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The House is scheduled to vote, later this week, on selling surplus helium. Can hardly wait to see how the Republicans connect that to abortion . . .
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Helium? (Original Post)
madamesilverspurs
Apr 2013
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Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)1. Probably just sending up a trial balloon...
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sarisataka
(18,770 posts)2. I don't think they will sell the helium
there is a surplus of hot air
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,847 posts)3. I didn't think we HAD surplus helium any more.
Fuddnik
(8,846 posts)4. Well, it does make fetuses talk funny.
BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)7. maybe pass a law that forces women to
inhale helium, then waddle around like a duck, saying (in Donald Duck voice) "I'm a baby killer."
I probably shouldn't give them any good ideas.
johnnypneumatic
(599 posts)6. they'll probably require a background check
before you can buy helium. After all, there's no telling how a terrorist could make use of an inert substance.