On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:11:10 -0700, DerbyDad03
wrote:

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-- An electrical outage ... would mean no water. My parents used to
keep several bucketfuls in the bathroom for flushing the toilet.

When we had a power failure, my parents made us drink out of the
toilet.

My dog would drink out of the toilet all he time. It was a reliable
source of water. That's why we never used the blue stuff.

My mother would describe sitting down and finding the seat unusually
lumpy and furry.
--
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"Unlike biological evolution. 'intelligent design' is
not a genuine scientific theory and, therefore, has
no place in the curriculum of our nation's public
school classes." -- Ted Kennedy