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  1. Re:Terrestial Methane may come from Cows on Martian Methane May Come From Rocks · · Score: 1

    "...some scientists thought this was indirect evidence of methane-producing bacteria. But animals such as bovines can create methane in a process known as breaking wind." Actually the methane in cow farts comes from bacteria living in the cows. Still a funny read, though, xmas2003.

  2. Re:Does anyone use it? on Netscape 8 Breaks IE XML · · Score: 2, Informative

    I've heard that uninstalling NS8 won't fix the XML problem because the uninstall doesn't fix the registry changes made. You'll need to do a system restore to before the installation or after uninstalling NS8, deleting the following registry entry will resolve the problem: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Plugins\Extension\.xml

  3. Re:Now I get it!!! on Space Weather Warning · · Score: 2, Informative

    The Straight Dope claims the letters come from the phrase "Oll Korrect." The phrase comes from a curious fad for "comical abbreviations" that swept the country in the 1830s and 1840s. The estimable Oxford Dictionary concurs, while also noting that the term has several foreign equivalents: the Scots "och aye," the Greek "ola kala," the Choctaw Indian "Oke." http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20050321.html

  4. Re:Yes! on Space Weather Warning · · Score: 2, Funny

    Since 6 percent is insignificant, please forward me 6 percent of your salary. Thanks.

  5. Re:DNA off by one? on Asteroid Named After Douglas Adams · · Score: 1

    Interesting thinking, but I guess since its not 43, its also "not 2B", and perhaps thats why Earth gets destroyed...