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@tantanoo Haha! Happens! And in the spirit of the game the klues are not to be discussed anywhere other than forums or chats. Checked blog?
thesaurabh (Saurabh Shrivastava) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:44:02 -0000
@tantanoo Haha! Happens! And in the spirit of the game the klues are not to be discussed anywhere other than forums or chats. Checked blog?
Trading community through forums and live chats http://bit.ly/d8MBA
forexgo (Karl-Heinz Landwehr) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:39:54 -0000
Trading community through forums and live chats http://bit.ly/d8MBA
Trading community through forums and live chats http://bit.ly/d8MBA
forexgo (Karl-Heinz Landwehr) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:22:13 -0000
Trading community through forums and live chats http://bit.ly/d8MBA
Talking about all things edu-ma-cation on the RO forums right this very minuto. Come and have chats here: http://tinyurl.com/yknydj7
JoDegney (Jo Degney) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:04:01 -0000
Talking about all things edu-ma-cation on the RO forums right this very minuto. Come and have chats here: http://tinyurl.com/yknydj7
Scoble makes some interesting points here about why forums and chats degenerate. http://bit.ly/28Us7d - but his comments aren't universal
randulo (Jazz blues wine voip) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:14:06 -0000
Scoble makes some interesting points here about why forums and chats degenerate. http://bit.ly/28Us7d - but his comments aren't universal
Trading community through forums and live chats http://bit.ly/d8MBA
forexgo (Karl-Heinz Landwehr) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:01:33 -0000
Trading community through forums and live chats http://bit.ly/d8MBA
All About Goats - An e-mail list for people who love goats. Information on how to join and public message archives.
Meta Description: [ all_about_Goats: A list for people who love goats. ]
Aussigoats - An open forum for discussion and questions regarding goats and goat keeping in Australia. Public message archives.
Meta Description: [ Aussigoats: This is intended for those interested in goats and ]
Cheapcritters - A list for folks who want to raise sheep, goats, pigs, chickens, and ducks for food, for sale or as pets at the least possible cost and with a minimum of effort, but still humanely. Public message archives.
Meta Description: [ cheapcritters: This is a list for folks who want to raise sheep, goats, pigs, chickens, ducks etc. for food, for sale or as pets at the least ]
Goat and Sheep Rancher - An email list for all goat and sheep owners/fanciers large and small to meet and greet. Information on how to join; message archives for members only.
Meta Description: [ GoatandSheepRancher: A list for all GOAT and SHEEP owners/fanciers large or small to meet and greet. ]
GoatAds - This list is created specifically for advertisements, mainly goats but not necessarily limited to goats only. Information on how to join; message archives for members only.
Meta Description: [ Goatads: This list is created specifically for Advertisements, mainly goats but isn't necessarily limited to goats only. Any farm relat ]
Goatpics - An email list for goat raisers, dairy or meat, who want to show us their candid photos of their goats. Information on how to join; archives for members only.
Meta Description: [ Yahoo! Groups offers free mailing lists, photo & file sharing, group calendars and more. Discuss hot topics, share interests, join online communities. ]
Goats-Canada - A regional mailing list, open to all goat breeders, owners and fanciers resident in Canada.
Meta Description: [ goats-canada: Goats-Canada is a regional mailing list, ]
Goats-R-Us - Goat breeders from the State of Missouri will correspond and discuss the marketing and raising of goats. Information on how to join this list; message archives for members only.
Meta Description: [ Goats-R-Us: Goat breeders from the State of Missouri will correspond and discuss the marketing and raising of goats ]
GoatShows - A list to post all goat show information, including breeds, dates, times, city, state, contact person and other information pertaining to goat shows in the US.
Meta Description: [ GoatShows: GoatShows (in the US) will list all goat show information, including breeds, dates, times, City, State and contact person, addr ]
GoatsPlus - A discussion group for people that either like and/or raise any breed of goat. Information on how to join; message archives for members only.
Meta Description: [ GoatsPlus: A discussion group for people that either like and/or raise any breed of goat. ]
MIgoat - An email list for goat activities going on in the state of Michigan. Information on how to join; message archives for members only.
Meta Description: [ MIgoat: Best Goat List for Michigan Goat Lovers ]
Practical-goats - List for owners to discuss care and practical aspects of goatkeeping, as well as answering questions of new owners. Public message archives.
Meta Description: [ practical-goats: This list is designed for goat owners to discuss the care of goats. An emphasis is placed on the practical aspects of goatkeep ]
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