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Old 12-04-2011, 07:10 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Finally...a use is found for the morbidly obese? Of course this is AFTER morbidity has set in....


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Old 12-04-2011, 09:01 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I wonder if i could sell my future corpse to the power company while i'm still alive.
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Old 12-04-2011, 10:22 AM   #3 (permalink)
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well, we're burning big old scary dinosaurs and noone has a problem with that
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Old 12-04-2011, 11:21 AM   #4 (permalink)
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"generate enough electricity to power 1,500, according"

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Definitely resourceful, I don't see a problem with it! It kinda goes back into the whole circle of life thing as well.
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Old 12-04-2011, 11:31 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Hot air would be the real trick; then we could get some value out of Washington D.C., Sacramento CA, etc.
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Old 12-04-2011, 11:53 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Old 12-04-2011, 12:49 PM   #7 (permalink)
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