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The rise of air conditioning in North America may have caused Kennedy to win in 60, Gore to lose in 2000 and for people becoming obese...(link)

Posted by Walt_Disney (aka Walt_Disney) Jul 7 '10, 12:09

Ohhh and it has changed historic sexual norms.

Fight the power that is air conditioning!!!

http://arts.nationalpost.com/2010/07/07/qa-stan-cox-talks-truths-about-our-air-conditioned-world/ (arts.nationalpost.com)

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private use of AC units should be outlawed or taxed -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 7, 12:11 14
- good luck with that -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 12:22 1
  - it's requres more luck to propose it in summer yes -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 7, 12:26
- Heh. My work is talking about air conditioning our office. I think it will be the first unit I've seen up here, ever. - Dr.Vermin Jul 7, 12:20 4
  - If I had it, I think there'd be maybe 5 days a year that I'd turn it on. -- nm - Reagen Jul 7, 12:25 1
    - What I learned in Virginia: you just need a fan. - Dr.Vermin Jul 7, 12:27
  - wait for it - Danedukenuuk Jul 7, 12:22 1
    - This will lower our energy costs! - Dr.Vermin Jul 7, 12:25
- When you pry it from my cold, dead hands. -- nm - TWuG Jul 7, 12:14 5
  - Word. When it's 100 and humid not having it is torture. - Krusty Jul 7, 12:22 2
    - yes it is i demand more siestas and free beer -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 7, 12:23 1
      - Free cold beer would be nice. Bloomberg needs to get on that. -- nm - Krusty Jul 7, 12:28
  - mmm cold .....tempting -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 7, 12:20
  - werd -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 7, 12:15
- says the man that lives at the 56th parallel. -- nm - Reagen Jul 7, 12:13

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