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Old 04-01-07, 07:45 AM
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Aren't You Glad

that we got a whole new set of mods just in time for early spring?
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I can't believe this! They sold out. Became one of "them".
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And we're drunk with power...

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Originally Posted by CrossChain
I can't believe this! They sold out. Became one of "them".
Careful, bub. We have ways to make people like you disappear.
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I knew it. I just knew it. All that time and energy I spent cutting Joe G's grass, washing his car, cleaning his house, would pay off some day.
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I knew it. I just knew it. All that time and energy I spent cutting Joe G's grass, washing his car, cleaning his house, would pay off some day.
There's something about seeing YOU with a blue star that's just a bit disconcerting, Louis. Just sayin...
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There's something about seeing YOU with a blue star that's just a bit disconcerting, Louis. Just sayin...
...And yesterday I couldn't even spell moduraiter.
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Originally Posted by Little Darwin
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Darwinism at work.
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I'm beginning to suspect we've all been had. It's April Fools Day, remember?
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I'm beginning to suspect we've all been had. It's April Fools Day, remember?
Good observation DG. It is april 1 and we are.
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Originally Posted by Blackberry
Careful, bub. We have ways to make people like you disappear.
Where did you appear from?- Thought you had emigrated.
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Originally Posted by stapfam
Where did you appear from?- Thought you had emigrated.
I'm like Brigadoon. I show up every hundred years, wear my mighty blue star for a day and then disappear back into the mists.
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