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Kids Reach For A Piece Of The Pi

Posted February 29, 2012 12:14 PM

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02/29/2012 12:55 PM

Well we adults cracked the Genome so I guess it's time for the kids to work on the Skasis Paradigm.

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02/29/2012 4:00 PM

My front gate.

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03/01/2012 7:06 AM

Units, you need units for that sign to work. And pi is non-dimensional....

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03/01/2012 8:14 AM

I don't agree. "Beware of Dog" does not need any units.

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03/01/2012 10:24 AM

It might be helpful to know how many "units" of dogs he has.

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03/01/2012 2:28 PM

3.14- The bitch is pregnant!

Don't look at me, I didn't do it.

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03/02/2012 4:26 AM

Implicit in the singular use of the word, shirley.

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03/02/2012 6:06 PM

But which one?

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03/04/2012 9:58 AM

The dog, old man.

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