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BTW, there was no tea at Alexandria.
Must have been the beer.
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The people of the book
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ER
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5/9/2008 2:04:21 PM
"Right on both counts."
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podbook
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5/12/2008 2:51:28 AM
Books
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SDAI-Tech1
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5/10/2008 9:10:15 AM
Ruse de guerre
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ER
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5/10/2008 5:30:50 PM
re: Ruse de guerre
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SDAI-Tech1
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5/11/2008 9:32:22 AM
Beat me to the scene!
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podrock
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5/12/2008 4:36:04 AM
That wasn't "thick tea"
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SDAI-Tech1
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5/13/2008 2:55:25 AM
BTW, there was no tea at Alexandria.
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ER
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5/12/2008 6:08:30 PM
Roasted grain beverages (non-fermented)?
(n/t)
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alcaray
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5/14/2008 6:17:52 AM
The Hypatia Libation.
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ER
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5/14/2008 2:33:22 PM
The destruction of the Library
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TB
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5/14/2008 8:27:47 PM
The destruction of Hypatia--discussed here
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ER
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5/15/2008 12:00:24 AM
I saw "Cosmos" too.
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TB
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5/15/2008 2:47:00 AM
No.
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alcaray
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5/14/2008 6:58:29 PM
That sounds absolutely dreadful.
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ER
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5/15/2008 2:33:34 AM
Actually, it's pretty good.
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alcaray
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5/15/2008 10:11:56 PM
Around my neck of the woods, pseudo-coffees are all about chicory.
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TB
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5/15/2008 7:12:08 PM
Must have been the beer.
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podrock
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5/14/2008 4:41:51 AM
Bet money there was a Starbucks, though.
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TB
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5/14/2008 2:54:51 AM
Lawbooks weren't exactly what I had in mind.
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ER
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5/12/2008 1:47:50 PM
I think we're drifting toward a consensus...
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TB
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5/12/2008 4:59:08 PM
It was too good to resist.
(n/t)
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podrock
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5/12/2008 3:42:03 PM
re: The people of the book
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TB
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5/9/2008 6:02:36 PM
re: The people of the book
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ER
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5/9/2008 6:20:03 PM
On the other hand...
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alcaray
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5/12/2008 12:15:15 AM
re: On the other hand...
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ER
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5/12/2008 1:50:11 AM
Good point
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TB
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5/9/2008 6:50:49 PM
Amongst the barbaroi
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ER
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5/9/2008 7:52:11 PM
re: Amongst the barbaroi
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TB
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5/9/2008 11:06:29 PM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.