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Personal Essay: "Messier Cheated"
Hint hint...
Tom Brosz
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Personal Essay: "Messier Cheated"
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RobVG
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3/14/2002 5:13:29 PM
Time to get out the rubbing and polishing compunds, now where's that Faucault tester ?
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sunblok
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3/16/2002 9:35:05 AM
terrific writing, Rob...thanks for sharing n/t
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McFly
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3/15/2002 6:05:26 PM
Ah shucks,...
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RobVG
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3/15/2002 5:50:53 PM
Re: great story!
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Raoul
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3/15/2002 5:45:59 PM
Hint hint...
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Tom Brosz
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3/15/2002 4:17:27 PM
S&T
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p
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3/15/2002 5:01:26 PM
Rob, submit this essay... others should read it too! Thank you (really) for sharing it!!! n/t
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Marcia
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3/15/2002 5:25:48 PM
Re: Wow, that's special
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SteveS
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3/15/2002 2:48:15 PM
Thank you
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RNE
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3/15/2002 1:36:53 PM
Re: Excellent . . .
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D. Spires
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3/15/2002 1:29:48 PM
Thanks Rob
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SDAI-Tech1
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3/15/2002 11:20:46 AM
Mega!
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p
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3/15/2002 1:59:41 PM
Too late to add my kudos?
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Fox
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3/15/2002 9:10:43 AM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.