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Old 05-08-10 | 11:02 PM
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Old 05-08-10 | 11:31 PM
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Well, is it "rats" because you didn't get it or because you did? Not immediately obvious to the casual observer
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Old 05-09-10 | 12:05 AM
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I think he means "rats" as in ratty, or rat-rod. Something cool simply for the sake of being old and also styled in a hot-rod-esque manner.
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Old 05-09-10 | 07:28 AM
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Hey, that gives me an idea...
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Old 05-09-10 | 11:45 AM
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Well, is it "rats" because you didn't get it or because you did? Not immediately obvious to the casual observer
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Old 05-09-10 | 02:24 PM
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