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Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 11:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Oh, no almighty, Seamonkey. Everyone who is anyone knows mascara was invented by Tammy Faye.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 11:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
RMAO!

Or Liza Minelli.

Cndeariso
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06-28-2004

Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 11:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cndeariso a private message Print Post    
well, i was going to originally argue that this James Frey guy wrote that now infamous autobiography had discovered contacts. but, that was the only thing he didn't claim to do in his book!

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 11:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Oh no ... not James Frey! That's so funny!!

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 12:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
wooden contact lenses...ROFL!!

Max
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08-12-2000

Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 6:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
A wild Wednesday to all FoCers! Here in FoC land, I have received a new computer. It's still in the box, though, while I try to dig through all the crap on my desk to make room for it during the transition period from one system to the other! These things should come with installers who will move furniture and file paperwork or whatever else is necessary to make the transition complete to the new system! :-)

But I digress. Yesterday's question was. . .

Did Leonardo da Vinci first describe and sketch contact lenses in 1508?

You came up with some very inventive justifications for your answers, which were. . .
fact 9
Crap 5
While I suppose just about anything is possible, I have to wonder if anyone truly believes that Al Gore invented the Internet or that Leo's contacts were made from wood, but ya never know!

Anyway, the folks at FoC Central have this to say about that. . .

It's FACT! "Though Leondardo da Vinci drew several versions of contact lenses, it wasn't until 1887 that glassblower F.E. Muller of Wiesbaden produced the first eye covering designed to be seen through. In 1936 William Fieinbloom, a New York optometrist, fabricated out of plastic -- and manufactured -- the first American-made contact lens."

Yes, that Leo was certainly ahead of his time! And, for the record, you can find out if mascara was created by Tammy Fay or not here.

Okay, so onward and sideways we go on this wacky Wednesday, February 1, 2006.

On average, 9,000 earthquakes take place worldwide every day.

FACT or CRAP? You decide!


Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 6:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
Crap?

Cndeariso
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06-28-2004

Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 6:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cndeariso a private message Print Post    
goodness, that seems like an awful lot. wonder why we don't hear about them then. hmmmmm, just because it seems to be unbelievable i will say fact. i don't know crap about earthquakes but i bet james frey does!

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 7:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Crap, it is way, way more than that...IMHO. This old earth is arockin' and arollin' 24 hours a day.

Merrysea
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08-13-2004

Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 7:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Merrysea a private message Print Post    
I'll say fact. Just 'cause.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 7:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Crap cuz there is no way even I go make the earth move that many times a day

Coco
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07-13-2000

Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 7:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Coco a private message Print Post    
Fact. Trust me...it's true. In Southern California alone (not counting the times Pamy feels the Earth move), we have at least 900 unnoticed Earthquakes per day. So can you imagine that 9,000 a day in the whole wide world must be reasonable.

Abby7
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07-17-2002

Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 7:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Abby7 a private message Print Post    
fact,

Pamy always leaves out the important facts to her answer. Pamy doesn't account for all 9,000...but why do you think California has such a high count. (also, that little girl Pamy was talking about who couldn't keep her pants up....well, that little girl was actually Pamy mooning everyone. a little fact i waited until today to "expose".)

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 8:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Fact, most are so small they aren't felt by people.

Lancecrossfire
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07-13-2000

Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 8:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lancecrossfire a private message Print Post    
crap

Landi
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07-29-2002

Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 9:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
fact, i watch the earthquake site for northern california, and am always shocked at the amount of earthquakes. y'all should see what happens at "the geysers" in northern california there is like a earthquake every few minutes there!

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 11:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Fact.

Konamouse
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 11:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Konamouse a private message Print Post    
Fact.

'squeek'

Faerygdds
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08-29-2000

Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 4:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Faerygdds a private message Print Post    
Fact

I remember tons when Pikes Peak was "my backyard".

Dogdoc
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09-29-2001

Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 5:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dogdoc a private message Print Post    
Fact, and that is all I have to say about it.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 5:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Fact.

Serenity
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06-28-2005

Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 5:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serenity a private message Print Post    
fact

Jagger
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08-07-2002

Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 6:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jagger a private message Print Post    
That's gotta be crap, think about it, everytime someone rips one they create their own little earthquake. And from what I've been reading if everyone was half as happy as Pammy we'd be having one continuous earthquake.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 7:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Fact. I'm sure it's fact, if you count all the thousands of microquakes that occur each day. (And if you don't believe me, come 'n live in southern California! <wink>)

Mamapors
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07-29-2004

Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 7:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamapors a private message Print Post    
Being a native Californian I can say without hesitation, FACT!!!!