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Polonium 210 in cigarettes
Raoul
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8/29/2008 6:37:16 PM
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Smokers are inhaling
radioactive stuff
and it was hidden to them for generations.
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Polonium 210 in cigarettes
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Raoul
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8/29/2008 6:37:16 PM
This is like discussing the dangers of radioactive arsenic.
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Bowser
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8/31/2008 6:39:14 PM
Similarly, Coal-fired power stations are a nuclear hazard
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nick hoffman
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8/31/2008 6:50:03 AM
"It's been calculated that more people die of Cancer from Coal-fired plants than from nuclear... "
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ARRELL
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8/31/2008 6:56:53 AM
re:Where did you get that information?
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Johannes
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8/31/2008 7:49:50 PM
from the good folks at Oak Ridge:
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podrock
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8/31/2008 8:16:35 PM
Ooops; I'll give it another try:
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podrock
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8/31/2008 8:18:50 PM
Boy, is that a trip down memory lane.
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ER
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9/1/2008 1:37:02 AM
On average and currently that's true.
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alcaray
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8/31/2008 6:14:34 PM
Polonium 210 in cigarettes NOT hidden...
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ER
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8/30/2008 1:10:36 AM
And now a calmer more useful analysis:
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ARRELL
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8/29/2008 7:03:31 PM
Wouldn't the N word, used earlier and more often, have saved a lot of people, passive smokers as well?
(n/t)
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Raoul
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8/29/2008 8:45:25 PM
How would you evaluate the following argument?
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ARRELL
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8/29/2008 11:01:47 PM
Aren't there far more smokers than cannibals or satan believers?
(n/t)
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Raoul
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8/30/2008 6:22:40 AM
Not according to Wiki-Answers
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ARRELL
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8/30/2008 2:56:54 PM
Definition
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Raoul
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8/31/2008 11:29:30 AM
Possibly- so would claiming that it was a tool of Satan...
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ARRELL
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8/29/2008 9:29:15 PM
So...
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Lee
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8/29/2008 7:24:28 PM
"If that's the case then shouldn't every plant contain them as well? " - yes, but its the concentration that matters
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ARRELL
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8/29/2008 7:47:13 PM
I'm not arguing that point with you.
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Lee
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8/29/2008 10:11:37 PM
Benevolent Overlord
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Nick Hoffman
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9/2/2008 12:16:36 AM
Not for long. ;-)
(n/t)
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Lee
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9/2/2008 2:34:22 AM
" They'd all call you an Evil Dictator! "- nah
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ARRELL
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9/2/2008 12:24:25 AM
Also this:
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alcaray
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8/29/2008 8:46:51 PM
"You know both of these quotes were in the clear in your first post. " -Yup
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ARRELL (Kinder and Gentler)
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8/29/2008 9:08:52 PM
I don't know how you can act like that with a straight face.
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Lee
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8/29/2008 10:46:30 PM
re: I don't know how you can act like that with a straight face.
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gbaikie
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8/30/2008 12:24:00 AM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.