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Re: OT: The Great Warming followed by ICE
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Roy Brown <[log in to unmask]>
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Roy Brown <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 25 Feb 2004 23:53:49 +0000
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In message <[log in to unmask]>, John Pitman
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> Why did the carrier pigeon die out in north America?

I think you might mean the passenger pigeon.

The carrier pigeon stuck around until fat pipes, its inability to carry
large attachments, and its proneness to viruses meant that it was
largely superseded by the Internet.....



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