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Farewell Duke Snider!

ErrollLeVant @ErrollLeVant (4353) • United States 28 Feb 11

In the summer of 1958 I got to see my first Major League Baseball game at Connie Mack Stadium. The Phillies were hosting the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robin Roberts pitched for the Phils, and was the winning pitcher. Don Drysdale took the...

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No Fireplace Mantle?

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 4 Dec 08

I wish I lived in my childhood home. We had a large fireplace and burnt in it each winter almost daily. It was especially welcomed around this time of the year with the Holidays around the corner. Stockings hung on the mantle,...

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"Hung With Care"

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 22 Nov 08

Stockings hung by the fireplace with care in hopes that St Nick would soon be there. Well these are 2 of the stockings in my house hung with care. They are for the grandchildren. Each year we make and fill the stockings for the...

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Baseball Card of Derek Jeter has President Bush and Mickey Mantle in the photo!

jbright @jbright (20) • United States 2 Mar 07

Have you heard about this crazy baseball card that has President George W. Bush and hall of fame baseball player Mickey Mantle pictured in the background? They have obviously been added into the original photo by an employee....

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Do mantle plumes exist?

ready2earn @ready2earn (435) • Italy 17 Dec 06

This is a nice current issue in the Earth sciences so I thought I'd bring it up. From what I've read there are some serious doubts as to the validity of the mantle plume hypothesis. It was initially proposed to explain "hot spots"...

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