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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-21-07 01:32 PM
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Remember man that you are dust and unto dust you shall return.
Just a reminder.
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Possumpoint Donating Member (937 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-21-07 01:35 PM
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1. Your Point?
Why here, why now?
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-21-07 01:37 PM
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2. It's the phrase used when Catholics and other Christians get Ashes
put on their foreheads at the beginning of Lent. It's a bit of stoicism that tends to be unpopular in Western culture these days.
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-21-07 01:38 PM
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3. It's a rather good thought to keep in mind when dealing with life.
A bit of humility is always helpful.
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demrabble Donating Member (500 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-21-07 01:42 PM
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4. I Use a Swiffer
I used a Swiffer, myself.

It helps to keep the dust down.
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wuushew Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-21-07 01:44 PM
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5. if by dust you mean the nuclear byproducts of supernovae then yes
n/t
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shadowknows69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-21-07 02:02 PM
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6. that too
we are all made of stars. So perhaps the saying should be ash to ashes, flunk to flunky. We know Major Tom's a junkie. Sorry. Music lover disease.
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cornfedyank Donating Member (642 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-21-07 02:03 PM
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7. it's time to parr-tee..... n/t
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