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2003-05-05 Iraq

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Posted by Steve White 2003-05-05 12:55 am|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The refinery is running out of a chemical additive that is necessary for gasoline for local consumption. The chemical, which had been produced by a British chemical company, has been outlawed, and British army officials are trying to track down an alternative chemical.

What, no MTBE? Might I suggest...ethanol?

(chortle)

Posted by mojo 2003-05-05 01:57:03|| 2003-05-05 01:57:03|| Front Page Top

#2 "The way the old regime would think was they would put in as little as possible and take as much as they could get. There was no thinking about the long term."

In my experience in manufacturing, this sounds like many of the CEO's here in the U.S.

Posted by Tom 2003-05-05 09:08:44|| 2003-05-05 09:08:44|| Front Page Top

#3 How 'bout some hidden barrels of good olde tetraethyl lead that nobody else can use?

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-05-05 14:33:26|| 2003-05-05 14:33:26|| Front Page Top

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