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DuaneBidoux

(4,198 posts) Thu Jan 9, 2014, 06:05 PM Jan 2014

Brutal Australian Heatwave (or how conservatives can't grasp things far away)

I hope someone points out that just because it's cold up here you mustn't forget that half the world is experiencing summer: and there it's real fucking hot!

http://www.alternet.org/environment/100000-bats-fall-sky-australia-due-extreme-heat-wave

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Brutal Australian Heatwave (or how conservatives can't grasp things far away) (Original Post) DuaneBidoux Jan 2014 OP

Far away doesn't count and probably doesn't really exist. Shrike47 Jan 2014 #1

How can they be so hot when it is so cold here? RC Jan 2014 #2

interestingly, the Irish Church has found some techniques of help for RWers MisterP Jan 2014 #3

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)

1. Far away doesn't count and probably doesn't really exist.

Reply to DuaneBidoux (Original post)

Thu Jan 9, 2014, 06:08 PM

Jan 2014

RC

(25,592 posts)

2. How can they be so hot when it is so cold here?

Reply to DuaneBidoux (Original post)

Thu Jan 9, 2014, 06:28 PM

Jan 2014

Yeah, yeah, yeah... I know where Australia is and all about the Earth being tilted 22½°, our elliptical orbit around the sun and all that.

But we have people right here in this country that can't find the United States on a world map.

MisterP

(23,730 posts)

3. interestingly, the Irish Church has found some techniques of help for RWers

Reply to DuaneBidoux (Original post)

Thu Jan 9, 2014, 09:05 PM

Jan 2014

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