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The TVClubHouse: General Discussion ARCHIVES: 2006 Mar. ~ 2006 May: Free Expressions: Fact or Crap?? (ARCHIVES): Archive through March 31, 2006 users admin

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Oldtex
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03-06-2006

Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 3:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Oldtex a private message Print Post    
Crap

Deedee
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10-13-2000

Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 5:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Deedee a private message Print Post    
Crap'm

Seamonkey
Moderator

09-07-2000

Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 6:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Fact (sounds stupid enough that it might be true)

Konamouse
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07-16-2001

Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 8:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Konamouse a private message Print Post    
They sell alot of soda, beer and frozen sugar water.
Oh, the Poptarts are stale.

Crap.

'squeek'

Landi
Member

07-29-2002

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i buy alot of that frozen sugar water for a little girl i know! fact

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

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Fact ... I am so guessing!!

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

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Crap?

Max
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08-12-2000

Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 11:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
Good Thursday night, FoCers! It's another rainy night in Portland and I'm taking a break from writing minutes of a medical conference to update your question/answer session!

So, here's the one we're workin' on:

Were 7-Eleven convenience stores first called Tote'm?

7-11

This one had you more split than the last few questions. You said:
Fact 10
Crap 6


Ahh, the frozen sugar water! Good stuff if you don't drink it too fast!
slurpee

Well, the Calendar Convenience Clerks have this to say:

It's FACT! "Tote'm was the initial name of the Southland Corporation's foray into convenience stores. Some store locations even sported genuine Alaskan totem poles in front. In 1946, Tote'm became 7-Eleven to reflect the stores' new, extended hours -- from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m."

The official 7-Eleven website adds: "The company's first convenience outlets were known as Tote'm stores since customers "toted" away their purchases, and some even sported genuine Alaskan totem poles in front."
totem

Hey, Llkoolaid, you can say CRAP to the next one 'cause you got this FACT correct! :-)

Onward to Friday's question!

India is the world's oldest known continuous civilization.

FACT or CRAP? You decide!


Lancecrossfire
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07-13-2000

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fact

Dogdoc
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09-29-2001

Friday, March 31, 2006 - 5:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dogdoc a private message Print Post    
crap. The earliest civilization still in existence started in South Africa.

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

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China...INdia...China...India...

Eenie, meenie, minie, mo...

I think I'll go with facto.

Cndeariso
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06-28-2004

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i'm figuring the word 'continuous' is the key to this one. so, i will say fact.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

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Crap, I think I'll go with the Egyptians.

Llkoolaid
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08-01-2001

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Crap cause I finally got a fact one right.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

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I'm with OG ... I think it's the Egyptians, so Crap!!

Konamouse
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07-16-2001

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Crap

'squeek'

Jagger
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08-07-2002

Friday, March 31, 2006 - 5:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jagger a private message Print Post    
Crap I believe there are a few civalized countries older than India, not that I've been to any of them.

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

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Crap

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

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I think it depends on what they consider "civilized" and personally think it is closer to crap, but I think, for purposes of this exercise and this source I'll say

Fact.

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

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fact.

but i swear the 7/elevens were called speedy mart or something.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

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I thought I even remembered something called

"U Totem"

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

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I checked on the 7/11 site and the original above historic info is correct.

Chaplin
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01-08-2006

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Crap

Kitt
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09-06-2000

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Crap. I'd guess China too.

Max
Moderator

08-12-2000

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Evening, FoCers. Today started with beautifully clear blue skies, but by 6:00, the dark clouds had rolled in and then it POURED. Ah, springtime!

The current question is:

Is India the world's oldest known continuous civilization?

Some of you guessed all kinds of things, including China, Africa, and Egypt. Here's how it broke down:
Fact 5
Crap 9


Well, here's what the Calendar Cronies have to say:

It's CRAP! "China holds the honor as the only ancient civilization that has continued to the present day. Its culture and language date back to the 3000s BC."

greatwall

Here's a new one for you to ponder:

Great Britain was the first country to issue postage stamps.

FACT or CRAP? You decide!