[Truth is Eternal]

Why did the Mississippi River run backward in 1812?

It is very simple; too much water from the Gulf of Mexico caused water to go into the Mississippi. Water finds it's own level.

[St Ignatius]

It is very simple; too much water from the Gulf of Mexico caused water to go into the Mississippi. Water finds it's own level.

C'mon dim-wit... you could have at least done a quick Google search on that one...

[DZ PLEASE]

C'mon dim-wit... you could have at least done a quick Google search on that one...

That's part of the wickedness of whoever is driving this, for all that they have to do is driftnet and infect those prone; the droning masses drown out the remainder.

Simple law of large numbers does the rest.

Classic, and it works.

The only rigor needed is that of the telemarketer, namely just keep dialing and stick to the script.

I wonder how many Obama phones are still functioning?

[Truth is Eternal]

C'mon dim-wit... you could have at least done a quick Google search on that one...

I am correct. The area flooded because of too much water. The levee broke. The Mississippi river did not naturally flow backwards.

[DZ PLEASE]

I am correct. The area flooded because of too much water. The levee broke. The Mississippi river did not naturally flow backwards.

Could have been much worse, like one of them-there dry floods...

That preternatural back-flow is scary stuff though, river demons, don't you know?