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RWDPLZ
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OCT 11, 09:42 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by williegoat:
there was a thriving civilization here in Arizona over 1,500 years ago.
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People lived in Arizona before air conditioning? I call bullshit.
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blackrams
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OCT 11, 09:53 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by RWDPLZ:
People lived in Arizona before air conditioning? I call bullshit. |
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| quote | | The Southwest Gallery presents information on the ancient cultures of central Arizona from the Paleoindian hunters who arrived around 13,500 years ago to the advanced irrigation systems of the Hohokam farmers that operated until A.D. 1450. The gallery presents displays of prehistoric artifacts and replicas of Hohokam homes excavated by museum archaeologists in the Mesa area. |
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https://www.arizonamuseumof...-peoples-of-the-past
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williegoat
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OCT 11, 10:03 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by randye:
My people are very practical folk.
They sailed back home and waited until Minnesota and North Dakota were established and then they came back. 
(None of that will make sense to someone that doesn't know how many Scandinavians settled that area)
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I've seen the movie "Fargo". I'm not sure they made a wise choice.
Actually, my father's family was from Bismarck.[This message has been edited by williegoat (edited 10-11-2021).]
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randye
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OCT 11, 10:11 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by blackrams:
And yet, you ended up in Florida.......... Hmmm........ 
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What can I say, I hate cold weather. I'm a "tropical Viking"
I also hate Inlagd sill (pickled herring) and Surströmming (fermented herring) and Hákarl (fermented shark....which smells like a long dead human body).
Seems as though my people also had / have an aversion to fresh seafood..... go figure.
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maryjane
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OCT 11, 10:19 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by blackrams:
Well, to be honest, I don't really care who or what was first, We needed the bank today and because someone at some point in time decided to make today a frick'n holiday, my schedule is screwed up for the next week. Was supposed to travel to Atlanta and pick up a Trike that's going to Austin, TX. Seller was ready, transporter was ready and the buyer was ready to send an electronic transfer of funds buttttttttttttttttttttttttttt. No Joy. 
Damn Columbus Day!!!! 
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That 'someone' would have been Congress ...........in 1971.
You've had 50 years to get used to the 2nd Monday in October being a federal holiday.
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blackrams
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OCT 11, 10:29 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by randye:
What can I say, I hate cold weather. I'm a "tropical Viking"
go figure.
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Now there's a term I've never heard before.... 
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blackrams
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OCT 12, 06:04 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
That 'someone' would have been Congress ...........in 1971.
You've had 50 years to get used to the 2nd Monday in October being a federal holiday.
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Yeah, wasn't tickled about it then either, although just about everyone likes another federal holiday, this one never made sense to me.
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sourmash
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OCT 12, 09:51 AM
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People aren't aware that the Vikings spent about 500 years living in North America. They left their culture and societies with gobs of evidence that's still revealed and studied today. [This message has been edited by sourmash (edited 10-12-2021).]
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hnthomps
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OCT 12, 11:01 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by williegoat:
Does anyone remember the work of Thor Heyerdahl? |
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Yes
Kon Tiki in particular.
Nelson
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williegoat
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OCT 12, 02:23 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by sourmash:
People aren't aware that the Vikings spent about 500 years living in North America. They left their culture and societies with gobs of evidence that's still revealed and studied today.
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Because only you possess the secret knowledge of the Oracle of Wikipedia.
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