Nope. Washington certainly has a good supply, but in no way is there a monopoly.

Upon doing some further research on my theory about Scandinuvian proclivity towards Moutain Dew, I not only clinched the fact that the proclivity exists, but in fact some Norwegian people may have instinctively even named their children after certain brands of mead. For example, did you know that Mountain Dew in Bokmal is translated ......ta da....
Fjellet Dugg!

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Subject: Re: [TN] (NTC) RE: [TN] Element Quiz Answer

And there was I, thinking that the greatest concentration of Neanderthal man in N. America was in Washington, DC.

Brian

On 16.06.2014 17:14, David Hillman wrote:
> Hi Dean - Just for the record, the cleaning crew won't go in Doug's 
> cubical due to the threat of a Diet Mountain Dew bottle avalanche. The 
> EQAB actually agrees with your logic of "the absence of evidence is 
> never considered to be evidence of absence" but being engineers and 
> trying to be unbiased to all of the Element Quiz participants, they 
> use only published scientific information and not hypothesized 
> information. The EQAB would quickly accept Doug's reference of 
> Neanderthal man if and when scientific evidence comes to light of 
> their existence in Montana. Now, if you are suggesting that Doug has 
> Neanderthal man in his family tree, that would explain a few things...............................
>
> Dave
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 8:48 AM, Stadem, Richard D. < 
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Well, I am certainly surprised at how quickly EQAB dismissed the very 
>> reasonable and thoughtful response of the esteemed Dr. Pauls.
>>
>> He is not known to be a fabricator of stories.
>>
>> Everyone knows that Bonkium does not stick around very long, and it 
>> is quite possible that the Rockwell cleaning crew could easily have 
>> cleaned up the deposits of Bonkium under his desk inadvertently, 
>> because I know that the small black holes in the fabric of our 
>> dimension bother certain people, much like missing pieces of jigsaw puzzles on black paper.
>>
>> And I take issue with the statement that Neanderthal man was never 
>> present in North America. There is a lot of evidence on TV that space 
>> invaders from other planets regularly traveled to Earth in search of 
>> Bonkium in prehistoric times, and it has been theorized within 
>> scientific circles that quite possibly these aliens could have 
>> conscripted Neanderthals to help them hunt for it, and some 
>> Neanderthals may have escaped the aliens while visiting beautiful 
>> downtown Helena, West Dakota as it was known in Neanderthal times.
>>
>> Just because nobody has ever found evidence of this does not mean it 
>> did not happen. Absence of evidence is never considered to be 
>> evidence of absence. Is there any scientific evidence that anybody 
>> ever bothered to look for Neanderthal man's presence in Montana? 
>> There were lots of dinosaurs in Montana, and everybody knows that 
>> Neanderthal man was adept at catching T. Rex and taming them so they 
>> could be used for travel and for other purposes (there are lots of 
>> examples of Neanderthal bones found mixed in with T.Rex bones where 
>> they died in battle together), so there must have been cattle drives 
>> organized to capture the wild Tyrannosaurus running across the 
>> Plains, and where else would they go to capture them? Why, Montana and Wyoming, of course.
>>
>> I would also like to point out that while it is true that evidence of 
>> Neanderthal man has never been found elsewhere in America, it is 
>> quite possible that it was missed only because it was not recognized. 
>> In some areas, such as Iowa, it has been speculated that the remains 
>> of Neanderthals may have gone undetected as they were so similar to 
>> the remains of early Iowans and Wisconsinite peoples who settled 
>> there, quite unlike the much more advanced Viking remains discovered 
>> around Decorah, Iowa which are easily recognized due to the fact that 
>> their knuckles were not deformed from walking so far across dry land. 
>> They understood it was much faster and easier to travel by boat.
>>
>> Because of the fact that the prehistoric Vikings were such excellent 
>> travelers, it has been speculated that they knew how to find and 
>> control Bonkium in such a way as to create larger black holes in the 
>> fabric of our dimension and use them as shortcuts to other areas of 
>> the world. So it makes sense that alien invaders would go straight to 
>> the Vikings in order to do the same with space travel, doesn’t it?
>> My two kroners worth.
>> Dean
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Hillman
>> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2014 7:39 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: [TN] Element Quiz Answer
>>
>> Hi folks - Here is the Element Quiz Question
>>
>> The Question:
>> This element is one of the first metals used by humans. Approximately 
>> 79 million tons of this element exist in the oceans but no one has 
>> figured out an economical method of extraction. Ernest Rutherford 
>> used this element to perform a now very classic experiment. What element is being described?
>>
>> The Answer:
>> The element is Gold (Au)! Approximately 1 milligram of gold is in one 
>> ton of seawater so if you can figure out an economical way to exact 
>> it, you could quit your job. Its elemental abbreviation, Au, comes 
>> from the Latin word "aurum" which means "shining dawn". The purity of 
>> gold is measured in "carats" where one carat is equal to one part in 
>> 24. Pure gold is rated as
>> 24 carats but is too soft to be of use in jewelry, 18 carats is 
>> typically used instead. E. Rutherford used gold foil to demonstrate 
>> atomic structure and alpha particles.
>>
>>
>> The winner of the weekly element quiz is Greg Munie, IPC and he will 
>> get the services of Clumpy and Kloumpios for the week.
>>
>> The Element Quiz Arbitration Board (EQAB)reviewed Doug's submission 
>> of "Bonkium" and unfortunately disqualified his answer (yes, we know 
>> everyone is stunned by the result). The seven members of the EQAB 
>> could find no scientific records stating that Neanderthal man was 
>> ever present in North America thus invalidating Doug's West Butte 
>> Montana information. The EQAB is still researching to see if there is 
>> indeed a deposit of "Bonkium" under Doug's desk.
>>
>> So far Clumpy and Kloumpios have done the following:
>>
>> Past Quiz winners/tasks:
>> Week 1 Dick Krug,  Spartan Complex Systems Week 2 Laura Turbini, IRC 
>> Week
>> 3 James Head, Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited Week 3 Pat 
>> Goodyear, PGE Week 4 Joe Russeau, Precision Analysts Laboratory Week 
>> 5 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security Week 6 Steve 
>> Gregory Week 7 Phil Kinner Week 8 Brian Ellis Week 9 James Head, 
>> Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited Week 10 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
>> Week 11 Keith Calhoun, Sopark Corp
>> Week 12 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Elektronik Week 13 Leland 
>> Woodall, CSTech Inc.
>> Week 14 Brian Ellis
>> Week 15 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security Week 16 Steve 
>> Gregory Week 17 Phil Kinner Week 18 Ian Braddock, MBDA Systems Week 
>> 19 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
>> Week 20 Denny Fritz, SAIC
>> Week 21 Amol Kane
>> Week 21 Dewey Whittaker, Honeywell
>> Week 21 David Bealer, Watch Fire Signs Week 22 Phil Kinner Week 23 
>> Guy Ramsey, RD Circuits Week 24 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger Week 
>> 25 Keith Calhoun, Sopark Corp Week 26 Paul Reid, PWB Interconnect 
>> Solutions Inc Week 27 Greg Munie, IPC Week 28 Steve Gregory Week 29 
>> Gus Trakas, Viasystems Week 29 Steve Creswick Week 30 Robert Welch, 
>> Moog Component Group Week 31 Heidi Havelka, Interplex Sunbelt Week 32 
>> Raye Rivera, Canoga Perkins Week 33 Steve Creswick Week 34 Dewey 
>> Whittaker, Honeywell Week 35 Don Vischulis Week 36 Greg Munie, IPC 
>> Week 37 Larry Dzaugis Week 37 Bonus Question Steve Mikell Week 38 
>> Curt McNamara, Logic PD Week 38 Bonus Question Dewey Whittaker, 
>> Honeywell Week
>> 39 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
>> Week 40 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
>> Week 40 Ron Feyereisen, Sigmatron Int.
>> Week 41 Steve Gregory
>> Week 42 Steve Mikell
>> Week 43 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger Week 44 Leland Woodall, CSTech 
>> Inc.
>> Week 44 Eddie Hofer, Rockwell Collins Week 45 Leland Woodall, CSTech 
>> Inc.
>> Week 46 Joe Russeau, Precision Analysts Laboratory Week 47 Phil 
>> Bavaro,
>> L-3 Communications Week 48 Brian Ellis Week 49 Leland Woodall, CSTech 
>> Week
>> 49 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics
>>
>> Week 50 Greg Munie, IPC
>> - I am honored to have the guys services again. Bud break is just 
>> starting in the vineyard so it's a great time for them to finish 
>> pruning and do some trellis repair. Tell them to meet me at the Lisle 
>> station. Or just "John Deere" it to the vineyard if they want. The 
>> monks will put them up in the guest house. And I'll keep 'em busy and (hopefully) out of trouble.
>>
>> Week 51 Karen Tellefsen, Alpha
>> - There is a bamboo patch in the back of my yard that was damaged by 
>> the snow this winter, I would be grateful if the boys would clear the 
>> fallen stalks.  I hope they brought their rubber hip boots, that part 
>> of the yard is very muddy and it's raining today.
>>
>> Week 52 Greg Munie, IPC
>> - assisted with ????
>>
>>
>> Everyone have a safe week.
>>
>> Dave Hillman
>> Rockwell Collins
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