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Was he lucky?
Did he win the lottery.
REB
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7/31/2007 6:52:47 PM
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And you think your luck is bad??
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Lindy
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7/31/2007 2:59:40 PM
No puns, this time. Just more bad luck.
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ER
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8/4/2007 7:30:42 PM
He did it with lightning speed, I'm sure
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Jody
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8/5/2007 4:47:35 PM
Argh! Dem's that dies 'll be the lucky ones, matey.
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ER
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8/6/2007 3:32:24 AM
probability Theory and "bad luck"
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nick hoffman
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8/2/2007 2:14:55 PM
As a scientist you know....
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R.L.
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8/8/2007 8:11:56 PM
Chances are you'll not get hit by lightning if you never go outside.
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podrock
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8/9/2007 7:54:55 PM
struck seven times
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podrock
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8/3/2007 9:07:35 PM
His seventh strike put him in the Guinness Book of World Records.
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Lindy
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8/4/2007 3:56:47 AM
re: His seventh strike put him in the Guinness Book of World Records.
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ka
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8/24/2007 5:15:50 AM
5 more and he'd have a perfect game !
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podrock
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8/10/2007 4:10:45 AM
A couple more facts........
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Lindy
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8/4/2007 3:00:29 PM
Astraphobia
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Lindy
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8/2/2007 4:14:55 PM
re: Astraphobia
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Marcia
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8/3/2007 3:28:19 AM
re: And you think your luck is bad?? - Yes, he was lucky.
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Marcia
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7/31/2007 8:01:36 PM
Was he lucky?
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Raoul
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7/31/2007 5:57:36 PM
Did he win the lottery.
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REB
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7/31/2007 6:52:47 PM
re: Did he win the lottery. - Thanks, REB.
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Marcia
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7/31/2007 8:13:55 PM
Shouldn't this be on Current Events?
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ER
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7/31/2007 5:56:27 PM
I am not even going there. I am still removing the tar and feathers from Friday.
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REB
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7/31/2007 6:15:09 PM
Awww..Freaky Friday, eh?
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Jody
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7/31/2007 8:33:39 PM
I still wear my Hawaiian shirt on Fridays.
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REB
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7/31/2007 8:58:51 PM
Nope..".FLAME":)
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Jody
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7/31/2007 6:08:54 PM
This story sparks my interest.
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ER
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7/31/2007 5:54:25 PM
Shocking!
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REB
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7/31/2007 3:13:12 PM
I certainly got a charge out of it.
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ER
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7/31/2007 5:55:11 PM
He might find it Re-Volting
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REB
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7/31/2007 6:39:15 PM
Nah, it was just a flash in the pan
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Lindy
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7/31/2007 7:30:09 PM
That suggestion might meet with some resistance.
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ER
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7/31/2007 6:40:53 PM
I don’t think I deserve a battery of charges.
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REB
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7/31/2007 6:43:36 PM
Just pray if you're convicted, you get a dry cell.
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ER
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7/31/2007 6:46:39 PM
I might short-circuit in such limited capacity
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REB
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7/31/2007 6:51:46 PM
Only without the proper insulation.
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ER
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7/31/2007 7:00:14 PM
Of course the current situation can alternate and become direct.
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REB
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7/31/2007 7:01:59 PM
Do you mean like the series of parallel puns now making the circuit?
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ER
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7/31/2007 7:10:52 PM
You win. I have become static. I feel drained :)
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REB
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7/31/2007 7:18:18 PM
I feel re-generated!
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ER
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7/31/2007 7:26:00 PM
Watt-ever.
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podrock
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7/31/2007 7:50:05 PM
In fact, I'm positively recharged.
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ER
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7/31/2007 7:49:15 PM
I bet he had to change his short(s) after that
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James Brown
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7/31/2007 8:38:57 PM
Do you think he has a loose wire now?
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REB
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7/31/2007 8:43:25 PM
his new mantra: Ohm....Ohm . . .
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podrock
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7/31/2007 9:24:01 PM
The gradient of this thread is definitely descending.
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Eri
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7/31/2007 10:13:00 PM
I think the spark has gone out of it.
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REB
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8/1/2007 2:06:20 PM
Yup, totally discharged
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RNE
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8/3/2007 4:07:11 PM
a Good Conduct(or) discharge?
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Fox
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8/3/2007 5:26:46 PM
Hmmmmmmm, think I'll sine off on that one.
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RNE
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8/3/2007 5:54:02 PM
it's just a phase.
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podrock
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8/3/2007 6:41:16 PM
Ouch! That Hertz...
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Fox
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8/3/2007 11:52:19 PM
resistance is futile
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podrock
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8/4/2007 12:33:49 AM
Thsi thread might get inducted into the hall of shs ... errr fame.
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RNE
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8/4/2007 12:49:38 AM
Are you Galvanized for more ?
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podrock
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8/4/2007 2:08:02 AM
I think it's time we pulled the plug on this.
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ER
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8/4/2007 2:47:18 AM
We all need an outlet
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podrock
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8/4/2007 3:00:12 AM
Lights out
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Lindy
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8/4/2007 3:59:06 AM
I am getting a charge outta this thread!!
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Jody
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8/5/2007 4:43:38 PM
Perhaps he's just well grounded in reality.
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ER
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7/31/2007 3:08:27 PM
Clearly the guy pissed off Zeus
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ds
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7/31/2007 3:11:14 PM
Na, just a stroke of bad luck.
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ER
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7/31/2007 3:15:04 PM
he's living up to his potential, though.
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podrock
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7/31/2007 6:15:54 PM
As long as the unfortunate victim doesn't die electric.
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ER
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7/31/2007 6:45:04 PM
Maybe he was negative all the time
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podrock
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7/31/2007 6:52:40 PM
He was known to blow a fuse.
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REB
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7/31/2007 6:57:10 PM
Because he failed to conduct himself properly.
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ER
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7/31/2007 7:01:04 PM
Before the incident he was quite the energetic person.
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REB
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7/31/2007 7:03:26 PM
Unfortunately, he's pretty static now.
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ER
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7/31/2007 7:12:48 PM
but well grounded
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podrock
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7/31/2007 7:51:09 PM
I wonder if he'll make the talk show circuit. I bet they would get a charge out of him.
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REB
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7/31/2007 8:41:26 PM
Until the lightning, he was having a faraday.
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podrock
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7/31/2007 9:22:05 PM
This thread has become an electromotive farce
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ER
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8/4/2007 2:54:20 AM
it's experiencing a surge
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podrock
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8/4/2007 3:05:32 AM
It's finally lost its charge.
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Eri
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8/4/2007 10:35:06 PM
LOL but it needs a boost?
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Lindy
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8/5/2007 2:50:44 AM
Time for me to bolt
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Jody
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8/5/2007 4:48:55 PM
but we are so close to 60 cycles!
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podrock
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8/5/2007 6:08:29 PM
That would complete the arc.
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ER
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8/5/2007 9:38:08 PM
What happens at 60 cycles? Static discharge?
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Eri
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8/5/2007 9:37:44 PM
Nope...just the shock of your life!
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Jody
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8/6/2007 2:57:06 AM
Ohm...Mi....God!
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ER
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8/6/2007 12:44:16 PM
I this thread becoming polorizing?
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RNE
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8/6/2007 5:43:41 PM
I'm still getting a charge out of this
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Lindy
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8/6/2007 7:10:52 PM
Mind if I Tesla that theory?
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Jody
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8/7/2007 3:36:34 AM
I'm utterly revolted!
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Eri
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8/8/2007 3:24:24 AM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.