:40 PM Response to Reply #22 |
90. Very good... |
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Ediacara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
23. This question is impossible to answer going back ONE generation |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
26. The shift in history would so radically alter the path that no one now would exist |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
27. Depends on whether "America" was "discovered" or not. |
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racaulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
28. It's impossible to know. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
29. If a tree hadn't fallen on a tyrannosaurus 75 million years ago we wouldn't exist. |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 01:43 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. I don't really have one I suppose |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:36 PM Response to Reply #35 |
62. ... |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:01 PM Response to Reply #29 |
45. I don't think Hitler discovered America |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
30. I don't think so, but I'm not sure. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
31. there's a finite chance that I would have |
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CanSocDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
32. Are you asking.... |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
33. Probably... |
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Rhythm and Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
34. If my father had sneezed two minutes before engaging in sexual intercourse |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
36. Most people currently think the poll is bullshit. |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 01:53 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. That was my first thought, |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:00 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. Yep. n/t |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:00 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. My answer was far more rhetorical |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:03 PM Response to Reply #37 |
46. As more people get to know the OP, the "bullshit" option steadily gains ground. |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:06 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. At least he is kind enough to include "This poll is Bullshit." |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:15 PM Response to Reply #49 |
53. Gentleman poller. |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:31 PM Response to Reply #53 |
61. Not me! |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:19 PM Response to Reply #49 |
56. Yes indeed! Credit where due- he has my respect for ALWAYS including that. nm |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:13 PM Response to Reply #46 |
52. I suppose I'll just have to live with your disapproval. n/t |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:16 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. What I want to know is why only one person picked 'I like to vote!' |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:16 PM Response to Reply #52 |
55. Lots of people do. At least you have my respect for always including that poll option, y'know? nm |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:22 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. I'm thinking of switching to "I'm an asshole; this poll is bullshit." Might be too on the nose n/t |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:40 PM Response to Reply #57 |
63. Too OFF the nose, IMHO. "Bullshit poll/you're an asshole" are NOT the same thing. |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:47 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. ah i see the problem - good thing you said something before I changed it. |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 03:14 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. No. If you care, it should be separate choices: "This poll is BS" and "Bryant is an asshole". |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 10:18 AM Response to Reply #57 |
78. Passive aggressive...it's not just for breakfast anymore! |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 10:55 AM Response to Reply #78 |
80. I'm not sure which of us you are talking to. |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 11:01 AM Response to Reply #80 |
81. I was talking to you |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 11:04 AM Response to Reply #81 |
83. By "Misdeeds" I assume you mean posting polls and having opinions you disagree with? |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 11:19 AM Response to Reply #83 |
84. No "misdeeds" per se... |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 11:33 AM Response to Reply #84 |
85. If someone says "This poll is stupid" than there's little to smack down |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 12:07 PM Response to Reply #85 |
86. Well you just did it to me here... |
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BrotherBuzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
40. If the Germans hadn't bombed Pearl Harbor I would not exist |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 03:55 PM Response to Reply #40 |
67. You're rolling! nm |
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BB1 (671 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
41. OTOH, if my forefathers were heretics, |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
47. If Columbus's mom had said no, the question would be moot. |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
50. If Christopher Columbus had been a Native American, would he still have discovered America? |
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TheUniverse (954 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
60. No I wouldn't. |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 03:30 PM Response to Reply #60 |
66. Why not thank them BOTH? Don't be stingy. |
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Kajsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
69. He didn't "discover" America. |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 08:39 AM Response to Reply #69 |
72. Yeah we covered this above. n/t |
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Kajsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 10:12 AM Response to Reply #72 |
77. The "discover" part-yes. |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 11:03 AM Response to Reply #77 |
82. Well presumably there are celebrating other parts of the story? |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
71. Nope, not in this body anyway |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
73. "Our" existence has more to do with the natives... |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
74. Nope -- nor if Archduke Ferdinand had not been assassinated |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
75. I never pegged you as an athiest. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
76. yes but my language choice would most likely be Cherokee |
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icymist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
87. What kind of question is that? Of course I'd exist! And so would everyone else! |
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seemslikeadream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
88. You know he didn't discover North America, don't you |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
89. Not only would I exist, I'd be British and have healthcare. nt |
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GRLMGC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
91. No |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
92. Sure...why not... |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
93. How do you discover somewhere and find people |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
94. You figure it. My mother was Scottish descent, father was English and Welsh. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-12-07 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
95. If jesus and superman had a fight, who would win? nt |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-12-07 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
96. How do you know you exist at all? |
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