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Exedore
03-16-2004, 2:19 AM
Link (http://www.startribune.com/stories/587/4664328.html)
Associated Press March 15, 2004

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. -- City officials were so concerned about the potentially dangerous properties of dihydrogen monoxide that they considered banning foam cups after they learned the chemical was used in their production.













A few of us probably realize the joke at first, but the funny part is that a whole city council and research staff didn't.
Doombringer64
03-16-2004, 2:22 AM
Whahahaha, that has always been one of my favorite jokes.
ShawnManX
03-16-2004, 2:22 AM
THey're just hydrophobic, some people just are.
d00d
03-16-2004, 9:08 AM
when my friend sent an email about dihydrogen monoxide i really believed it. later on he told me what it was... ^^;
Traveller
03-16-2004, 10:27 AM
a former classmate of mine wrote a persuasive speech and got an advanced speech class to vote to ban DHMO in all forms from the school.
Graeme
03-16-2004, 11:45 AM
Hahaha, ahh that's classy. I led a few of my friends into believing Dihydrogen Monoxide was a harmful substance, but they eventually caught on. For a group of adults, let alone the adults governing a city to fall for it . . . .let's just say it really doesn't look good for reelection time ;).
dunchy
03-16-2004, 12:15 PM
/me doesn't get it.

Can someone explaign please?
Duddits
03-16-2004, 12:36 PM
dihydrogen monoxide...

dihydrogen monoxide

Di = 2
Mono = 1

2 hydrogen 1 oxygen

Hydrogen = H
Oxygen = O

H2O

Dihydrogen monoxide is water.
Raging-Fury
03-16-2004, 2:08 PM
wow thats a great one lol that had to be funny
ZeroDarkStar
03-16-2004, 2:11 PM
Woah. I'm not voting for them. O_o

Well, I can't vote, drink or live in the state of California, so it doesn't matter.
Battlecruiser
03-16-2004, 3:19 PM
that was funny. I love that one. I thought almost everyone knew that dihydrogen monoxide is water. I guess not.
Duddits
03-16-2004, 3:58 PM
Some people just don't use their common sense sometimes :rolleyes: What? Why is everybody looking at Duddits.
Geno
03-16-2004, 6:16 PM
/me laughs

That's truely classic...

~Larry "Geno" Meyers
Dark_Soul74
03-16-2004, 7:38 PM
I oughta report to my school board the 'dangerously high levels' of dihydrogen monoxide in the drinking fountains...
SoulreaverELITE
03-16-2004, 10:28 PM
DOWN WITH DIHYDROGENMONOXIDE!!! WAAAAGH!!!! *breathes*
its highly dangerous when inhaled! how can we let our children near this stuff! :D
EDIT: this reminds me of something youd see in simcity 2000
Duddits
03-16-2004, 10:39 PM
Lol... every play SC2000 on playstation with out a mouse? Now that's hard.
RoP
03-17-2004, 7:46 PM
wtf. what does that have anything to do with this thread?

anyway. That's hilarious. How can an entire city be fooled? I mean, come on, is the WHOLE town stupid???????????
Duddits
03-17-2004, 7:59 PM
wtf. what does that have anything to do with this thread?
Read post above Duddits' last. Duddits doesn't think the entire town is stupid, just ignorant.