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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 07:39 PM Original message |
Time For The Annual "How did you pick your DU Name" Thread |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. Family dog |
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Strong Atheist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 07:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Indiana Jones? Is that you? nt. |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 08:11 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. No |
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Strong Atheist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 08:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. A guy who was named after his dog. nt. |
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Strong Atheist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 08:42 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Corrected the spelling... nt. |
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Strong Atheist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
2. My DU name? It is a topic of interest to |
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newcriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
4. It was the same week I was arrested (by mail) for obstruction of justice. |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 10:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
18. How do you get arrested by mail? |
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newcriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 10:46 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. They send you a nice little letter telling you to go get fingerprinted. |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 10:47 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Wow. That's...weird. |
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newcriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 10:50 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. The worse part was my husband was my lawyer and went with me to get fingerprinted, |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 10:52 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. I hope you got it resolved quickly and with a minimum of difficulty... |
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newcriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 10:56 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Of course my husband got me off, he's good!! Not quickly though, |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 02:37 AM Response to Reply #26 |
36. Dayum, you got some serious ju ju going there! |
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backwoodsbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 04:50 PM Response to Reply #25 |
56. not too wierd |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 11:52 PM Response to Reply #19 |
83. How civilized! |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 11:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
29. The Canadian Govt. threatened to deport me...while I was in Washington, DC! nt |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
7. I'm a mouse and I live in Arizona. |
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Minimus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
8. I like pigs, I like poetry, and I like Animal Farm. |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 08:18 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Pigs on the wing |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 07:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
64. We may be related! |
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Grey (933 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
9. Because life is all shades of Grey...... |
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BuelahWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
11. Buelah Witch was, of course, one of Burr Tillstrom's Kuklapolitans |
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ellaydubya (301 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
12. My Initials |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
13. I like make people jump out of their skin... n/t |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
14. It was something Kramer called Newman one time. |
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velvet (950 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
16. it's based loosely on my surname |
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Bryan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
17. Well, it's my name |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
20. Since I am a great Italian, I chose the name of a great Italian |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
21. For the obvious reasons... |
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EndersDame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
24. To fans of Orson Scott Card It should be obvious |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
27. Lotta great redheaded sub skippers-Fluckey - I know the artist of your picture, Tom Denton. nt |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 11:07 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. I just love The Great Escape and Steve McQueen. |
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NYMountaineer (148 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
30. Simple enough. |
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InternalDialogue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
31. Obviously, mine is figurative. |
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abq e streeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 12:35 AM Response to Original message |
32. Resident of Albuquerque, and proud member of the E Street Nation |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 12:51 AM Response to Original message |
33. Easy answer. |
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bluesbassman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 01:02 AM Response to Original message |
34. It's really cryptic.... |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 02:25 AM Response to Original message |
35. Sword of Kenshin Himura from "Rurouni Kenshin." |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 04:34 PM Response to Reply #35 |
53. Nice ref! |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 04:51 PM Response to Reply #53 |
57. I have? |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 02:43 AM Response to Original message |
37. Easy. |
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AllenVanAllen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 02:47 AM Response to Original message |
38. Cool name and story, Parche. |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 02:52 AM Response to Original message |
39. It's mocking the militaristic expansion of big business... |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 07:23 AM Response to Original message |
40. The elbows made me do it |
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Tobin S. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
41. My dad picked it for me when I was very young. |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
42. My name IRL is Mark, and I am getting old. |
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Frosty1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
43. Easy |
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Silver Swan (805 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
44. From the madrigal "The Silver Swan" by Orlando Gibbons |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
45. The 2000 election -- |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
46. 2004 election, |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
47. It means "local person" in Hawaiian |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 06:41 PM Response to Reply #47 |
61. butt you are in SJC now |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 07:57 PM Response to Reply #61 |
65. That's the whole problem. |
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coconuted (130 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
48. I was at the grocery store |
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Kingofalldems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
49. Because I am |
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liberaltrucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
50. Political inclination and occupation in a neat package |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 04:55 PM Response to Reply #50 |
96. since Wahoo was already taken |
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schmuls (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
51. One day here at work, I was gone from my desk. A coworker |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
52. Proteus is one of my favorite comic book characters |
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backwoodsbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
54. I would hope |
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El Supremo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
55. Because it is better than "El Peón". |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
58. My name picked me |
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SKKY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
59. "SK" = my initials, "KY" = where I'm originally from. |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
60. Automatically generated for me when I joined DU |
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Brother Buzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
62. I watched a lot of early morning television in the fifties |
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hatredisnotavalue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
63. 2004 election |
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sagetea (471 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
66. Sage tea is very good medicine! |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
67. Southern chick with a no BS attitude |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
68. Well, I wanted to use my own name... |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
69. La Lioness Priyanka gave me my name. |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 05:52 PM Response to Reply #69 |
78. a good name |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 12:56 AM Response to Original message |
70. The Thule Society suggested I use a good Nordic name. |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 01:22 AM Response to Original message |
71. Mine's actually a tri-fold, and nerdy as only a computer guy can be. |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
72. All of my ancestors going back several generations had at least one apple tree in their backyard. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 06:50 PM Response to Reply #72 |
81. Did they know Johnny Appleseed? |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
73. My first name shortened and middle and last initial |
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Maine-ah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
74. meh, location |
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Blasphemer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
75. I think it kind of speaks for itself... heh |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
76. renaissance redneck |
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1Hippiechick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
77. I'm a 60s hippie, and girls were called chicks - thus HipppieChick n/t |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
79. Oddly enough, no one ever asks me that. LOL |
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Bluzmann57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
80. It's simple really |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
82. I'm of Scandianvian ancestry and was interested in Nordic mythology when I was younger. |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
84. Playful insult/term of endearment... |
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denbot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 05:18 AM Response to Original message |
85. I was really in to computer gaming back then. |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 06:31 AM Response to Original message |
86. from "National Lampoon's Vacation" |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 07:44 PM Response to Reply #86 |
87. run underpants run |
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wearenotmissing (33 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 02:37 AM Response to Original message |
88. Ok since I'm new ... |
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fNord (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 03:20 AM Response to Reply #88 |
91. welcome to DU... |
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fNord (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 03:09 AM Response to Original message |
89. you really wana Know? You might be sorry you asked........ |
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EndersDame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 03:13 AM Response to Reply #89 |
90. are you my brother? |
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fNord (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 03:21 AM Response to Reply #90 |
92. no... |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 04:00 AM Response to Original message |
93. Skittles was my beloved 23 pound black bundle of feline fur when I joined DU |
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PRETZEL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 07:23 AM Response to Original message |
94. Very simple, |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
95. Well... I'm Joe and I live in Ohio |
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