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2005-06-29 Southeast Asia

Former 'Boat People' Ask Malaysia Not To Destroy Bidong Memorial

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Posted by Pappy 2005-06-29 10:12|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 About 850,000 people died on their voyages in little boats
! Damn. Didn't know that. My guess would have been like 1 percent of that number. Yikes.

Posted by Shipman 2005-06-29 13:00|| 2005-06-29 13:00|| Front Page Top

#2 And you can thank Jimmy Carter for some of them.

Posted by Pappy 2005-06-29 13:32|| 2005-06-29 13:32|| Front Page Top

#3 a mere fraction of the number left behind in the killing fields.

Posted by 2b 2005-06-29 13:35|| 2005-06-29 13:35|| Front Page Top

#4 Two of my favorite people were Vietnam boat people. Starting with absolutely nothing, they now have a successful pizza parlor in the nation's capital, two sons at UVirginia, and a pair of chocolate labs named Fred and Ginger.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-06-29 14:24|| 2005-06-29 14:24|| Front Page Top

#5 And I'm guessing they vote Republican.

Posted by Matt 2005-06-29 14:28|| 2005-06-29 14:28|| Front Page Top

#6 My favorite BP is Charlie (really) owner (land and all, no leeesseee) Mini Mart and Washatria. Daughter is in Stanford, number one son is an aide to a FL state senator and owner of a fine pawn shop and nail emporium.

They work too hard, Ima feel oppressed by them.

Posted by Shipman 2005-06-29 18:50|| 2005-06-29 18:50|| Front Page Top

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