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Ethanol Is Like The Filet Mignon Of Fuels..

a: Using ethanol for fuel ~
b: stretching your hamburger supplies with Filet Mignon

What: "As was said waaaay back in the 70's when ethanol first started to appear in motor fuels, "stretching your fuel supplies by using ethanol is like stretching your hamburger supplies with Filet Mignon.".........

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Writer: Brett66
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Date: Aug 8 2011 12:32 AM



a: Thyme ~
b: time

What: "And it appears in my mind that the thyme is like time" The rest is in the link.

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Writer: Behn and Twichell.
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Date: Oct 30 2013 7:31 PM



a: organic chemistry ~
b: a yearlong colonoscopy

What:

"The premed curriculum is fairly standard. Required are chemistry, physics, calculus, biology, vertebrate anatomy or some variation and my all-time favorite, organic chemistry. Organic chemistry is like a yearlong colonoscopy with no sedation or facilitative lubricants."


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Writer: Dr Alan Muskett's
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Date: Dec 16 2014 6:45 PM



a: food chain ~
b: a ladder

What:

"All living things are linked to each other. They need other living things to survive. A food chain is like a ladder. Imagine you are standing in the middle of a ladder."


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Writer: Trisha Callella-Jones, ‎Marilyn Marks
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Date: May 21 2015 11:19 AM



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