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Wed Apr-18-07 09:25 AM
Response to Reply #27 |
| 88. Many thanks for an intelligent, witty reply! |
| -The Town of Democratic Underground. Just under 103,000 citizens. What a great place to live. |
A HERETIC I AM |
Apr-17-07 06:51 PM |
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I want a physical town! |
Joanne98 |
Apr-17-07 06:53 PM |
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Me too! I picture it in a nice valley, with lots of trees. |
A HERETIC I AM |
Apr-17-07 06:57 PM |
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Play 'The Sims'! lol |
Breeze54 |
Apr-17-07 07:12 PM |
#24 |
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Well, every village needs an idiot, i guess. |
A HERETIC I AM |
Apr-17-07 07:15 PM |
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That's not a bad idea |
BattyDem |
Apr-17-07 07:32 PM |
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Sure, 'DUville' or 'OZ' ! lmao! |
Breeze54 |
Apr-17-07 07:49 PM |
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LOL! |
BattyDem |
Apr-17-07 07:51 PM |
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We could call it Skinnerville! |
SharonRB |
Apr-17-07 09:07 PM |
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That's better than the one I came up with! Briefly, it was Hooterville! |
Radio_Lady |
Apr-17-07 09:08 PM |
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OK, is that some version of the sims I haven't seen yet? Cause it's |
The Witch |
Apr-17-07 09:09 PM |
#49 |
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I don't know. It didn't look |
Breeze54 |
Apr-17-07 09:49 PM |
#62 |
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How about a DU hangout in Second Life? |
whoneedstickets |
Apr-17-07 09:12 PM |
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Did you know 2nd life uses more electricity than Brazil? |
Capn Sunshine |
Apr-18-07 02:44 PM |
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It would be great |
demnan |
Apr-17-07 06:56 PM |
#2 |
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Seriously. |
yibbehobba |
Apr-17-07 07:02 PM |
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Never a dull moment :) |
BlooInBloo |
Apr-17-07 06:59 PM |
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It would be fun |
supernova |
Apr-17-07 06:59 PM |
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Our Town a la Thornton Wilder and you're a very good Narrator! nt. |
Phoebe Loosinhouse |
Apr-17-07 07:00 PM |
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Thanks. I appreciate the compliment. |
A HERETIC I AM |
Apr-17-07 07:03 PM |
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I actually heard Hal Holbrook's voice while reading this |
Marnieworld |
Apr-18-07 11:19 AM |
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If my writing reminded you of Mr. Holbrook, i am honored... |
A HERETIC I AM |
Apr-18-07 01:31 PM |
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I still can't get a good pastrami sandwich here. |
rug |
Apr-17-07 07:00 PM |
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You can't get a good pastrami sandwich ANYWHERE. |
yibbehobba |
Apr-17-07 07:03 PM |
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Fort Myers, Florida, huh? There MUST be a good deli there somewhere. |
Radio_Lady |
Apr-17-07 09:12 PM |
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ROFLMAO! He he he he..... |
A HERETIC I AM |
Apr-17-07 07:05 PM |
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Drop by the Cooking forum... |
Skidmore |
Apr-18-07 04:40 AM |
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This town has a cooking forum?....I must get out more. |
Lochloosa |
Apr-18-07 12:20 PM |
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About 20,000 of them seem to have moved to other towns. ( n/t ) |
Make7 |
Apr-17-07 07:00 PM |
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Our Town~Pretty good |
zidzi |
Apr-17-07 07:02 PM |
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This is great |
SharonRB |
Apr-17-07 07:02 PM |
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Hey, what an idea! |
babylonsister |
Apr-17-07 07:03 PM |
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Remember -- I said that in DC? |
SharonRB |
Apr-17-07 08:44 PM |
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Yes, I do! nt |
babylonsister |
Apr-17-07 08:58 PM |
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Thanks for the compliment. Glad you enjoyed the post. |
A HERETIC I AM |
Apr-17-07 07:06 PM |
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Very nice, neighbor! |
babylonsister |
Apr-17-07 07:02 PM |
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I LOVE living here. Wouldn't change it for ANYWHERE |
matcom |
Apr-17-07 07:05 PM |
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Where do we locate the "dungeon"? nt |
tridim |
Apr-17-07 07:05 PM |
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Right under the Marshall's study? |
A HERETIC I AM |
Apr-17-07 07:07 PM |
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I'll vote for "Smack dab in the center of the town square" |
tridim |
Apr-17-07 07:11 PM |
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This is my kind of town! |
Grandrose |
Apr-17-07 07:06 PM |
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Very, very charming!! One question for some of you--what do you answer |
gratefultobelib |
Apr-17-07 07:08 PM |
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Ask the Mayor. |
A HERETIC I AM |
Apr-17-07 07:13 PM |
#25 |
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Rooted in Liberal/Left humor. We are called Undreground precisely because we are in the open |
tom_paine |
Apr-17-07 07:15 PM |
#27 |
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Many thanks for an intelligent, witty reply! |
gratefultobelib |
Apr-18-07 09:25 AM |
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I hate to be the one to tell you this but, |
tavalon |
Apr-18-07 03:34 AM |
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I know, I know, and I'm proud to be part of it! |
gratefultobelib |
Apr-18-07 09:28 AM |
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Love it! |
silverweb |
Apr-17-07 07:19 PM |
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Glad you liked it. Thanks. |
A HERETIC I AM |
Apr-17-07 07:20 PM |
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best post I've read all week. |
corkhead |
Apr-17-07 07:30 PM |
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That's kind of the way i see it. The tragedy at VA Tech and the threads it generated made me think |
A HERETIC I AM |
Apr-17-07 07:35 PM |
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Great post! |
BattyDem |
Apr-17-07 07:35 PM |
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Well, some of the residents are resistant to good spelling... but... |
Radio_Lady |
Apr-17-07 09:07 PM |
#46 |
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You've captured my sentiments |
dotcosm |
Apr-17-07 07:39 PM |
#34 |
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Love it! KR&B n/t |
ms liberty |
Apr-17-07 07:46 PM |
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I know of some terrific acreage (lots) with trees (lots) and |
northofdenali |
Apr-17-07 08:32 PM |
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Thanks very much. I appreciate the compliment. |
A HERETIC I AM |
Apr-17-07 08:39 PM |
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Clean Air... Just follow the link..... |
133724 |
Apr-17-07 08:40 PM |
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Those photos took my breath away. Thank you :) |
The Witch |
Apr-17-07 09:13 PM |
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Beautiful post! |
trashcanistanista |
Apr-17-07 09:02 PM |
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The cats are involved in the shampoo conversation! |
A HERETIC I AM |
Apr-17-07 09:05 PM |
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It's an ongoing soap involving |
flblu2 |
Apr-18-07 08:51 AM |
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nice post. k&r nt |
piedmont |
Apr-17-07 09:08 PM |
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103,000 citizens is a bit big for a town.... |
flying_monkeys |
Apr-17-07 09:11 PM |
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"Let's not quibble, Sybil..." |
Radio_Lady |
Apr-17-07 09:13 PM |
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They are our Shelbyville |
flying rabbit |
Apr-18-07 06:19 PM |
#124 |
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What an entertaining and well written post |
Lone_Star_Dem |
Apr-17-07 09:12 PM |
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K & R -- spend some time on the GREATEST page, Heretic! |
Radio_Lady |
Apr-17-07 09:15 PM |
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Thanks very much, both of you. That's very flattering. |
A HERETIC I AM |
Apr-17-07 09:20 PM |
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No queers in your utopia, eh? n/t |
Sapphocrat |
Apr-17-07 09:23 PM |
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Sappho, honestly, i worked and reworked that for over an hour and a half .... |
A HERETIC I AM |
Apr-17-07 09:39 PM |
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"Many in our town are Gays and Lesbians and we care for them deeply" |
Sapphocrat |
Apr-17-07 09:46 PM |
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""Don't sweat it" points out a shortcoming i am not comfortable with. |
A HERETIC I AM |
Apr-17-07 09:50 PM |
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You covered everyone. Why do we have to include what we do sexually? |
Decruiter |
Apr-18-07 03:51 AM |
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Which happened... |
foreigncorrespondent |
Apr-18-07 05:46 AM |
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You are wrong in your assumption, i assure you |
A HERETIC I AM |
Apr-18-07 04:48 PM |
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I was not talking about your reasons at all. |
foreigncorrespondent |
Apr-18-07 07:09 PM |
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So the beer is out, eh? |
A HERETIC I AM |
Apr-18-07 08:50 PM |
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You are grasping at straws! |
foreigncorrespondent |
Apr-18-07 11:32 PM |
#129 |
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"Why do we have to include what we do sexually?" |
Harvey Korman |
Apr-18-07 12:12 PM |
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There are at least 3 |
Turbineguy |
Apr-18-07 01:02 PM |
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My husband HullBoss is a retired marine engineer |
Blue_In_AK |
Apr-18-07 01:54 PM |
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Make that at least 4 then! |
Turbineguy |
Apr-18-07 04:12 PM |
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I believe you need to educate yourself about GBLT people |
LostinVA |
Apr-18-07 07:13 PM |
#127 |
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"This proves why i write so little" |
nebenaube |
Apr-18-07 12:42 PM |
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I noticed that straight people were not identified as a group, either. |
yardwork |
Apr-18-07 12:49 PM |
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I often wonder about our founders, do they ever stop, hands on their |
SaveAmerica |
Apr-17-07 09:25 PM |
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oh, this is wonderful! |
tigereye |
Apr-17-07 09:50 PM |
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I love you guys. |
StrictlyRockers |
Apr-17-07 09:50 PM |
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k&r very nice/cute idea--i enjoyed reading it. thanks. |
orleans |
Apr-17-07 10:01 PM |
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It's a great place to live ... |
Maat |
Apr-17-07 10:55 PM |
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I love this post! Love it! |
lonestarnot |
Apr-17-07 11:08 PM |
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This is excellent! |
Lugnut |
Apr-17-07 11:30 PM |
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The Liberal Riviera! |
tavalon |
Apr-18-07 03:40 AM |
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Remarkable. |
bleever |
Apr-18-07 12:01 AM |
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this truly is my cyber home. thanks for the sweet tour n/t |
AZDemDist6 |
Apr-18-07 01:03 AM |
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What a beautiful piece about DU. Thank you. Been around since |
Decruiter |
Apr-18-07 03:42 AM |
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Yea I think I came here from |
Evilismdestroyer07 |
Apr-18-07 04:09 AM |
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Great tour! Just don't whistle when ... |
JustABozoOnThisBus |
Apr-18-07 04:25 AM |
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you forgot the town has a Magistrate as well |
Blue_Tires |
Apr-18-07 04:42 AM |
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As well as several College Professors and the worlds greatest library... |
A HERETIC I AM |
Apr-18-07 06:19 AM |
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Cities our size. |
donheld |
Apr-18-07 05:05 AM |
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You left off Richardson, TX. n/t |
Decruiter |
Apr-18-07 05:37 AM |
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I was too lazy to look them all up |
donheld |
Apr-18-07 07:18 AM |
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Fun post |
rosesaylavee |
Apr-18-07 08:57 AM |
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There may be 130 K registered inhabitants |
canichelouis |
Apr-18-07 09:23 AM |
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I was thinking of including a reference to the "Tourists" we get whenever a big event occurs.... |
A HERETIC I AM |
Apr-18-07 10:21 AM |
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We also have freepers who lurk in the bushes |
treestar |
Apr-18-07 01:11 PM |
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Don't forget the Cemetery. Lot of famous people there. Lot of history. |
byronius |
Apr-18-07 10:08 AM |
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It's a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live here |
deutsey |
Apr-18-07 11:28 AM |
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This was very kind of you. I would like to mention the Pagan community here. |
yardwork |
Apr-18-07 12:44 PM |
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I know a number of Pagans/Wiccans that attend the UU church here in my area.... |
A HERETIC I AM |
Apr-18-07 01:23 PM |
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That's true! Our local UU church includes a group of Pagans |
yardwork |
Apr-18-07 02:40 PM |
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And always remember, Good fences make good neighbors! n/t |
ToeBot |
Apr-18-07 12:45 PM |
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I'm completely charmed by this essay. |
Kurovski |
Apr-18-07 01:27 PM |
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Thanks. Thanks a lot. |
A HERETIC I AM |
Apr-18-07 01:39 PM |
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We actually just crossed over 103,000 |
KamaAina |
Apr-18-07 01:37 PM |
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Don't forget the Pagans |
LiberalEsto |
Apr-18-07 01:39 PM |
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What a great way to explain this place! |
jjanpundt |
Apr-18-07 01:46 PM |
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My Refuge from RightWingInsanity |
WatchWhatISay |
Apr-18-07 02:29 PM |
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Bookmarked to read on those days when I feel like DU has lost any sense of direction |
TheGoldenRule |
Apr-18-07 02:34 PM |
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Can I open an Olive Garden franchise in town? |
Akoto |
Apr-18-07 02:38 PM |
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LOL! Yes, but it has to be called "Luigi's" and serve proper, real brick oven pizza |
A HERETIC I AM |
Apr-18-07 02:45 PM |
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Sure! |
KamaAina |
Apr-18-07 02:48 PM |
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OK, but someone needs to clean up that "Lounge" |
Capn Sunshine |
Apr-18-07 02:50 PM |
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WOW! Thanks, everybody. |
A HERETIC I AM |
Apr-18-07 04:21 PM |
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Glad I've moved here. |
BadAssTeddyBear |
Apr-18-07 04:29 PM |
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We're glad you did, too. |
tanyev |
Apr-18-07 05:23 PM |
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I love this place |
GenDem |
Apr-18-07 04:34 PM |
#121 |
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It's dishonest to count dead trolls as citizens |
Lilith Velkor |
Apr-18-07 06:21 PM |
#125 |
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