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OpSomBlood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 07:08 AM Original message |
An honest question for the pro-gunners. |
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MrBenchley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 07:14 AM Response to Original message |
1. Considering that JFK was talking about the National Guard... |
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OpSomBlood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 07:18 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. You're right, the NG exists to protect us from "governmental tyranny." |
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MrBenchley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 07:54 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. That would be what JFK called "extremely unlikely" |
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OpSomBlood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 07:57 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. "Extremely unlikely" does not mean "will never happen." |
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MrBenchley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 08:04 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. So in other words... |
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OpSomBlood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 08:08 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Yeah, the NG exists to protect us from "governmental tyranny." |
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Zister (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 06:01 PM Response to Reply #9 |
39. I have had 2 family members that |
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library_max (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-04 05:36 PM Response to Reply #9 |
55. Neither does the militia. |
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OpSomBlood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-04 07:23 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. So you think that Kennedy was confused on the issue? |
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MrBenchley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-04 11:34 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. You mean that "extremely unlikely" government tyranny? |
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library_max (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 06:57 PM Response to Reply #59 |
63. Maybe he was just a politician trying to get a few more votes. |
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Zister (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 09:08 PM Response to Reply #2 |
50. The National Guard is not a militia |
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Ready4Change (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
3. There's a chance I'd get MORE pro-gun. |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 08:59 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. getting to be that time of week again |
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MrBenchley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 09:15 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Well, the answers are as unworthy of the adjective |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 09:31 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. although it is entertaining |
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MrBenchley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 09:41 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. That IS true... |
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Ready4Change (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 10:58 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. I think that's me? |
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MrBenchley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 11:06 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Thanks.... |
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Ready4Change (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 12:53 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Thanks also. |
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MrBenchley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 01:03 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Unfortunately |
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Ready4Change (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 01:16 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Shock. |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 11:16 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. forgive me if I'm still confused |
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Ready4Change (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 12:40 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. No problem. |
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OpSomBlood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 05:07 PM Response to Reply #24 |
36. I'm almost with you... |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 06:16 PM Response to Reply #24 |
40. ah, statistical rarities |
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luaneryder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 07:32 AM Response to Original message |
4. I have found that I can not rely |
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brokensymmetry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 07:41 AM Response to Original message |
5. Nope, wouldn't change. |
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MrBenchley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 08:47 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. And let's never ever mention the words |
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mbnd45 (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 01:50 PM Response to Reply #10 |
28. neighborhood watch- |
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brokensymmetry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 02:07 PM Response to Reply #10 |
29. (Chuckle) Neighborhood watch, you say? |
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MrBenchley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 02:10 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. It's so much less fun than daydreaming about plugging somebody |
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brokensymmetry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 02:21 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Oooh, you just lost 5 points. |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 02:19 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. All those crimes |
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MrBenchley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 02:23 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Yeah, but the gun industry makes no money from those... |
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skippythwndrdog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-25-04 05:32 PM Response to Reply #10 |
65. You go ahead an put your faith in Gladys Kravitz |
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MrBenchley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-04 08:10 AM Response to Reply #65 |
67. Better that than a twitchy gump with a gun |
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skippythwndrdog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-04 05:01 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Your inference is both unwarranted and incorrect |
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MrBenchley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-04 05:03 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Sez you...Gladys Kravitz disagrees... |
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skippythwndrdog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-04 05:21 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. Does anyone else see an ostrich? |
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library_max (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-04 05:32 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. I see one. |
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MrBenchley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-04 05:35 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. Hey, what else do you expct from our trigger-happy brethren? |
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skippythwndrdog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-04 05:40 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. There's that "trigger happy" line again |
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MrBenchley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-04 05:54 PM Response to Reply #76 |
81. An apt description |
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skippythwndrdog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-04 05:38 PM Response to Reply #71 |
74. No brag, just fact |
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MrBenchley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-04 05:39 PM Response to Reply #74 |
75. Yippee! Cowboys! Bang Bang Bang! |
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skippythwndrdog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-04 05:43 PM Response to Reply #75 |
77. Want to see my mop head horsey? |
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MrBenchley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-04 05:45 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. Wouldn't be surprised if you had one.... |
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skippythwndrdog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-04 05:49 PM Response to Reply #78 |
79. Circles |
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MrBenchley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-04 05:52 PM Response to Reply #79 |
80. Yep, all the "pro gun democrats" ever do |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-04 05:55 PM Response to Reply #80 |
82. Deleted message |
MrBenchley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-04 06:01 PM Response to Reply #82 |
83. Gee, skippy, that's so sad.... |
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skippythwndrdog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-04 06:05 PM Response to Reply #83 |
84. Still not up to the task? |
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library_max (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-04 06:20 PM Response to Reply #84 |
85. Pot, meet kettle. |
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MrBenchley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-04 07:28 PM Response to Reply #85 |
89. Don't hold your breath for research or substantive arguments |
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FeebMaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-04 07:28 PM Response to Reply #89 |
90. Pro-gun "Democrats" really would make more sense. (nt) |
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MrBenchley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-04 07:26 PM Response to Reply #84 |
88. Not worth wasting time |
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skippythwndrdog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-04 10:20 PM Response to Reply #88 |
92. 80's TV references? |
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MrBenchley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-04 08:47 AM Response to Reply #92 |
93. And so we see |
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Romulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 10:19 AM Response to Reply #5 |
20. excellent post |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
13. you or a loved one were shot, would your view on gun ownership change |
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el_gato (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
14. That assertion is not valid |
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skippythwndrdog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
17. No change whatsoever. |
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library_max (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-04 06:07 PM Response to Reply #17 |
56. You do know, don't you, |
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WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot (485 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
18. I can go beyond the hypothetical |
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skippythwndrdog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-25-04 05:24 PM Response to Reply #18 |
64. Agreed |
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MrSandman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-25-04 07:11 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. Or the Crown Vic could have exploded...n/t |
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library_max (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-04 05:35 PM Response to Reply #64 |
72. Hey, bumper-sticker political rhetoric! |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-04 06:48 PM Response to Reply #72 |
86. even better -- it's Oleg Volk!!!! |
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FeebMaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-04 06:49 PM Response to Reply #86 |
87. OH MY GOD |
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MrBenchley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-04 07:29 PM Response to Reply #86 |
91. Funny how nutsy Oleg keeps getting dredged up |
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Romulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
19. where was the assertion made? |
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OpSomBlood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 04:03 PM Response to Reply #19 |
35. Nearly every time JFK's or Malcolm X's pro-RKBA stances are quoted... |
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library_max (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 05:46 PM Response to Reply #35 |
62. "So essentially, the fact that those people were shot somehow |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
31. Deleted message |
DoNotRefill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
37. I've been shot before... |
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FeebMaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
38. I'd like to go on record |
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porkchophill (5 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
41. What is the purpose of the 2cnd amendment? |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 06:55 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. hmm -- is that the one |
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porkchophill (5 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 07:04 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Thanks that must sum up your constructive input |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 07:07 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. what colour is orange? |
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porkchophill (5 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 07:12 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. reply or ignore |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 07:16 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. tsk tsk |
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porkchophill (5 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 08:24 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. not understanding the purpose of the 2cnd amendment |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-04 05:24 AM Response to Reply #49 |
53. you want me to respound? |
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library_max (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-04 06:10 PM Response to Reply #53 |
57. iver, you're arguing with a chunk of wood, i.e. a Tombstone. |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 03:53 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. yass |
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MrSandman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
42. The closest I ever had to a brother |
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fumetti (13 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
48. If my loved one was shot... |
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Zister (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 09:22 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Wrong |
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Zister (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-04 09:43 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Gun crime up in England 2004 link ! |
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MrBenchley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-04 08:09 AM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Jeeze, the phony English bloodbath AGAIN |
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library_max (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-04 06:14 PM Response to Reply #48 |
58. Please take a moment and read your own last two paragraphs. |
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