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On Jan 17, 6:23*am, Wayne.B wrote:
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Wow, Wayne, and I was going to post about the beached dolphins of Cape
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http://www.boston.com/Boston/metrode...3AP/index.html
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On Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:08:51 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Jan 17, 6:23*am, Wayne.B wrote:
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2012/01/militarys-weapon-agains...


Wow, Wayne, and I was going to post about the beached dolphins of Cape
Cod.

http://www.boston.com/Boston/metrode...3AP/index.html


Sounds to me like those guys are trying to join the Navy!
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http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2012/01/militarys-weapon-against-iranian-mines-high-tech-dolphins/47384/


Well, you know what they say - "It's much better that the mine sink a ship than kill a dolphin!"
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On Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:08:51 -0800 (PST), Tim
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On Jan 17, 6:23*am, Wayne.B wrote:
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2012/01/militarys-weapon-agains...


Wow, Wayne, and I was going to post about the beached dolphins of Cape
Cod.

http://www.boston.com/Boston/metrode...3AP/index.html


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That area of Cape Cod has a lot of very shallow water and tides of 10+
feet. Since they have had quite a few other strandings in the same
vicinity there must be something about the local topography that's
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http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2012/01/militarys-weapon-against-iranian-mines-high-tech-dolphins/47384/


Well, you know what they say - "It's much better that the mine sink a ship than kill a dolphin!


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I wish they could train manatees for that work. I'd be happy to
donate ours.

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On Jan 17, 9:44*am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:59:52 -0500, Happy John
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On Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:23:09 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:


http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2012/01/militarys-weapon-agains....


Well, you know what they say - "It's much better that the mine sink a ship than kill a dolphin!


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I wish they could train manatees for that work. * I'd be happy to
donate ours.


Well, now if the mine looked like a giant head of lettuce.....
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