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Yeah, shouldn't have tried to update the email. I think that is how the accounts are tracked, because now I'm locked out of the other account as well 
Oh well.
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Time to grovel to Chris!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I made the post. Hopefully I'll be myself again soon.
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If not, take two aspirin and see me in the morning...
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Haha unlucky.
Yeah I guess you have to appeal to Chris's better side in that case.
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Chris has a better side?
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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 Oh well... you win some, you get banned some... 
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Can't you just sign up again with the same name?
Worked for me.
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It wouldn't let me when I created my other account. Now I can't because the name is taken, by Im_no_troll 
I've broken both of them.
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Quote: My account was banned a while back.
Since you get banned through voting perhaps we should vote to allow you back.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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A very large check to Chris would probably do the trick. Or send me the check and I'll plead your case.
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What miserable sod banned your account?
This whole account deletion thing is just stupid. Its unjust, and also pointless since you can create another in no time.
Stephen Schneider, Climate Scientist: "Scientists need to get some broader based support, to capture the public’s imagination…that, of course, entails getting loads of media coverage. So we have to offer up scary scenarios, make simplified dramatic statements, and make little mention of any doubts we may have…each of us has to decide what the right balance is between being effective and being honest. "
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Swedish rat is size large[^]
That's longer than my cat! 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I see why you found that article. Size of sheep indeed.
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That'd have to be very, very small sheep. Lambs, possibly, but not for long, them things grow up fast.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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<article>
Even the family cat had refused to enter the kitchen while the giant rat was in residence, ...
It appears that it entered the kitchen via a ventilation pipe, having gnawed its way through cement and wood.
</article>
Okay, gnawing through wood I can understand, but gnawing through cement! 
I don't blame the cat for not wanting to go in the kitchen.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
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Well, their teeth never stop growing, so they have to gnaw to wear them down - otherwise they can't eat. I guess when you get to that size, you really have to chew!
I was (slightly) interested, though, and found this: http://rat-patrol.org/Archives/Facts.html[^]
The damn things can chew through 1/2 inch steel!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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They'll gnaw though metal too!
In Nam I would wake up in the middle of the night and they'd be working on a C-Rat can.
Along with Antimatter and Dark Matter they've discovered the existence of Doesn't Matter which appears to have no effect on the universe whatsoever!
Rich Tennant 5th Wave
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Mike Hankey wrote: In Nam I would wake up in the middle of the night and they'd be working on a C-Rat can.
I used to gnaw ar c-rat cans too.
Especially the pound cake.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
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I'm on-line therefore I am.
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Spaghetti was my favorite, Ham and MF my least.
Along with Antimatter and Dark Matter they've discovered the existence of Doesn't Matter which appears to have no effect on the universe whatsoever!
Rich Tennant 5th Wave
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I would trade spaghetti for ham any day.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
I'm on-line therefore I am.
JimmyRopes
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The APOPO[^] organization uses African Giant rats for two jobs: landmine detection and eradication, and tuberculosis sample checking.
Software Zen: delete this;
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What do they do? Get them to chew the mines until they explode?
Mind you, we've always done nasty things with animals: the standard pregnancy test used to be to inject the ladies urine into a live rabbit, then examining the rabbit's ovaries a few days later. This of course meant the rabbit had to be cut open... That didn't stop until the 60's.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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It's their sense of smell. The rats can smell the explosives, but they're light enough they don't set off the mine.
The TB detection is similar; rats can detect the scent of TB in a sample far more quickly than a lab analysis.
Software Zen: delete this;
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And there was me thinking up better designs for a Ratapult!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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