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step back on August 22, 2006 - 10:42am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
With respect to petroleum, America has been sleepwalking toward disaster for twenty years. The nation desperately needs a wakeup call, not a fairy tale masquerading as a forecast.

That is the way Simmons & Udall end their EB piece.

Our society is deeply infected with fairy tales. It starts at childhood and goes on and on: Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast, Jack and the Oil Beanstalk ...

Our beanstalk. Our Golden Goose: Oil gushing up from the ground, forever and happily ever after.

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fleam on August 22, 2006 - 4:06pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Why the hell is that kid holding a chicken? It is because a goose would be nearly as large as he is?
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step back on August 22, 2006 - 4:49pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
What? They gave him a "chicken"? I can't believe it!

Reminds me of a joke:

Two old friends bump into each other as they walk their dogs in a downtown area. "Hey, let's do drinks at that bar across the street," says one. "Can't, we got these dogs" the other explains. "No problem" says the first, "Still got your sunglasses? OK, then do as I do."

The second guy watches with amazement as his friend puts on a pair of sunglasses and approaches the bouncer. "No dogs allowed." "Oh, I'm sorry. I'm blind. This is my seeing eye dog." Oh sorry man, that's different, go on in.

Second guy tries the same thing. The bouncer says, No way dude, I've never seen a Chiwawa as a seeing eye dog.

What! They gave me a Chee wah wah?

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Leanan on August 22, 2006 - 6:51pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
The Oil Fairy will refill the oil wells after we empty them. But only if you believe! ;-)

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step back on August 22, 2006 - 7:13pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
where can I buy one of these?
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oldhippie on August 22, 2006 - 8:10pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
stepback you gotta move to urban America. I see that babe everyday here in Chicago and a while back I dated her (it was problematic).
Sur it's the same or better in LA San Fran NYC
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Dragonfly41 on August 22, 2006 - 8:14pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
OK Leanan...fess up.  That's really you isn't it.  That's how you can grab all these news articles before anyone else even wakes up every morning.
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dinopello on August 23, 2006 - 10:14am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
I am enthralled with the oil fairy.  I would believe anything she told me :)
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step back on August 23, 2006 - 2:17pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Too late. I just spotted Sailorman slipping off from dock with her. He was using his slick (oil) toungue to make her gush and ooze for him. Oil's fair in love and war --war over the oil fairy that is. Better luck at your next bore site. ;-)
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Oil CEO on August 24, 2006 - 1:38am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Oh, man. Every pirate's dream come true. Long ago, and I'm talking long, long ago. I clicked on Leanan's user info and it led to some site with photos, and that was on it. And I always wondered why she hadn't posted it yet. I mean - it's the Oil Fairy. Why wouldn't she post it? It is totally appropriate. And everybody loves The Oil Fairy. My mother used to read me stories about her when I was a kid. Needless to say, I would only trust Leanan with the history and the truth surrounding The Oil Fairy.*

*better protect your rights to name. I've got a screen play almost finished and a comic-book in the works. I'm gonna be snapping up the copyright soon. Last chance.

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Mad Maxout on August 22, 2006 - 9:27pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Naahh. We havn't been sleepwalking toward disaster, but we all took a hit of Ambien and have been sleepdriving!
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