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Used to find those along train tracks

SDF — 12/15/2006 2:13:49 PM (archived)

The cars would drop little balls of iron ore as they trundled along. I wonder if they are mined that way naturally, or purposely fashioned that way for easier transport.

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

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