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	<title>Comments on: My Gigantic Rock: A Closer Look</title>
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		<title>By: Dave</title>
		<link>http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/7024/comment-page-1#comment-18703</link>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2007 02:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Another thought; spiff it up a little to make it reasonably presentable -- add the bonzai or whatever -- then do as some friends of mine once did... They had the most hideous couch in the world, and any time they would have someone over for dinner or whatever, they took a photo of said guest(s) on the couch and signed their guest book. The photos ended up in the guest book with the signature, and it&#039;s still a great conversation piece, even though the couch is long gone.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Another thought; spiff it up a little to make it reasonably presentable &#8212; add the bonzai or whatever &#8212; then do as some friends of mine once did&#8230; They had the most hideous couch in the world, and any time they would have someone over for dinner or whatever, they took a photo of said guest(s) on the couch and signed their guest book. The photos ended up in the guest book with the signature, and it&#8217;s still a great conversation piece, even though the couch is long gone.</p>
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		<title>By: JaneM</title>
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		<dc:creator>JaneM</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2007 01:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Actually I kind of like your boulder (too big to be a rock).  Personally I would clean it up (good suggestions posted) put some potting soil in the depression and get a Zen bonzai thing going.  Or you could have someone paint a tiny little cityscape all over it - buildings, forests and let the peak be your Mt. Hood or Rainier!  Have fun with it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Actually I kind of like your boulder (too big to be a rock).  Personally I would clean it up (good suggestions posted) put some potting soil in the depression and get a Zen bonzai thing going.  Or you could have someone paint a tiny little cityscape all over it &#8211; buildings, forests and let the peak be your Mt. Hood or Rainier!  Have fun with it.</p>
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		<title>By: * one guy</title>
		<link>http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/7024/comment-page-1#comment-18654</link>
		<dc:creator>* one guy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks for the photos!

I guess if it were in my yard, the brackish water would be bothersome too. But the first thing that I&#039;d try is tipping it on a side that would keep water from collecting. From the looks of it, it should be possible to tip it using a couple of 2x4&#039;s, some rope and a couple of friends (preferably of the geeky physics major type). Heck, Ed Leedskalnin built the whole Coral Castle by himself; you ought to be able to move one rock!

And who knows; there might be treasure buried under that stone! If nothing else, make sure your kids are around (if you have kids) because there&#039;ll surely be some cool bugs scurrying around when it&#039;s tipped up!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the photos!</p>
<p>I guess if it were in my yard, the brackish water would be bothersome too. But the first thing that I&#8217;d try is tipping it on a side that would keep water from collecting. From the looks of it, it should be possible to tip it using a couple of 2&#215;4&#8217;s, some rope and a couple of friends (preferably of the geeky physics major type). Heck, Ed Leedskalnin built the whole Coral Castle by himself; you ought to be able to move one rock!</p>
<p>And who knows; there might be treasure buried under that stone! If nothing else, make sure your kids are around (if you have kids) because there&#8217;ll surely be some cool bugs scurrying around when it&#8217;s tipped up!</p>
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		<title>By: Amy</title>
		<link>http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/7024/comment-page-1#comment-18653</link>
		<dc:creator>Amy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That is a damn fine rock.  

Why don&#039;t you call up the company that people buy rocks from for landscaping in your area, and see if they&#039;ll buy it from you, or at least come fetch it and sell it.  Maybe if you give it to them, they&#039;ll take it away.

I still think you should keep it, though.  It&#039;s a damn fine rock.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That is a damn fine rock.  </p>
<p>Why don&#8217;t you call up the company that people buy rocks from for landscaping in your area, and see if they&#8217;ll buy it from you, or at least come fetch it and sell it.  Maybe if you give it to them, they&#8217;ll take it away.</p>
<p>I still think you should keep it, though.  It&#8217;s a damn fine rock.</p>
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		<title>By: Tom</title>
		<link>http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/7024/comment-page-1#comment-18649</link>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Whoa, I didn&#039;t realize the back end was that tall. It forms a 90 degree angle with the top, so if you tip it toward the fence, it&#039;ll make a great backdrop &amp; potential waterfall for a neat little water feature installed in the resulting crater.  Plus, you will fing amazing ant farms and pillbug baracks beneath.

I still think there is some mystical significance to this monolith, however, so if you move it, beware of djinni.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Whoa, I didn&#8217;t realize the back end was that tall. It forms a 90 degree angle with the top, so if you tip it toward the fence, it&#8217;ll make a great backdrop &amp; potential waterfall for a neat little water feature installed in the resulting crater.  Plus, you will fing amazing ant farms and pillbug baracks beneath.</p>
<p>I still think there is some mystical significance to this monolith, however, so if you move it, beware of djinni.</p>
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		<title>By: Janet</title>
		<link>http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/7024/comment-page-1#comment-18643</link>
		<dc:creator>Janet</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I still say scrub it - and turn it into an outdoor water source for the pup.

spray the bug pouches with Windex before scrubbing them off. It should help kill whatever is growing inside. (there is something in it that kills bugs. Even the unstoppable roach)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I still say scrub it &#8211; and turn it into an outdoor water source for the pup.</p>
<p>spray the bug pouches with Windex before scrubbing them off. It should help kill whatever is growing inside. (there is something in it that kills bugs. Even the unstoppable roach)</p>
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		<title>By: Betsy</title>
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		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Comparing today&#039;s pictures to the one you showed us yesterday, it appears to have risen out of the ground to some degree by itself.  Maybe it knows you don&#039;t like it, and wants to get away.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Comparing today&#8217;s pictures to the one you showed us yesterday, it appears to have risen out of the ground to some degree by itself.  Maybe it knows you don&#8217;t like it, and wants to get away.</p>
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		<title>By: Thaylok</title>
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		<dc:creator>Thaylok</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If you do sell that rock on E-bay, be careful. Transporting living organisms (moths) could be banned (depending on the length of the travel). USDA works hard to keep one area&#039;s native species (even beneficials) from going to new areas where they are not natural. Think of Kudzu and the effects it has had. 

I&#039;m not saying don&#039;t, I&#039;m just stating be careful, and check with your local agricultural extension office to make sure you won&#039;t do something banned/illegal.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you do sell that rock on E-bay, be careful. Transporting living organisms (moths) could be banned (depending on the length of the travel). USDA works hard to keep one area&#8217;s native species (even beneficials) from going to new areas where they are not natural. Think of Kudzu and the effects it has had. </p>
<p>I&#8217;m not saying don&#8217;t, I&#8217;m just stating be careful, and check with your local agricultural extension office to make sure you won&#8217;t do something banned/illegal.</p>
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		<title>By: khm</title>
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		<dc:creator>khm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Have you considered gently power-washing the rock at a low setting to clean it out/off and then proceed with the zen garden or planter ideas? There are people out there paying big money for big rocks to decoratively place in yards and gardens. Clean yours and you can enjoy it for free!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have you considered gently power-washing the rock at a low setting to clean it out/off and then proceed with the zen garden or planter ideas? There are people out there paying big money for big rocks to decoratively place in yards and gardens. Clean yours and you can enjoy it for free!</p>
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		<title>By: Jason!</title>
		<link>http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/7024/comment-page-1#comment-18632</link>
		<dc:creator>Jason!</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hmm... the depression makes me think of an acorn grinding rock, but the hole looks too big for that.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hmm&#8230; the depression makes me think of an acorn grinding rock, but the hole looks too big for that.</p>
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