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A smile or a grimace ? "Alaska is ours" billboard in Russia (Original Post) steve2470 Jul 2022 OP
Well, if it is, then you owe us the money we paid you. This has got to be in the ... SWBTATTReg Jul 2022 #1
US paid 7.2 million for AK AKwannabe Jul 2022 #2
Yes. In today's dollars, it would be worth probably 1000s of times what it was then. SWBTATTReg Jul 2022 #4
Wolverines! mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 #3

SWBTATTReg

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1. Well, if it is, then you owe us the money we paid you. This has got to be in the ...
Thu Jul 7, 2022, 12:08 PM
Jul 2022

billions and billions of dollars, probably more, and I don't think Russia has the money or the desire for it. All you're doing is just mouthing off because you screwed up your own Country and now want everybody to feel sorry for you.

SWBTATTReg

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4. Yes. In today's dollars, it would be worth probably 1000s of times what it was then.
Fri Jul 8, 2022, 11:38 AM
Jul 2022

The oil alone on the north slope is probably worth alone that. In any event, I'd never would want to sell Alaska. Got family up there, and have running correspondence w/ one of them who worked as an agent at large in Alaska for the New York Times. Neat. I still have all of her pics, letters, etc.

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