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charlie and algernon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 03:54 PM Original message |
Post an innocuous topic most likely to turn into a lava-hot, blood boiling flame war |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
1. Nose hair |
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Dr. Strange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
2. Paying taxes is good. |
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ipfilter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
3. It only cost me $35 to fill up my Tahoe yesterday. |
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SCantiGOP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 04:34 PM Response to Reply #3 |
16. that's nothing |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
4. My favorite sport is |
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Rosie1223 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 04:21 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Freeper! You should be |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 12:28 AM Response to Reply #10 |
82. is that Bass Fishin, or... |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 12:55 AM Response to Reply #4 |
84. You mean it's not NASCAR? |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
5. My cats hate dogs... |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 04:04 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Wouldn't that be "terrified"? |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 04:05 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Maybe. |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 12:55 AM Response to Reply #5 |
85. My dog loves cats |
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Lil Missy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
8. Gay people screw small animals. |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 09:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
46. "DU Guide to Fitting In" :P |
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lazyriver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
9. Cats: cute companions or barely domestic filthy weasels. Discuss. |
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Symarip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 04:22 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. All I know is this: |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 04:24 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. "Rescue Persians"! |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 04:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Those would be ferrets. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 04:27 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Ferrets are illegal in CA? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 04:45 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. When ferrets are outlawed, only outlaws will keep ferrets. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 05:35 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. I think they're so cute, and thought about getting some... |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 05:44 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. They are cute. |
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charlie and algernon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 04:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. seriously? |
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ipfilter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 04:48 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Because they smell bad? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 05:31 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. They do smell like unwashed taint, but I think the concern is that they'll get free and eat wildlife |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 05:55 PM Response to Reply #23 |
31. I think that's the redeeming quality of Mao-tai |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 01:00 AM Response to Reply #12 |
87. My nephews used to have ferrets. Adorable but oh god they smell too awful. |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
13. Crack should be legal |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 04:50 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Yeah, then I could finally hire a plumber again |
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motely36 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
21. people with children should pay higher school taxes |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
22. I dont think Swimming, Track and Field, Boxing, Wrestling, of most of the Olympic Games are Sports |
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BeachBaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
24. Gender roles. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 08:24 PM Response to Reply #24 |
39. Whether gender traits are innate or learned |
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sammythecat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
26. I'll give it a try |
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LSdemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
27. So what did everyone think of American Idol last night? |
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littlebit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
28. Ikea sucks |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
30. PTSD is overdiagnosed, |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 06:31 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. I recently heard that some vets were being prescribed medications to |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 08:17 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Well, yes... |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 09:07 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. EMDR has some research behind it, actually |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 10:05 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. She had a degree from an unaccredited university. |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 11:53 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. I have more of a CBT orientation....since that works best for most problems |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
32. Target is a red company. n/t |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
33. Matt Lauer |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
34. Misbehaving children in restaurants - and, yes, it has been |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
35. I collect (wait for it...) Chick Tracts!!! |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
38. .0001 is pronounced "one tenth" |
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ElboRuum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 10:17 PM Response to Reply #38 |
51. Yep. That one will do it. You win the thread. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
40. ANYTHING involving child-rearing |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 09:24 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. We rode to our daily molestation appointment at the Catholic school tied to the roof of Mom's wagon |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 05:35 PM Response to Reply #45 |
69. You had a thermos full of bleach? |
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EastTennesseeDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
41. You know something? GD is a pretty nice, laid-back place. |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
43. The Incas were worse than North Korea.... nt |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 12:23 AM Response to Reply #43 |
54. Anything implying that ANY culture outside Europe did ANYTHING bad ever |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
44. Oh and the Toliet Paper makes Bambi cry posts.... nt |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
48. Flavored potato chips. |
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ElboRuum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
49. Chuggo spotted at Olive Garden!!! |
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BarenakedLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
50. Butterflies |
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denbot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
53. I am Native American |
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Lionel Mandrake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 01:14 AM Response to Original message |
55. Abortion is good for the planet. |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 10:40 AM Response to Reply #55 |
59. Abortion lowers the crime rate... nt |
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Lionel Mandrake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 02:12 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. You're probably right. |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 02:21 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. I inspired myself to post this in GD... I hope an intelligent discussion results. |
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Lionel Mandrake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 03:45 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. That would be nice. |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 04:21 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. It got locked and I was accused of being pro-eugenics... nt |
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Lionel Mandrake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 08:12 PM Response to Reply #65 |
73. That's a typical "pro-life" snarl. |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 05:34 PM Response to Reply #59 |
68. Nice post Bill Bennett. n/t |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 07:51 PM Response to Reply #68 |
72. Good lord outside of Gambling and really bad literature we are all supposed to read |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 08:37 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. He said something about |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 08:59 PM Response to Reply #75 |
76. Well that is a kettle of an entirely different fish |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
56. just mention the word "lifestyle" |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 04:47 PM Response to Reply #56 |
66. Wrong. |
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ipfilter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
57. Rosewood or Maple? |
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Twillig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 12:25 PM Response to Reply #57 |
93. You got something against ebony? |
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Tommy_Carcetti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
58. What's your favorite breed of dog? |
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Sky Masterson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
61. When I think __Sky Masterson__, I think? |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
63. Mention breastfeeding and you're pretty much guaranteed a flame war. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
67. Bigotry is bigotry |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
70. Dysfunctional addicts ruin it for the functional addicts. |
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kimmerspixelated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
71. "I have a hot date with a normal person." |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
74. Advances in Human Evolution |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 01:15 AM Response to Reply #74 |
89. wow |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
77. Your hobby (insert here) sucks. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
78. "Feminism is the radical notion that women are people" |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
79. I believe in "pat downs" and metal detecting. |
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Lil Missy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
80. Circumcision |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
81. Service in The Lounge is really poor. You wait, like, forever for refills of the |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 12:54 AM Response to Original message |
83. my pitbull really like Olive Garden leftovers |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 12:56 AM Response to Original message |
86. I like showing my receipt at the store exit... It makes me feel safe. nt |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 01:01 PM Response to Reply #86 |
95. That's a good one! |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 01:01 AM Response to Original message |
88. Hillary got robbed of the presidency |
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astral (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 01:23 AM Response to Original message |
90. Neil Diamond is better than Barry Manilow |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 01:24 AM Response to Original message |
91. Bush did some good things in office |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 06:15 AM Response to Original message |
92. Impossible to find a topic that hasn't been become |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
94. Buy a Mac. |
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Z_I_Peevey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
96. Michelle Obama needs a makeover. |
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Tommy_Carcetti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
97. I like to eat the sausage biscuits at the Cracker Barrel. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
98. Tamales! |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
99. Shaving ones privates versus going au naturel. |
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NoPasaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
100. Those folks on Fox and Friends have really nice teeth |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 03:56 PM Response to Reply #100 |
102. And have you noticed their hair doesn't move? |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
101. Deep down, Newt is really a nice guy. |
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