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To: blam
Their unique culture spanned from the 1st millennium BCE to the end of the 1st millennium CE.

I always resent this political correct dating crap. When I get the chance I always enquire "Do you mean about a thousand years from the Birth of Our Lord to about a thousand years after?" Never fails to draw resentful glances.

11 posted on 12/24/2006 4:54:52 PM PST by NaughtiusMaximus (Our troops are smart. It's our politicians who are stupid.)
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LOL, pick a fight that is meaningful. Do you correct people who use centigrade instead of Fahrenheit? Meters vs. feet?

I once did a weather forecast that had all the wind speeds in furlongs per fortnight.
18 posted on 12/24/2006 5:03:56 PM PST by Lokibob (Greatest snow on earth. www.utahweatherlinks.com)
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