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The Last Two Letters
Last post 03-21-2010 04:18 AM by DaveMitsky. 6084 replies.
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  • 06-30-2009 12:23 AM In reply to

    • DaveMitsky
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    On the Waterfront was an Academy Award winning drama about a heroic mob informer and starred Marlon Brando.

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  • 06-30-2009 09:04 AM In reply to

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    Dogbert is a character in the Dilbert comic series.

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  • 06-30-2009 11:05 AM In reply to

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    Essex House is a luxury hotel overlooking Central Park in New York City.

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  • 06-30-2009 11:06 AM In reply to

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    Espenak, the 14120th named asteroid, is named in honor of the astrophysicist Fred Espenak, who is well known for his studies of solar and lunar eclipses.

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  • 06-30-2009 01:57 PM In reply to

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    leo731:
    Essex House is a luxury hotel overlooking Central Park in New York City

    Tycho is a large lunar crater named after Tycho Brahe.

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  • 06-30-2009 02:02 PM In reply to

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    Especially cloudy and rainy weather have made stargazing next to impossible here in Maine throughout the month of June,.,

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  • 06-30-2009 03:26 PM In reply to

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    Next month might be better.

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  • 06-30-2009 03:53 PM In reply to

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    Eridanus is also known as the river Po,.,

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  • 06-30-2009 04:58 PM In reply to

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    Polls for an over-the-counter remedy insist that four out of every five people in this country suffer from diarrhea, does that mean that one out of five enjoys it?

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  • 06-30-2009 05:31 PM In reply to

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    It seems to me .,.,sir,.,that you are reaching for our funnybones with that one.,.

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  • 06-30-2009 06:43 PM In reply to

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    Never forget that with sufficient thrust even a pig will fly just fine.
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  • 06-30-2009 06:58 PM In reply to

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    Never seen a pig fly, but my, what a mess it would leave on a car window!
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  • 06-30-2009 08:30 PM In reply to

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    Owning a dob in this weather ,.,makes me want to stuff a pig down it,.., to see how far it would fly

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  • 06-30-2009 10:43 PM In reply to

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    Lycopene is a carotenoid pigment and phytochemical found in some red fruits and vegetables, including watermelons, papayas, and tomatoes.

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  • 07-01-2009 09:16 AM In reply to

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    Essential step to good stargazing #1 : remove the dust cap.

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  • 07-01-2009 09:39 AM In reply to

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    A pig in flight I saw one night!

    An airborne swine?

    I corked the wine . . .

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  • 07-01-2009 10:42 AM In reply to

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    Nepotism and corruption afflicted President Ulysses S. Grant's two terms in office.

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  • 07-01-2009 10:54 AM In reply to

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    Census takers are now being recruited.

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  • 07-01-2009 12:00 PM In reply to

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    Ed was an NBC television series.

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  • 07-01-2009 05:57 PM In reply to

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    Estuaries,., are also a good place to use your telescope.,..,

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