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Old 11-19-2009, 06:29 PM
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I'd like to go to NZ, too.
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I think they're up to no good.
"guys.....if we move slow enough, no one will notice"
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Old 11-20-2009, 06:10 PM
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It's old
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It's from out of town...

We get a lot of that in Florida too.
Sell it a bad Hawaiian shirt and a couple of post cards.
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Old 11-21-2009, 09:53 AM
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With the global warming's current speed,I seriously consider lockin'&loading and start heading towards places with possible water sources for the future.
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Old 11-21-2009, 09:55 AM
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We get a lot of that in Florida too.
Sell it a bad Hawaiian shirt and a couple of post cards.
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Old 11-21-2009, 01:36 PM
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We get a lot of that in Florida too.
Sell it a bad Hawaiian shirt and a couple of post cards.

I got a good laugh out of that!
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Old 11-21-2009, 03:01 PM
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I got a good laugh out of that!

Or in your case:
Comp it a drink and point it toward the slot machines...everything else hold true for the boardwalk.
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Old 11-23-2009, 11:52 AM
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"guys.....if we move slow enough, no one will notice"
They'll wait until no one's watching, then …

"CANNONBALL!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Old 11-23-2009, 02:27 PM
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Now I want to call my next band "Icebergs on the Move."
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Old 11-23-2009, 02:54 PM
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"CANNONBALL!!!!!!!!!!!"
Yeah, it's all fun and games until the polar bear jumps off and swims to shore...hungry...
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Old 11-23-2009, 03:47 PM
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We get a lot of that in Florida too.
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Ha, great!

$400NZ for a sight seeing trip. One of the icebergs is 2km long.
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Old 11-23-2009, 03:47 PM
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LOOK OUT!!!! IT'S AN ICEBERG!!!

reminds me of that scene in austin powers with the truck rolling slowly at him
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Yeah, it's all fun and games until the polar bear jumps off and swims to shore...hungry...
Ah, but these are Antarctic icebergs, and polar bears are Arctic. Except maybe when they go on vacation.
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Old 11-23-2009, 10:00 PM
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^^ If it's happening down south, couldn't it also be happening up north?

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With the global warming's current speed,I seriously consider lockin'&loading and start heading towards places with possible water sources for the future.
If you mean lack of speed, I'll agree.
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they probably heard that new zealand is playing in the world cup and they wanted to make sure they heard right.
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OH NOES GLOBAL WARMING!
Iceburgs are just large pieces of ice, nothing special.
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Old 11-24-2009, 12:20 AM
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Ah, but these are Antarctic icebergs, and polar bears are Arctic. Except maybe when they go on vacation.
I didn't say it would be a short swim..
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