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Old 04-13-06 | 08:59 AM
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Who here is from the DC area?

There will be a series of events happening in the next few months around here. Who is in the area and who would like to be involved?
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Old 04-13-06 | 09:29 AM
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Who wouldn't want to be involved in a "series of events" "in the next few months"?!?
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Old 04-13-06 | 09:33 AM
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Will these events be unfortunate and will Lemony Snicket be participating?
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Old 04-13-06 | 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by RedDeMartini
There will be a series of events happening in the next few months around here. Who is in the area and who would like to be involved?
Please tell me you're conducting a series of lectures.
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Old 04-13-06 | 12:02 PM
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Isn't this why the DC pirates have a thread?
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Old 04-13-06 | 12:05 PM
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Old 04-13-06 | 12:06 PM
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i went to the last pirate race/event last night, the last pillage was tuesday.
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Old 04-13-06 | 12:08 PM
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yes. the pirates have completely disbanded. we have all instead turned in our bikes for bus passes, joined AA, and found god. and the people of washington rejoiced.
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Old 04-13-06 | 12:08 PM
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When did we disband? Did we vote? Can we be the crack-heads now?
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Old 04-13-06 | 12:09 PM
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i vote for the "DC my little ponies"
then we can drink ponies.
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Old 04-13-06 | 12:20 PM
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I'll be going to DC this weekend for the Whitehouse lawn Easter egg hunt with Dick Cheney.

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Old 04-13-06 | 12:21 PM
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Fact: Ponies are filled with effervescent energy beverage.
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Old 04-13-06 | 12:23 PM
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i vote for the "DC my little ponies"
then we can drink ponies.
I like this!
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Old 04-13-06 | 12:23 PM
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yes. the pirates have completely disbanded. we have all instead turned in our bikes for bus passes, joined AA, and found god. and the people of washington rejoiced.
It seems that the female members of the pirates have left the life of piracy and become cultist in the cult of thor -- the GOD of Thunder:

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Old 04-13-06 | 12:24 PM
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I'll be going to DC this weekend for the Whitehouse lawn Easter egg hunt with Dick Cheney.

Enjoy
watch your face.
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Old 04-13-06 | 12:24 PM
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I'll be going to DC this weekend for the Whitehouse lawn Easter egg hunt with Dick Cheney.

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make sure he doesnt have a gun.
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Old 04-13-06 | 12:26 PM
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and those green shorts... ehem...
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Old 04-13-06 | 12:31 PM
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I don't know about drinking ponies, but maybe instead of riding the bus we buy ponies and ride them. I know I said ride ponies.
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Old 04-13-06 | 12:31 PM
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make sure he doesnt have a gun.
He does! plainly visible in those green shorts. oh. nevermind.
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Old 04-13-06 | 12:39 PM
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yes. the pirates have completely disbanded. we have all instead turned in our bikes for bus passes, joined AA, and found god. and the people of washington rejoiced.
I knew my getting a road bike was a sign of the apocalypse.

I guess if I get a fixie,DC will be leveled by an earthquake.
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i went to the last pirate race/event last night, the last pillage was tuesday.
NNNnnnnnoooooo!!!!!!! That can't be true! That's impossible!

I just designed he new t-shirt!
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why would we disband?
You stil have two founders and you really don't need either one.
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Um, because there are plenty of riders in the area who are not pirates.
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Old 04-13-06 | 02:57 PM
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enough of the thor thread, someone looks like too much like anine bing to be wanting to summon up allusions to scandanavian hotties.
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You stil have two founders and you really don't need either one.
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Registered: Jul 2005 enough of the thor thread, someone looks like too much like anine bing to be wanting to summon up allusions to scandanavian hotties.
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