hjgoldstein
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BBC Reporter said:
How were hailstones measured before the invention of golf balls?
It is time for pacifists to stand up and fight for their beliefs.
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How were hailstones measured before the invention of golf balls?
It is time for pacifists to stand up and fight for their beliefs.
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hjgoldstein
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Did the first nine "Malcolm" films go straight to DVD?
It is time for pacifists to stand up and fight for their beliefs.
It is time for pacifists to stand up and fight for their beliefs.
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JCreamerII
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What I want to know is why they always pick on my State. Whenever there is some natural or man made disaster they compare it to the size of my State. "An area the size of Rhode Island was...", just not fair. It makes us feel sad.
Jim C.
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Is there a mathematical equation for how much wood a woodchuck could chuck?
Is the PT Cruiser and the Chevy HHR the same vehicle only rebranded? They appear pretty similar....
"The asteroid is the size of Rhode Island and going to strike Texas. In the aftermath of the collision, the world will be utter chaos." I understand there is an aftermath to an event, what is the period of time called right before the aftermath? Premath, beforemath?
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Is the PT Cruiser and the Chevy HHR the same vehicle only rebranded? They appear pretty similar....
"The asteroid is the size of Rhode Island and going to strike Texas. In the aftermath of the collision, the world will be utter chaos." I understand there is an aftermath to an event, what is the period of time called right before the aftermath? Premath, beforemath?
Learning - A never ending quest for knowledge usually attained by being thrown in a situation and told to fix it NOW.
CajunCenturion
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==> "An area the size of Rhode Island was...",
Just remember this: You're on a Rhode not taken to an Island where no man is alone. That's how special you are.
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==> "An area the size of Rhode Island was...",
In the UK it's "An area the size of Wales"
Question is, what happens if Wales was flooded?
Robert Wilensky:
We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is not true.
In the UK it's "An area the size of Wales"
Question is, what happens if Wales was flooded?
Robert Wilensky:
We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is not true.
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hjgoldstein
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Would anyone notice the difference?
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hjgoldstein
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Old Philosophical Question said:
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If a man expresses an opinion and his wife is not there to hear it...
Is he still wrong?
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hairlessupportmonkey
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this thread got pretty existential rather quickly.
Is the colour red really red or is it green, and we are only told its red?
Are we awake, or asleep? How would you know?
I suspect the answer to the OP's question is, "F**king hell, those are big hailstones!" "How big are they?" "Really big." "How big is 'big' then?" "HUGE!"
ACSS - SME
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Is the colour red really red or is it green, and we are only told its red?
Are we awake, or asleep? How would you know?
I suspect the answer to the OP's question is, "F**king hell, those are big hailstones!" "How big are they?" "Really big." "How big is 'big' then?" "HUGE!"
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