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Old 10-13-2010, 10:37 PM   #31
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Old 10-13-2010, 11:09 PM   #32
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The rational part of my brain tells me it has to be genuine, but on an intuition leve, I find it hard to be convinced of the emotion behind Sebastian Pinera's (the President) hugs. He seems so plasticky.

Well come on now, would you want to hug a miner who hasn't bathed in 2 months?
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Old 10-13-2010, 11:12 PM   #33
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Billionaires tend to do that.
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Old 10-14-2010, 12:15 AM   #34
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OFFS wouldn't you hug them? I would and I don't do Touchy-Feely, The prez hasn't slept in forever and has an unfortunate Deputy Dawg face.
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Old 10-14-2010, 12:30 AM   #35
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Honestly, when you first heard of a mine collapse in Chile, did you think there was a chance in hell they'd all come out alive... or any come out alive? Incredible luck. Incredible effort.
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Old 10-14-2010, 02:13 AM   #36
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Honestly, when you first heard of a mine collapse in Chile, did you think there was a chance in hell they'd all come out alive... or any come out alive? Incredible luck. Incredible effort.
No chance at all. It's amazing and the fact that they're way ahead of their original timeline is incredible. In spite of my cynicism about Sebastian Pinera, I am very, very glad that all of the miners got out alive.
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Old 10-14-2010, 03:26 AM   #37
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I heard they made a legal & binding pact when they were still underground, that all revenue from this incident will be shared equally.
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Old 10-14-2010, 05:37 AM   #38
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Honestly, when you first heard of a mine collapse in Chile, did you think there was a chance in hell they'd all come out alive... or any come out alive? Incredible luck. Incredible effort.
Not a chance. Great effort.
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Old 10-14-2010, 11:50 AM   #39
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One of my favorite websites is Cockeyed.

Rob, the guy who runs that site, made a scale graphic to show just how long the shaft that these miners had to travel through is. It's pretty impressive.
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Old 10-15-2010, 12:39 PM   #40
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That was a great show. When's the next episode?
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Old 10-15-2010, 12:47 PM   #41
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I caught a headline somewhere that there's going to be a mining reality show.
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Old 10-15-2010, 01:26 PM   #42
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Old 10-15-2010, 01:33 PM   #43
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Wow - Love the Bonus!! !!
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Old 10-15-2010, 02:26 PM   #44
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I caught a headline somewhere that there's going to be a mining reality show.
The title "Survivor" is already taken.
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Old 10-16-2010, 02:38 AM   #45
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One of my favorite websites is Cockeyed.

Rob, the guy who runs that site, made a scale graphic to show just how long the shaft that these miners had to travel through is. It's pretty impressive.
Agreed. Very impressive.
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