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OKNancy

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4. Don't go overboard with the crazy talk.
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:40 AM
May 2014

Last edited Wed May 28, 2014, 12:32 PM - Edit history (1)

Don't go overboard with the crazy talk.
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Why did I post the above?... because Skinner and the admins think it's crazy talk to twist the Bilderberg conference as some sort of spooky conspiracy talk.

Chatham House Rule: ''Snitches Get Stitches.'' DeSwiss May 2014 #1
"middle class trap" IDemo May 2014 #2
More Bilderberg Photos: Hillary Clinton L0oniX May 2014 #3
... 840high May 2014 #5
Sheep? More like "hostages" dogknob May 2014 #21
Don't go overboard with the crazy talk. OKNancy May 2014 #4
What!! We can't talk about Bigfoot?!? davidthegnome May 2014 #6
hehehe hibbing May 2014 #13
I have no problem with "Alien Abduction" Turbineguy May 2014 #7
So in other words... nyabingi May 2014 #8
You are on a private web board. You are subject to the TOS. You retain your freedom of speech msanthrope May 2014 #9
Thanks for letting me do that, msanthrope nyabingi May 2014 #11
Instead of being snarky, you should have acknowledged your mistake and moved on. stevenleser May 2014 #14
Wrong about what stevenleser? nyabingi May 2014 #15
Spare me the poor attempt at self-righteous diatribe and if you click respond on my post stevenleser May 2014 #17
I know what the First Amendment says, stevenleser... nyabingi May 2014 #19
It's only necessary to repeat things to people who don't get it. stevenleser May 2014 #20
Naturally one person's conspiracy theory is another's nyabingi May 2014 #22
I didn't make the rules.. I was offering caution to those who may get OKNancy May 2014 #10
I'll be changing my name to Crackpot soon...thanks nyabingi May 2014 #12
Bilderberg, the very secret organization that everyone seems to know everything about JI7 May 2014 #16
Funny that, no? stevenleser May 2014 #18
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