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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 03:57 PM Original message |
Why Are We Here? |
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Beer Snob-50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
1. we are here because |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 04:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Sorry. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 02:37 AM Response to Reply #10 |
49. No speculation as to why we're here has any basis in "fact". |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 09:32 AM Response to Reply #49 |
58. Woof! woof, woof, woof. Arf, arf. Grrrr. *pant-pant-pant* |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 12:41 PM Response to Reply #58 |
69. Fascinating. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 02:34 PM Response to Reply #69 |
76. Hmm. Nice way to insure you get the last word. |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 04:44 PM Response to Reply #76 |
88. ... |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 04:50 PM Response to Reply #76 |
90. Very nicely done. |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 06:46 PM Response to Reply #76 |
94. Agreed. A mind should not be closed to new or different ideas. |
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Beer Snob-50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 02:37 PM Response to Reply #10 |
78. i only gave that answer |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 02:55 PM Response to Reply #78 |
80. I see. Thankfully, I was spared that. |
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Beer Snob-50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 02:57 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. i got a catholic eduation |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
2. That pic looks like Walt Disney's head exploding. |
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lost-in-nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
3. I am here |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
4. the answer is......."42" |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 04:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Damn. I wish I had written my answer in pencil. n/t |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
5. To answer that unanswered question - Who is Navin Johnson? |
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Generic Brad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 10:48 PM Response to Reply #5 |
40. I know the answer to your question |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 08:28 AM Response to Reply #40 |
54. The brilliant inventor of the Opti-Grab |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
6. If you're being serious, |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 04:22 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. "For God to share everything God knows with us,...." |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 05:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. That's telling me |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 10:47 PM Response to Reply #19 |
39. Huh. I guess I don't understand your comment. |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 01:58 AM Response to Reply #39 |
44. Thanks, I didn't take it personally. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 09:18 AM Response to Reply #44 |
56. Well, I've expressed skepticism about the 12 steps before. |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 12:58 PM Response to Reply #56 |
71. . |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 01:03 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. BTW, my blatant lack of anonymity is teaching me |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 02:35 PM Response to Reply #72 |
77. "...my blatant lack of anonymity ..." |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 03:35 PM Response to Reply #77 |
82. Robert Frost? |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 03:42 PM Response to Reply #82 |
85. I'm afraid my literary knowledge is rather limited. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 02:27 PM Response to Reply #71 |
74. We'll have to agree to disagree. |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 02:30 PM Response to Reply #74 |
75. I can only share my experience and see if it connects with anything in you. |
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ohiosmith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 05:52 PM Response to Reply #6 |
22. You collect pron too? Cool. |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 06:04 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Duh! |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 03:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
83. I've always found the "God" concept far-fetched, so I think I'm screwn! nt |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
7. GD has gotten so damned immature lately. |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
8. Oh, life! It's bigger. It's bigger than you and you are not me. The distance in your voice. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 03:42 PM Response to Reply #8 |
86. Was that you in the corner? |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
9. Well, since it's just a quick question, here it goes: |
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quip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 08:58 PM Response to Reply #9 |
33. Not so fast.... |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 10:46 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. That's your proof? |
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quip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 11:30 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. Okay, |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 08:56 AM Response to Reply #43 |
55. I understood you the first time. |
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quip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 11:42 AM Response to Reply #55 |
60. So, your refutation of my assertion is that |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 12:06 PM Response to Reply #60 |
63. No, it is simply that I don't believe you. |
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quip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 12:15 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Dude, dude, dude.... |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 12:25 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. You are supposing a nonphysical, nonbiological cause. |
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quip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 12:39 PM Response to Reply #65 |
68. I'm not "supposing", I'm looking at the data |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 01:07 PM Response to Reply #68 |
73. "At best you can be agnostic." |
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Q3JR4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 09:03 PM Response to Reply #9 |
34. Ditto your response Deep13... |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 10:59 PM Response to Reply #34 |
41. Thanks, fellow skeptic. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 03:41 PM Response to Reply #9 |
84. Megadittoes from me, as well, Deep13 |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 04:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
91. Beautiful and accurate. |
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Dr. Strange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
13. Because we're here! Roll the Bones. |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 05:15 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Rockin! |
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bbernardini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 09:29 AM Response to Reply #13 |
57. Bah. Beat me to it. nt |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
14. "I doubt, therefore, I think. .... |
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edbermac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
15. For the beer! |
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edbermac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
16. dupe |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
18. Because two people had sex and it resulted in a pregnancy....nt |
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ohiosmith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
20. For my amusement. My imagination. Where ever I send you. My gift. |
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matcom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 05:53 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. i'm only here for your seed |
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ohiosmith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 06:03 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. All this, and more, will one day be yours. |
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matcom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 06:05 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. you speak in tongues |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
21. For the visual and auditory stimulation. |
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kedrys (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
24. Oh...I thought you meant |
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Guava Jelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
27. The question you ask is the reason I study Genealogy |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
29. 42. |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
30. We're a Duke University |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 02:36 AM Response to Reply #30 |
48. But I like the part where they make you wear the "dizzy glasses"! |
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JTG of the PRB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
31. To provide amusement for the rest of the Universe. |
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Fox Mulder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
32. All the f-ing time. |
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Q3JR4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
35. In the beginning the Universe was created. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
36. Dunno about you, but I'm here cuz dad convinced mom that he just wanted to "cuddle" in the back seat |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
37. Why are we here? |
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Generic Brad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
42. Because we're not over there |
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Q3JR4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 06:36 PM Response to Reply #42 |
92. I'm pretty sure |
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u4ic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 02:12 AM Response to Original message |
45. A very personal and subjective question |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 02:40 AM Response to Reply #45 |
51. Zackly. |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 02:33 AM Response to Original message |
46. Sometimes I think I'm a figment of my imagination and thus are all of you. |
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astral (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 02:36 AM Response to Original message |
47. God put us here so that we could learn that we are Gods |
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Indi Guy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 02:39 AM Response to Original message |
50. I'm a Frisbyterian... |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 02:51 AM Response to Original message |
52. Because if I was over there... |
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Lady Freedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 05:15 AM Response to Original message |
53. This is Spaghetti Monster Bait! |
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LaraMN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
59. No reason- we're just bonkin' around. |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
61. Why assume there's an answer to that question? |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
62. Simple: We are here to Love and be loved. |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
66. Never wondered it at all! |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
67. Because we're here...roll the bones (sorry...incurable Rush fan) |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
70. Plastics |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
79. to haul ass and get paid |
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ElboRuum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
87. No. Easy Questions to Answer |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
89. Sheer randomness. |
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jeff30997 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
93. God! God! |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
95. Wow, |
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