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Thu Aug-25-11 07:14 PM
Response to Reply #50 |
| 76. No, it is not nonsense. This is a fairly common topic of discussion... |
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Edited on Thu Aug-25-11 07:15 PM by Marengo
among military personnel.
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| -Weapons of the National Liberation Army of Libya. |
Atypical Liberal |
Aug-22-11 12:08 PM |
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I saw a bolt action with a hunting scope this morning on TODAY |
ileus |
Aug-22-11 12:13 PM |
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Yeah! What kind of freedom-hater would oppose private ownership of RPGs and anti-tank missiles? |
DanTex |
Aug-22-11 12:18 PM |
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You forgot to add banana clips. (nt) |
Remmah2 |
Aug-22-11 12:26 PM |
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you of course meant to say "killer clips" |
ileus |
Aug-22-11 01:54 PM |
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and "the things that goes up...." |
SteveM |
Aug-22-11 09:11 PM |
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Newsflash... you can in fact own those things in the US. They're just not common. nt |
TheWraith |
Aug-22-11 12:30 PM |
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You can own MOST of those in the U.S. |
WAFS |
Aug-25-11 09:02 AM |
#69 |
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Yeah, and besides those two things, how about... |
Atypical Liberal |
Aug-22-11 12:35 PM |
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You forgot the 9K32 Strela-2 surface-to-air missile. It's really just a basic hunting weapon... |
DanTex |
Aug-22-11 01:19 PM |
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That's some funny stuff there! Well put (though I obviously disagree with you on many things)! n/t |
TPaine7 |
Aug-22-11 01:44 PM |
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No one has been advocating private ownership of those. |
Atypical Liberal |
Aug-22-11 01:51 PM |
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The point is... |
DanTex |
Aug-22-11 02:45 PM |
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And yet small arms are still necessary. |
Atypical Liberal |
Aug-22-11 03:06 PM |
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The Cubans, Algerians, Afghanis, Iraaqis, Viet Cong... |
SteveM |
Aug-22-11 09:17 PM |
#19 |
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How do you think a rebellion wins access... |
PavePusher |
Aug-22-11 09:55 PM |
#20 |
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Depends on the level of government |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Aug-26-11 09:08 PM |
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Few can afford to own a tank, or an anti-aircraft missile system. |
WAFS |
Aug-25-11 09:03 AM |
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those were crows with a shotgun silly... |
ileus |
Aug-22-11 01:56 PM |
#13 |
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Well, some kids and their grandfathers, anyway... |
PavePusher |
Aug-22-11 10:01 PM |
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Most of them: as I would hope most gun-rights folks would agree. |
dtexdem |
Aug-22-11 12:56 PM |
#6 |
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You can own both, although the tank will be "demilled." |
TheWraith |
Aug-22-11 01:05 PM |
#7 |
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given the average price for a tank |
gejohnston |
Aug-22-11 01:35 PM |
#9 |
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weapons of the National Liberation Army of ... |
iverglas |
Aug-22-11 01:51 PM |
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It would be very entertaining to see a right-wing militia take on the United States. |
onehandle |
Aug-22-11 02:22 PM |
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We had AC-130s |
gejohnston |
Aug-22-11 02:41 PM |
#15 |
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Though I'm certain you don't jest, the impulse is to respond as if you do: |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-23-11 12:49 AM |
#23 |
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You are ignoring one important aspect: |
Atypical Liberal |
Aug-23-11 09:25 AM |
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Flabby nonsense. |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-23-11 03:16 PM |
#27 |
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Lack of willpower. |
Atypical Liberal |
Aug-24-11 09:04 AM |
#37 |
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You are either unable to mentally digest what you read, or unwilling to do so. |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-24-11 05:09 PM |
#42 |
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Or perhaps I was just correct in my assessment. |
Atypical Liberal |
Aug-24-11 08:42 PM |
#57 |
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hail, hail, |
iverglas |
Aug-23-11 04:15 PM |
#30 |
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And what they've done with the place in my absence! So many of the names have changed, |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-23-11 04:55 PM |
#31 |
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yes, I returned a scant month or so ago myself |
iverglas |
Aug-23-11 05:06 PM |
#32 |
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Take a look and ask yourself how many NATO air-strikes, using sophisticated armaments beyond the |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-23-11 12:02 AM |
#22 |
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And yet small arms are still necessary. |
Atypical Liberal |
Aug-23-11 09:26 AM |
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When you inaugurate armed revolution against a sitting government, you take your chances, regardless... |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-23-11 03:36 PM |
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Just because one situation played out a certain way.... |
PavePusher |
Aug-23-11 06:59 PM |
#34 |
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That's what is nice about America...the government is the people. |
ileus |
Aug-23-11 07:02 PM |
#35 |
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I'll take my chances. |
Atypical Liberal |
Aug-24-11 09:10 AM |
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"I'll take my chances" - Duke Wayne couldn't have said it better himself, I reckon. |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-24-11 05:44 PM |
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If the economy doesn't improve ... |
spin |
Aug-24-11 06:52 PM |
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We'll see. |
Atypical Liberal |
Aug-24-11 08:37 PM |
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We are not talking about any issue other than guns, despite a clumsy attempt at deflection. On guns, |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-24-11 10:02 PM |
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over simplify much? |
gejohnston |
Aug-24-11 10:27 PM |
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It's hard getting used to again, the Gungeon phenomenon where people just type random things that |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-24-11 10:36 PM |
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Nothing random about it |
gejohnston |
Aug-24-11 11:22 PM |
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More random noise, apropos of...well, there's gotta be something. Let's do an experiment: |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-24-11 11:29 PM |
#63 |
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sorry can't hear anything with all of the |
gejohnston |
Aug-24-11 11:49 PM |
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Aug-26-11 04:10 PM |
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No deflection... |
Atypical Liberal |
Aug-25-11 08:51 AM |
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Deleted message |
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Aug-25-11 03:01 PM |
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It read like one to me. |
Atypical Liberal |
Aug-25-11 03:32 PM |
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You read it correctly the first time: I don't "insinuate" it, I maintain it as an oft-proved fact. |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-25-11 03:48 PM |
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And also spent money on Democrats. |
Atypical Liberal |
Aug-25-11 07:20 PM |
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Yada, yada, yada. Bottom line is: you proudly support an organization that's devoted almost |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-26-11 12:43 PM |
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Addendum: where's that member of the progressive caucus or consistently blue state governor? |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-26-11 12:45 PM |
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I would scarcely call the California laws sensible. Capricous would be more like it |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Aug-26-11 09:13 PM |
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That's nice. n/t. |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-26-11 09:51 PM |
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Trying living with them |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Aug-26-11 11:01 PM |
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I travel to California for several weeks every couple of years, and stay with friends. They love it. |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-26-11 11:14 PM |
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Glad you enjoy our wine and food. |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Aug-26-11 11:18 PM |
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More likely, my friends are liberals of a particularly pleasing progressive stripe, and you're the |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-26-11 11:34 PM |
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No level of politics can overcome the absence of knowledge and data |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Aug-26-11 11:43 PM |
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That's nice. n/t. |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-26-11 11:49 PM |
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'tis true bucko...though drink enough of our better wines and it may seem that fantasizes come true |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Aug-27-11 12:08 AM |
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The California penal code is about as real as it gets - perhaps you're a couple of bottles off. n/t. |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-27-11 12:12 AM |
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It is not what is on the books, it is who enforces it |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Aug-27-11 12:18 AM |
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More non-responsive, semi-coherent nonsense. n/t. |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-27-11 12:21 AM |
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Snork |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Aug-27-11 12:39 AM |
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Addendum: |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-27-11 12:22 AM |
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You seem to assume that in a U.S. Civil War... |
PavePusher |
Aug-23-11 01:40 PM |
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Gee, I don't recall seeming to assume any such thing, since I don't sit around fantasizing about |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-23-11 03:50 PM |
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Remote" Hardly. Frequent topic in several fiction genres... |
PavePusher |
Aug-23-11 06:57 PM |
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How can you know this? |
Marengo |
Aug-24-11 08:07 AM |
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That's obvious. |
Atypical Liberal |
Aug-24-11 09:12 AM |
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I'm content to leave such breathless daydreaming in the capable hands it currently resides, our |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-24-11 05:18 PM |
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Good plan, you clearly are out of your depth. |
Atypical Liberal |
Aug-24-11 08:26 PM |
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P.S. I'm in the USAF, it's my job to think about stuff like that. |
PavePusher |
Aug-24-11 12:27 PM |
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Uh-huh. And I'm chairman of the JCS... |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-24-11 05:13 PM |
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Let me be a little more specific. |
PavePusher |
Aug-24-11 05:56 PM |
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Allow me to be even more specific: that is utter nonsense. n/t. |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-24-11 06:00 PM |
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How so? n/t |
PavePusher |
Aug-24-11 06:14 PM |
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Because he just can't conceive of it. |
Atypical Liberal |
Aug-24-11 08:39 PM |
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You don't understand what the sentence "that is utter nonsense" means? Which part are you having |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-24-11 09:41 PM |
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Aug-25-11 08:36 AM |
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He is not the one with a comprehension problem |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Aug-26-11 11:12 PM |
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You mean "he is not the ONLY one with a comprehension problem," which is true: you share the prize. |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-26-11 11:48 PM |
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Since you clearly have no military credentials or experience you have no idea what he may do |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Aug-27-11 12:12 AM |
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That's nice. n/t. |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-27-11 12:14 AM |
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Your concession is noted |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Aug-27-11 01:02 AM |
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... |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-27-11 01:16 AM |
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No, it is not nonsense. This is a fairly common topic of discussion... |
Marengo |
Aug-25-11 07:14 PM |
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Thank you. n/t |
PavePusher |
Aug-26-11 04:14 PM |
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In a situation where militia groups of extremely right wing "patriots" ... |
spin |
Aug-24-11 07:30 PM |
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"the citizens in this country find themselves" |
iverglas |
Aug-25-11 08:16 PM |
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How can you know the mind of the vast majority of Americans? N/T |
Marengo |
Aug-25-11 07:09 PM |
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oh dear ... you've heard of public opinion polling? |
iverglas |
Aug-26-11 05:13 PM |
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Where does this poll address the issue raised in post 29? |
Marengo |
Aug-26-11 07:53 PM |
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One immediate glaring problem |
DissedByBush |
Aug-26-11 09:45 PM |
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P.S. May I ask what your military credntials are? n/t |
PavePusher |
Aug-24-11 04:33 PM |
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Sure. n/t. |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-24-11 05:46 PM |
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With all due respect, what are your military credentials? n/t |
PavePusher |
Aug-24-11 05:52 PM |
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may I answer for him? |
gejohnston |
Aug-25-11 12:14 AM |
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Well, it's been 24 hours.... |
PavePusher |
Aug-25-11 05:34 PM |
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Nigh on 48 hours, I call bullshit. n/t |
PavePusher |
Aug-26-11 04:09 PM |
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I thought the number of FN-FALs I saw was very strange. |
Hoopla Phil |
Aug-24-11 05:57 PM |
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There seem to be a fair number on the African continent... |
Marengo |
Aug-26-11 08:02 PM |
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Anti-gun people would like to keep all of those out of your hands. |
WAFS |
Aug-25-11 09:01 AM |
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yes, those "anti-gun" people, they want it to be ... |
iverglas |
Aug-25-11 08:25 PM |
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You are not correct |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Aug-26-11 09:00 PM |
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"Though your attitudes clear hearken from the right" - Care to explain how, exactly? |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-26-11 10:39 PM |
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Gun control has clear racist and classist roots |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Aug-26-11 11:00 PM |
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I consider someone who makes the statement "Gun control has clear racist and classist roots" with |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-26-11 11:30 PM |
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Actually it has not been debunked...its a clear historical fact. |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Aug-26-11 11:40 PM |
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Actually, it has been debunked, "professor," REPEATEDLY - and my post above stands un-refuted. |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-26-11 11:46 PM |
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Snork |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Aug-27-11 12:06 AM |
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More nice, semi-coherent stuff. n/t. |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-27-11 12:11 AM |
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Snork**2 |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Aug-27-11 12:14 AM |
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That's nice. n/t. |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-27-11 12:15 AM |
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Your concession is noted |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Aug-27-11 01:03 AM |
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Your inability to construct a coherent reply is apparent, and needs no "noting." n/t. |
apocalypsehow |
Aug-27-11 01:15 AM |
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When you abandon the thread and post what you did, no reply is needed |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Aug-27-11 09:18 AM |
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And I bet he won't answer. Fear does that to some people. n/t |
oneshooter |
Aug-27-11 11:48 AM |
#123 |
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