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Who started the hyperbole, in this case?

alcaray — 12/21/2007 11:32:19 PM (archived)

Were there "you will destroy the economy!!!"s before there were "you will destroy the earth!!!"s?

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Time to terminate gobal warming - Buck Galaxy - 12/21/2007 8:02:03 AM
- Spelling correction: Time to terminate gorbal warming - gbaikie - 12/21/2007 2:01:21 PM
  - Speak of the devil - gbaikie - 12/21/2007 2:24:11 PM
    - Wiki - gbaikie - 12/21/2007 2:58:53 PM
- "Anything less than aggressive action on the greatest environmental threat of all time is inexcusable," - Lee - 12/21/2007 1:50:44 PM
  - Who started the hyperbole, in this case? - alcaray - 12/21/2007 11:32:19 PM
    - An economy is far easier to disrupt than a large planetary body. - Lee - 12/21/2007 11:40:47 PM
      - Your subject was not hyperbole? (n/t) - alcaray - 12/21/2007 11:47:56 PM
        
        It was the Governor's words, not mine. - Lee - 12/22/2007 2:15:59 AM

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