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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 04:25 PM Original message |
Can we retire the phrase "keeping our powder dry"? |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
1. What does it mean? I've never heard it. |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 04:57 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. The roots of the expression go back to the days of Black Powder weapons. |
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meldroc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 05:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Well, our powder was dry, |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 08:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Thanks for the info. Makes sense now. |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. Yes and no. |
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jumpoffdaplanet (676 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
3. We should give it to the republicans as a present |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
4. No. They have to do something now. WE put them into office. WE... |
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never_get_over_it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
5. I'm really not prepared to retire this |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
6. I agree. But for me, it comes down to no more rubber stamps. |
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mom cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
7. Depends on what they do with the ammo we gave them. The DLC |
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stepnw1f (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 08:08 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Then We'll Get More of The Same |
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