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Old 29-04-09, 05:15 PM   #1271
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A 'jiffy' is the actual name for 1/100th of a second.
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Old 29-04-09, 05:18 PM   #1272
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Henry Ford creator of the automobile also is the father of Charcoal.
Presumably available in any colour, so long as it's charcoal.
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Old 29-04-09, 06:15 PM   #1273
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Henry Ford creator of the automobile also is the father of Charcoal.
They were using charcoal to smelt iron a fair bit before his time...
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Old 29-04-09, 06:39 PM   #1274
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They were also making automobiles before then too...

Bloody Americans trying to rewrite history again
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Old 29-04-09, 06:57 PM   #1275
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Reminds me of a guy I knew at uni who was totally convinced that denim was invented as part of the space program
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Old 29-04-09, 08:48 PM   #1276
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Sorry my bad, the Charcoal Briquette is what Henry Ford created not just Charcoal.
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Old 30-04-09, 02:09 PM   #1277
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I invented the question mark, not Dr Evil's dad as he claims.
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Most alcoholic beverages contain the 13 minerals needed to sustain life.
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Old 30-04-09, 09:46 PM   #1279
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Most alcoholic beverages contain the 13 minerals needed to sustain life.
That is the best justification for drinking yet!

There are over 1000 chemicals in a cup of coffe, and only 22 have been tested.
Seventeen of those 22 chemicals contain cancer causing compounds.
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That'll freak out the Skinny Latte drinkers on here for sure.
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