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mrboba1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:30 AM Original message |
Serious ?: Why is Family Circus so hated? |
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name not needed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
1. Cause it sucks? |
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Sporadicus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
2. Because It's Incredibly Lame? n/t |
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mrboba1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:33 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. So there's no "the cartoonist is a freeper" thing? |
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Sporadicus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:34 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. I Haven't Heard One Way or the Other |
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No2W2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:36 AM Response to Reply #7 |
17. yes, the cartoonist IS a freeper , |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 05:39 PM Response to Reply #7 |
80. I KNOW Bill Keane personally |
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Moonbeam_Starlight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:55 PM Response to Reply #80 |
83. Doesn't he spell his name with only one "l"? |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-07-04 01:38 AM Response to Reply #83 |
88. Yes, he does |
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BigMcLargehuge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:55 PM Response to Reply #80 |
84. They spoofed him about ten years ago in Mad Magazine |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-07-04 01:41 AM Response to Reply #84 |
89. He loves those Mad magazine guys |
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aden_nak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
3. It is the schmaltziest, corniest comic strip I have ever read. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
4. I don't know if there's a bigger motive, but it's just bad |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
5. Same reason most people hated Creed. |
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Worst Username Ever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
6. It's just not funny. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
8. Because Jeffery shot up that crack house while on Angel Dust |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-07-04 12:18 AM Response to Reply #8 |
87. LOL |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
9. Lack of nudity |
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mrboba1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:34 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Ahh. I see. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:36 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. No. they're ugly. I want to see the family circus mom naked. What a MILF! |
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Hawkeye-X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:59 AM Response to Reply #16 |
50. what's MILF stand for? |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:59 AM Response to Reply #50 |
52. mom I'd like to fuck |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
11. I didnt know it was hated |
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skypilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
13. The kids are cloying... |
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Speck Tater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
14. There are exactly four Family Circus gags... |
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mrboba1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:36 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. I have noticed their |
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HarveyBriggs (324 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 12:05 PM Response to Reply #14 |
64. Bingo, and the four jokes are ... |
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neuvocat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
15. It has way too much schmaltz and schtick |
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SpaceCatMeetsMars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
19. He's always preaching at people using those icky kids |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:38 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Although the bordello shootout that claimed Grandpa's life... |
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SpaceCatMeetsMars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:51 AM Response to Reply #23 |
43. I keep wishing his sandal would fall off and |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
20. It jumped the shark... |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:38 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. oh damn |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:41 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. I saw Dolly in the parking lot ... |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:41 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Oh, her tooth isn't broken. |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:43 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. how did she get addicted to coke? |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:44 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Well, she was invited to a party with Fred Durst and the Vivid girls... |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:45 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. well Fred Durst is a douchenosal |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:46 AM Response to Reply #33 |
37. Her "product" being her ass? |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:52 AM Response to Reply #37 |
44. no cocaine man |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:53 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. No, she BUYs the coke. |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:54 AM Response to Reply #45 |
46. ahh hah |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:59 AM Response to Reply #46 |
51. Yellow Ranger is dead: |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 12:00 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. see what happens when you sleep all the time |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 12:03 PM Response to Reply #53 |
61. There's a lesson for you, John: |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 12:05 PM Response to Reply #61 |
65. but I dont drive period |
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Atlas Mugged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
21. OMG! My first thread spin off!!! |
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mrboba1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:42 AM Response to Reply #21 |
28. It absolutely is a thread spinoff!! |
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Atlas Mugged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 12:01 PM Response to Reply #28 |
54. Why, thank you! |
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mrboba1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 12:03 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. It chaps my ass!!!! |
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XNASA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
24. Because of Barfy. |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-07-04 02:55 PM Response to Reply #24 |
95. Come now. |
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GR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
26. I Like It And Read It Every Day...It's Great....nfm |
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Heddi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
30. This makes it better |
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mrboba1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:44 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. LOL!!! |
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Heddi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:45 AM Response to Reply #30 |
34. and this |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:45 AM Response to Reply #30 |
35. haha |
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southpaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:50 AM Response to Reply #35 |
41. One more... |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:51 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. ok call me immature but I laughed at that |
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Heddi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:57 AM Response to Reply #30 |
48. And this |
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Heddi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 12:01 PM Response to Reply #48 |
55. And this too |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 12:02 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. hah |
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Heddi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 12:03 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. yeah they are |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 12:05 PM Response to Reply #59 |
63. I'll do that sometime |
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Itchinjim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
36. Say what you want about "Family Circus" but, |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
38. The amazing thing is if you ask 100 people... |
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BloodyWilliam (665 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
39. It's so cloyingly saccharine that |
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JohnLocke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
40. Because it's not funny or even heartwarming. |
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UTUSN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
47. I Quit It 10 or So Yrs Ago over ONE Wingnut Reference |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-07-04 03:02 PM Response to Reply #47 |
96. Maybe he was listening to Tom Sawyer |
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SiouxJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
49. I drew funnier comics when I was 10 |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
58. Because it is forwarding the gay agenda |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
60. Family Circus haiku |
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Khephra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
62. I read somewhere (so no link) |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 12:06 PM Response to Reply #62 |
66. BC guy? |
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Khephra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 12:14 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. The BC strip with the cavemen |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 12:16 PM Response to Reply #67 |
70. fundies are gross |
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Hong Kong Cavalier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 12:15 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. Johnny Hart |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 12:16 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. ahh I remember reading about that |
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Hong Kong Cavalier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 12:18 PM Response to Reply #69 |
72. Carter's a born again? |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 04:11 PM Response to Reply #72 |
76. yeah he is |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:50 PM Response to Reply #62 |
81. He's not a fundie (see post #80) |
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Commendatori (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
71. It sucks, but "Rose is Rose" is ten times worse. Worst. Comic. Ever. |
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mrboba1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 12:19 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. uhhhh. |
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Commendatori (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 02:24 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. Sorry, but you needed to be warned. You can never be too careful. (n/t) |
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JohnLocke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 04:10 PM Response to Reply #71 |
75. Stop. Please, stop. |
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SmileyBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-07-04 12:13 AM Response to Reply #71 |
86. Wow. Who does that shitty cartoon??? |
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Westegg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-07-04 01:46 AM Response to Reply #71 |
92. Yes, you may be right. There are worse, more offensive comics... |
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SmileyBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-07-04 06:43 AM Response to Reply #71 |
93. I can just feel the synapses being shorted out in my brain. |
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Selwynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
77. Because "it lurks at the bottom of the page, just waiting to suck!" |
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Kat45 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 04:39 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. That sounds like something Beavis would say: |
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Selwynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 04:41 PM Response to Reply #78 |
79. It's from the movie "Go." |
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CanuckAmok (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
82. Who's entertained by Family Circus? "Not me". |
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enigmatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-06-04 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
85. The Family Circus.... |
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slutticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-07-04 01:42 AM Response to Original message |
90. WTF is Family Circus? |
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SmileyBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-07-04 01:46 AM Response to Reply #90 |
91. Are you kidding?? |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-07-04 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
94. Best real Family Circus ever written! |
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