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Le Taz Hot

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11. I remember the shitstorm
Mon Feb 11, 2013, 04:50 AM
Feb 2013

she got from the religious right when she advocated masturbation as a form of safe-sex. Can't really argue with that logic.

Back when I was teaching I had several quotes in my classroom, including one from Dear Abby:

"Those who do not read are no better off than those who cannot read."

Priceless Dear Abby [View all] donheld Feb 2013 OP
Nice Electric Monk Feb 2013 #1
Indeed lsewpershad Feb 2013 #16
Dear Abby knew what she was about! K&R CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2013 #2
k and r niyad Feb 2013 #3
K&R Terra Alta Feb 2013 #4
Both Abby and Ann were surprisingly progressive on many things. Ken Burch Feb 2013 #5
I learned a lot from those gals when I was growing up Skittles Feb 2013 #9
K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2013 #6
That is PERFECT. RedCappedBandit Feb 2013 #7
Just wondering Iwillnevergiveup Feb 2013 #8
Fantasy meets reality. gtar100 Feb 2013 #10
I remember the shitstorm Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #11
Kickin' it because: I read Dear Abby every day . . . . In_The_Wind Feb 2013 #12
Abby also suggested we get a health care plan like our neighbors to the north, Canada, Cleita Feb 2013 #13
Loved Abby lark Feb 2013 #14
Dear long-time admirer: since you are so convinced that your god is the ultimate "family niyad Feb 2013 #15
Forward this to Paul Ryan meow2u3 Feb 2013 #17
Dear Abby, Dear Abby, jazzimov Feb 2013 #18
Ann Landers was spewing the "no premarital sex" line in the 1960s. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2013 #19
Yeah, but.... zentrum Feb 2013 #20
But Ann Landers and Dear Abby were Jewish Midwesterners. Go figure. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2013 #24
Back then I didn't realize what a treasure she was. BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2013 #21
Wow! kimmylavin Feb 2013 #22
K&R one_voice Feb 2013 #23
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