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Rave: No Jealousy
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by
planet planet »
July 8 08, 9:29 pm
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No doubt we have arguments like everyone, but I love the fact that Mr. Planet and I have no jealousy about our work-related relationships or...
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I didn't experience That True, True Jealousy until I was 26, and when it hit, it really, really sucked. I'm still not over it. As a mellow kind of...
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Last post by Maclowery
July 9 08, 1:06 am
People who assume the door is unlocked
Replies: 27
by
paskal »
July 7 08, 4:00 pm
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We have unisex single-person bathrooms at my office - so when you're in there you need to make sure you lock the door.
I make sure I use a light...
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Do you ever shout I'M IN HERE!
I never say anything - it should be obvious that someone is in there if the door is locked.
Plus, if I said...
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Last post by UK
July 8 08, 8:53 pm
Rush Limbaugh Gets 8-Year, $270 Million Deal
Replies: 27
by
greenback44 »
July 3 08, 10:27 am
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Link .
I never want to hear about overpaid ballplayers again.
That is all.
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Just a case of market economics at work.
...the only economic theory that actually works in the real world..
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Last post by Radio_Bugtussle
July 8 08, 6:42 am
An open letter to the coffee-drinking buttholes in my office
Replies: 71
by
JL21 »
June 27 08, 8:24 am
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Dear coffee-drinking buttholes in my office,
When you fill your cup with coffee, please take note of how much coffee is left in the pot. If there...
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What kind of coffee is provided free? In my office, there is free coffee in the form of single packs of Folgers so not exactly a big investment. In...
71 Replies
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Last post by Arthur Dent
July 7 08, 2:10 pm
When a stranger reads you cold
Replies: 25
by
Arthur Dent »
July 6 08, 12:38 am
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I've been exposed.
This confirms my suspicion that there's a sign on my back everyone can read but me. Sure would like to know what it says.
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You know it's going to be a great day when someone makes a donkey punch reference.
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Last post by JL21
July 7 08, 11:07 am
Hot Bartenders
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by
Maclowery »
July 6 08, 1:37 am
Went to have a couple drinks with my friend tonight. Wasn't looking to get loaded or talk to pretty much anyone other than said buddy, etc. But,...
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Last post by The Third Man
July 7 08, 12:02 am
3pm Gametime
Replies: 6
by
clement »
July 5 08, 10:37 am
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C'mon! It's neither here nor there. If you want to have a day game have a day game. Otherwise have it at night.
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C'mon! It's neither here nor there. If you want to have a day game have a day game. Otherwise have it at night.
What about 2:15?
Just as bad. Worse...
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Last post by clement
July 6 08, 8:35 am
docellis won't hang out with me
Replies: 16
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planet planet »
July 2 08, 5:45 pm
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That's right, doc, I'm bringing it. I have PM'd and such with doc since she was still in Charleston and invited her to stuff when she first moved...
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doc and I finally hung out and we had a blast! That was one rant that was worth ranting about.
pics? :wink:
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Last post by stlouie_lipp
July 5 08, 1:07 pm
hey Tony-Please manage a hard nine
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by
fanforever »
July 4 08, 8:54 am
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Where do you think you're going? Nobody's leaving. Nobody's walking out on this fun, old-fashioned baseball season. No, no. We're all in this...
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Sadly, we are the only team that has endured an asswhoopin' in recent history.
3 Replies
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Last post by Leroy
July 4 08, 12:14 pm
Narcoleptics in Crosswalks
Replies: 9
by
clement »
July 3 08, 12:25 am
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Just drives me crazy. From now on I will just step on them.
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i love the puppy
9 Replies
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Last post by docellis
July 4 08, 12:22 am
Automatic flushing
Replies: 10
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docellis »
July 3 08, 12:56 am
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almost all the toilets i frequent on a regular basis have automatic flushers.
this has made me lazy and i wish there was no such thing as automatic...
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some day, powerful electromagnets will usher us through bathrooms without having to come into contact with any surface.
10 Replies
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Last post by heyzeus
July 3 08, 9:33 pm
Holiday Traffic
Replies: 4
by
cardinalkarp »
July 3 08, 3:14 pm
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Well looking out the window at my office I'm looking at a completely jacked up highway that's sitting at a stand still and I still don't leave for...
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I'll probably drive by twenty or so cars in my twenty miles home. Maybe a tractor.
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Last post by Leroy
July 3 08, 4:41 pm
Rant/Rave : Food days at work
Replies: 9
by
cardinalkarp »
March 6 08, 1:15 pm
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Damn are they good, but damn do I ever over eat a bunch of food that's terrible for you.
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The downside of being one of 3 lawyers at my firm is not being able to hide from wrath, when it comes.
The upside is that we're about to drink beer...
9 Replies
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Last post by heyzeus
July 3 08, 3:05 pm
Rant Transplant: Cook County Taxes
Replies: 10
by
Hungary Jack »
July 3 08, 9:31 am
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For my fellow Card fans in Chicagoland. Time to wake up to this.
Chicago Sun Times
Soaring taxes lead to sore taxpayers
July 2, 2008
BY CAROL...
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The city of Paletine, which sits on the Lake - Cook county border, is drawing up plans to secede from Cook County.
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Last post by Hungary Jack
July 3 08, 12:11 pm
Cars on sidewalks
Replies: 4
by
cardsfansince82 »
July 3 08, 12:11 am
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Very rude, IMO.
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the neighborhood i grew up in is getting
bad.. for some reason everyone now parks
their cars on their lawn.. we're begging my
parents to move but...
4 Replies
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Last post by omaha_red
July 3 08, 11:22 am
Cyclists on Sidewalks
Replies: 17
by
Hungary Jack »
June 30 08, 11:18 am
This morning on my stroll in from Milennium Park, I was passed from behind by four cyclists on the sidewalk. That's a no-no.
Then while returning...
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Last post by UK
July 3 08, 8:38 am
Pedestrians on Bike Paths
Replies: 2
by
clement »
July 2 08, 9:17 pm
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I can honestly say that when I do my weekly bike ride which I do almost exclusively on bike paths (except for a few stretches on open road) I have to...
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Walking with a group of friends and walking side by side is pretty standard, but can get annoying.
2 Replies
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Last post by phins
July 3 08, 8:33 am
Girls with Boyfriends
Replies: 106
by
InvincibleCakeEater »
June 25 08, 3:15 pm
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Quit it already. Don't call and ask me what I'm doing Friday night because your boyfriend is working and you need someone to watch a movie with....
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so after all this, did anybody get banged?
106 Replies
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Last post by wart57
July 2 08, 4:21 pm
Attila's return, the drama begins.....
Replies: 20
by
wart57 »
July 1 08, 1:18 pm
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My sister-in-law, Attila, has been in town for about 2 weeks now, and things have been pretty smooth.....until Sat night. A friend of the Oldest...
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Is she hot?
At one time she was......4 kids later. not so much
20 Replies
1694 Views
Last post by wart57
July 2 08, 1:00 pm
Puff Diddy
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by
ghostrunner »
June 30 08, 8:31 pm
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He's like a human McDonalds. Makes a mediocre product, yet inexplicably successful and impossible to avoid. I don't even think he's had a hit song in...
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oh ya, he's REAL fashionable...
12 Replies
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Last post by Jocephus
July 2 08, 11:33 am
GoogleEarth
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Popeye_Card »
July 1 08, 10:30 am
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Honestly, did you think I was going to rant about this? This is a rave, sucka.
I am constantly amazed at how awesome of program this is. For FREE....
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but it feels so good.
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Last post by Michael
July 2 08, 10:00 am
RAVE: Rick Ankiel's Athleticism
Replies: 6
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Hungary Jack »
July 1 08, 8:30 am
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He's pretty raw out there, and that ball he threw into the dugout last night was preposterously bone-headed (where was Lohse?), but I still marvel at...
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I just hope he enjoys baseball again.
Those years as Teen Idol Ricky really took a toll on him.
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Last post by Popeye_Card
July 1 08, 12:09 pm
When perfume migrates to you...
Replies: 7
by
AdmiralKird »
June 26 08, 9:24 pm
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I smell like a flower.
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I was at The Who concert at the United Center about a year ago when Roger Daltry had a sneezing fit on stage that took him about for about 10 minutes...
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Last post by Hungary Jack
July 1 08, 9:00 am
Threads that are just long lists of things
Replies: 16
by
Arthur Dent »
June 30 08, 3:10 pm
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Boring.
Doubly bad, anything where name the best/worst gets instantly converted into name five.
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And olives too.
Very proud to know that I singlehandedly started a GRB inside joke. :D
16 Replies
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Last post by Cronos
June 30 08, 10:30 pm
Rave - Vin Scully
Replies: 10
by
planet planet »
June 27 08, 9:46 pm
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He is the best baseball announcer around, bar none. I'm amazed at his ability to announce at his level at his advanced age.
Last post
Ha! What a difference between Vin Scully
and
Steve Lyons.
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Last post by mikechamp
June 30 08, 3:15 pm
My electronics hate me
Replies: 23
by
wart57 »
June 19 08, 9:28 am
First post
My 61 inch Samsung DLP 18 months old won't come on sometimes, will other times. Got the repair man coming out next week, $175 just to look at the...
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the newest plasmas actually shift the image a few pixels every once in a while to keep burn in from happening. You can't see it, though.
I've had a...
23 Replies
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Last post by cardinalkarp
June 30 08, 1:01 pm
People Who Drive Away From The Gas Pump...
Replies: 30
by
Tambourine Man »
June 26 08, 4:55 pm
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...with the pump still attached to their car. 8-[
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This is the problem with having the filler door on the right hand side of the car. On my truck it's on the drivers side and I'll trip over the hose...
30 Replies
2485 Views
Last post by Hudler
June 28 08, 10:18 am
RAVE: My mom's husband
Replies: 4
by
lukethedrifter »
June 22 08, 9:36 am
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David is one of the most decent human beings I've ever met.
I could go on.
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I wouldn't be the man I am today w/o my stepdad. He's a wonderful guy.
That's great. I can't blame David for the how I turned out since he and Mom...
4 Replies
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Last post by lukethedrifter
June 28 08, 7:59 am
Global Foods
Replies: 4
by
docellis »
June 22 08, 10:49 pm
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This is a rave, not a rant.
I shopped there today for the first time. It's in Kirkwood and it is awesome. If you like trying new kinds of foods,...
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I want a place like this in Iowa, I am jealous.
4 Replies
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Last post by jdk82
June 27 08, 3:38 pm
Making Tim McKernan laugh
Replies: 15
by
GatewaySnayke »
June 26 08, 3:25 pm
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My post that got me banned from Bernie's was mentioned on The Morning After. McKernan laughed while The Cat astutely figured out that it was bogus....
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That said, that clip was pretty brutal. After listening for 20 minutes, I was at least expecting a salacious post that got Snayke banned. Nope. The...
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Last post by GatewaySnayke
June 27 08, 10:44 am
RAVE: Stubhub
Replies: 9
by
Radbird »
June 26 08, 5:09 pm
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So I'm coming into town next week for the 4th and a family reunion. There are some contentious sides of the extended family seeing each other for the...
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I've had nothing but good experiences with Stubhub.
BTW Rad - got an extra?
Good to hear, lipp.
I think with an extended family of around 50 ppl...
9 Replies
925 Views
Last post by Radbird
June 27 08, 8:04 am
Rave: Work Sand Volleyball League
Replies: 4
by
planet planet »
June 26 08, 10:11 pm
First post
What a freakin' blast! My team consists of 4 people I love and 1 person that drives me nuts. I could half tolerate the person that drives me nuts...
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Mizzou added 4 sand volleyball courts outside the rec center about a year and a half ago. It's all kinds of fun, especially for someone who enjoys...
4 Replies
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Last post by Transmogrified Tiger
June 27 08, 7:16 am
dominate/dominant
Replies: 14
by
clevername »
June 26 08, 1:45 pm
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I see this here and everywhere else on sports boards. I know, grammar nazis are annoying, but this one just kills me.
dom-i-nate: –verb (used with...
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I could care less about this thread.
:wink:
14 Replies
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Last post by Spider John
June 26 08, 4:50 pm
Rave: I found two m & m's in my couch cushions
Replies: 28
by
JL21 »
May 8 08, 10:36 am
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I can't remember the last time I bought m & m's. Best free dessert I've ever had.
Last post
How many times do I have to tell you that they aren't M&M's?
28 Replies
2640 Views
Last post by lukethedrifter
June 26 08, 3:56 pm
"Professional" writers/journalists and the English Language
Replies: 4
by
Spider John »
June 25 08, 11:18 am
First post
Headline on MSNBC:
Astronomers on verge of finding Earth's twin
Maybe it's the need to be brief that this headline reads this way, but this tells...
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When I wrote for my school's newspaper, I always had to change my article titles because they were too long and detailed. I guess I'm not cut out to...
4 Replies
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Last post by ThatGuy
June 26 08, 1:30 pm
Last day at work before a trip
Replies: 8
by
thrill »
June 25 08, 11:23 am
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HURRY UP
This is excruciating.
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Now it's MY last day of work before a trip. I don't want to work. I want to go on a trip. Oh, and get drunk at lunch. I want to do that too.
Please...
8 Replies
876 Views
Last post by Popeye_Card
June 26 08, 10:55 am
Rave: Personal holidays
Replies: 12
by
JL21 »
June 25 08, 2:26 pm
First post
First off.... yes, I know I'm a dork.
Now that that's out of the way....
I'm taking off Bastille Day, which just happens to be Ingmar Bergman's...
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There is a Bastille Day Celebration in Soulard. Don't think that you'll have as much fun as wearing assless chaps to Bastille though.
12 Replies
1164 Views
Last post by lukethedrifter
June 25 08, 7:34 pm
Clearly I don't know Jack
Replies: 8
by
Hungary Jack »
June 25 08, 9:07 am
First post
Over the past 12 months or so, I have postulated the following:
1. Chris Duncan is capable of a 40 HR season
2. After losing Gallardo for the season...
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Got any stock tips?
Short BALCO?
8 Replies
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Last post by Hungary Jack
June 25 08, 12:37 pm
Fake Boobs
Replies: 68
by
lukethedrifter »
June 23 08, 8:45 pm
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90% of them look terrible. Please make them resemble female breasts if you have to get them because those hyperinflated beach balls look like they...
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I just don't care, really. I tend to find smaller cup sized-girls attractive but I definitely appreciate a nice pair of tig ol' bitties.
More...
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Last post by phins
June 25 08, 11:26 am
102 Degree Softball
Replies: 28
by
heyzeus »
June 17 08, 1:49 pm
First post
When I signed up to play in this summer league, I didn't know two things:
One, that it would be over 100 by early June this year. Usually that...
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For all who are concerned, Arthur Dent has joined my softball team for our stirring, emotional, season-concluding 13-5 loss to the only team in the...
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Last post by heyzeus
June 25 08, 8:56 am
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