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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 07:37 PM Original message |
Can you all Imagine a City In Any Other Civilized Nation Looking Like This |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. No. There was a report on the tsunami one year later tonight; |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 09:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
24. give us time, please |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:57 AM Response to Reply #24 |
57. If this government was serious about fixing it, all the debris would |
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DFWdem (423 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 04:35 PM Response to Reply #57 |
74. Have you considered.... |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 05:39 PM Response to Reply #74 |
75. Yes, and it is just more BS. The developers are jus waiting for the |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 06:48 PM Response to Reply #74 |
76. You have a velid point. But I think it is a combination of the two |
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YourBrother (159 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 04:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
73. god acts in mysterious ways |
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Olney Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
2. Another day, another outrage. |
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warrior1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
3. This is george bush's america |
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MetaTrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:23 AM Response to Reply #3 |
50. George Bush's America, indeed |
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MSgt213 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
4. I can imagine it would happen in any city we don't give a fuck about |
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acmejack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
5. You are giving us the benefit of the doubt |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 07:50 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. yes indeed I have |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
6. Define civilized |
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TallahasseeGrannie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
7. Pensacola still looks bad after Ivan |
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davepc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 07:55 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Hauled off where? |
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TallahasseeGrannie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 08:02 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. In 1945 Pforzheim, Germany |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 09:51 PM Response to Reply #13 |
25. well we have old gentilly landfill |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 08:08 PM Response to Reply #13 |
88. The German city of Dresden was the extreme example. |
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cdsilv (883 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 10:14 PM Response to Reply #11 |
30. ...use it to 'rebuild' the outer barrier islands - make dunes & berms..n/t |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 11:05 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. you wanna put potentially toxic waste in salt water |
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The Flaming Red Head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 10:25 AM Response to Reply #34 |
45. BR to NO along the Miss river is already nicknamed cancer alley |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:23 AM Response to Reply #45 |
51. not the same thing at all |
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The Flaming Red Head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 07:58 PM Response to Reply #51 |
86. CC is more than air pollution. it goes right to the gulf too. |
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The Flaming Red Head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 09:35 PM Response to Reply #51 |
89. Chemical plants, pollutants directly relate to decimation of wetlands |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
59. All of the Feds heavy equipment is in Iraq, leased to Halliburton |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
9. Yeah, but they're poor and brown-skinned... |
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Catrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
10. To think there are still people in the US who think this government |
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area51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 10:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
31. peo. who think our govt. "cares about their 'security' or well-being" |
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zippy890 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
12. the Lower ninth ward gets shit from bush |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 08:08 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Don't worry; the debris is being cleaned up, probably as |
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fooj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 08:29 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Rat bastards! |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 09:25 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. I know, fooj. Makes me sick and sad. nt |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 10:03 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. believe me, plenty of people want that clean-up |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 10:11 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. I think I'd like to be informed BEFORE someone bulldozed |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 10:52 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. why don't the homeowners find them |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 10:57 AM Response to Reply #27 |
47. post this as a thread |
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Tom Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
15. Read this: 25 questions about New Orleans. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 11:02 PM Response to Reply #15 |
33. some of these questions have been answered time and again |
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Tom Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 11:59 PM Response to Reply #33 |
40. It is necessary to be honest. Sorry if it hurts. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:05 AM Response to Reply #40 |
48. it is not necessary to be dishonest |
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Tom Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:49 AM Response to Reply #48 |
54. Getting really personal there. Calm down. Breath deeply. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:02 PM Response to Reply #54 |
61. i don't care if it was in the holy bible if it contains lies |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 07:55 PM Response to Reply #61 |
85. If you are from NOLA, why don't you want these questions answered? |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
16. And 3 years from now, we'll have a new president... |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
17. Babs Bush says.... and I find this hard to believe...... |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 08:38 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. yes, babs ma barker bush.... |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 09:28 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. She said that, all right. She was in the Houston Astrodome |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 10:04 PM Response to Reply #17 |
28. believe it |
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Just Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:10 PM Response to Reply #17 |
65. She genetically transferred to her son serious mental illness. |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
20. And what civilized (or sane) naiton would blame the occupants? |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
23. this was never gonna be fixed in 4 months |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
26. Hey King Dumbass**, I've got your ownership society right here! |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 11:06 PM Response to Original message |
35. USA is no better than many other places |
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Osito (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
36. Reality Check, Anyone? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 11:50 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. We're talking about cleaning up the basics and even doing body searches |
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jim3775 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 11:53 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. "Tell me what Bill did to prepare for this." |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:13 AM Response to Reply #36 |
41. I'll tell you what Bill did to prepare for this...he rebuilt FEMA after 41 |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:31 AM Response to Reply #41 |
52. there is a severe plywood shortage actually |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:01 PM Response to Reply #52 |
60. Sure it wasn't going to be fixed in 4 months |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:04 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. agreed neglect/incompetence are hallmarks of bushco |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 07:14 PM Response to Reply #52 |
79. There is no shortage or horrible price increase of plywood here in Vegas, |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:22 AM Response to Reply #36 |
43. How long does it take to get "permission" to get back to your house? |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:41 AM Response to Reply #43 |
53. where do you live? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:33 PM Response to Reply #53 |
67. I live in the pacific NW, have friend in LA and MS, living and working |
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newyawker99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 09:31 AM Response to Reply #36 |
44. Hi Osito!! |
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Osito (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 05:50 PM Response to Reply #44 |
90. Thanks... |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:16 AM Response to Reply #36 |
49. agreed, these people have no idea of the enormity of destruction |
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Sparkman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:55 AM Response to Reply #36 |
56. Las Vegas builds $100 Million Dollar resorts in 4 months, I've seen it !!! |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:14 PM Response to Reply #56 |
66. that's one building & we lost many more than 1 $100 million dollar resort |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 07:27 PM Response to Reply #66 |
81. Um - even the "small" mom-and-pop casinos don't cost 100 million |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 07:25 PM Response to Reply #56 |
80. Actually, it's closer to 18 months - but you're closer to reality. |
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Osito (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 06:14 PM Response to Reply #56 |
91. Sorry, Sparkman, but... |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 07:07 PM Response to Reply #36 |
77. I think you exposed yourself with the tired old "blame Clinton" krap. |
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Osito (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 06:26 PM Response to Reply #77 |
92. Sorry if I confused you, but... |
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ohio_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
38. There are STILL people... |
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Raydawg1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:19 AM Response to Original message |
42. I don't think any country has the ability to clean up this kind of mess |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
46. how long did it take to remove all the WTC debris? |
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ohio_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:53 AM Response to Reply #46 |
55. I think I could live with seeing all the destruction still laying about |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:09 PM Response to Reply #55 |
64. agreed, we feel they just don't care |
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ohio_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 01:28 PM Response to Reply #64 |
71. I'm so sorry for the loss of your friends |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 07:31 PM Response to Reply #64 |
82. Wow - I am totally sorry for the loss of your friends. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:57 AM Response to Reply #46 |
58. direct yr outrage accurately, appreciate yr concern but don't scattershot |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 01:09 PM Response to Reply #58 |
68. good points all |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 01:12 PM Response to Reply #58 |
69. buy low, sell high is not a conspiracy, btw. it's capitalism. |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 07:36 PM Response to Reply #69 |
84. That's true - think of what happened to Atlantic City before all the |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 07:33 PM Response to Reply #58 |
83. We must think more in terms of Chicago and San Francisco after the havoc. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
63. Too sad |
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stanwyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
70. But, but, but |
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Kellanved (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
72. Be realistic |
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greiner3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
78. 200 billion dollars? |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
87. It's so heartbreaking |
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