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Old 01-08-2007 | 05:07 PM
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I wouldn't expect anything less from the media

http://www.abc.net.au/health/regions/features/diesel/
Old 01-08-2007 | 05:29 PM
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Didn't read the whole article. I've known for a long time that diesel is a carcinogen. That's nothing new. The spin of the article is more of the same from a liberal media. Doesn't take a genius to figure out you shouldn't inhale diesel exhaust.... or gas exhaust... or exhaust from your chimeny, your furnace, your boiler..... etc. Feel sorry for the people who live that close to a highway though... the noise alone would drive me loony...
Old 01-08-2007 | 06:17 PM
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Everything's a carcinogen at one time or another... . The way statistics and whatnot go on... by rights, we should all be dead.
Old 01-08-2007 | 06:40 PM
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The ultra low sulphur diesel helps lower this issue.
Old 01-08-2007 | 08:20 PM
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drinking gasoline will extend your lifespan by 32yrs
Old 01-08-2007 | 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Forrest Nearing
drinking gasoline will extend your lifespan by 32yrs
SWEEEEEEEEET!!
Old 01-08-2007 | 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Forrest Nearing
drinking gasoline will extend your lifespan by 32yrs

And if you smoke after drinking a pint of two of it, you can simulate the combustion process of a four-cycle engine without a spark plug!
Old 01-09-2007 | 06:11 AM
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Rember when they tlod us that sweet-and-low causes cancer. They didnt tell you you had to eat 22lbs of it an hour.
Old 01-09-2007 | 06:58 AM
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Rember when they tlod us that sweet-and-low causes cancer. They didnt tell you you had to eat 22lbs of it an hour.
That is the part that everyone seems to forget...kinda like the old joke about how you'll kill a lab rat if you inject him with a gallon of milk.

I personally think they should pass a law...before a reporter is allowed to report on some "sky is falling" news item, they must try it out and see how true it is...I think locking the reporter in a sealed room with a big ole' Cummins for 4 hours, would be well worth it.

Way I figure, either way they are going to do the "sky is falling" new story, but lets have them tell it from personal experience (with a nice 1/4" coating of SOOT on them ).
Old 01-09-2007 | 08:55 AM
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News flash: Living Causes Cancer!

Liberal media....ratings ******, all of them! Who can you trust for valid information?

Dad always said..."Figures don't lie, but liars can figure!"

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Old 01-09-2007 | 12:08 PM
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Many things we hear about on the news are partial truths. Remember the TV stations have their programing set up far in advance. They HAVE to find something to fill the time, and to attract viewers.

Consider this: "Regular naps prevent old age."----especially if you take them while driving. So the last 7 words add a different "spin" to the message.
Old 01-09-2007 | 01:04 PM
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Old 01-09-2007 | 02:27 PM
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i reckin you should move away from the **** road! the guys hanging his laundry outside on a wire... go figure he doesnt have the sense to buy a dryer let alone to move his house somewhere else... the thing probably has wheels!
Old 01-09-2007 | 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 74dart
Rember when they tlod us that sweet-and-low causes cancer. They didnt tell you you had to eat 22lbs of it an hour.
This is only an issue if you live "in the state of California". Not sure why but California causes alot of cancer. Nevada and New Mexico had the nuclear testing sites but california got the cancer.
Old 01-09-2007 | 08:01 PM
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This is only an issue if you live "in the state of California". Not sure why but California causes alot of cancer. Nevada and New Mexico had the nuclear testing sites but california got the cancer.
Well, being in the Navy, I can tell you one DEFINITIVE answer as to why...you should see the SMOG when we are out off the coast and getting ready to come back in...

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