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Nereus wrote:The original structure sank in 1990...
When Pete burns his bridges, he does a proper job...
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dtaai-maai wrote:
Nereus wrote:The original structure sank in 1990...
When Pete burns his bridges, he does a proper job...
Indeed, another airstrike gone wrong. :laugh: The reference to the ice cream cone is Mount Rainier, another potential disaster waiting to happen, maybe in our lifetime. Pete :cheers:
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An interesting time filler to ponder while waiting for the next quiz. Pete :cheers:

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Tom Snodgrass came in and went out in a blaze of glory.

Please explain...



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Tom Snodgrass?
Is he/she related to Sodall Klue? :wink:
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when stuck on Tom Snodegrass
please consider this who am I?

Outstanding theorist of his day and still taught in many academies
He deconstructed human conflicts to their basic elements including politics. He influenced Marx, Engels, Lenin, and Mao,
Frequently quoted in books and movies
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Jimbob wrote:when stuck on Tom Snodegrass
please consider this who am I?

Outstanding theorist of his day and still taught in many academies
He deconstructed human conflicts to their basic elements including politics. He influenced Marx, Engels, Lenin, and Mao,
Frequently quoted in books and movies
Sigmund Freud, although I am not sure of his influence on Marx, Lenin and Mao.
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No, Old Sigmund was basically early 20th C, Marx and Engels 19th,
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Jimbob wrote:No, Old Sigmund was basically early 20th C, Marx and Engels 19th,
Charles Robert Darwin
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Nereus wrote:Charles Robert Darwin
Charley Darwin was a giant in science.
this guy in mind was not in science. In fact he was in a dirty business. :|
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Jimbob wrote:
Nereus wrote:Charles Robert Darwin
Charley Darwin was a giant in science.
this guy in mind was not in science. In fact he was in a dirty business. :|
Was he a Welsh coal miner? :rasta:
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UK, Norway, Sweden, Burma, Austria. List the next 4 countries.
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Arcadian wrote:UK, Norway, Sweden, Burma, Austria. List the next 4 countries.
Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, Belgium?
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Siani wrote:
Arcadian wrote:UK, Norway, Sweden, Burma, Austria. List the next 4 countries.
Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, Belgium?
Sorry Siani, try again.
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Arcadian wrote:
Siani wrote:
Arcadian wrote:UK, Norway, Sweden, Burma, Austria. List the next 4 countries.
Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, Belgium?
Sorry Siani, try again.
:oops: I can't count either :oops: You said 4 ...I said 5 :oops:
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