Earth Day=Ocean Day

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"How inappropriate to call this planet Earth, when clearly it is Ocean."

This famous line from Arthur Clarke, author of 2001: A Space Odyssey (who collaborated with Stanley Kubrick on the film), is one to remember on Earth Day.

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I think people differ greatly on this issue. For example, if it were completely unidentifiable as my own, I would have no problem with a picture of my naked ass being posted on the Internet. Others would be absolutely horrified by the prospect.

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I think people differ greatly on this issue. For example, if it were completely unidentifiable as my own, I would have no problem with a picture of my naked ass being posted on the Internet. Others would be absolutely horrified by the prospect.