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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 01:46 PM
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A solution to the global warming controversy..
Much of the ridicule and controversy seems to originate in the name itself - global warming. So, I would propose that from May to November, we call it 'global warming' and from December thru APril, we call it "global cooling". So as to lessen the confusion....
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Dogmudgeon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 01:48 PM
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1. How 'bout in the Southern Hemisphere?
Seriously now, there is already a term for what is going on -- Abrupt Climate Change.

By the way, The Day After Tomorrow opens tomorrow. So we're sure to be hearing a lot about this until mid-Summer.

--bkl
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kimchi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 01:49 PM
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2. Let's call it globally f*d.
Warming and cooling seem to normal to most people. It isn't normal or natural, it is climactic chaos.
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Only Me Donating Member (631 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 01:51 PM
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4. Agreed. n/t
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damnraddem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 01:49 PM
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3. Global climate change.
Or as more of the biota die and go to the worms: global worming.
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w13rd0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 02:00 PM
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5. How about we call it...
..."global man-made climactic changes"?
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NYCGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 02:01 PM
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6. No, they'd have to teach Bush how to say "climatic." (eom)
NT
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w13rd0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 02:05 PM
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7. He'd f'k it up...
...and call it "global climax"...
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