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Old 07-28-2011, 05:49 AM
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Default Associated Press FacePalm.
This is where all of the news organizations get their stories.

http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/386c...4745e208b5afb3

There is not enough facepalm for this....
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Old 07-28-2011, 05:53 AM
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are you concerned with their use of boiling point?
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Old 07-28-2011, 05:56 AM
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212 degrees, that's gotta be some kind of record :eek5:
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Old 07-28-2011, 06:19 AM
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meh... maybe its just a turn of phrase to hype up the heat..... "oh man its boiling out there!"
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Old 07-28-2011, 06:20 AM
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meh... maybe its just a turn of phrase to hype up the heat..... "oh man its boiling out there!"
I can see using that for the headline, but the article actually reads "residents are bracing themselves for temperatures near and above boiling point." which implies that they're being serious and seriously dumb.
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Old 07-28-2011, 06:23 AM
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I am concerned that this person may have a college degree.....
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Old 07-28-2011, 08:00 AM
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In degrees Celsius, they were right.
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Old 07-28-2011, 08:42 AM
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Kill them with fire, I suppose. This is an outrage!
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Old 07-28-2011, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by sids1045
In degrees Celsius, they were right.
In degrees celcius, it was 38 h:
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Old 07-28-2011, 08:48 AM
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bunch of nancy's. it can top out at well over 120 here.
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