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the civilisations of the Ohio :
when Spiro Mound in Oklahoma was excavated in the 1930's, a tall man in full armour was discovered along with a pot of thousands of pearls and other artefacts, the largest such treasure so far documented. The whereabouts of the man in armour is unknown and it is quite likely that it eventually was taken to the Smithsonian Institution. In a private conversation with a well-known historical researcher (who shall remain nameless), I was told that a former employee of the Smithsonian, who was dismissed for defending the view of diffusionism in the Americas (i.e. the heresy that other ancient civilisations may have visited the shores of North and South America during the many millenia before Columbus), alleged that the Smithsonian at one time had actually taken a barge full of unusual artefacts out into the Atlantic and dumped them in the ocean.

(Fri Jul 4, 2003 - 4:43:40 pm)

Decoy:
Alright, I'm going out to light the big turkey fryer. If I don't come back Sping can finish my drink.
(Fri Jul 4, 2003 - 7:07:50 pm)

Queenie:
goddamn, booze makes people stupid.
(Fri Jul 4, 2003 - 8:27:43 pm)

Queenie:
don't mean you, decoy. I was referring to those pics down there.
(Fri Jul 4, 2003 - 8:27:58 pm)

Decoy:
No no that's cool, booze can make me stupid, too.
(Fri Jul 4, 2003 - 9:41:23 pm)

Decoy:
And we had some fried chicken that couldn't be beat.
(Fri Jul 4, 2003 - 9:41:54 pm)

Ish true..
(Fri Jul 4, 2003 - 9:46:39 pm)

Shlub.
(Fri Jul 4, 2003 - 9:47:34 pm)

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Schl ...

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(Sat Jul 5, 2003 - 12:07:50 am)

Heruka:
actually, everything went well. great night we thought about spending it on the boat. but decided against it.we had to anchor further put that most, as or draft is rather eep at 5'7" or so. buy a boat Murph, they're great fun. a lot of work and money, but it's less a hobby and more a lifestyle.
(Sat Jul 5, 2003 - 2:08:35 am)

Heruka:
the thing about caucasians being in America so early was brought to my attention by a professor in England. I emailed him about the movements of the Polynesians through the Pacific, and through our emails, we just happened to get on the subject of the Americas. he told me that in Acedemics outside the US, it's well acknowledged that the caucasians were her before the "native Americans". he also corrected me of my impression that the skeleton was Asian. here's a bit of his original email:

"The mummy became known as the Spirit Cave Mummy, and was placed in the Nevada State Museum's storage facility for decades. Only in 1994 was the mummy "rediscovered" and the startling truth revealed: tests showed that the corpse was 9,400 years old - a 45-55 year old male - and, most importantly, not an ancestor of any modern Indian tribe.

The age was determined by performing seven separate radiocarbon-dating tests on samples of bone, hair and the two reed mats in which he was buried. The Spirit Cave Mummy's White racial traits are undeniable - the mummy has a long, small face, and a large cranium, in sharp contrast to the Mongoloid features of American Indians. The Spirit Cave Mummy represents some form of White settlement or incursion into North America around the year 7000 BC.

The Nevada State Museum went public with its findings on the Spirit Cave Mummy in 1996. Immediately the issue sparked a furor, with the American Indians demanding that the corpse be reburied in accordance with tribal custom - falsely claiming the Spirit Cave Mummy as one of their own."

(Sat Jul 5, 2003 - 2:13:27 am)

Heruka:
let me rephrase that, that caucasians were in some areas of North America before the American Indians.
(Sat Jul 5, 2003 - 2:15:45 am)

Decoy:
Probably an alien, I wouldn't count that.
(Sat Jul 5, 2003 - 7:03:35 am)

Decoy:
Check: 82 degrees.
(Sat Jul 5, 2003 - 8:34:59 am)

Heruka:
when I say anchor out, I meant to watch the fireworks.
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Heruka:
I almost ran over a rabbit with the lawn mower. I was cutting when in front I had seen something move though the weeds. I thought it was a snake, so I turned off the mower and investegated further. at seconf look it seemed like a mole, as I could only see gray hair. when I reached down to pick it up, I picked up a rabbit, about 4 or 5 inches long. tiny little thing. I then noticed other ones in the area. so I stopped cutting that are of the lawn. they seem to have built a home there. I'll leave it long till later in the season when they're bigger and leave the area. our guests should be arriving very soon, so I'll be outside getting the foreworks and fire ready if you need me.
(Sat Jul 5, 2003 - 8:01:09 pm)

Myk Murphy:
man, i would love 82 degrees. i think we hit 82 around 14 degrees ago. such is the late, but finally arrived dc summer. finally reinstalled my amp and sub in the murf mobile. needs some tweaks, but it's nice to see a nearly 10 year old amp still happily play and play loud.
(Sat Jul 5, 2003 - 8:19:30 pm)

Myk Murphy:
yeah, h, give the rabbits a groovy high grass little home. feed them lettuce. rabbits love lettuce.
(Sat Jul 5, 2003 - 8:20:21 pm)

Dont kill me Heruka.
(Sat Jul 5, 2003 - 8:45:50 pm)

Decoy:
Rabbits, eh? Dogs love rabbits.
(Sat Jul 5, 2003 - 10:12:32 pm)

Decoy:
That must not be a Chicago squirrel.
(Sat Jul 5, 2003 - 10:15:16 pm)

Suzanne:
Ian -- Is this still you, or have I stumbled upon something totally out of my comprehension (or both). Thought about you last weekend when I was in Rochester for my 20th East High School reunion. My,how times have changed since last we were in touch. Anyway, would love to hear what is up with you. smerchlinsky@hotmail.com
(Sat Jul 5, 2003 - 11:12:53 pm)

Queenie:
yoohoo... Ian..... heh.
(Sun Jul 6, 2003 - 12:14:52 am)

Queenie:
So I have this friend Clyde, he does a UFO and other phenomenon kind of cult radio show, he's been in a few horror movies too, anyway so I'm sitting there in this cafe with him and sidney and this other friend, and Clyde starts talking about how he's been "seeing" white rabbits lately. He's recounting all these random sightings of white rabbits and white rabbit related things and how it's supposed to mean that you're going to be assassinated soon, and he's just being all crazy and weird and paranoid like he is, and Sidney's just listening and nodding, and finally she says, "I like rabbits". It was funny.
(Sun Jul 6, 2003 - 2:09:52 am)

Decoy:
Sue, hi. Now thats a call from the past. There's a picture here somewhere of us at the prom...
(Sun Jul 6, 2003 - 6:06:11 am)

Myk Murphy:
queenie: perhaps i'm overprotective, but is this guy someone to let sidney listen to? i hope that, upon leaving the discussion with clyde, you say something to sidney like "so you see, sidney, this is what drugs do to you." just a thought.
(Sun Jul 6, 2003 - 11:25:33 am)

Decoy:
The man is mental. Good point, Myk.
(Sun Jul 6, 2003 - 11:57:04 am)