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Replying to: boomchek (Jan 12, 2009 12:22 pm) He can go to Ebay Motors, click on "Collector Cars" The have a lot of old cop cars for sale that he can buy for a fraction of what he would pay for that Mercury. Heavy Duty suspension and other mods that actually make a pretty tight ride. Besides, he can scare the hell out of people on the freeway.
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Replying to: isellhondas (Jan 12, 2009 2:27 pm)  Richard
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Replying to: richard64 (Jan 12, 2009 3:32 pm) your wife can be the perp of you choice. well, maybe her choice. 
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Replying to: crkeehn (Jan 12, 2009 1:00 pm) However, those with boys have told me it works something like this.... And you find out interesting things when you have sons, like... 1.) A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq. ft. house 4 inches deep. 2! .) If you spray hair spray on dust bunnies and run over them with roller blades, they can ignite. 3.) A 3-year old Boy's voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded restaurant. 4.) If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42 pound Boy wearing Batman underwear and a Superman cape. It is strong enough, however, if tied to a paint can, to spread paint on all four walls of a 20x20 ft. room. 5.) You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on. When using a ceiling fan as a bat, you have to throw the ball up a few times before you get a hit. A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way. 6.) The glass in windows (even double-pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit by a ceiling fan. 7.) When you hear the toilet flush and the words 'uh oh', it's already too late. 8.) Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it. 9.) A six-year old Boy can start a fire with a flint rock even though a 36- year old Man says they can only do it in the movies. 10.) Certain Lego's will pass through the digestive tract of a 4-year old Boy. 11.) Play dough and microwave should not be used in the same sentence. 12.) Super glue is forever. 13.) No matter how much Jell-O you put in a swimming pool you still can't walk on water. 14.) Pool filters do not like Jell-O. 15.) VCR's do not eject 'PB & J' sandwiches even though TV commercials show they do. 16.) Garbage bags do not make good parachutes. 17.) Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when driving. 18.) You probably DO NOT want to know what that odor is. 19.) Always look in the oven before you turn it on; plastic toys do not like ovens. 20.) The fire department in Austin , TX has a 5-minute response time. 21.) The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earthworms dizzy. 22.) It will, however, make cats dizzy. 23.) Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy. 24.) 80% of Women will pass this on to almost all of their friends, with or without kids. 25.) 80% of Men who read this will try mixing the Clorox and brake fluid.
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Replying to: fezo (Jan 12, 2009 6:10 pm) Lets see 4 inches is .333333 feet. 2000x.33333 = 666.666 so 2000 sq. ft 4 inches deep is 666.666 cubic feet of water. There are 7.48 gallons in a cubic foot so 666.666 cubic feet equals 4,986.66 gallons. King sized water beds hold about 195 gallons or 26 cubic feet of water. That would cover a 2000 Sq Ft home in .15 inches of water.
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Jan 12, 2009 7:10 pm)  Actually, you've pointed out what happens when numbers enter any discussion -- most people take them at face value with neither the ability nor the desire to see if they really make sense. Not that the purpose of the list was to make sense. That's the fun part. 97.312593% of all the numbers read/seen in the various media are made up and/or appear much more accurate/precise than they really are. Measure it with a micrometer, mark it with a piece of chalk, cut it with an axe, then report it as gospel. |
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Jan 12, 2009 7:10 pm) Richard |
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Just saw an ad for Hyundai and they said you can bring the car back within one year if you lose your job during that time  Now that is marketing!!!! Did anyone see 60 minutes. Oil at $140 a barrel was just a big scam. The investment houses were bidding it up. Wasn't there committees to investigate the oil companies? We all knew it was a rip off, but how come the government can't find this out and it takes 60 Minutes to expose it? |
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Replying to: cdnpinhead (Jan 12, 2009 7:19 pm) Richard |
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Replying to: driver100 (Jan 12, 2009 7:47 pm) Richard
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