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allynfolksjr
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Posted: 12 Apr 2004
20:21 GMT
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Since the debates seems to be rather fluid in changing subjects, the beginnning topic is rarely the ending topic (of debate). But how about starting with global warming. (And who knows what we'll be debating about next).

I started this thread because nobody else seemed to want to, and it took longer than 4 seconds to load the last thread.

[Edited by allynfolksjr on 13-Apr-04 05:22]
allynfolksjr
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Posted: 12 Apr 2004
20:26 GMT
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I don't know exactly where I stand on global warming.

Both sides have sound points, but I think I side with that global warming is happening.

That's undeniable, but I think it's a natural cycle, and yes, humans probably are affecting the enviroment, but not to the full extent everyone seems to believe in.

The earth has ice ages (Any one remember about the one 10,000 years ago?). By studying the ice in the artic, scientists, by whatever means, can see that the earth fluxitates in temperature. It's not like the weather in Washington is always going to be rainy... :-)

Edit: Sorry for the spelling, because I know you are probably going to point that out.

[Edited by allynfolksjr on 13-Apr-04 05:27]
spiral
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Posted: 13 Apr 2004
11:19 GMT
Total Posts: 958
"BAN DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE!

Dihydrogen monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and kills uncounted thousands of people every year. Most of these deaths are caused by accidental inhalation of DHMO, but the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide do not end there. Prolonged exposure to its solid form causes severe tissue damage. Symptoms of DHMO ingestion can include excessive sweating and urination, and possibly a bloated feeling, nausea, vomiting and body electrolyte imbalance. For those who have become dependent, DHMO withdrawal means certain death.

Dihydrogen monoxide:

* is also known as hydroxl acid, and is the major component of acid rain.
* contributes to the "greenhouse effect."
* may cause severe burns.
* contributes to the erosion of our natural landscape.
* accelerates corrosion and rusting of many metals.
* may cause electrical failures and decreased effectiveness of automobile brakes.
* has been found in excised tumors of terminal cancer patients.

Contamination is reaching epidemic proportions!

Quantities of dihydrogen monoxide have been found in almost every stream, lake, and reservoir in America today. But the pollution is global, and the contaminant has even been found in Antarctic ice. DHMO has caused millions of dollars of property damage in the midwest, and recently California.

Despite the danger, dihydrogen monoxide is often used:

* as an industrial solvent and coolant.
* in nuclear power plants.
* in the production of styrofoam.
* as a fire retardant.
* in many forms of cruel animal research.
* in the distribution of pesticides. Even after washing, produce remains contaminated by this chemical.
* as an additive in certain "junk-foods" and other food products.

Companies dump waste DHMO into rivers and the ocean, and nothing can be done to stop them because this practice is still legal. The impact on wildlife is extreme, and we cannot afford to ignore it any longer!

The American government has refused to ban the production, distribution, or use of this damaging chemical due to its "importance to the economic health of this nation." In fact, the navy and other military organizations are conducting experiments with DHMO, and designing multi-billion dollar devices to control and utilize it during warfare situations. Hundreds of military research facilities receive tons of it through a highly sophisticated underground distribution network. Many store large quantities for later use."

I think we should ban Dihydrogen oxide ;)
Lunchbox
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Posted: 13 Apr 2004
16:38 GMT
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Nice one spiral!
I think banning DHMO is a good idea also :)
This is your brain on DHMO: :puke_a:

[Edited by Lunchbox on 14-Apr-04 01:38]
allynfolksjr
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Posted: 13 Apr 2004
20:46 GMT
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Yes, I agree, it's a big, problem...I think all DHMO should be forecufully removed from every human affected.
Digital
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Posted: 13 Apr 2004
21:10 GMT
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I've been using it my entire life and have seen no negative effects as of late. Then again, I don't know what 'normal' is supposed to feel like.
dysfunction
Goliath
Posted: 15 Apr 2004
08:36 GMT
Total Posts: 122
Oh, god... some kid did that when I was in seventh grade as a science project and everyone fell for it. Anyone who hasn't yet, it's WATER! Dihydrogen monoxide= 2 hydrogens and 1 oxygen= H2O.
allynfolksjr
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Posted: 15 Apr 2004
08:59 GMT
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We knew that...
Digital
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Posted: 15 Apr 2004
11:58 GMT
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I said it first and I think it ruined it. S edited my post and I later deleted it.
Lunchbox
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Posted: 15 Apr 2004
15:32 GMT
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BAD DYSFUNCTION!!! you're supposed to let everyone post before ya blurt it out :img21: .
spiral
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Posted: 15 Apr 2004
23:40 GMT
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Dihydrogen monoxide is very bad!! gets radioactive in fission plants, and when released from fission plants kills fish downstream!
Lunchbox
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Posted: 16 Apr 2004
16:40 GMT
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I must address a very controversial issue, aside from thee DHMO one; The ultimate question of the new millenia:


Pepsi or Coke?
allynfolksjr
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Posted: 16 Apr 2004
18:23 GMT
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coke, pepsi is too sweet.
BullFrog
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Posted: 16 Apr 2004
20:18 GMT
Total Posts: 623
DiHydrogen Monoxide.

[Edited by BullFrog on 17-Apr-04 05:19]

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"Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds." -Franklin D. Roosevelt
allynfolksjr
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Posted: 16 Apr 2004
20:38 GMT
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Since someone blew the joke...

Heh, where I live, for april fools, a couple of seattle DJ's decided to play that prank.
Bremerton is a navy city that everyone makes fun of, and the DJ's said that it's water had 'Dihydrogen monoxide'.
Big mistake, appearentally the entire county (my neighbering one), kitsap (where the new movie with the rock is based) is really, really, stupid.
Yep, thats right, the emergency magagement for the county got 500+ calls about the DM in the water...and the editorials in the local paper blast the dj's for 'preying on the fears from 9-11', whatever that means...
Lunchbox
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Posted: 16 Apr 2004
21:20 GMT
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Oh sorry, i forgot to post my viewws on coke to start us off :img08:
I abolutely think Coca-Cola classic is waaaaaay better than regular pepsi, but diet pepsi kicks diet coke's butt.

[Edited by Lunchbox on 17-Apr-04 06:20]
spiral
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Posted: 17 Apr 2004
00:22 GMT
Total Posts: 958
Sprite rocks all. If no Sprite, then Sierra Mist.
Digital
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Posted: 17 Apr 2004
16:16 GMT
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If Coke, Pepsi, and Dr. Pepper are present I'l randomly pick between Coke and Dr. Pepper. Next down the line are Sprite and Sierra Mist.
allynfolksjr
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Posted: 18 Apr 2004
11:58 GMT
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I really like Vanilla Coke, Mountain Dew: Livewire, and then Mountain Dew. After those, I also like orange soda, and vanilla creme soda, and root beer is good too.
Lunchbox
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Posted: 18 Apr 2004
19:57 GMT
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Anyone for sprite remix[either tropical or the new kinds]? :yum:
allynfolksjr
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Posted: 19 Apr 2004
07:25 GMT
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nope
Evil Kirby
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Posted: 19 Apr 2004
14:58 GMT
Total Posts: 55
Just for the sake of being controversial for once:
You're all wrong And Dr. Pepper Red Fusion is the best soda in the world!!!


....Sprite and Coca-Cola are good too.
BullFrog
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Posted: 19 Apr 2004
20:25 GMT
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Nu-uh!

Seriously, if I'm thirsty I'll go for water. However, if I'm lacking energy then I'll get something to help myself in that area. Usually Sprite or something similar. Caffeine, the little I've had in my life, isn't very good for me. (I get extremely hyper...)

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Lunchbox
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Posted: 19 Apr 2004
21:47 GMT
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About Caffiene:
Pepsi = 12mg caffiene per serving
Balls Guerna [sp?] = 80mg caffiene per serving

About sodas:
Dr. Pepper is NaStY!! [sorry evil kirby, just tellin it like it is]
Tropical Sprite Remix is awesome. just plain awesome.
Evil Kirby
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Posted: 20 Apr 2004
06:10 GMT
Total Posts: 55

I like Dr. Pepper.....

....But I think the commercials for it are so stupid!
allynfolksjr
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Posted: 20 Apr 2004
20:32 GMT
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I use to be sensitive to caffine, but that was before soccer season, now I down coffie beans by the handful (becuase i don't like regular coffie).
Speaking of which, I hate the WASL testing...
And of course, idiot that I am, I votenteered to be a camp consular for a bounch of 5th graders for a week...and I heard that you sleep about 4 hours during that week...good thing I have caffine...
Lunchbox
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Posted: 20 Apr 2004
21:16 GMT
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! You signed up to be an OutdoorEd counselor? [that's what we call it] those whiny brats that people sometimes refer to as 5th graders wwon't let you have more than a minute of sleep at a time. No joke. My friend did it and when she came back, she looked like a fricken zombie. My advice:
1) Don't do it ever again
2) Bring a twelve-pack of coca-cola [or pepsi :/][or anything with a large dose of caffiene]
3) Bring sound-proof earmuffs
4) Bring something protable to entertain yourself with [e.g.MP3 player, game boy, calculator :)]

Also, are the WASL tests you spke of those standardized tests you take every year? cause we have to take those, and boy are they annoying!! [we call 'em STAR {Standardized Testing And Reporting} tests where i live {California}]

BTW, i changed my signature Z [I liked that one too :(]
allynfolksjr
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Posted: 21 Apr 2004
09:35 GMT
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No, the WASL is much worse...it involves writing out EVERYTHING, and explaing every thing you do, and it takes 2 weeks to be tested...

I don't like kids...I only signed up to get out of school for 5 days, and i needed stuff to put on applications...
zkostik
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Posted: 21 Apr 2004
11:17 GMT
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Yeah, I prefer Sprite and in some instances Coke. I don't really drink any Pepsi, but its okay. Sorry Evil Kirby, but I agree with Lunchbox that Dr.Pepper tastes nasty. Well, it'd be stupid to debate which is better coz everyone's tastes are different but it's interesting to hear what others like. Hey, think this soda Q should be our new poll? (we really need a new one, so post some possilbe answer choices. 8 choices max and they should include water)

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Digital
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Posted: 21 Apr 2004
11:36 GMT
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The irony of this all is that chances are those who are complaining about the younger kids were the of the type that they don't like. Oh, the natural human hypocrisy of it all...
Lunchbox
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Posted: 21 Apr 2004
14:18 GMT
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actually, not always D, but sometimes ;)

BTW Z, how long has thew old poll been up?

Also BTW Z, u like me new signature? a little less "downstairs-oriented" at least :)
Digital
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Posted: 21 Apr 2004
17:59 GMT
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Thats why I said "chances are". Live and learn...
Evil Kirby
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Posted: 21 Apr 2004
18:18 GMT
Total Posts: 55
I think little kids aren't annoying,unless the demons are:

A) loud.
B) wierd.
C) jerks.
D) loud.
E) wierd. (Is this thing repeating?)

That being said, I only think 90% of little kids out there are annoying. I think 9% are sickos. So, out of all those kids at that camp, there is probably one kid who is qieut and nice.Until you go to sleep, that is...
zkostik
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Posted: 21 Apr 2004
20:07 GMT
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Apparently, at least 3 of your possible kid descriptors seem to apply to about 90% of kids. surprisingly, we actually came up with same percentage estimates. although, i'd say there there are far more than 9% that are sickos.

Hey lunchbox, I dunno if you notices or not but there's a little "stats" link at the bottom of the poll. click it and voila, all the stats pop up and they just happened to have dates too. in short, that poll has been out for quite some time, so there, i just threw up a new poll for you guys. okay, that was a bit sarcastic but please take no offence.

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spiral
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Posted: 22 Apr 2004
01:00 GMT
Total Posts: 958
I know we changed subjects already, but Dr. Pepper is pretty gross.

It's ridiculous how aweful some of those middle schoolers are though. They seem even more perverted than when i was in middle school, only a few people in my year were really bad. Thank goodness people mature by frosh/sophomore year. I was talking to a teacher of mine a while ago and he was talking about the amazing difference between teaching a frosh class and a sophomore class. And he also said teaching seniors is easy, keeping them in class isn't.

little kids aren't too bad, way better than some people.
Evil Kirby
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Posted: 22 Apr 2004
15:28 GMT
Total Posts: 55
Yeah man, it's shocking how much middle schoolers know now. They need to put more limits on the internet.Some middle-schoolers in my SCOUTS group know things that I learned only a few months ago. And these are Scouts. Imagine what normal little kids are like.

Overall, kids these days know way more than I did at their age. Maybe it was because I spent so much time walking to school barefoot in the snow, 5 miles, uphill.

[Edited by Evil Kirby on 23-Apr-04 00:29]
Zootch
Goliath
Posted: 23 Apr 2004
17:39 GMT
Total Posts: 146
if you go around thinking the worst of people, most of the time you'll be right...
spiral
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Posted: 23 Apr 2004
23:28 GMT
Total Posts: 958
and u also tend to think people will think the worst about you.
Zootch
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Posted: 24 Apr 2004
00:21 GMT
Total Posts: 146
occasionally I think people think I think the worst of them, then they think the worst about of me, I think. anyway, that is the way basic human nature works. but I think I hide what I think pretty well.

and Dr. Pepper is nasty! (I think someone drank it before I did)
allynfolksjr
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Posted: 24 Apr 2004
11:11 GMT
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A little old here, but I guess I didn't read of this post:

>1) Don't do it ever again
>2) Bring a twelve-pack of coca-cola [or pepsi :/][or anything with a >large dose of caffiene]
>3) Bring sound-proof earmuffs
>4) Bring something protable to entertain yourself with [e.g.MP3 >player, game boy, calculator ]

I'm not bringing pop, except mountain dew...and I'm bringing caffine strips and coffee beans....

And even though techininally we can't bring: CD players, tape players and radios....it doesn't say anything about HDD mp3players... :-)
Evil Kirby
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Posted: 24 Apr 2004
20:25 GMT
Total Posts: 55
You said it. If they don't directly rule againgst it, you're gonna be fine.

And don't forget:

"If you don't get caught, everything's legal."
Zootch
Goliath
Posted: 25 Apr 2004
00:29 GMT
Total Posts: 146
everything? *kicks the kremlin* wheeeee! *kicks homeless guy yelling at people* YAY! *kicks annoying kid at camp that won't shut up*
spiral
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Posted: 25 Apr 2004
00:45 GMT
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that's a good way to get caught though because everybody sees you.
Lunchbox
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Posted: 25 Apr 2004
01:54 GMT
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Sorry if i haven't posted in a long ime, but i got my comp taken away, so i'm writing all these from a friend's comp around 1:00 in the morning. So do't expect frequent posts from me until around June 13.

"If you don't get caught, everything's legal."
True, true :)

"Thank goodness people mature by frosh/sophomore year. I was talking to a teacher of mine a while ago and he was talking about the amazing difference between teaching a frosh class and a sophomore class."
Maybe it's just me, but the freshman at my school, me being one of them, aren't that mature a all. And the sophomore class even more so.[graned the eighth graders aren't mature either, though]
allynfolksjr
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Posted: 25 Apr 2004
20:58 GMT
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Wow, that almost sounds like my motto 'Remember, if you don't get cought, it's not illegal'

Really, I'm not lying.
dysfunction
Goliath
Posted: 26 Apr 2004
08:32 GMT
Total Posts: 122
Actually, a lot of people don't mature by sophomnore year. I'm a juinior and there's still a lot of immature people in my class.
Digital
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Posted: 26 Apr 2004
16:54 GMT
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Don't expect any miracles when they become a senior...
spiral
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Posted: 26 Apr 2004
20:21 GMT
Total Posts: 958
well of course a lot of people don't mature, but frosh -> sophomore makes quite a difference. Junior->Senior too, just not the same way, only laziness increases.
Zootch
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Posted: 26 Apr 2004
23:32 GMT
Total Posts: 146
another work-free day at work!

my laziness increased with age. 15 years ago, I actually cared about my job and the tail end of school. *shudder* creepy. I think I had more hair then...
allynfolksjr
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Posted: 27 Apr 2004
20:19 GMT
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oh yes, from your 9th grade year to 10th grade is the hugest difference...


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