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Winston
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cabinish wrote:
I haven't a clue what dirigibles are. ??
Blimps, Airships,
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Grady wrote:We have a Federal Helium Reserve, it is a strategic reserve of the United States holding over a billion cubic meters of helium gas. The helium is stored at the Cliffside Storage Facility just outside of Amarillo Texas.

I guess we need it in case we run short of helium for our war time dirigibles. :biggrin:
Shhhhhhhhh.... The helium is a secret weapon. Just before battle, our soldiers will inhale the helium. That way when they give their battle yells the enemy will be too busy giggling at the sound of their voices to fight back.
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Shhhhhhhhh.... The helium is a secret weapon. Just before battle, our soldiers will inhale the helium. That way when they give their battle yells the enemy will be too busy giggling at the sound of their voices to fight back.
I think David got a good hit on Goliath that way! (That and God's help)
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Cats cannot taste sweet. they lack the receptors.
Arguing with a liberal is like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter how well you play chess, the pigeon just knocks over all the pieces, craps on the board, spews some unintelligible profanities, and struts around like he won."
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Grady wrote:Cats cannot taste sweet. they lack the receptors.
Then why are they such finnicky eaters?
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Gypsy Girl wrote:
Grady wrote:Cats cannot taste sweet. they lack the receptors.
Then why are they such finnicky eaters?
trained owners :thumbsup:
Arguing with a liberal is like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter how well you play chess, the pigeon just knocks over all the pieces, craps on the board, spews some unintelligible profanities, and struts around like he won."
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Grady wrote:Cats cannot taste sweet. they lack the receptors.
You have never had sweet and sour cat before? An asian resturant I lived by in MN was suspect of serving feline. :VeryScared:
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That one made me shudder :VeryScared:
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When the stock market crashed in 2008, Goldman Sachs made $20.8 billion in profits coming directly out of people's retirement funds.
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