Do Living People Outnumber the Dead?


	Do Living People Outnumber the Dead?

thisnamecantbetaken

6-15-2007 3:17 AM

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life, death, population, sustainability, earth

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6-16-2007 4:33 AM

delete101

Good one Mstake!

6-16-2007 4:36 AM

sl0wdjin

I can't answer the question (Do Living People Outnumber the Dead?). It's harder to count all the dead ones.

6-16-2007 4:19 PM

BigBadWolf

Hey sexy... long time no talky. *wink*

6-17-2007 12:12 AM

mushmaster25

I am willing to bet the dead outnumber the living...You know that hair raising on the back of your neck? That's just one of them tickling you....

6-17-2007 11:42 AM

thisnamecantbetaken

Hi BBW! Long time, no read! Nice to see you back in the (outnumbered) Land of the Living! *LOL*

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