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Old 05-24-2013, 09:07 AM
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List of bridge failures - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sort by nation.

HUZZAH, we're #1! We're #1!
Any particular reason for offering this link? Just curious.
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Originally Posted by mgeoffriau
Any particular reason for offering this link? Just curious.
Bridge Collapse up around Seattle I believe.

Many modern bridge collapse are due to being struck though.
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Originally Posted by z31maniac
Bridge Collapse up around Seattle I believe.

Many modern bridge collapse are due to being struck though.
I'm aware of the news. My curiosity has more to do with why bleat99 chose to post that link.
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Originally Posted by mgeoffriau
I'm aware of the news. My curiosity has more to do with why bleat99 chose to post that link.
Some sort of veiled "we need more gov't spending because of failing infrastructure?"
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IRS Tea Party Intimidation An Echo Of Raids On Gibson Guitar - Investors.com

These are all just scores of coincidences, right?
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Based on that list, China had no bridges before 2007...
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Originally Posted by Fathom55
Based on that list, China had no bridges before 2007...
Don't tell Blaen...he likes the Commies.
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Officer was fired for this.
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Officer was fired for this.
Good.

Now let's do something about this.

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yes, lets fight for equal rights for women.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/15/bu...nge.html?_r=1&

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Last week, scientists announced that the concentration of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere had reached 400 parts per million — its highest level in at least three million years, before humans appeared on the scene. Back then, mastodons roamed the earth, the polar ice caps were smaller and the sea level was as much as 60 to 80 feet higher.

Yeah, those damn mastodons and their burning fossil fuels were REALLY screwing up the earth

Good thing there were not too many global warming nuts around, or it might not have reverted back to an ice age or two.
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To the Horror of Global Warming Alarmists, Global Cooling Is Here - Forbes

Global warming is bullshit, but it gives the central planners an excuse to grab more power.
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Boiling to death vs freezing to death. Does it really matter?
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Originally Posted by triple88a
Boiling to death vs freezing to death. Does it really matter?
I never want to think that I'm helping pay for AlGore's next beach house...
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Originally Posted by cordycord
To the Horror of Global Warming Alarmists, Global Cooling Is Here - Forbes

Global warming is bullshit, but it gives the central planners an excuse to grab more power.
Pathetic Cordy.

Climate myths: Global warming is down to the Sun, not humans

And finally...

Global Warming Myths - Green Options Community

Which has been vetted rigorously by authorities on the subject and thoroughly debunks the "points" made in that article, and is not some opinion piece by someone whose talking points have been largely abandoned by people who have money on the line (See: My original article, which neatly rips apart Heartland's stance who just happened to write the article you linked, LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL.)

Just....pathetic. The crap in your article has long been debunked, and I'm shocked to see half of it in anything published in the last 5 years frankly

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Originally Posted by blaen99
Pathetic Cordy.

Ben Santer: Crushing the Myth of Global Cooling - YouTube
Climate myths: Global warming is down to the Sun, not humans

And finally...

Global Warming Myths - Green Options Community

Which has been vetted rigorously by authorities on the subject and thoroughly debunks the "points" made in that article, and is not some opinion piece by someone whose talking points have been largely abandoned by people who have money on the line (See: My original article, which neatly rips apart Heartland's stance who just happened to write the article you linked, LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL.)

Just....pathetic. The crap in your article has long been debunked, and I'm shocked to see half of it in anything published in the last 5 years frankly
I deserve this. Argue with an idiot and he'll drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
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Cowboy-style cap gun gets 5-year-old ousted from school in Calvert County - The Washington Post

...questions the 5 year old for TWO HOURS before calling parents.
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