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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-08 05:52 PM
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Ichingcarpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-08 05:55 PM
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1. The Shoe fit
Good one Hissyspit
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TankLV Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-08 05:57 PM
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2. Kinda puts it all in perspective, huh...
funny how nobody was terribly concerned about THOSE shoes then
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jwirr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-08 06:02 PM
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3. I know what the rows of black boots signify. What does the huge
pile of shoes say?
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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-08 06:03 PM
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5. Symbolic of Iraqi civilian dead. nt
Edited on Sun Dec-14-08 06:10 PM by Hissyspit
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jwirr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-08 06:55 PM
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10. Thank you.
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Shardik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-08 06:03 PM
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4. K&R
Touching.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-08 06:14 PM
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6. Shoes are the perfect metaphor
for the eight year 'reign of error'.

To think he even has us taking ours off before we board an aircraft. Shoooooooooooo you king of clusterfucks!! Shoooooooooooo!!

Lovely post.
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Gregorian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-08 06:17 PM
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7. You took the words right out of my mouth. Yes.
This is so fitting.

There is no IF. These shoes fit.

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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-08 06:19 PM
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8. Indeed
I told hubby not to buy me a Christmas present. This was it. :rofl:
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FREEWILL56 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-08 05:33 AM
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30. "reign of error"?
I think not as bush knew what he was doing and knew it was wrong. It was a reign of terror. Although I don't condone what osama did by any means, but el pResidente, you have ratified, confirmed, and glorified osama's cause by your terroristic actions exemplified by your policies even against your own countrymen. All those talks you claimed to be with God we know are false bs from you as God would never have condoned your evil ways and acts. You can't believe in God or you wouldn't be doing this stuff. I do believe in God, not to debate my beliefs here, and I know where you belong. Damn you and your ilk to hell. Some democrats like pelosi can forgive and forget. What am I saying? It should be condone and are compliceit, but it changes not the wrongs even against the very God many of you in government say you talk to and believe in and I contend that one need not be religious to know of your wrongs. We all sin, but you make hell proud.
Sorry for mini-rant, but I had to get it off of my chest.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-08 06:33 PM
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9. Wow, Hissyspit. Rec'd. nt
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me b zola Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-08 07:04 PM
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11. K&R
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pansypoo53219 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-08 07:28 PM
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12. they should all be tied too georgee
so he has to haul them around for the rest of his sorry life.
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leftstreet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-08 07:31 PM
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13. K&R ...wow...
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BunkerHill24 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-08 07:34 PM
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14. Well done Hissyspit
K&R
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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-08 08:56 PM
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15. .
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-08 09:41 PM
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16. Thank you for this........
Sad as it is...
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-08 09:43 PM
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17. And here's another one


Also check out my new sig pic. It's the shoe thrower.

Great thread, Hissy. Excellent. :)
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-08 09:48 PM
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18. k&r
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sub.theory Donating Member (293 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-08 10:07 PM
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19. Excellent Post
I hope it wakes up some of those here who think we're all being too mean to *. The man's a monster, and I'm glad he was humiliated publicly during another of his pretend hero bullshit sessions.
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Starry Messenger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-08 10:07 PM
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20. kick
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-08 10:15 PM
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21. Knocked the breath right out of me.... An incredible post.
:cry:
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snot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-08 10:48 PM
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22. great work, thanks!
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balantz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-08 01:01 AM
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23. Great Post!
Edited on Mon Dec-15-08 01:48 AM by balantz
An idea pops up from your wonderful post. A campaign should be started to collect as many truck-loads of shoes as possible and converge on the White House, or somewhere signifigant, and dump them all with thousands of people shouting for the criminals to be brought to justice. The message from that one shoe thrown at shrubbie, and from all the shoes of the thousands of dead, can be carried forth into a great and mighty voice.
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caraher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-08 04:12 PM
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43. I was thinking the same thing
I've got some shoes ready to go...
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BayjanDem Donating Member (318 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-08 01:26 AM
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24. Shoes were a major story today
one way or another.
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lisainmilo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-08 01:29 AM
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25. Very Moving!
Thank you for the reminder!
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uberllama42 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-08 01:38 AM
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26. Wow
K & R
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Mari333 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-08 01:41 AM
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27. Kick, recommend, truth. n/t
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Mari333 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-08 01:54 AM
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28. kick
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balantz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-08 03:11 AM
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29. I sure hope people start throwing shoes on the White House Lawn
in solidarity with fellow sufferers of this murderous regime's treatment.

Bush and his people have royally screwed us all!
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Ganja Ninja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-08 07:30 AM
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32. Drop a pair in the mail today.
George W Bush
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20500
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snot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-08 07:25 AM
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31. let's do this. One shoe to Bush; one to Obama, to make sure he doesn't lose focus.
Edited on Mon Dec-15-08 07:27 AM by snot
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peacetalksforall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-08 09:30 AM
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33. I read through this thread thinking Cheney is getting another ride. He's the real
Edited on Mon Dec-15-08 09:34 AM by higher class
President and all the focus is on Bush. Why not one to Bush and the other to Cheney? I'm sure Obama can get the picture.

For all practical purposes, keep the shoes together and make them available to some homeless and for shipping to Zimbabwe.

Sorry to sound so stern. I get so sick of Cheney hiding in his bunker plotting while they send his marionette off to 'make face' for him. My resentment is that he, Cheney, never gets the attention and George never comes down from his arrogant perch.

I have no excuse for Bush and I'm not excusing him. I just want to see a shift of disrespect for the person who has steered us down this road on behalf of the barons who are 'third worlding' us. Why not send a pile of shoes to the think tanks who figured out how to carry out all the plans for our downfall on behlaf of Cheney AND the barons. While our money was taken to pay for the salaries of the think tankers?

Wow, I woke up bitter today. Sorry to rant at you.
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snot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-16-08 04:32 PM
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51. Not at all; in fact, thanks, 'cuz I couldn't agree more.
Edited on Tue Dec-16-08 04:33 PM by snot
Bush's capacity as evildoer would be trivial without the Cheneys&Roves of the world.
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ProSense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-08 09:50 AM
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34. Yeah, but some people are outraged that Bush got a pair thrown at him.
Thanks for this sobering post.



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Wizard777 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-08 09:44 PM
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46. I have an idea for a welcome home for Bush involving those shoes.
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Harry Monroe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-08 10:16 AM
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35. Hey Chimp!!
If the shoe fits, wear it motherfucker!!
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ensho Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-08 11:01 AM
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36. kick
nt
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seemslikeadream Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-08 11:07 AM
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37. I've got one more for you, from New Orleans
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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-08 05:24 PM
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44. Yes, I wish I had seen that.
Edited on Mon Dec-15-08 05:35 PM by Hissyspit
Thanks. I also intended to include this one, but left it out inadvertently.



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nuxvomica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-08 11:11 AM
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38. K&R
:yourock:
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mlevans Donating Member (642 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-08 11:52 AM
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39. Thanks for posting this reminder.
We saw that display of civilian shoes and combat boots when it was in Central Park; one of the most moving things I've ever seen in my life.
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janet118 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-08 11:59 AM
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40. New video game?
Chasing Bush through the White House, National Parks, Iraq, New Orleans, etc. to throw a shoe at him. I'd buy it.
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Fire1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-08 01:11 PM
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41. This is just freakin' sad. Just sad.
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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-08 03:43 PM
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42. k and r
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northofdenali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-08 05:50 PM
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45. Hissy, you've once again made me cry......
and think, and mourn what that ignorant asshole who's occupied the White House for 8 illegal years has done to us, to our country, and to the world.

Is there a defense fund set up for reporter al-Zaidi yet? If anyone knows, please post - I'll forego my next month's worth of Alaskan Amber to contribute!

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davekriss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-08 09:50 PM
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47. kick and would recommend...
...if we weren't beyond the 24 hour "recommendation" time horizon.
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liberaltrucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-08 11:17 PM
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48. The motherfucker-in-chief needs THOSE shoes tossed at his sorry ass
Edited on Mon Dec-15-08 11:18 PM by liberaltrucker
:mad:

:cry:
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anachro1 Donating Member (388 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-08 11:20 PM
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49. The Rude Pundit suggests
Send the White House your shoes!
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12/15/2008
Because We Won't Have Him to Kick Around Much Longer, Part 2 (Featuring Shoes and a Fun and Easy Real Protest Idea):
This morning, the Rude Pundit decided to honor the efforts of Muntader al-Zaidi, the Iraqi shoe-tosser, by taking out a raggedy old pair of sneakers, putting them in a Priority Mail shipping box, helpfully provided by the United States Post Office, and shipping them to President George W. Bush at the White House. He included a note that read, "This is a farewell kiss from the American people, you dog."

Since throwing objects at the president is generally considered a crime, the Rude Pundit figures sending shoes to Bush is a small, good thing, a gesture of contempt that has context. Sweet Christ, at this point, there should be giant sacks of shoes heading to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20500, like letters to Santa.

The Rude Pundit is not going to hide his fucking glee at the incident. He's not going to "respect the office" or some such shit because Bush doesn't respect it, so fuck him - take a fuckin' shoe in the face - it'll probably be the only punishment our criminal president ever faces in his lifetime. All over America right now, millions of people are thinking the same thing: "About. Fucking. Time." Hell, when you watch the video, you see that the Secret Service barely cares. And you also see Bush smirk, as if thinking, "It's better than the plates Laura flings when she finds my whiskey."

And what's sweeter is that it's the only thing anyone's gonna remember about W's smug little "victory" lap he was trying to take in Iraq and Afghanistan, a trip that was like a rapist trying to get the semen stains out of the carpet before the DNA is found. Instead, the whole thing descended (or ascended, depending on your point of view) into farce, like a smug opera singer ripping a fart while hitting a high note. It was gratifying, no less than he deserved.

That sad part is how much he doesn't fucking care. Nothing he does is ever wrong, nothing jars him, as if there's so much Lithium in his veins that anything that might be called emotion has been drained out. He wants to be acquitted by history, by those who will analyze what he did to explain what the fuck happened, but he refuses to ever look back. In an interview with ABC News, when Bush was saying, "One of the major theaters against al Qaeda turns out to have been Iraq. This is where al Qaeda said they were going to take their stand," he was challenged by Martha Raddatz with the fact that al-Qaeda wasn't in Iraq until after the United States invaded. Bush responded, "Yeah, that's right. So what?"

Someone should be there every day of Bush's life to throw shoes at him. Hell, someone should market a fuckin' game that includes a Bush face mounted with velcro with tiny shoes that'll stick to his puss.

Oh, sweet Muntader, you who is probably hanging hooded in a basement with electrodes on your nipples and nuts right now while the vast majority of your country celebrates your leather-soled middle finger to the nation that occupies it, all over America, people are smiling and nodding. Maybe that we should come up with other things that should be hurled at the President because that motherfucking monkey has slung his shit at us for eight years.

Like, say, golf balls, birthday cake, your 401K, your sick child, clean coal, or Donald Rumsfeld.

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Joe Bacon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-16-08 08:21 AM
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50. W will go down in history as the "Sole Man"
His family will NEVER escape from the contempt it so richly deserves!
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