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Oldtex
Member
03-06-2006
| Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 3:48 pm
Crap
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Deedee
Member
10-13-2000
| Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 5:02 pm
Crap'm
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 6:33 pm
Fact (sounds stupid enough that it might be true)
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 8:05 pm
They sell alot of soda, beer and frozen sugar water. Oh, the Poptarts are stale. Crap. 'squeek'
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 8:09 pm
i buy alot of that frozen sugar water for a little girl i know! fact
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 9:26 pm
Fact ... I am so guessing!!
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 9:31 pm
Crap?
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 11:10 pm
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?
This one had you more split than the last few questions. You said: Ahh, the frozen sugar water! Good stuff if you don't drink it too fast!
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."
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!
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Lancecrossfire
Animoderator
07-13-2000
| Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 11:36 pm
fact
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Friday, March 31, 2006 - 5:37 am
crap. The earliest civilization still in existence started in South Africa.
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Friday, March 31, 2006 - 6:01 am
China...INdia...China...India... Eenie, meenie, minie, mo... I think I'll go with facto.
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Friday, March 31, 2006 - 6:16 am
i'm figuring the word 'continuous' is the key to this one. so, i will say fact.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Friday, March 31, 2006 - 8:58 am
Crap, I think I'll go with the Egyptians.
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Llkoolaid
Member
08-01-2001
| Friday, March 31, 2006 - 10:01 am
Crap cause I finally got a fact one right.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Friday, March 31, 2006 - 10:04 am
I'm with OG ... I think it's the Egyptians, so Crap!!
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, March 31, 2006 - 3:30 pm
Crap 'squeek'
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Jagger
Member
08-07-2002
| Friday, March 31, 2006 - 5:33 pm
Crap I believe there are a few civalized countries older than India, not that I've been to any of them.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Friday, March 31, 2006 - 6:20 pm
Crap
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, March 31, 2006 - 7:04 pm
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.
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Friday, March 31, 2006 - 7:36 pm
fact. but i swear the 7/elevens were called speedy mart or something.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, March 31, 2006 - 8:21 pm
I thought I even remembered something called "U Totem"
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Friday, March 31, 2006 - 8:29 pm
I checked on the 7/11 site and the original above historic info is correct.
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Chaplin
Member
01-08-2006
| Friday, March 31, 2006 - 10:12 pm
Crap
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 12:23 am
Crap. I'd guess China too.
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 12:58 am
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: 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."
Here's a new one for you to ponder:
Great Britain was the first country to issue postage stamps. FACT or CRAP? You decide!
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