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deadparrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 06:43 PM Original message |
It's time to learn the national anthem (2/3 of Americans don't know it) |
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Der Blaue Engel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
1. They want me to get up at 6:00 am and start singing??? |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 07:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
24. Yeah - what are they thinking? |
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MisterP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 07:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. California isn't really America, only Nebraska and Mobile |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 08:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
48. They want me to get up at *3:00* and start singing? |
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Amonester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-05 05:30 PM Response to Reply #48 |
89. LOL !! (Good one!!) ... Maybe they want you to |
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WhiteTara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 08:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
50. What? You don't see those bombs in the early monring |
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enki23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
2. maybe if they had something that wasn't such a shitty song |
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Der Blaue Engel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 07:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
28. Why does everyone hate it? |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 07:44 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Well, no ... |
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Der Blaue Engel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 07:53 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Do you have a link for this? |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 07:57 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Shouldn't be a problem ... |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 08:11 PM Response to Reply #33 |
41. So are all the other verses -- the ones that nobody knows. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 09:56 PM Response to Reply #31 |
61. Thank you. That's what I was going to say. n/t |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 07:53 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. Because it glorifies war. |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 10:25 PM Response to Reply #34 |
64. To me |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-05 01:33 AM Response to Reply #64 |
80. Bingo |
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Der Blaue Engel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 10:27 PM Response to Reply #34 |
66. I guess I was lied to as a child |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-05 01:44 AM Response to Reply #66 |
82. Not sure what your "lied to" reference is about. |
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Der Blaue Engel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-05 07:13 PM Response to Reply #82 |
92. I was referring to the earlier post in which 1812 was mentioned |
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tx_dem41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-05 12:43 PM Response to Reply #66 |
85. Actually its about the War of 1812.... |
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Journeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 08:17 PM Response to Reply #28 |
45. It's gibberish sprinkled with question marks. . . |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 09:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
52. The tune is awful, it kind of plods along in a lifeless way, and worst of |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 10:46 PM Response to Reply #52 |
71. The Marseillaise mentions the raising of a bloody flag |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-05 12:04 AM Response to Reply #71 |
75. Whoa, I knew the lyrics were bloody, but didn't realize they were *that* |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 10:53 PM Response to Reply #52 |
73. You mean, you did not like the Roseanne Barr's rendition? |
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alphafemale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 11:56 PM Response to Reply #52 |
74. The tune was a Drinking Song...I think. |
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progdonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-05 01:34 AM Response to Reply #52 |
81. my favorites |
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Qibing Zero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 10:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
70. I agree, |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
3. Personally, I'd vote for replacing it with 'America the Beautiful' |
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Free2BMe (535 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 06:49 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. best choice |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 07:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
30. Except for the god crap |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-05 05:25 PM Response to Reply #30 |
88. The SSB does have that in it, |
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54anickel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 08:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
43. I'm partial to the George Carlin version |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-05 07:26 PM Response to Reply #43 |
93. Singing it now...love the lyrics |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 09:04 PM Response to Reply #3 |
53. but "America the Beautiful" has all that God stuff in it. That's about |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
4. National anthems are a product of the nationalistic frenzy of the |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 08:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
42. Too late to edit -- |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
5. i prefer the orignaL, british drinking song it's based off of |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 06:56 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. To Anacreon in Heaven |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 07:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. yup, love to sing it every July 4th |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 10:26 PM Response to Reply #5 |
65. I knew that! |
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Free2BMe (535 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
6. We never sing it ..or God Bless America either..yuck |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 06:50 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. why not 'proud to be an american'? |
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deadparrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 06:52 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Is that the "boot in the ass" one? |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 06:55 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. it's the american way |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 09:11 PM Response to Reply #12 |
54. The one by The Tubes? |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
8. you mean the one sung by the Youngbloods? |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
9. 8th Grade Music Teacher, Mr. Butler |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
10. After attending 8 million sporting events.... |
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laruemtt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
11. i've always much preferred America the Beautiful - |
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Endangered Specie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
13. As long as it doesn't start with "Die Fahne Hoch!"... |
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geckosfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
15. Is this is BushCo program !!! I DON'T sing a**hats !! n/t |
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olddad56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
18. I think the 'Bombs Bursting In Air" part is all we need to learn. |
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Tom Yossarian Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
19. All of it? The original? Even the last two verses? |
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expatriate (853 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 10:22 PM Response to Reply #19 |
63. The "In God is our trust" part finishes it for me. |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
20. Can I "interpet" it, the way Jessica Simpson says she does? |
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enki23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 07:15 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. baited breath? |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 08:01 PM Response to Reply #22 |
38. bated breath |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-05 12:38 PM Response to Reply #22 |
84. Ya, ya, I know |
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GregW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
21. At least it's better than the Aussie anthem |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 10:29 PM Response to Reply #21 |
67. What a nice song |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
25. The Chinese are laughing at us. |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
27. ooh- where is a copy of the Jimmy Hendrix version...? |
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RedRocco (253 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 08:04 PM Response to Reply #27 |
39. the Jimmi Hendrix version |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-05 12:05 AM Response to Reply #39 |
76. w/o words is best anyway |
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goddess40 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
29. I don't do the anthem or the pledge |
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texpatriot2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
32. Good I got time to get the lyrics. I bet there online now. n/t |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 07:57 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Its time to write a new anthem |
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texpatriot2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 09:30 PM Response to Reply #35 |
58. Me too. I think we can do so much better than war. I mean |
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mediaman007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 09:46 PM Response to Reply #35 |
59. Let's do a good liberal tune: This Land Is Your Land... |
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JohnLocke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
37. My attempt to write it down from memory |
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slay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 08:18 PM Response to Reply #37 |
46. I'm thinkin it's |
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54anickel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 08:20 PM Response to Reply #37 |
47. Ramparts - hey, isn't that French? Bwahahahaha...n/t |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
40. Terrible terrible song...I prefer "Smokestack Lightnin'", but I don't... |
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slay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
44. Stupidest. Idea. Ever. |
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FlemingsGhost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
49. I'll start: "Onward Christian sol .... ummmm ... Oooooh, say can ..." |
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BurgherHoldtheLies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
51. Sing: O Canada ... Please annex us ... We don't deserve this plight |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
55. The 191st(!!) anniversary?!?! Yeah, that's one that's usually very |
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JoeMemphis (469 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
56. No, Freepers. That Lee Greenwood song is NOT the national anthem! |
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jayctravis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
57. From memory... |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
60. I hate the national anthem... |
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nvliberal (618 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 10:09 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. If 2/3rds of the public don't know the words, |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-05 12:24 AM Response to Reply #62 |
78. Plus it's got tubas. :-) |
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fortyfeetunder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
68. I have one fundamental problem with the current anthem |
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TimeChaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
69. The first verse isn't too bad |
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Sapphire Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-05 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
72. Here's one for Georgie... |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-05 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
77. How about a good ole' lefty anthem- This Land is Your Land |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-05 12:27 AM Response to Original message |
79. Who cares? There's a whole lot more to be concerned about. |
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sweet_cobun (13 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-05 05:12 AM Response to Original message |
83. Um, why? |
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newspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-05 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
86. hmmm, the national anthem |
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newspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-05 05:24 PM Response to Reply #86 |
87. written by a foreigner? |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-05 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
90. Why? |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-05 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
91. Funny story about that. |
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