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#51 2012-04-08 20:17:26

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Re: Word Play 13

Oh yeah, Keanu Reeves said that. 
Earth was sold to aliens by the government? Why?


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#52 2012-04-08 21:27:32

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Re: Word Play 13

Why do people sell things?


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#53 2012-04-08 22:44:40

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To get money. But what if the aliens didn't have Earth currency?
Then it could be bribery. For... protection? Or to not be destroyed... 

That's all I got.


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#54 2012-04-08 23:47:06

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Re: Word Play 13

That is why people sell things?


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#55 2012-04-09 01:11:31

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Is it? I don't know! I'm speculating.
I expect you to know.


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#56 2012-04-09 01:13:10

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Re: Word Play 13

You do not know?


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#57 2012-04-09 01:27:25

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Re: Word Play 13

I've lost complete knowledge of why anyone does anything.
I'm just using my little knowledge of psychology to estimate.


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#58 2012-04-09 01:28:37

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What good will psychology do here? Beings sell things to make a profit or an equitable exchange.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#59 2012-04-09 01:38:07

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That's basically what I said originally.
Psychology works for some people...


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#60 2012-04-09 01:39:45

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Nope. We are discussing sales.


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#61 2012-04-09 01:48:12

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Re: Word Play 13

But we were discussing the reason for the sale.
Like, why have the government sold Earth to the aliens?


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#62 2012-04-09 01:50:50

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Re: Word Play 13

Again, why do people sell things?


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#63 2012-04-09 02:01:45

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Re: Word Play 13

I don't know!
I'll Google it, & find out.
GRR! Thought Yahoo Answers had something there but the question was deleted!

It would seem Google doesn't know either.


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#64 2012-04-09 02:02:33

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Re: Word Play 13

See post #58


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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#65 2012-04-09 02:07:08

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Re: Word Play 13

Oh yeah. ...awkward. Short term memory loss.
Well if you knew the answer, then why did you re-ask the question?


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#66 2012-04-09 02:08:27

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Because you asked the same question again. That is the answer for the second time.


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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
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#67 2012-04-09 02:10:31

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Re: Word Play 13

I did? Oh yeah. I was really just using that to make a point.
So... how much did the government make? & if they sold the Earth then why do they still need taxes?


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#68 2012-04-09 02:11:15

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Re: Word Play 13

They used a more ancient system than money.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#69 2012-04-09 02:13:52

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Re: Word Play 13

Oh. I see. So what did the government get in return for ownership of the Earth?


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#70 2012-04-09 02:16:00

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Re: Word Play 13

No you do not see. What system is older than the monetary system, more basic?


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#71 2012-04-09 02:50:39

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Re: Word Play 13

uhhh... Trade? 
That's what I implied when I asked...


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#72 2012-04-09 02:55:00

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Re: Word Play 13

They gave us technology and we gave them ...


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
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#73 2012-04-09 02:57:49

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Re: Word Play 13

They gave us technology? Which technology?
When was this arrangement anyway?


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#74 2012-04-09 03:00:34

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Re: Word Play 13

Mostly surveillance and power for weaponry.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#75 2012-04-09 03:26:38

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Re: Word Play 13

I suspected as much.
Like what? It was the fission bomb wasn't it? Fusion, too? Hubble telescope? International space station?


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