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To: notatard?

The rare two-fer. Nice!

Not exactly. The quake in 79 triggered (or was triggered by?) the first recorded "Plinian" eruption.

Named after Pliny The Elder who died trying to rescue people from Pompeii and Herculaneum.

27 posted on 11/18/2016 9:59:19 PM PST by null and void ( If you defy federal law, we deny federal funds.)

To: null and void

Wait a minute -

I always thought he was Pliny the Welder.

28 posted on 11/18/2016 10:14:07 PM PST by pax_et_bonum (Never Forget the Seals of Extortion 17 - and God Bless America)

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