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09-08-2004, 12:08 PM
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Radical Centrist
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9/8/2004: Grapefruits one victim of hurricane
 Official cap: Grapefruit by the hundreds float in a flooded grove in Indian River County, Fla. Growers are concerned because citrus tree roots can be covered with water for only a few days before they begin to rot. |
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09-08-2004, 12:29 PM
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The future is unwritten
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And there are millions of children starving in Africa. My mother would be appalled.
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09-08-2004, 12:43 PM
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changed his status to single
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ok, everybody gather 'round, it's time to bob for grapefruit.
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09-08-2004, 01:07 PM
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Slattern of the Swail
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I can just feel the price of citrus go up!
Buy now and head scurvy off later! 
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09-08-2004, 01:55 PM
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El Queso Grande
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That and the price of gator meat. That's going to go through the roof!
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09-08-2004, 02:48 PM
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09-08-2004, 03:28 PM
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El Queso Grande
Join Date: May 2004
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Mmmm, Manatee milk. They don't call them Sea Cows for nothing!
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09-08-2004, 03:45 PM
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I lurk with the best of them
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Oh crap this is gonna suck, one of our orchestra's fundraisers comes from Indian River Groves... they have really good citrus.
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09-08-2004, 11:19 PM
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Very cool picture--sad reality about what's behind it, but still a neat image.
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09-09-2004, 07:35 AM
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As stable as a ring of PU-239
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That's a neat picture to look at. I'm just glad I'm not there to smell it.
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09-09-2004, 03:23 PM
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What's my name? Guess
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i can't decide whether that would attract mosquitos or not cos they are attracted to large bodies of water but not to citrus
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09-09-2004, 08:43 PM
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The future is unwritten
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They are attracted to any water, even a birdbath or flower pot.
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