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   The Nihilist said, 6 months ago

   Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent …

   Thanks Isaac
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   Ronald Davis said, 6 months ago

   That smell is called petrichor.
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   Adam said, 6 months ago

   @The Nihilist

   Gotta love the Foundation series. Classic Sci-Fi at its best.
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   Chris Kenworthy said, 6 months ago

   @Ronald Davis

   I thought you don’t smell petrichor until after the rain has passed, but I’m not sure.
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   whmIII said, 5 months ago

   I guess I can smell it as well…never fails.
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   nighthawks said, 5 months ago

   @Chris Kenworthy

   yes, she’s talking about smelling it before it gets there
   Before the rain begins, one of the first odors you may notice as winds pick up and clouds roll in is a sweet, pungent zing in your nostrils. That’s the sharp, fresh aroma of ozone—
   the petrihor is after it begins to rain
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   Frederick Barnett said, 5 months ago

   I’ve smelled rain before it actually did several times.
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   prfesser said, 5 months ago

   Actually, just before a rain, if the wind is right, and if it has been dry for several days, you can smell rain – smells like clean air. People in Los Angeles and New York (or the whole north-east megalopolis) never really get to experience this because their air is so filthy.
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   OldestandWisest said, 5 months ago

   @The Nihilist

   Because, as H. Beam Piper replied, only the incompetent wait til the last to use violence, when it is too late for anything, including prayer.
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    Charles Smith said, 5 months ago

    @The Nihilist

    He had it wrong. Violence is the first reguge of the incompetent. The competent run throuh other options first, and then resort to violence when nothing else will do.
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    TrapperJohn said, 5 months ago

    @Charles Smith

    “He had it wrong. Violence is the first reguge of the incompetent. The competent run throuh other options first, and then resort to violence when nothing else will do.”
    ~
    You are both wrong. AND, you are both right. Isn’t the internet a wonderful place for obtaining misinformation?
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    James Padget said, 5 months ago

    @TrapperJohn

    Or for arguing inconsequential topics.
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    Dr Fogg said, 5 months ago

    I new a guy that could tell you how long before it would rain by the smell.
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    Penny Robinson Fan Club said, 5 months ago

    @The Nihilist

    Well, that explains the Occupy movement, then.
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    Jim Kleinhans said, 5 months ago

    @The Nihilist

    Violence is the first (and only) refuge of the avenger. Otherwise, fuggeditabouddit.

    Thanks, Don Vito
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