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Planet's Population To Hit 6.5 Billion Saturday
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| 2-24-2006
| Leonard David
Posted on 02/24/2006 4:20:15 PM PST by blam
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posted on
02/24/2006 4:20:16 PM PST
by
blam
To: blam
I swear it wasn't me. There's no way I got that gal knocked up.
To: blam
Are there any other species of mammals that even come close to this number?
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posted on
02/24/2006 4:26:57 PM PST
by
marvlus
To: blam
I hope there's enough food, water, fuel, etc. to go around.
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posted on
02/24/2006 4:29:11 PM PST
by
Momaw Nadon
("...with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world.")
To: Emmett McCarthy
yea, I didn't put it all the way in
5
posted on
02/24/2006 4:29:43 PM PST
by
sure_fine
(*not one to over kill the thought process*)
To: blam
As Sonny and Cher used to sing, "The beat goes on".
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posted on
02/24/2006 4:30:32 PM PST
by
Supernatural
(Lay me doon in the caul caul groon, whaur afore monie mair huv gaun)
To: marvlus
Are there any other species of mammals that even come close to this number? If you look at my neighborhood you would guess squirrels. At least 5 for every person.
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posted on
02/24/2006 4:32:01 PM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(Next Olympics I want wide track bobsledding. Four sleds on the track at once - like Ben Hur on ice.)
To: marvlus
Mice and other rodents have got us beat by a LONG WAY!
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posted on
02/24/2006 4:32:15 PM PST
by
spinestein
(The King of the News Media is dead. Long live The King!)
To: blam
Damn, and I had 1:35 am Sunday in the office pool.
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posted on
02/24/2006 4:32:41 PM PST
by
Michael.SF.
(Well, Kerry did win the exit polls.)
To: sure_fine
"Man, that water's cold"
"Yeah, and it's deep, too."
To: marvlus
Are there any other species of mammals that even come close to this number?
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posted on
02/24/2006 4:35:06 PM PST
by
Alter Kaker
("Whatever tears one sheds, in the end one always blows one's nose." - Heine)
To: blam
I don't believe it. I think we should demand a recount.
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posted on
02/24/2006 4:35:23 PM PST
by
Route66
(America's Main Street)
To: Emmett McCarthy
The peak is probably pretty near. I would guess about 7 billion, and then a slow decline worldwide.
To: blam
Ooops - Wait a minute!
This just in from Baghdad,
We can delay the clock by a few minutes!
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posted on
02/24/2006 4:38:14 PM PST
by
aShepard
To: Route66
Not mamals, but the termites and cockroaches reign supreme.
To: blam
[...but there is continuing population growth in developing countries]
For those worried about the exponential growth rate in world population, if every country enjoyed our economic and political situation then the world population would stabilize at a constant. The United States population would be a constant now if it weren't for millions of immigrants coming here for our greater economic opportunities.
Spread free markets around the world and our borders are no longer an issue.
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posted on
02/24/2006 4:41:34 PM PST
by
spinestein
(The King of the News Media is dead. Long live The King!)
To: ClaireSolt
"Not mamals, but the termites and cockroaches reign supreme." Jackpot!!!!
It's termites. (and, they fart a lot causing global warming)
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posted on
02/24/2006 4:42:34 PM PST
by
blam
To: blam
For comparison purposes, here's the US Census Bureau estimtes for World Birth and Mortality rates.
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posted on
02/24/2006 4:42:39 PM PST
by
Grim
To: proxy_user
Will my child support payments go down?
To: blam
From the UN 1998:
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posted on
02/24/2006 4:47:41 PM PST
by
Old Professer
(Fix the problem, not the blame!)
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