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06-11-2008, 04:24 PM
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Antarctica base gets 16,500 condoms before darkness
There are at least half a dozen bad jokes in this, and probably a couple of good ones. The math: that's 132 per staff member, but without a gender breakdown, I'm having trouble calculating potential usage properly.
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06-11-2008, 04:45 PM
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Quote: pluckyduck said
 [b]I'm having trouble calculating potential usage properly. | ...and MY first thought was "balloon animals."
I need help.
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06-11-2008, 04:59 PM
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06-11-2008, 05:04 PM
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...but not as much help as MJ needs.
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06-11-2008, 05:11 PM
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06-11-2008, 05:24 PM
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Okay, that's one bad joke and one questionable article link.
[waits for the *good* jokes] 
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06-11-2008, 06:23 PM
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I think you made a typo, Andrea.
You said: Quote: |
that's 132 per staff member
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that's 132 per staffs' members
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06-11-2008, 06:24 PM
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Yeah, keep waiting for the good jokes
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06-11-2008, 07:17 PM
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Isn't there a message board for those?
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06-11-2008, 10:28 PM
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Quote: amykhar said
I think you made a typo, Andrea.
You said:
Shouldn't it have been:
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06-12-2008, 04:49 AM
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Quote: amykhar said
Yeah, keep waiting for the good jokes | I think that might have been a good a joke as we'll get here, so 
The math tho. If you assume that the greater percentage of the population is heterosexual, and assume that the female percentage on a base in Antarctica is going to be significantly smaller than the male population....it sounds as if there are a bunch of geek girls having a *lot* of fun.
You know, making 16,500 balloon animals a season. 
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06-13-2008, 10:17 PM
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Mmm -- I wouldn't count on sexual orientation making a big difference in condom usage. |
06-14-2008, 08:21 AM
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Mmm -- I wouldn't count on sexual orientation making a big difference in condom usage. | Yet another variable that makes it so hard to plot teh action. The number is so impressive, 16,500 for 125 people but I can't figure out what it really means.
Yes. I do have better things to do with my time.
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06-18-2008, 11:19 AM
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well, better safe than sorry.... better too many than too few 
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