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10 Civilizations That Disappeared Under Mysterious Circumstances
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| 7-23-2012
| Annalee Newitz
Posted on 07/24/2012 7:54:00 PM PDT by Sir Napsalot
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To: Vigilanteman
Most of farming is “side income” today. We have people here who work 12-15 sections in wheat. Some cotton farmers work 1,000-1,500 acres. Some peanut farmers work 600 or more acres in peanuts. All of it needs to be rotated, especially the peanuts.
Those boring with a big auger take huge risks and have huge bank notes. High risk with high potential rewards, sometimes mother nature surprises you and the crops fail. When they do it takes years to recover, if ever.
In my opinion the diversified low risk approach is more sane. And companies who practice that survive.
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posted on
07/25/2012 9:32:05 AM PDT
by
Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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posted on
07/25/2012 1:39:07 PM PDT
by
zeugma
(Those of us who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.)
To: JerseyanExile; Sir Napsalot
Giorgio A. Tsoukalos
(aka Hair Guy)
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posted on
07/25/2012 1:41:22 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Roger Taney? Not a bad Chief Justice. John Roberts? A really awful Chief Justice.)
To: Sir Napsalot; SunkenCiv
I recently visited Angkor. They say the capital was abandoned after the decline of the Khmer Empire as too vulnerable to the Thais.
To: Sir Napsalot
The Mayan people still speaking Mayan and still making their traditional clothes in the traditional way would be surprised to know they disappeared under mysterious circumstances.
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posted on
07/25/2012 2:33:15 PM PDT
by
allmendream
(Tea Party did not send GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism)
To: JoeProBono
To: Altariel
Yeah, yeah, and I suppose you were out of town when it happened.
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posted on
07/25/2012 4:57:48 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: submarinerswife
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posted on
07/25/2012 4:57:51 PM PDT
by
Rebelbase
(The most transparent administration ever is clear as mud.)
To: colorado tanker
As they moved in, they sang “Angkor’s away”.
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posted on
07/25/2012 5:21:55 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: JoeProBono
Green...broad nose...upright ears....
OMG! They were wiped out by Shrek?
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posted on
07/25/2012 9:05:30 PM PDT
by
gnarledmaw
(Obama: Evincing a Design since 2009)
To: SunkenCiv
Exactly. Out of town. Off planet. Not even in theh same universe.
Yeah, that’s the ticket.
Besides, how was I supposed to know that the shiny red button labeled “Warning: Will be the end of civilization as the ___________ know it.” was properly labeled?
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posted on
07/26/2012 5:27:24 AM PDT
by
Altariel
("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
To: Altariel
For an additional charge, we can install this little blue button to get you down.
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07/26/2012 3:48:27 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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