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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:27 PM Original message |
Have you ever had a MRI? |
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snowbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
1. Does your hospital or medical center have an "open MRI"? |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I don't know. But next time I'll certainly ask. |
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sir_captain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
20. Unfortunately, not nearly as well |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 07:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
71. Image quality of open MRIs are awful |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
2. I'd rather have surgery than an MRI |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Yes, I had minor back surgery last week...a needle procedure... |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:42 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. I'm probably going to have some ankle and/or knee surgery again |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:46 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Ask them if you can just stick your leg in there. :-) |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:52 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. that's the fun thing.. I wasn't even all the way in that stinking thing |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
19. Have you had some recent stressors in your life? |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:18 PM Response to Reply #19 |
50. Well, yeah, a few. |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:47 PM Response to Reply #50 |
66. Oh, Maddy.... |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 07:20 PM Response to Reply #66 |
73. Thanks, sweetheart. |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
5. yup, i had the 'good fortune' of having someone crash into me and... |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:48 PM Response to Reply #5 |
18. Oh, man. |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:56 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. well, ended my dancing career, was telling hubby today after... |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:05 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. Damn, bridgit. |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:11 PM Response to Reply #34 |
41. thanks Maddy, you're very sweet, but like i posted somewhere... |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:19 PM Response to Reply #41 |
51. I like that! |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
6. I have, but it was on my knee |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:50 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. You know, the elevator didn't bother me when there were two... |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:07 PM Original message |
I'm not fond of crowded elevators myself |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
52. I had part of my meniscus removed after a go-cart wreck... |
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snowbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
7. I hope your MRI results show what the problem is... |
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snowbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:40 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Oh! Scratch that.. I just read your post that you just had surgery |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
24. I had very minor back surgery... |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. I have my films here. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 07:20 PM Response to Reply #11 |
72. Orthopedic surgeons do not read the radiological report |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 07:21 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. I'm just doing what the MRI tech told me to do. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 07:28 PM Response to Reply #75 |
82. Y'know, my post was pretty snotty |
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progmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
8. My mom had a very similar experience |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:55 PM Response to Reply #8 |
25. Yes. The tech pulled me out of the tube twice through the MRI... |
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khashka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
12. I've had quite a few |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:59 PM Response to Reply #12 |
28. That's me next time. Sedated or open MRI. |
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khashka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:07 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. I know |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:23 PM Response to Reply #37 |
54. I had to watch my son have a spinal tap done. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
13. My experience was the same as yours. |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:01 PM Response to Reply #13 |
31. That's EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT! |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:14 PM Response to Reply #31 |
47. I envisioned sitting by the sea, because we were leaving |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:24 PM Response to Reply #47 |
55. I also counted in rythym with the clangs. |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
15. Yes, I have, but I was pretty out of it. |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
33. Next time, I'll ask for sedation. |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:07 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. I was on Percocet for pain... |
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seemunkee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
16. I fell asleep during my first one. |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:03 PM Response to Reply #16 |
32. I wish I were you. I couldn't sleep. I had hoped I would. |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
17. I also developed "mildish" claustrophobia late in life. |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:07 PM Response to Reply #17 |
35. Ever been to the Eola in Natchez? |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:13 PM Response to Reply #35 |
46. Staying overnight? Maybe we could get together? |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:26 PM Response to Reply #46 |
56. I don't think so. |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:27 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. Do it. |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:30 PM Response to Reply #58 |
61. I promise. the next time I come through Mobile, I'll give you forewarning |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
22. Yup. It verified a physical cause for my depression |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:08 PM Response to Reply #22 |
38. Were you depressed because of physical pain? |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 07:34 PM Response to Reply #38 |
84. No, it's a neuro-physio-chemical thing |
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TheProphetess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
26. I had one and it freaked me out more than I expected it to |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:10 PM Response to Reply #26 |
40. That's the only thing that kept me from completely losing it... |
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DanCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
29. Is it an open or closed mri? |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:11 PM Response to Reply #29 |
42. Excellent advice. |
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DanCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:13 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. NP I had several of those. |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
30. No I haven't, but I can totally relate to your panic. |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:13 PM Response to Reply #30 |
44. Thank you. |
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lakemonster11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:22 PM Response to Reply #30 |
53. They offered me headphones when I had my MRI. |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:28 PM Response to Reply #53 |
60. If I could have seen anything open...I think I'd have been OK. |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
39. Valium |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:14 PM Response to Reply #39 |
48. I need a scrip for Valium before I ever have another one. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 07:26 PM Response to Reply #48 |
80. Get the valium |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 07:51 PM Response to Reply #48 |
85. It really is the only way to go. That or Xanax. |
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Ramsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
43. Had one - no big deal |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:16 PM Response to Reply #43 |
49. I certainly will. |
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sir_captain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 07:10 PM Response to Reply #43 |
68. Sometimes sedation isn't an option, sadly |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
57. I told them I was claustrophobic so they gave me Xanax. |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:32 PM Response to Reply #57 |
63. Thanks for that advice. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
59. I did it. No problem for me |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:33 PM Response to Reply #59 |
64. But you're a big, strong guy, and you could have pushed yourself out... |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 07:21 PM Response to Reply #64 |
74. Oh if the place was on fire |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 07:23 PM Response to Reply #74 |
76. LOL. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
62. Back problems make sitting on that thing very difficult. The noise |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:34 PM Response to Reply #62 |
65. I never thought I did before. |
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flamingyouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
67. I've had two in the past four months. |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 07:23 PM Response to Reply #67 |
77. Because of the wreck? |
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flamingyouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 07:28 PM Response to Reply #77 |
83. Yeah - the first was due to my neck injury |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
69. Same thing happened to me...I just closed my eyes |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 07:24 PM Response to Reply #69 |
78. That's pretty much what I did. |
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Ladyhawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
70. I've had two...I was fine. |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 07:25 PM Response to Reply #70 |
79. Yeah, it seemed like the first one I was in was much larger... |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
81. I had one. I was lucky and it was only the top half of my body. |
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southlandshari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
86. I have, and I was terrified, but got through it by |
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u4ic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
87. I'm going for one in two weeks |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
88. Maddy, it has less to do with turning 40 than with accumulated stress |
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Beausoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
89. I punched out. Couldn't take it. |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
90. "...When the mutton is nice and lean..." |
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