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SeaRaven	Post subject: 欢迎 Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 3:47 am
Joined: Tue Sep 30, 2003 12:01 am Posts: 1112 Location: An undisclosed alpine meadow	A hearty TCE welcome tozhangyaqiong of the Baotou Aluminum Co. Ltd. of Inner Mongolia!<p>Two questions:<p>1. Do they do much copy editing at the Baotou Aluminum Co. Ltd. of Inner Mongolia?<p>2. How come the only guy smiling at this signing ceremony at the Baotou Aluminum Co. Ltd. of Inner Mongolia is the dude in uniform?<p><p>[ May 13, 2004: Message edited by: SeaRaven ]</p>
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Gatekeeper	Post subject: Re: 欢迎 Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 2:11 pm
Joined: Fri Nov 07, 2003 1:01 am Posts: 309 Location: Upper Midwest	Interesting. A member who hails from Inner Mongolia. How many other world folks do we have here?<p>Gatekeeper<p>-30-
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larepublica	Post subject: Re: 欢迎 Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 3:27 pm
Joined: Fri Nov 28, 2003 1:01 am Posts: 399 Location: Lesotho, where it does snow	Well, I am in Costa Rica, where reporters turn in 67-word ledes that say nothing and then do not understand why I send the story back to them. At the rate things are going we probably could have a legit "international" TCE conference.
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JPSheehan	Post subject: Re: 欢迎 Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 9:53 pm
Joined: Mon Apr 05, 2004 12:01 am Posts: 101 Location: Inner Baltimore	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by SeaRaven:<p>2. How come the only guy smiling at this signing ceremony at the Baotou Aluminum Co. Ltd. of Inner Mongolia is the dude in uniform? <hr></blockquote><p>He's holding the gun.
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Bumfketeer	Post subject: Re: 欢迎 Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 10:40 pm
Joined: Fri Nov 15, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 3557 Location: Cusp of retirement, grave or both	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Gatekeeper: Interesting. A member who hails from Inner Mongolia. How many other world folks do we have here?<p>Gatekeeper<p>-30-<hr></blockquote><p> I was born in southern Alabama. Does that count?
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Gatekeeper	Post subject: Re: 欢迎 Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 2:08 am
Joined: Fri Nov 07, 2003 1:01 am Posts: 309 Location: Upper Midwest	^^^Heh. It might've 139 or so years ago ... ---<p>Gatekeeper<p>-30-
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fork	Post subject: Re: 欢迎 Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 10:37 am
Joined: Fri Mar 19, 2004 1:01 am Posts: 9 Location: Huntsville, Alabama	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Bumfketeer: <p> I was born in southern Alabama. Does that count?<hr></blockquote> I am located in Alabama: Does that count?
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paulwiggins	Post subject: Re: 欢迎 Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 10:40 am
Joined: Wed Oct 08, 2003 12:01 am Posts: 3137 Location: Homebush NSW Australia	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by donnaf: I am located in Alabama: Does that count?<hr></blockquote><p>yes it does
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wisekwai	Post subject: Re: 欢迎 Posted: Thu May 20, 2004 9:29 am
Joined: Wed Apr 28, 2004 12:01 am Posts: 24 Location: Someplace	Checking in from Bangkok, Thailand, by way of southern Illinois.
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Jester	Post subject: Re: 欢迎 Posted: Thu May 20, 2004 4:16 pm
Joined: Wed May 19, 2004 12:01 am Posts: 6 Location: Sydney, Australia	A Sydneysider puts his hand up.
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