samboct
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That article is a very fast dismissal of Nungesser's concerns. While the explanation that Olivia gave is plausible, so to are Nungesser's concerns that the digestion of the oil lead to a large volume of oxygen depleted water. While it may be tough to ascertain an exact cause of oxygen depletion, if there was oil in the water, there ought to be some trace elements that should show up. If nobody's done some mass spectroscopy on the fish and compared tissues to previous years, I wouldn't accept that explanation as definitive. Sam PS- Tom- if you're referring to the magnificent derriere as Lucy's avatar, that ass is neither dumb, nor stupid- the word you're looking for is stupendous. It's easy to see how you could confuse stupid with stupendous, the first four letters are the same. The meaning's a little different though....
< Message edited by samboct -- 9/16/2010 2:04:13 PM >
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