From: "John Beamish" 

Did I ever suggest we should get together for a beer    !
"Doug Bryce"  wrote in message
news:3e90bb29.4021317{at}news.barkto.com...
> BTDT....know the feeling *very* well 
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> On Sun, 6 Apr 2003 11:56:31 -0400, "John Beamish"
>  wrote:
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> >When she's away!?!?!!?  Even when (especially when? ) she's here!
> >
> >"Doug Bryce"  wrote in message
> >news:3e8f9c5f.890946{at}news.barkto.com...
> >> Is that what happens when Valerie goes away?  
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> >> On Sat, 5 Apr 2003 22:04:38 -0500, "John Beamish"
> >>  wrote:
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> >> >"Bill Lucy"  wrote in message
> >> >news:MPG.18f94db4a261c85a98b515{at}news.barkto.com...
> >> >> Out of darkness, John Beamish says...
> >> >> > For those who like numbers:
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> >> >> > Iraq:  437,072 sq km (about twice the size of Idaho), pop
24,000,000
> >> >> > http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/iz.html
> >> >> >
> >> >> > (BTW, that's 168,754 sq mi)
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Texas:  267,339 sq mi (about the size of Texas
), pop
21,325,000
> >> >> > http://www.50states.com/facts/texas.htm
> >> >>
> >> >> Iran is 1,648,000 sq km (Texas plus California and a
bit more). I'm
> >pretty
> >> >sure
> >> >> that was the comparison
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