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To: Publius

*It was run on whale oil, not kerosene.*

Ah yes, I forgot. Kerosene didn't come along until after they struck oil in Pennsylvania in the mid 1800’s...

13 posted on 10/08/2014 3:15:08 PM PDT by PATRIOT1876

To: PATRIOT1876

Correct. Wi-Fi, dialup and even television were run off whale oil in those days.

Andrew Jackson spoke on television. Ask any public high school student, and he'll tell you.

16 posted on 10/08/2014 3:16:55 PM PDT by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)

To: PATRIOT1876

The Rats tell us oil and coal are Bad.

31 posted on 10/08/2014 4:17:34 PM PDT by kaehurowing

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