Asleep at the switch is an "1800" phrase that applies to USGS in the Sunda Straights. Said in a different way may get the USGS WHIPPERSNAPPERS' attention (2x4 swung hard to land between the mule's ears applies here),
"LEARN HISTORY
-- USGS -- OR
BE CONDEMNED
TO REPEAT IT !!!
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The Los Alamos eggheads thought the line for brains was a line for something to do with trains. Therefore, the Los Alamos jerks were at a cocktail party when the brains were passed out. The US Treasury spends a lot of "BUX" at www.lanl.gov !!! How about a little bang for the buck?
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