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11-19-2008, 05:28 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Predictions
- McCain will die within the next four years.
- Oil will go above $150/barrel within three years.
- There will be a major US earthquake before 2015.
- The stock market will have made a dramatic recovery by Sept 2009.
- GM's Chevy Volt will be a top selling car, even if GM goes under.
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11-19-2008, 05:30 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Location: Texas: No Country for Old Men
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More predictions:
- Two of T-Al's predictions will be correct
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11-19-2008, 05:35 PM
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#3
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Only got A dimple, would have preferred 2!
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11-19-2008, 05:36 PM
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Gone but not forgotten
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Sarah Palin will ghost write a best seller and first dude will be caught in a compromising position with a snowmobile saleswoman .
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11-19-2008, 05:39 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
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McCain will die within the next four years.
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Whats your thought process on this prediction considering his mom is still alive?
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11-19-2008, 06:59 PM
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Love them all except the first and last.
McCain genes too good to die.
Volt--Once again the importers will emerge as the winners.
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11-19-2008, 07:05 PM
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#7
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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I thought about this for a while.
Not sure you would want to hear mine.
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11-19-2008, 07:10 PM
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Gone but not forgotten
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In a 100 years we'll all be dead.
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11-19-2008, 07:11 PM
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I predict my investments are doing much better in 2007, than they will in 2008.
Oh, cr*p! I'm a year behind in my predictions again! At least I know I'm 100% right for a change! 
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11-19-2008, 07:12 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rjpatt
Whats your thought process on this prediction considering his mom is still alive?
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I would guess that Al is thinking that McCain's mom didn't have the same type of life as he did. I would guess 5 years in a prison with regular beatings doesn't help long life span.
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11-19-2008, 07:19 PM
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gone traveling
Join Date: May 2008
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2009-2010
1. Muslim terrorist attack on US soil to test Obama.
2. DJIA over 10,000
3. Major earthquake in CA
4. -2- US car companies
5. Congresssional gridlock
6.-2- Obama administration scandals.
7. US leads world economy out of recession
8. Regional housing mini-booms
9. -1- airline bankruptcy
10 Oil at $90
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11-19-2008, 07:23 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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$hit will happen...
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...not doing anything of true substance...
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11-19-2008, 07:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TromboneAl
- McCain will die within the next four years.
- Oil will go above $150/barrel within three years.
- There will be a major US earthquake before 2015.
- The stock market will have made a dramatic recovery by Sept 2009.
- GM's Chevy Volt will be a top selling car, even if GM goes under.
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2, 3 & 4 wouldn't surprise me at all and I wouldn't bet on #1. But I would bet against #5. Lutz has reportedly estimated as much as $45,000 for the Volt (which makes it a niche eco-chic purchase for celebrities, not something middle American can afford), but I can confirm $40,000 here:
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Originally Posted by 60 Minutes Oct 5, 2008
No one has figured out how to make an electric car cheap. Tesla plans to sell its four-door sedan for $60,000; Lutz at GM wants the Volt to be more of an everyman car.
"I started out very optimistically and said 'I think we can sell this thing for $20,000.' And that turned out to have been, like, one of those 'I wish I hadn't said that.' And then we started hoping for well below 30. And now we're trying to keep it south of 40," Lutz says.
"$40,000 is not an everyman car by any stretch," Stahl remarks.
"That's true," he agrees.
To get buyers, GM will have to sell the car at a loss, which is bad news for a company already burning a billion dollars in cash every month. "I'll tell you what, we can afford a tiny little loss on a car. But we can't afford a $20,000 loss per car. That's just not on," Lutz tells Stahl.
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Video here The Race For The Electric Car Video - CBSNews.com
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11-19-2008, 07:45 PM
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McCain will die within the next four years, reincarnating as obama's first grandchild.
Oil will go above $150/barrel within three years, only to tank again six months later.
There will be a major US earthquake before 2015 in alaska sending a tidal wave which finally reduces real estate prices in hawaii.
The stock market will have made a dramatic recovery by Sept 2009, everyone who jumps aboard loses another 50% in 2010.
GM's Chevy Volt will be a top selling car, even if GM goes under, until a major recall for defective seat belts destroys gm's hard earned reputation.
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11-19-2008, 09:34 PM
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Well these are cheerful....
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11-19-2008, 10:47 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lazygood4nothinbum
McCain will die within the next four years, reincarnating as obama's first grandchild. (snip).
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You can't be serious! The older of the two Obama daughters is only ten, and the younger is barely school age.
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11-19-2008, 10:51 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bestwifeever
Well these are cheerful....
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I know. I was hoping for a new Coke.
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11-19-2008, 11:46 PM
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Might as well get in on the game, since I just woke up unexpectedly:
- Magnitude >8 Earthquake along San Andreas fault around LA, - - Beachfront property buying in Nevada.
- WindPower still sucks in 2015 - not viable $ wise.
- Obama impeached by 2011.
- Dow Jones above 1200 by 2010
- New gas pipeline from North Slope completed by 2015
- Government/Political scandals galore staring mid 2009
- Travel by train still more pleasant but more expensive than flying
- I will never travel by commercial airline- not worth the hassle.
- Camping will always be great fun
- The time for stopping to smell the flowers will always be priceless.
- The joyful and considerate folks of Middle East will continue their adulation of the United States -- Just kidding 
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11-20-2008, 12:04 AM
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I predict that no matter how good it gets, some people will still find something to gripe about.
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11-20-2008, 05:01 AM
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Elvis shows his face and makes his debut as the new lead singer of "Eddie and the Cruisers" 
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