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Old 01-27-06 | 05:27 PM
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Does anyone know how to do a backflip???
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Old 01-27-06 | 06:12 PM
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I dove in HS, so a back flip was dead easy. Doing a back flip on land is a good way to break your neck. I could tell you, but then I'd be named in the lawsuit.
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Old 01-27-06 | 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted by BlazingPedals
I dove in HS, so a back flip was dead easy. Doing a back flip on land is a good way to break your neck. I could tell you, but then I'd be named in the lawsuit.
exactly
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Old 01-27-06 | 11:27 PM
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I know how to get the wife to do a backflip - just wipe your old feller on the drapes after sex.
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Old 01-27-06 | 11:45 PM
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Old 01-28-06 | 08:32 AM
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Old 01-28-06 | 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by dkisluk
Does anyone know how to do a backflip???
You mean on purpose?
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