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11. Also an excellent question!

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 10:51 PM

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My twelve year old son just asked a very insightful question [View all] jorno67 Feb 2013 OP

Know where you're coming from, but narnian60 Feb 2013 #1

+1 freshwest Feb 2013 #3

I like this. Here. panader0 Feb 2013 #18

I've herd of putting lipstick on a pig but........ wandy Feb 2013 #24

Heh. Nice. Robb Feb 2013 #4

Also an excellent question! randome Feb 2013 #11

I went with one. Robb Feb 2013 #14

Well now I have soup all over my keyboard! mimi85 Feb 2013 #15

Did you tell him... Blanks Feb 2013 #5

As far as I can tell, Tien1985 Feb 2013 #7

You've got to be kidding. Blanks Feb 2013 #8

Holy crap, Tien1985 Feb 2013 #19

Don't beat yourself up. I only knew because I'm old. Blanks Feb 2013 #23

He even has or had Politicalboi Feb 2013 #26

What shocks me is that anyone, of any age remembers the movie 'North' Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #27

Well I bet your relieved. southernyankeebelle Feb 2013 #6

Me too TxDemChem Feb 2013 #9

He was the general who won the Vietnam War!!! Johnboi70 Feb 2013 #10

... Mira Feb 2013 #12

Good for your son! And good for you for playing good music! mimi85 Feb 2013 #13

Nugent is a fool and a liar! ISW Feb 2013 #16

Hope? Oh NOW I get it. alp227 Feb 2013 #17

My 14 year old daughter asked the same question yesterday. okwmember Feb 2013 #20

Even better: muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #21

My middle school students LWolf Feb 2013 #22

I'd be surprised if anyone under 20 knows who he is or cares Spider Jerusalem Feb 2013 #25