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bigworld
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Mon Jan-08-07 09:38 PM Original message |
Breaking on BBC World TV: US nuke sub and Japanese tanker collide |
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havocmom
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Mon Jan-08-07 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. Was there some corporate big wig at the helm of the sub again? |
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illinoisprogressive
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Mon Jan-08-07 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
2. what up today??? In malibu there is a raging fire, a strange smell |
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villager
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Mon Jan-08-07 09:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. it's the damndest, weirdest day, news-wise |
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Cleita
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Mon Jan-08-07 09:44 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Don't forget all the dead birds in Austin, Texas. n/t |
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Ilsa
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Mon Jan-08-07 09:48 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Tanker at plant in Sugar Land TX emitting dangerous fumes; smell in |
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Megahurtz
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Tue Jan-09-07 02:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
71. Now THAT'S a Weird One. n/t |
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marmar
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Mon Jan-08-07 09:47 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. The Rapture? |
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tblue
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Mon Jan-08-07 09:50 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. I've got dibs on Pat Robertson's Rolls! |
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trashcanistanista
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. I was thinking the same thing |
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villager
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Mon Jan-08-07 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
3. tell that sub to "surge" right out of there! |
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cal04
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Mon Jan-08-07 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
6. US nuclear sub and Japanese tanker collide |
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Scurrilous
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Mon Jan-08-07 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
7. U.S. sub, Japan tanker collide in Arabia Sea: Japan |
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Mon Jan-08-07 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
11. You have the other thread beaten by a minute. |
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cui bono
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Mon Jan-08-07 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
12. Now we MUST attack Iran!!! |
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DemoTex
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
14. U.S. submarine collides with a Japanese merchant vessel (CNN BREAKING) |
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IndianaGreen
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Again! |
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ixion
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:18 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. yep, that's twice now... |
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VTMechEngr
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:18 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. Wait for the story - you don't have any facts |
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DemoTex
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:18 PM Response to Reply #25 |
32. We have plenty of facts on the previous incident. |
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VTMechEngr
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:18 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. I was implying the current incident. |
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krispos42
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Tue Jan-09-07 06:26 AM Response to Reply #25 |
64. The tanker might not have seen the sub |
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DemoTex
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:18 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Enron again? |
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aquart
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:18 PM Response to Reply #15 |
28. That was how BushCo began. |
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GregW
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Dumbya's oil buddies are joy riding again??? |
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Dinger
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Tue Jan-09-07 12:15 AM Response to Reply #16 |
62. I Plead Ignorance. What Do You Mean Again? (nt) |
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Is it true that it was a nuke sub?????? |
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DemoTex
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:18 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. I think all the US subs are nuke-powered now. |
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VTMechEngr
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:18 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. Yes all US navy submarines are Nuclear. |
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Patriought
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:18 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. With a few exceptions... |
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Captain Hilts
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:18 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. AIP uses hydrogen or liquid oxygen, which is stored in tanks outside the hull...EVERYONE... |
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VTMechEngr
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:18 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Most other countries are only interested in local defense. |
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Henny Penny
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Tue Jan-09-07 07:36 AM Response to Reply #36 |
66. You mean other people's resources! n/t |
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VTMechEngr
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Tue Jan-09-07 05:33 PM Response to Reply #66 |
72. No. Raw resources that we purchase. |
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burrowowl
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:56 PM Response to Reply #34 |
44. Ice Cap? Ice Cap! |
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Captain Hilts
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Mon Jan-08-07 11:19 PM Response to Reply #44 |
50. The USN and RN have had a hell of a time keeping up with the changes. nt |
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DemoTex
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:18 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. Thanks Patriought! |
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MADem
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:48 PM Response to Reply #29 |
43. Now, now, now, that's Nuuu-kew-ler, gotta use all three syllables!!! NT |
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MADem
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:44 PM Response to Reply #19 |
41. It was the NEWPORT NEWS, and all our subs are nuke, save those teeny ones we have for rescues |
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Warpy
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. SHIT! Not again! Were there junketing |
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MADem
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:45 PM Response to Reply #20 |
42. Not in the Gulf. They were operational at the time, not shaking down or playing. NT |
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tblue
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. The US will not stop until it's pissed off every nation on the planet. So many countries, so little |
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DemoTex
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:18 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Maybe so: But one thing is for sure .. |
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Monkeyman
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:18 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. Yep or dry docked |
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Jackpine Radical
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. Cheney was on board. |
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Captain Hilts
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:40 PM Response to Reply #23 |
39. He's shooting cage-raised birds today, as a matter of fact. Outside Pittsburgh. nt |
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. Made me pull out my atlas |
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DemoTex
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:18 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. Indeed! |
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nealmhughes
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
37. It is extremely hard to control a sub on the surface, especially in bad weather and heavy seas. |
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Captain Hilts
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:40 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. I rode on a diesil one. Dad said you could feel a hurricane a couple hundred feet down. |
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VTMechEngr
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:43 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Was he in a Guppy mod boat? |
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Captain Hilts
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Mon Jan-08-07 11:17 PM Response to Reply #40 |
48. Guppy IA in this photograph |
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nealmhughes
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:59 PM Response to Reply #38 |
45. A couple of hundred feet, why you probably could...that's why a couple of hundred |
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VTMechEngr
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Mon Jan-08-07 11:05 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. If it was a Guppy Mod boat - |
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Captain Hilts
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Mon Jan-08-07 11:18 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. USS Tiru, I believe. Outta Charleston. nt |
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VTMechEngr
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Mon Jan-08-07 11:31 PM Response to Reply #49 |
53. Nice. Old Balao class. |
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Captain Hilts
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Mon Jan-08-07 11:34 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. Taiwan's STILL using two. Folks say they're in excellent condition. |
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Nihil
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Tue Jan-09-07 07:55 AM Response to Reply #37 |
67. Damn stupid place to surface then ... |
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Ezlivin
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Tue Jan-09-07 08:34 AM Response to Reply #37 |
69. The Kamehameha - egads! |
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msongs
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Mon Jan-08-07 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
46. gee, a torpedo would been cheaper.... nt |
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Captain Hilts
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Mon Jan-08-07 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
51. This has been a bad couple of weeks for US subs. nt |
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VTMechEngr
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Mon Jan-08-07 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
52. Still not a lot of details yet. |
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daleo
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Mon Jan-08-07 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
55. The collision was in the Strait of Hormuz |
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Mon Jan-08-07 11:41 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. Was it really in the Straight?? |
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daleo
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Mon Jan-08-07 11:45 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. I am going by what someone reported upthread. |
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daleo
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Mon Jan-08-07 11:54 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. Here is a link to the BBC article (says "south of Strait of Hormuz") |
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Tue Jan-09-07 12:00 AM Response to Reply #58 |
59. Thanks for searching out the link daleo |
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cyberpj
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Tue Jan-09-07 12:06 AM Response to Reply #55 |
60. You mean THIS Strait of Hormuz?? As in: Iran threatens to stop oil flow via Hormuz strait: |
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Az_lefty
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Tue Jan-09-07 12:11 AM Response to Reply #60 |
61. That's the one. What a weird day it has been. |
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cyberpj
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Tue Jan-09-07 12:16 AM Response to Reply #61 |
63. And won't Iran be quite interested to know we had a sub there - spying on them. nt |
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piedmont
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Wed Jan-10-07 07:46 PM Response to Reply #63 |
80. You win the Jumping to Conclusions Award for today! |
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Zech Marquis
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Tue Jan-09-07 07:33 AM Response to Original message |
65. not again |
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Tesha
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Tue Jan-09-07 08:14 AM Response to Reply #65 |
68. Most subs are US. Many ships are Japanese. It's to be expected. |
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Captain Hilts
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Tue Jan-09-07 08:52 AM Response to Reply #65 |
70. Accidents happen. nt |
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jus_the_facts
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Tue Jan-09-07 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
73. Nuclear sub hits Japanese ship |
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OrangeCountyDemocrat
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Tue Jan-09-07 05:55 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. Any News Reports From Hawaii? |
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Lasher
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Tue Jan-09-07 05:55 PM Response to Reply #73 |
75. What, again? |
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Poll_Blind
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Tue Jan-09-07 05:55 PM Response to Reply #75 |
77. Check out this post from a few hours ago for more info on WHY this... |
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Lasher
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Tue Jan-09-07 05:55 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. Hmm, makes sense. |
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hippiechick
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Tue Jan-09-07 05:55 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. GOP donors being allowed to drive the sub again? |
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VTMechEngr
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Wed Jan-10-07 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
79. Navy: Speed of tanker sucked sub up to surface |
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