Re: Why is IMMANUEL VELIKOVSKY smiling in his grave?

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<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
 "Mike Painter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> "Ed Conrad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <snip>
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> I have not responded to Mr.Ed in a very long time. But he has slipped past
> my killfile again and I see that he is finally changing his tune.
> 
> Man used to be as old as coal and now " beyond all doubt -- Man as Old as
> Coa (and maybe a great deal older).
> 
> I've heard of Alcoa but I'd like to know what coa is and if it is older or
> younger than coal.
> 
> 
> <snip of usual drivel>
> 

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Ed has changed his story.  Now that he has learned that coal is about 
300 times older than man, his new mantra is:

    "Man as old as cola."

earle
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