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    Sceptic Mole
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    http://www.lse.co.uk/ShowbizNews.asp?Code=KF175075A&headline=santa_shapes_the_world[^]

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      http://www.lse.co.uk/ShowbizNews.asp?Code=KF175075A&headline=santa_shapes_the_world[^]

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      Joe Woodbury
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      At this point we add the obviously overlooked and send this to the SB along with much weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth.

      Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke

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        At this point we add the obviously overlooked and send this to the SB along with much weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth.

        Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke

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        Jeremy Falcon
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        Joe Woodbury wrote:

        At this point we add the obviously overlooked and send this to the SB along with much weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth.

        I can only assume this is sarcasm.

        Jeremy Falcon "It's a good thing to do and a tasty way to do it." - Wilford Brimley[^]

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          http://www.lse.co.uk/ShowbizNews.asp?Code=KF175075A&headline=santa_shapes_the_world[^]

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          DavidNohejl
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          They list Loch Ness Monster, King Kong, HAL 9000 etc between The 101 Most Influential People. Interesting.


          "Throughout human history, we have been dependent on machines to survive. Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony. " - Morpheus

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            They list Loch Ness Monster, King Kong, HAL 9000 etc between The 101 Most Influential People. Interesting.


            "Throughout human history, we have been dependent on machines to survive. Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony. " - Morpheus

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            dnh wrote:

            They list Loch Ness Monster, King Kong, HAL 9000 etc between The 101 Most Influential People. Interesting.

            Since they don't exist, can you prove they're not people? ;)

            Ryan

            "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"

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              dnh wrote:

              They list Loch Ness Monster, King Kong, HAL 9000 etc between The 101 Most Influential People. Interesting.

              Since they don't exist, can you prove they're not people? ;)

              Ryan

              "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"

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              RC_Sebastien_C
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              How can you prove they don't exist? :)

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                How can you prove they don't exist? :)

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                King Arthur, at #3, almost certainly DID ecist, even if nearly all that is attributed to him is hearsay and legend... fred

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                  How can you prove they don't exist? :)

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                  Chris Losinger
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                  i have faith

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                    i have faith

                    image processing toolkits | batch image processing | blogging

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                    RC_Sebastien_C
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                    SB :-D

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                      http://www.lse.co.uk/ShowbizNews.asp?Code=KF175075A&headline=santa_shapes_the_world[^]

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                      El Corazon
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                      Sceptic Mole wrote:

                      The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived

                      One man scorned and covered with scars still strove with his last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable stars; and the world was better for this. He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all. and All kinds of beauty do not inspire love; there is a kind which only pleases the sight, but does not captivate the affections. -Don Quixote.

                      _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                        http://www.lse.co.uk/ShowbizNews.asp?Code=KF175075A&headline=santa_shapes_the_world[^]

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                        Lost User
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                        Santa was based on a real person as was king Arthur - oops!

                        The tigress is here :-D

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