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| -This Is a Kind of Political Demographics Sort of Question: How Old Is the Oldest Poster on DU? |
anonymeme |
Mar-21-08 07:37 PM |
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Thanks for the plus-size font. |
lumberjack_jeff |
Mar-21-08 07:37 PM |
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You're Quite Welcome for the Big Font, Jeff & I See You're a lumberjack, So You Must Be OK! *L* |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 09:38 AM |
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I never tel my age but i know it's not me |
keep_it_real |
Mar-21-08 07:39 PM |
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Oh, You're No Fun, I Bet If We Stood You On Your Head, You'd Fall Right Over... |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 09:48 AM |
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Well. I am 55, but I bet Iam not the oldest. Althought, sometimes, |
Dhalgren |
Mar-21-08 07:40 PM |
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Ah... a Little O. Henry Ending to That Sentence, 'ey, Dhalgren? |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 09:59 AM |
#48 |
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"Goo, goo, goo, and a da, da, da..." |
Dhalgren |
Mar-23-08 12:22 PM |
#118 |
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49 |
Lerkfish |
Mar-21-08 07:40 PM |
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Hmmmm.... A Man of Few Words... |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 10:04 AM |
#49 |
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another 49 |
kineneb |
Mar-22-08 01:09 PM |
#66 |
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Hey, there, kineb... |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 02:10 PM |
#71 |
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Me too. Turning the big 50 this year-guess what I want for my birthday? |
mod mom |
Mar-22-08 02:50 PM |
#75 |
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Hello, mod mom. My B-Day is Very Close to Election Day, And Guess What I Want for MY B-Day? |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 03:04 PM |
#78 |
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Perhaps you missed Halperin's piece in TIME, which was preceded by Allen/Vandehei on Politico: |
mod mom |
Mar-22-08 03:18 PM |
#80 |
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Perhaps You Don't Realize You Are Off Topic And... |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 03:50 PM |
#85 |
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The peace out was to imply why I am against your suggestion of Sen Clinton. IWR |
mod mom |
Mar-22-08 05:34 PM |
#104 |
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#1. mod mom, I Asked You Politely to Please Hijack Another Post For This or You Could Start Your Own |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 09:11 PM |
#107 |
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#2. One Who Picks A Fight As You Have Knows Nothing About Peace Nor How to Achieve it Nor With Whom. |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 09:13 PM |
#108 |
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"A time comes when silence is betrayal" |
mod mom |
Mar-22-08 11:20 PM |
#113 |
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That's Why I Speak Out Against Obama, a Liar with No Intention of Getting Us Out of Iraq Before 2012 |
anonymeme |
Mar-23-08 05:09 PM |
#119 |
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Nobody Is Forcing You to "Silence," But Asking You to Create Your OWN Post ForThis Topic. |
anonymeme |
Mar-23-08 05:22 PM |
#120 |
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strangely enough, me too! |
Lerkfish |
Mar-22-08 04:27 PM |
#94 |
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As old as my tongue and slightly older than my teeth. |
faygokid |
Mar-21-08 07:41 PM |
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Thank You, Grandpa faygo... |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 10:17 AM |
#50 |
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McCain hasn't been here yet. |
jhuth |
Mar-21-08 07:42 PM |
#6 |
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Uhm... You Sure About That? |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 10:26 AM |
#51 |
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Beautiful! |
treestar |
Mar-23-08 09:39 AM |
#116 |
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56 |
cliffordu |
Mar-21-08 07:43 PM |
#7 |
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So... cliffordu.... Older Than Sunrise But Not Quite As Old as Dirt, Then? |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 10:37 AM |
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I thought I'd be median age, but it looks like |
cliffordu |
Mar-22-08 11:04 AM |
#56 |
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New Word for My Lexicon: "demi-geezers." I Like It! |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 11:34 AM |
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I hear that DUer "Name removed" is 120 years old. |
flvegan |
Mar-21-08 07:46 PM |
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That Makes Me Wonder... When He Hits 130... Will His Social Security Automatically Double? |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 10:50 AM |
#54 |
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67 |
la la |
Mar-21-08 07:49 PM |
#9 |
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la la, I'm Very Pleased to "Meet" You! |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 10:58 AM |
#55 |
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I know of one who is 72 |
The Straight Story |
Mar-21-08 07:52 PM |
#10 |
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Okee-Dokee, Artichokee... |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 11:09 AM |
#57 |
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Well, the wife is younger - keeps me feeling young |
The Straight Story |
Mar-22-08 08:13 PM |
#106 |
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wow, I can't even come up with a good smartass comment |
Wetzelbill |
Mar-21-08 07:53 PM |
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they say the memory is the second thing to go... |
msedano |
Mar-21-08 08:02 PM |
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"the memory is the 2nd thing to go" Thank GOD! Wait A Sec...Thought You Said It Was the 1st Thing! |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 12:31 PM |
#62 |
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C'mere, Youngin' I Just Want to Pinch Your Little Cheeks... |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 11:30 AM |
#58 |
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oh gosh |
Wetzelbill |
Mar-22-08 03:53 PM |
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I'm only 61, so I know it's not me. n/t |
Blue_In_AK |
Mar-21-08 07:54 PM |
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Bless You, Blue_In_AK... |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 11:41 AM |
#60 |
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Hi Blue. I'm going to check out your webpage. I am always |
lumpy |
Mar-22-08 11:05 PM |
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Oh, Lumpy, you were so lucky to have lived here then. |
Blue_In_AK |
Mar-22-08 11:22 PM |
#114 |
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A poll would be a much better way to calculate this than a sort of "anecdotal question." |
Mike03 |
Mar-21-08 07:54 PM |
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A self-selected sample responding to a DU poll would still be a poor calculation |
Gormy Cuss |
Mar-21-08 08:06 PM |
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True, you are right. NT |
Mike03 |
Mar-21-08 08:07 PM |
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Not necessarily a poor calculation since it's not based on opinion so much as |
tachyon |
Mar-21-08 09:29 PM |
#36 |
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If the question is age distribution of DU posters and it's a self-selected sample, it's likely to |
Gormy Cuss |
Mar-21-08 10:03 PM |
#39 |
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Polls Are Cold, But Conversations Are More Warm & Friendly... Until Someone Makes Them Otherwise... |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 12:40 PM |
#63 |
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Not the oldest just a well worn 69 |
elifino |
Mar-21-08 07:55 PM |
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I Believe the Operative Word Is in that Sentence is "Well," elifino. |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 12:51 PM |
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More important than age is probably education or intelligent quotient. NT |
Mike03 |
Mar-21-08 07:55 PM |
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Richard Prior once said: |
cliffordu |
Mar-21-08 08:05 PM |
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Aw, I love that.... |
Mike03 |
Mar-21-08 08:09 PM |
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Judgement! |
Wetzelbill |
Mar-21-08 08:06 PM |
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Naw, maybe I'm just sad because all my mentors and |
Mike03 |
Mar-21-08 08:10 PM |
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142 LAIT Score. Last Time I Was Tested. |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 01:04 PM |
#65 |
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Well I just turned 8. |
seasat |
Mar-21-08 08:11 PM |
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Uh-huh, seasat... |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 01:34 PM |
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Seriously, I play with my twin sons when I want to feel like a child. |
seasat |
Mar-22-08 09:41 PM |
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79 |
WoodyM |
Mar-21-08 08:22 PM |
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wow! movies cost ten cents back then? |
slinkerwink |
Mar-21-08 08:28 PM |
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Welcome to DU, WoodyM! |
brer cat |
Mar-21-08 08:31 PM |
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That's awesome |
Wetzelbill |
Mar-21-08 08:38 PM |
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Really glad to see you here, Woody |
Steve_DeShazer |
Mar-21-08 08:59 PM |
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Big DU welcome, WoodyM! Hope to hear lots about the old |
Texas Explorer |
Mar-21-08 09:04 PM |
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I hit 79 in December. Oh to be 50 again ! |
lumpy |
Mar-21-08 09:56 PM |
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You Are Awesome, Too, lumpy! And I Love the Nickname... |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 03:16 PM |
#79 |
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78 on April 5, Woody |
jkshaw |
Mar-21-08 11:12 PM |
#41 |
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Happy early Birthday! |
myrna minx |
Mar-22-08 03:22 PM |
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Happy Early Birthday from Me, Too, jkshaw. |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 03:53 PM |
#87 |
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Welcome, Woody! |
enigmatic |
Mar-22-08 04:23 AM |
#45 |
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Awesome, WoodyM! |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 02:53 PM |
#76 |
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Good to see you WoodyM |
myrna minx |
Mar-22-08 03:21 PM |
#81 |
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You have three years on me. I'm 73. |
Disorganized |
Mar-22-08 04:31 PM |
#96 |
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Pushing 63 out he door......n/t |
Tippy |
Mar-21-08 08:24 PM |
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Hi, Tippy... |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 01:47 PM |
#69 |
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There is a poster who has said she is 83 |
WesDem |
Mar-21-08 08:26 PM |
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Thank You for the Info, WesDem... |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 03:59 PM |
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old enough that... |
ret5hd |
Mar-21-08 08:32 PM |
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Did you happen to go to school with my dad? It wasn't until |
Texas Explorer |
Mar-21-08 09:06 PM |
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Not the oldest for sure but will be 66 in about 3 hours. |
tachyon |
Mar-21-08 09:19 PM |
#34 |
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happy bidet, tachyon! |
ldf |
Mar-21-08 09:26 PM |
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Thanks. I won't tell about the first time I saw a bidet... |
tachyon |
Mar-21-08 09:30 PM |
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Please Tell Us About the First Time You Saw a Bidet... Please? Please? Please? Please? |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 01:20 PM |
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Ah, tachyon, tachyon, Speed of Dreams... |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 02:00 PM |
#70 |
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There is a truly fine and respected DUer who is 85. |
troubleinwinter |
Mar-21-08 10:11 PM |
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Thank You for the Info, troubleinwinter... |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 04:06 PM |
#89 |
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56 or 57 (going on 9). I don't pay much attention to it, and am too lazy to do the math. |
troubleinwinter |
Mar-22-08 04:20 PM |
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Well, I Got a "Couple-Few" Years on You, there, "T"... |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 04:40 PM |
#98 |
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Check out this post, and check her 'profile' with a link to her great blog. |
troubleinwinter |
Mar-22-08 04:23 PM |
#92 |
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I Sure Hope I Have As Much Stuffings & Grit As Bobbieo Does at 85! |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 05:18 PM |
#103 |
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Some official surveys |
question everything |
Mar-21-08 11:24 PM |
#42 |
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I'm 2372 years old... |
Solon |
Mar-22-08 04:16 AM |
#43 |
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*LOL* |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 03:24 PM |
#83 |
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Hehe, I'm just glad I outlived King Croesus, man was that guy full of himself... |
Solon |
Mar-22-08 04:27 PM |
#93 |
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Well, Solon, You've Got Me Thinking About Reincarnation, Immortality and Longevity at Very Least... |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 04:46 PM |
#99 |
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I'm only 76. |
Wizard777 |
Mar-22-08 04:17 AM |
#44 |
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Only 76, and a Wizard.... |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 02:20 PM |
#73 |
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76 isn't as old as it used to be. |
Wizard777 |
Mar-23-08 09:33 AM |
#115 |
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How old are you? Where do you live? What is your gender? Where is your profile? |
BushDespiser12 |
Mar-22-08 10:42 AM |
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I'm 61, And Female, BD12... |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 04:18 PM |
#90 |
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Are you talking human years or bush* years? |
Javaman |
Mar-22-08 12:20 PM |
#61 |
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The Bush Years... Gone on For a Century or More, Haven't They? Maybe 2... Seems Like FOREVER!!!! |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 02:45 PM |
#74 |
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Hark I hear AARP,..... 61. nt |
donco |
Mar-22-08 02:13 PM |
#72 |
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Ah, That's Just Us Older Kids Practicin' the 'AARP, donco... |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 05:13 PM |
#102 |
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I'm only 41, but physically I feel 75. |
Fuzz |
Mar-22-08 02:53 PM |
#77 |
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Well, Fuzz, You're 20 Years Younger Than I Am... So... |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 04:27 PM |
#95 |
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I'm 4 years older than you, but I'm not the oldest! ... n/t |
Vadem |
Mar-22-08 03:37 PM |
#84 |
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Nope. Apparently Bobbieo at 85 Has Us ALL Beat. Thank you, Vadem! !:) |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 05:00 PM |
#100 |
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You're so sweet to answer every response! Welcome to DU,... |
Vadem |
Mar-22-08 10:11 PM |
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48 |
Jesuswasntafascist |
Mar-22-08 04:38 PM |
#97 |
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Thank You. JWAF! |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 05:03 PM |
#101 |
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I'm 96 |
fascisthunter |
Mar-22-08 05:36 PM |
#105 |
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I Knew You Had to Be Kidding, facisthunter, Because You Don't Look a Day Over 90. *LOL* |
anonymeme |
Mar-22-08 09:29 PM |
#109 |
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10-3-'40 |
OxQQme |
Mar-23-08 11:01 AM |
#117 |
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Thank You, OxQQme. !:) |
anonymeme |
Mar-23-08 05:26 PM |
#121 |
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