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05-17-2013, 09:43 AM

David W Pratt replied to a thread Why is violent crime so rare in Iceland? in The Bilge

ACB nailed it, income disparity is highly correlated with violence.

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05-16-2013, 01:37 PM

David W Pratt replied to a thread The Dambusters 70 years ago today in The Bilge

The ancient Hawaiians used to cut down koa trees and haul them to a stream, then they would build a dam to make a pool to float the log. Then they...

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05-16-2013, 12:24 PM

David W Pratt replied to a thread What to do when you're mad at your Maserati dealer in The Bilge

An interesting complaint, considering the ersatz schlock the Chinese have been feeding their own people, and exporting to us

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05-16-2013, 12:20 PM

David W Pratt replied to a thread Billie Sol Estes dead in The Bilge

Billy Sol, great name

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05-16-2013, 11:48 AM

David W Pratt replied to a thread What the Benghazi emails reveal in The Bilge

Are we expected to believe there were no relevant emails during the three days between the attack and the 14th?

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05-16-2013, 11:44 AM

David W Pratt replied to a thread New Orleans shooting in The Bilge

New guns are sold by FFLs, so they get background checks routinely. Gun show, and private sales are probably used guns. Making those sales more...

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05-16-2013, 07:55 AM

David W Pratt replied to a thread Good Morning Jamie/Arlie/Uncas! Good luck today, thoughts and prayers. in The Bilge

In the TUTB department, today's NEJM has an article on pacemaker surgery without interrupting anticoagulation

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05-15-2013, 02:48 PM

David W Pratt replied to a thread Can you say why America is the greatest country in the world. in The Bilge

Liberty

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05-15-2013, 02:31 PM

David W Pratt replied to a thread All my mates are getting fit.. in The Bilge

Most of mine are getting reconstructive surgery

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05-15-2013, 02:25 PM

David W Pratt replied to a thread I'm really rankled by rankings in The Bilge

Isn't "Best Cheese-steak" an oxymoron?

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05-15-2013, 02:21 PM

David W Pratt replied to a thread For those of you with brand new babies in the family in The Bilge

As a grandfather of 18 mos, I can unreservedly recommend iPads. Kid was born Dec 16, I got our daughter and the Admiral iPads. We love seeing him...

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05-14-2013, 07:29 AM

David W Pratt replied to a thread Grammar quiz in The Bilge

8/10

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05-13-2013, 03:47 PM

David W Pratt replied to a thread Headlines from the year 2059 in The Bilge

Prescience, or Pre-science?

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05-13-2013, 01:33 PM

David W Pratt replied to a thread One world trade center in The Bilge

I never understood why none of the designs had anti aircraft missiles on top

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05-12-2013, 03:16 PM

David W Pratt replied to a thread Kaa - your new avatar? in The Bilge

Species?

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05-12-2013, 09:11 AM

David W Pratt replied to a thread Drano bottle bombs in The Bilge

Drano comes in cans with pop off tops for that very reason. Years ago the cans had screw tops and a woman got hurt when one blew up. she...

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05-11-2013, 12:57 PM

David W Pratt replied to a thread New Jersey Love in The Bilge

Roses are red Violets are blue I love you We're due at the zoning board at two

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05-11-2013, 12:06 PM

David W Pratt replied to a thread Labeling Cords in The Bilge

Love it And good for labeling recharger cords too

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05-10-2013, 01:51 PM

David W Pratt replied to a thread The coming horror of printed weapons in The Bilge

And mass production. Before that, all the parts were custom fitted and not interchangeable. Today, you can disassemble a dozen of the same model...

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05-10-2013, 01:46 PM

David W Pratt replied to a thread Jamie in The Bilge

Did someone say "recipe"? Candied bacon Thin sliced, center cut bacon Cut in half Mix brown sugar with cayenne pepper to taste Massage sugar,...

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05-10-2013, 12:44 PM

David W Pratt replied to a thread How much money do you need each month to retire? in The Bilge

Depends on whether you keep the boat

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05-10-2013, 12:40 PM

David W Pratt replied to a thread Don't Need No Evinrude in The Bilge

Almost enough to make me get an outboard

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05-10-2013, 11:10 AM

David W Pratt started a thread Jamie in The Bilge

Google Pearl Cantrell She is a 105 year old woman in Texas. She attributes her remarkable longevity to eating, yes, bacon!

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05-10-2013, 07:09 AM

David W Pratt replied to a thread What's the point of cicadas? in The Bilge

We had a hedgehog once and I gave him a cicada, he ran off with it, holding his head high

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05-09-2013, 11:52 AM

David W Pratt replied to a thread What's the point of cicadas? in The Bilge

Asking about "their place" is teleological, and useless. It is however interesting and useful to speculate on how they evolved, and how they...

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05-09-2013, 07:42 AM

David W Pratt replied to a thread Cast iron cookware in The Bilge

Tizz- A disc sander with carborundum paper will clean and smooth cast iron wonderfully Good luck Two twelve inch skillets and a 6 and an 8 here,...

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05-08-2013, 12:45 PM

David W Pratt replied to a thread Unkindest cuts; sequester in The Bilge

Isn't the sequester a reduction in the rate of growth in spending? And thus not a cut. WRT Head Start, the evidence for its benefits is severely...

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05-08-2013, 12:16 PM

David W Pratt replied to a thread The coming horror of printed weapons in The Bilge

Schumer's comment is stupid, even if the gun is radiolucent, the ammunition is not

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05-08-2013, 12:11 PM

David W Pratt replied to a thread Health at work, how's yours? in The Bilge

The first hospitals, in the Roman Empire, were for the military, and on large estates. Public health really started in Europe, around the time of...

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05-08-2013, 12:05 PM

David W Pratt replied to a thread Arkansas wants Stiggers in The Bilge

Or the Central Park Five. Why would Arkansas want all his medical problems?

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