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It's always today!


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Not everywhere. It's tomorrow in New Zealand.

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Goody! Let's go there for some jam!


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Weather conditions here are so bad that it's still yesterday.

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That's OK - I've now got two possibilities for jam!


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Originally Posted By: Rhubarb Commando
That's OK - I've now got two possibilities for jam!
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Yesterday they honored (Saint) Nicolas Steno - the "father" of stratigraphy who discovered the paleontological "principle of superposition."

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Well, for heaven's sake--I took several geology courses but don't recall ever hearing of him. Thanks! Oh...wait. Oh, no! FF, you are terrible!! GROAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNN!!!

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01/12/12
Nicolas Steno's 374th birthday, Danish pioneer in both anatomy and geology.

Were you not around then Jackie??

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Hardy-har-har.

I thought Steno - the "father" of stratigraphy was going to lead into that this person invented stenography.

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