How can we expose more people to critical thinking?
USA public schools NOT the worst in the developed world!
by Mentat » Sat Dec 18, 2010 9:34 pm
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And here I thought we're the only country with right wingers whinning about schools being liberal.
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:twisted: Fresh blood. Maybe even some brains to feast on.
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Last post by Nyarlathotep Sat Jun 25, 2011 7:13 am
Remember our old buddy Ratbags?
by asthmatic camel » Thu May 05, 2011 7:17 pm
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I do indeed. A charming gentleman in real life, too. :)
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Yes he's still at it and look what he found recently 8)
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Last post by Rob Lister Thu May 05, 2011 8:29 pm
Osama bin Laden disproves Darwin!
by sparks » Wed May 04, 2011 5:28 pm
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There's some classic creationist shit there by Gawd.
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Indeed. Classic disconnect.
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Last post by sparks Thu May 05, 2011 3:47 am
Iceland's Penis Museum...
by grayman » Tue Apr 19, 2011 2:42 am
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...finally gets a human member !
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cvIj_t3-kC0
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Evolution testimony meeting over by PZ's blog.
by Anaxagoras » Wed Mar 30, 2011 3:51 am
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Today, though, I'd like to ask a narrower question: How did you come to accept evolution?
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I often hear the argument that not only is creationism bad science, it is bad theology. I don't accept that argument at all. In part, it's because...
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Parents protest 6-year-old with peanut allergy
by Anaxagoras » Sun Mar 27, 2011 10:00 pm
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Because their kids' rights are being violated by being forced to do things like wash their hands. Oh, the humanity!
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The stoopidz: It burns.
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The Real Problem with Education in Texas
by En folkefiende » Tue Feb 15, 2011 9:30 pm
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Yeah, that's right, hair coloring.
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Well I suppose that they could mandate everything be neutrally colored and uniform, so as to avoid distracting people.
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Last post by En folkefiende Wed Feb 16, 2011 12:02 am
Can We Speak Of A "Conspiracy" Against Reading?
by BruceDeitrickPrice » Sat Jan 01, 2011 9:06 pm
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When Admin asked if I were a bot, I replied like this:
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I don't know if my stepson was exposed to sight-words but an early reading problem with him was that he'd glance at a word and decide what it was...
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Last post by gnome Sun Jan 23, 2011 4:23 pm
Are Chinese Mothers Superior?
by Anaxagoras » Tue Jan 11, 2011 5:41 am
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Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior -By AMY CHUA
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When I was in college, I was a campus cop for 3 years (give or take).
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Last post by En folkefiende Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:19 pm
Some bad but not unexpected news
by sparks » Tue Dec 07, 2010 4:14 pm
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Just saw a sound bite on TV: The latest numbers are out, US of A high school kids rank 25th in Math and 17th in Science behind the rest of the...
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No, what it explains is that you need to work on your addition skillz.................. :) Like I said.................
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Last post by sparks Mon Dec 27, 2010 3:59 pm
School retracts ban on pencils
by DrMatt » Tue Nov 30, 2010 12:33 am
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Fingers.
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Were they retractable pencils?
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Last post by DrMatt Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:12 pm
I could do that!
by Rob Lister » Tue Nov 16, 2010 2:03 pm
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The request came in by e-mail around 2 in the afternoon. It was from a previous customer, and she had urgent business. I quote her message here...
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Yes
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Last post by DrMatt Wed Dec 01, 2010 2:07 pm
Yahoo answers
by Rob Lister » Fri Oct 29, 2010 6:21 pm
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lol.
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Aw, Rob, I thought it was a funny exchange.
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Last post by DrMatt Mon Nov 01, 2010 1:41 am
Motivational Speaker
by grayman » Thu Aug 19, 2010 1:37 pm
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Believe in yourself, make a plan of action, and follow through with it...
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Awesome.
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Last post by Doctor X Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:30 pm
Best friends are teh evil
by Anaxagoras » Thu Jun 17, 2010 1:06 am
Postmodern educators say that kids should not have best friends
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Last post by Pyrrho Sun Jul 18, 2010 6:45 pm
Attn grammar and usage fanatics:
by RCC » Thu Jun 10, 2010 4:06 pm
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Relevant statute:
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It sounds to me like the law presupposes that there is only one jury.
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Last post by Anaxagoras Thu Jun 17, 2010 12:58 am
Homeschooling not just for fundies any more
by gnome » Mon May 03, 2010 9:34 pm
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It's just giving a name to lazy parenting and presenting it as a Movement .
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Apparently this idea originated in the 70s... are there no followups available already?
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Last post by Nyarlathotep Thu May 27, 2010 2:33 pm
Valedictorian tearfully repents of getting an education
by sparks » Sun May 02, 2010 5:32 pm
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I wonder what she majored in? :o
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You just watched religious delusion sink like the Titanic for one pitiful girl who was only doing what she thought was right.
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Last post by ed Sun May 02, 2010 7:01 pm
Another creationist textbook controversy
by djw » Mon Apr 12, 2010 2:45 pm
It would have been nice if they discussed the meaning of the word myth. Instead of banning the book, they need ready access to a dictionary. Ooops, I...
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Last post by djw Mon Apr 12, 2010 2:45 pm
Texas Education
by hammegk » Sat Mar 13, 2010 5:25 pm
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Just something for jj to whine about.
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I posted this in another thread, but did anyone notice that McLeroy has been defeated? In a republican primary too.
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Last post by Anaxagoras Sun Mar 14, 2010 1:55 am
Top home-school texts dismiss Darwin, evolution
by grayman » Sun Mar 07, 2010 1:52 am
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Top home-school texts dismiss Darwin, evolution. Story here .
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Texas Republicans reject creationist State Board of Education incumbents in primary
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Last post by Anaxagoras Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:08 pm
Does this mean it's again OK to do IQ testing?
by hammegk » Sun Feb 28, 2010 7:53 pm
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No, it means the liberal atheist Brights are socially inept nerds and if they ever get a woman they're afraid to let go of her. :wink:
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6-11 points?
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Last post by ed Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:01 am
College level home schooling?
by ed » Sat Feb 20, 2010 10:14 pm
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Additionally, I completed my studies and coursework in less than a year. That’s 120 credits, an entire bachelor’s degree, in 49 weeks since I didn’t...
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Fergoshsakes, you can buy a doctorate in divinity from Universal Life Church. *shrug*
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Last post by DrMatt Wed Feb 24, 2010 9:42 pm
More money for education == better grades.
by Mentat » Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:15 pm
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I've been to a Goldsboro high school for a race. They barely had enough runners to qualify as a team. Anywho, back on topic, from what I've heard of...
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1980-1985, Irvin E. Houck Computing Center at Oberlin had a Xerox Sigma 9 with 512 KB (that's 0.50 MB) RAM in it (they'd gotten it a few years...
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Last post by DrMatt Sun Jan 31, 2010 7:33 pm
Berkeley High May Cut Out Science Labs
by ed » Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:24 am
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I think that weshould all be stupid.
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So, the left's attack on science is back, eh?
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Last post by Luke T. Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:39 am
My step sons report card in mathematics
by sparks » Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:56 am
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He's 11 years old, raised and educated his first 10 years in Russia. He's very well educated/too damned smart (if such a thing is possible....and I...
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That along with lesson-planners incredulous that any student could be that much better at the stuff than them.
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Last post by sparks Fri Jan 15, 2010 8:04 pm
New occupational high school in Portland OR
by sparks » Sun Dec 20, 2009 5:36 pm
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And they're going to serve up the literary classics, once they've been translated into Ebonics.
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Then a pox on the news article... we shouldn't have to infer it if they can remove all doubt by providing essential details.
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Last post by gnome Sun Dec 20, 2009 11:06 pm
Doctor Hovind's doctoral dissertation revealed.
by specious_reasons » Wed Dec 09, 2009 6:02 pm
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I didn't think this was new news. I've heard about Hovind's thesis before - it's been available to people willing to purchase it for a long time.
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Heh, I was scanning through it. He claims that because Islam is a pantheistic religion, it adherents more readily accept evolution. Which is why...
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Last post by gnome Thu Dec 10, 2009 8:45 am
OK UKers. 'Sink school'
by Geni » Mon Nov 30, 2009 5:03 pm
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Generaly innner city school where the overwhelming majority of students get very poor grade is they pass any exams at all.
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Perdition, detraction, derision, and uglification...
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Last post by asthmatic camel Mon Nov 30, 2009 6:13 pm
History of creationism
by DrMatt » Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:16 pm
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I've always liked the day-age theory. It goes well with the fossil-deception theory, in that in saying v`haya erev v`haya boker yom ekhad (and there...
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You just don't understand dialectics, comrade ... oh ... sorry.
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Last post by DrMatt Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:23 pm
The Greatest Show on Earth
by Bearguin » Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:13 pm
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I'll wait for the movie.
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Interestingly enough, Darwin proceeds from artificial to natural selection, too. Darwin's audience was mostly familiar with artificial selection,...
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Last post by grayman Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:01 am
Science!
by gnome » Fri Sep 18, 2009 5:17 pm
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Philosophy Fair Project?
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Apropos
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Last post by DrMatt Fri Sep 18, 2009 5:21 pm
Getting your school picture taken. Or else!
by Geni » Sun Aug 30, 2009 2:59 pm
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In larger schools quite a while. If you got enough kids around that it's imposible for any one person to know who they all are photo ID is a useful...
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I had one 7-12, but only used it when I needed to ride the bus. It wasn't so much a this is this kid's name card but a this kid is allowed to ride...
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Last post by Beleth Fri Sep 04, 2009 2:33 am
Censoring Classroom Music. Or not. What would you do?
by 196 » Mon Aug 10, 2009 3:01 pm
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Here is a little challenge for you!
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So, you're teaching a new generation of MacFanboy consumers? Are you an industry plant?
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Last post by Major Malfunction Thu Aug 13, 2009 6:24 am
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Last post by DrMatt Sun Jul 05, 2009 3:09 am
Great catch by PZ Myers
by izittrue » Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:17 pm
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When god is number one who needs speilling?
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Or photoshop ... :)
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Last post by hammegk Sat Jun 27, 2009 12:46 am
Diploma Denied To Student Who Bowed, Blew Kiss To Family
by 196 » Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:46 am
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Diploma Denied To Student Who Bowed, Blew Kiss To Family
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Um, where in the rules does it say you can't say hi mom ?
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Last post by DrMatt Sat Jun 20, 2009 4:07 am
Sony Ericsson w810 ÀÁÑÎËÞÒÍÎ ÁÅÑÏËÀÒÍÎ!
by Prester John » Wed May 27, 2009 10:37 pm
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ting tang walla walla bing bang!
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Last post by DrMatt Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:24 pm
The result of pandering to fundies maybe?
eli54 » Tue May 19, 2009 8:47 pm
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Teaching To The Test has all but ruined the American education system, and tends to boot out otherwise bright students who don't toe the line.
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I think the ability to find gainful employment in scientific fields without having advanced degrees plays into it somewhat. When I graduated with my...
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Last post by Tiosylanyl Wed May 20, 2009 12:00 am
'Manswers' cite = a teachable moment
by 196 » Thu May 14, 2009 11:20 pm
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During a class discussion today one of my grade 12 math students cited the television program “Manswers” (Spike network) as the source for a...
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I also teach science at my school, and just today a fellow teacher said to me, “196, I know you can’t understand this, but some people just don’t...
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Last post by Cloverlief Fri May 15, 2009 4:02 pm
Are You an Educator?
by 196 » Fri Apr 17, 2009 5:50 pm
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Do you consider yourself an educator? Explain. Do you feel free to promote critical thinking and skepticism in your teaching?
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Oh, I'm definitely an educator. :twisted:
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Last post by Hetaera Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:33 pm
Bronx schoolteacher's date with God
by sparks » Sat Apr 25, 2009 4:05 pm
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God is a Yankees Fan then?
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God is a Yankees Fan then?
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Last post by DrMatt Sat Apr 25, 2009 5:29 pm
PZ Myers versus the horrible heffalump of creationism
by xouper » Sat Mar 14, 2009 11:25 pm
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I notice the title of Ray Comfort's new book. Classic Freudian projection. Ray is the stoopidest, most ignorant Christian apologist I have ever...
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Ever wonder why the skeptic community is as pathetic as it is?
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Last post by Nyarlathotep Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:54 pm
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Tokyo school to host first robot teacher
by ed » Sat Mar 07, 2009 12:01 pm
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I am sorry to say what we are all thinking. The Japanese are pretty creepy people.
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What was that movie about the school where they hired robot-teachers to keep order and they started killing the students instead?
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Last post by Nyarlathotep Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:21 pm
Educational toy is novel choking hazard for small children
by sparks » Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:49 am
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Cuddly Uterus ????????? :shock:
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I think he was referring to Major Malfunction. He was quoting you, but has Mulebear 's name as the quoted person.
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Last post by Major Malfunction Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:00 am
Educational fun, 1930
by asthmatic camel » Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:41 pm
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Everybody needs a hobby.
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The gas from a disposable lighter trapped in small pastic bag burns 'quickly'.
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