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dolo amber Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 01:42 PM
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Even old New York was once New Amsterdam...
Why they changed it I can't say,
People just liked it better that way. :shrug:
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RedCloud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 01:49 PM
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1. Could they Amster da Dam door back then?
Dutch treats can be fun however!
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XNASA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 01:50 PM
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2. "The sun is a mass of incandescent gas.....
A gigantic nuclear furnace
where hydrogen is built into helium
at a temperature of millions of degrees."
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 01:51 PM
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4. My kids LOVE that song.
:D
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XNASA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 01:52 PM
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5. "Yo ho it's hot..
The Sun is not
a place where we could live
but here on earth there'd be no life without the light it gives."
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 01:50 PM
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3. Yay!
I love them... thanks for the earworm. :D

Oh that reminds me... I meant to get their CD of kids' music.
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malta blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 02:58 PM
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13. The kid's CD is really good
I have had to buy it twice now...scratched to hell
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 01:53 PM
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6. Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks.
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Beware the Beast Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 02:33 PM
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10. Well, technically,
"Istanbul" is a contraction of the Greek phrase "eis tin poli" which literally means "in the city" (cue Eagles earworm now :().
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul
:freak:
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MN ChimpH8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 02:20 PM
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7. If you've a date in Constantinople
she'll be waiting in Istanbul.
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Beware the Beast Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 02:24 PM
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8. I saw the video yesterday on VH1 classic.
I also saw a Boston video. I've never seen so many bad mustaches gathered in one place.
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dolo amber Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 02:28 PM
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9. That's where I heard it
Now I'm infected. :cry:
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Susang Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 02:46 PM
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11. Ew
Better get some antibiotics. :scared:
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 02:49 PM
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12. and West Virginia
used to be just plain, "Virginia".
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XNASA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 03:02 PM
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14. Even Illinois was once part of Virginia.
It's true.
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