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charlie and algernon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-15-08 08:43 PM
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holy sheet! the chinese paid ONE MILLION DOLLARS for SAND!!
Watching US vs. Switzerland mens beach volleyball and the announcers said the sand cost a MILLION dollars! :wtf: Then they showed a remote controlled robot they use to even out the sand, LOL.
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realisticphish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-15-08 08:56 PM
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1. uh, hey china
i have some REALLY SPECIAL sand. and it can be yours at only 1,000 dollars per pound! Practically theft!
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charlie and algernon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-15-08 09:02 PM
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2. yeah, my parents still have my old sandbox from when i was a kid
i could've made some big bucks
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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-15-08 09:05 PM
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3. What kind? Panamanian Red? Maui Wowie? Acapulco Gold?
Quality really matters
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bluesbassman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-15-08 09:55 PM
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4. See, that's what happens when you start making ridiculous amounts of money.
You spend it on stupid shit. And we're worried about the Chinese? Hell, at that rate, they'll be as broke as us in 10 years!
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-15-08 09:56 PM
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5. They'll use it to make and sell counterfeit processors with a tantalizingly deceptive name...
"ChIntel"...

:yoiks:
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jberryhill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-15-08 10:05 PM
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6. NOW I understand the invasion of Iraq /nt
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