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	Desert power?

JICWyllie

12-12-2008 12:26 PM

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environment, i-climate change, i-opportunity

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12-12-2008 1:02 PM

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THAT'S AMAZING! Ya know people have a lot of negative things to say about this topic, but I am one to believe that deserts can be of great use in this world. Oh I know....... transfats, claories, waistline over the line... blah blah blah. People say "I can't even look at a dessert without gaining 5 pounds. Well maybe they will look at deserts a little differently now!

Who knows what this could lead to? Maybe before long we can fill up the tank with donuts or something.

"Fill'er up with the chocolate covered, jelly filled please. I'll take one for the road with me."

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