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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 11:39 PM
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"While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity."
- Publilius Syrus


Fact:
The tallest tree ever recorded was found in Australia in 1872. It measured 435 feet (133 m) tall.
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 12:08 AM
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"I live my life a quarter-mile a time, and for those 18.3 seconds, I am free..."
- Anonymous 'slammed' Corolla owner on the prowl for "lowies".

Fact:
In an average lifetime, a person will spend 4 years travelling in an automobile and six months waiting at a red light.
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 03:24 AM
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FACT: 75% of statistics are made up on the spot.
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 03:31 AM
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i thought it was 99% of rumours are based on truth... or something along those lines.
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 03:32 AM
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Haha the it's average of two weeks waiting at the red light. I saw it on Discovery channel
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 04:23 AM
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Originally Posted by RS4will,Jun 14 2005, 09:31 PM
i thought it was 99% of rumours are based on truth... or something along those lines.
I suppose you should qualify that statement with whose "truth" you're referring to

Originally Posted by RS4will
i always speak the truth, i just never sugarcoat my responses or reasoning.
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 04:47 AM
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Fact: Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 04:56 AM
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Quote: Yesterday is history,
tomorrow a mystery,
And today is a gift,
that's why we call it The Present
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 04:59 AM
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What's that line from As Good As It Gets:

"Sell crazy someplace else. We're all stocked up here"
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 05:21 AM
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Go crazy....? Dont mind if I do
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