# CP solves Mid East Conflict

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cp-solves-mid-east-conflict/101786>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 4, 2002, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cp-solves-mid-east-conflict/101786 "2002-04-04T15:48:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2002, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cp-solves-mid-east-conflict/101786/1 "2002-04-04T15:48:01Z")

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How… symbolic, in a way.

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**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2002, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cp-solves-mid-east-conflict/101786/2 "2002-04-04T16:06:26Z")

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Arrrruumm… OK.  
No! Wait! Huh???😕

Cite? Link? Anything??

I have NO idea what you’re talking about…

Did I miss something?

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**Author:** ![Legomancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/779978/32.png) [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2002, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cp-solves-mid-east-conflict/101786/3 "2002-04-04T16:07:20Z")

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THUNDERDOME!

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**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2002, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cp-solves-mid-east-conflict/101786/4 "2002-04-04T16:18:01Z")

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I just want to see Sharon and Arafat in giant mechanized suits of body armor with flamethrowers and missile launchers and gatling guns going head-to-head.

Ideally, in the streets of Tokyo.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2002, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cp-solves-mid-east-conflict/101786/5 "2002-04-04T16:18:49Z")

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So I avidly read the email about the fire ants outside Parnell Hall. I have always wanted to see some. “Able to kill cattle that disturb their mounds” etc., etc., etc.

I went and stared at the little ants and their moderate sized mound.

And you know what?

I didn’t mess with them, and they didn’t mess with me.