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MariaGrazia
MariaGrazia
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quotePosted at 17:16 on 11th July 2008

LOL@Ruth :)

Your tiny puppy is so sweet !  

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Ruth Gregory
Ruth Gregory
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quotePosted at 17:24 on 11th July 2008
Hi Maria:  Thanks!  Yes, he's very sweet, but now that he knows his way around here and realizes that he's not going to be eaten by cats, I'm finding that his leve of energy is indirectly proportional to his size.  LOL!  This is a definitel lifestyle change!!!!
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Miya Buttreaks
Miya Buttreaks
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quotePosted at 18:28 on 11th July 2008
Redneck Engineering Exam

1. Calculate the smallest limb diameter on a persimmon tree that will support a 10 pound possum.
2. Which of the following cars will rust out the quickest when placed on blocks in your front yard? a) '66 Ford Fairlane b) '69 Chevrolet Chevelle c) '64 Pontiac GTO
3. If your uncle builds a still that operates at a capacity of 20 gallons of shine per hour, how many car radiators are necessary to condense the product?
4. A pulpwood cutter has chain saw that operates at 2700 rpm. The density of the pine trees in a plot to be harvested is 470 per acre. The lot is 2.3 acres in size. The average tree diameter is 14 inches. How many Budweiser Tall-Boys will it take to cut the trees?
5. If every old refrigerator in the state vented a charge of R-12 simultaneously, what would be the decrease in the ozone layer?
6. A front porch is constructed of 2x8 pine on 24-inch centers with a field rock foundation. The span is 8 feet and the porch length is 16 feet. The porch floor is 1 inch rough sawn pine. When the porch collapses, how many hound dogs will be killed?
7. A man owns a house and 3.7 acres of land in a hollow with an average slope of 15%. The man has 5 children. Can each of the children place a mobile home on the man's land?
8. A 2-ton pulpwood truck is overloaded and proceeding down a steep grade on a secondary road at 45 mph. The brakes fail. Given the average traffic loading of secondary roads, how many people will swerve to avoid the truck before it crashes at the bottom of the mountain? For extra credit, how many of the vehicles that swerved will have mufflers and uncracked windshields?
9. A Coal Mine operates a NFPA Class 1, Division 2 Hazardous Area. The mine employs 120 miners per shift. A gas warning is issued at the beginning of 3rd shift. How many cartons of unfiltered Camels will be smoked during the shift?
10. How many generations will it take before cattle develop two legs shorter than the others because of grazing along a mountainside?
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Ruth Gregory
Ruth Gregory
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quotePosted at 19:00 on 11th July 2008
Wow, you're one smart woman if you have the answer to all these, Miya.  But I'll take a stab at No. 4.  15 Budweiser Tall boys, but you can also do it with a bobcat and an agra axe.  That is if you have Darrell and Darrel supervising the work.
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Denzil Tregallion
Denzil Tregallion
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quotePosted at 19:07 on 11th July 2008
Is it just me or is someone talking foreign and all>?
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Ruth Gregory
Ruth Gregory
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quotePosted at 19:10 on 11th July 2008
It's you. sweetie!
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Denzil Tregallion
Denzil Tregallion
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quotePosted at 19:12 on 11th July 2008
Hello RuthEmbarassed
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Paul Hilton
Paul Hilton
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quotePosted at 20:48 on 11th July 2008

1. Half an inch, if there's a coonhound under the tree.

2. The most valuable one.

3. All the radiators from the cars in #2.

4. All of them.

5. Too much.

6. None. They're all out hunting.

7. Yes.

8. None & None

9. 2 inside. A truck load outside.

10. 2.5

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L
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Location: UK
quotePosted at 20:53 on 11th July 2008
I'm thickCry cos I can't answer any of them questions apart from number 9 which I think is 14 Undecided
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Peter Evans
Peter Evans
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quotePosted at 23:09 on 11th July 2008

                                                         Deathbed confession.

A man was laying in his bed dying. His wife was sitting by his side, holding his hand and crying quietly.He started to open his eyes and through pale lips, whispered, "My darling Mary, I have something I must confess". She told him to hush and go to sleep. He said "No I must confess before I die. My darling Mary, I have been unfaithfull. I slept with your sister and your best friend, I also slept with your mother". "I know" she said,"Thats why I poisond you".

 

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