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2005-08-19 Home Front: Culture Wars

Global warming and anti global warming scientists bet on future results

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Posted by mmurray821 2005-08-19 14:58|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The Russkis are figuring the odds of events causing a Nuclear winter in the next decade are too damn good to pass up this bet.

Posted by Penguin 2005-08-19 16:17|| 2005-08-19 16:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Geez, Penguin, I haven't heard the term "nuclear winter" since the 1st Gulf War, when loser Saddam had the Kuwaiti oil wells set on fire as his army was ~~routed~~ retreating, in his if-I-can't-have-your-property-you-can't-either tantrum.

I seem to remember all the usual suspects had been warning that if he did that (as he had threatened), the smoke from the wells would cause "nuclear winter."

It didn't affect the atmosphere at all, as far as I remember (though you could see the plumes of smoke from space).

In fact, as far as I know, even Hiroshima/Nagasaki didn't cause "nuclear winter."

What did you have in mind?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2005-08-19 20:42|| http://www.ariellestjohndesigns.com]">[http://www.ariellestjohndesigns.com] 2005-08-19 20:42|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm with the Russians, but I think each side should put their $10,000 in escrow -- guys named "Annan" are not to be trusted.

Posted by Darrell 2005-08-19 20:50|| 2005-08-19 20:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Iff Osama is the true Mahdi, and Zawi and Zarghy are His Prophets, whattta da odds of the Sun exploding once someone puts a bullet thru their heads - you know, ANTI-GOD SECULARISM. And there's Madonna - sniffle, sniffle - a'fallin off her hoss like Daddy Emperor Barbarossa of the Holy Roman Empire, or Mommy Maria THerese of Austria, etal.!? Make God and Daddy Attila proud and break those bones good, girl!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2005-08-19 21:21|| 2005-08-19 21:21|| Front Page Top

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