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You mean the Grondine balls?
Tiny, dessicated, and never touched by a human....
R.L.
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12/16/2006 9:47:33 PM
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Spirit finds blueberries?
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REB
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12/15/2006 1:44:48 PM
Sorry your thread was derailed, REB
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R.L.
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12/17/2006 9:32:39 PM
That is okay.
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REB
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12/18/2006 3:12:33 PM
More like rolled into the gutter.
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TB
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12/17/2006 9:39:03 PM
An entire jokefest based on one juvenile pun.
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Bowser
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12/18/2006 12:02:43 AM
Think of it as a test... Not all ball related puns are obvious....
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8^)
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12/18/2006 3:02:15 AM
Nuts to you! As the Irish man said, I will be Dublin my efforts...
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"I'm on a roll" said the kinky baker
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12/18/2006 2:36:25 AM
Naaa, not juvenile- sophmoric is the proper term...
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R.L.
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12/18/2006 12:52:49 AM
Awww, admit it- its funny
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R.L.
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12/17/2006 9:42:45 PM
re:Thread Removed from space
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Raoul moderating
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12/17/2006 9:09:26 AM
Proof that even moderators are repelled by Grondine's balls
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:)
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12/17/2006 4:40:49 PM
re: re:Sorry, Boss, but how were we to resist such a temptation!?
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Shamed Yeti
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12/17/2006 2:51:25 PM
You mean the Grondine balls?
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E.P.
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12/16/2006 4:07:59 PM
These are not impact condensates
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REB
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12/18/2006 3:00:37 PM
D'oh
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REB
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12/18/2006 3:16:48 PM
I heard that they were going to be named after Dr. Schweaty
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R.L.
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12/17/2006 8:42:59 PM
Or Dr. Hari
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R.L.
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12/17/2006 9:09:03 PM
Compromise has been reached- they will be called "Schweaty-Hari Balls"
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:)
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12/17/2006 9:10:17 PM
No, they aren't, and no, you were not...
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R.L.
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12/16/2006 10:38:45 PM
Tiny, dessicated, and never touched by a human....
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R.L.
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12/16/2006 9:47:33 PM
Grodine bowls? What's his average?
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azstrummer
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12/19/2006 12:03:32 AM
LOL
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Buck Galaxy
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12/17/2006 12:09:43 AM
I look forward to the next press release about thr RAT grinding away 'Grondine's balls'
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R.L
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12/17/2006 12:17:03 AM
STOP IT! I can't catch my breath!!!
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phil
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12/17/2006 3:49:34 AM
News Release on 'Grondine's Balls'
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Sorry- its just too much fun
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12/17/2006 4:39:53 AM
LMAO! You guys are killing me! Here's more...
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Buck Galaxy
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12/17/2006 9:15:59 AM
Scientists search for answers...
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Buck Galaxy
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12/17/2006 10:31:23 PM
Just one question....
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Enquiring minds want to know....
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12/18/2006 4:38:35 AM
and an equally valid question
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Yeti
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12/18/2006 5:01:12 AM
LOL
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Yeti
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12/18/2006 2:16:30 AM
Grondine's balls are proving hard to scratch, say scientists
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:) having too much fun with this
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12/17/2006 5:30:21 PM
LOL!
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R.L.
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12/17/2006 2:07:11 PM
Excerpts of Coverage of conference on Grondine's Balls
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Reporter Yeti
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12/17/2006 5:03:20 AM
More Excerpts:
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Yeti
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12/17/2006 5:27:23 AM
The conference was supported by French millionaire Jacques Strapp
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:)
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12/17/2006 9:30:45 PM
Hey Moderator(s)
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Yeti
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12/17/2006 5:32:00 AM
LMAO
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Robert
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12/17/2006 6:58:14 PM
MAJOR DISCOVERY!!! Mineral Compsition of Grondine's Balls Established!
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Yeti
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12/17/2006 8:02:07 PM
This falls under the category of 'speculative science friction'...
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R.L.
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12/17/2006 4:56:37 AM
After all, EP gets to make lots of posts here on Zion's friction....
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R.L. (with a nod to Spider Robinson)
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12/17/2006 4:59:23 AM
This will make EP testes
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R.L.
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12/17/2006 6:05:48 AM
uhhh, R.L., that reads Grondine: Balls!, not Grondine's balls
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E.P.
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12/16/2006 11:04:31 PM
I knew you would supply the punchline...
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R.L.
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12/17/2006 12:09:00 AM
re: I knew you would supply the punchline...
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E.P.
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12/17/2006 12:35:56 AM
This from the guy that called Hawking a 'retard'
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R.L.
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12/17/2006 1:27:24 AM
re: I knew you would supply the punchline...
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R.L.
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12/17/2006 12:39:38 AM
Watch it....
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TB
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12/16/2006 9:57:01 PM
I was talking about the 'blueberries' of course...
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R.L.
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12/16/2006 10:03:29 PM
Interestingly enough...
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TB
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12/17/2006 4:07:54 AM
re: Spirit finds blueberries?
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Jeff F
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12/15/2006 4:05:25 PM
re: Spirit finds blueberries?
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REB
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12/15/2006 4:31:13 PM
Used to find those along train tracks
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SDF
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12/15/2006 2:13:49 PM
Did Viking 1 image blueberries?
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LJK
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12/15/2006 8:13:12 PM
We don't know
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E.P.
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12/16/2006 4:12:22 PM
re: Did Viking 1 image blueberries?
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REB
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12/15/2006 8:53:45 PM
Also used to see those around an arc welder's work area
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SDF
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12/17/2006 2:19:58 PM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.