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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:38 AM Original message |
Have you ever had a job that 'Americans won't do'? |
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Balbus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
1. School bus driver in New Orleans? |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
2. It's all in the SPIN |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
3. I especially loved the video of McCain pontificating in AZ, saying that "Americans" wouldn't.... |
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trogdor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:12 AM Response to Reply #3 |
29. Pesticides. |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:12 AM Response to Reply #3 |
74. It also shows McCain has no idea what "real people" make per hour**nm |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
4. Bucking Hay for a nickel a bale |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:18 AM Response to Reply #4 |
33. was`t that fun?! i think i was paid 1.75 or 2 dollars |
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Wiley50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:41 AM Response to Reply #33 |
40. Same experiance picking oranges in Florida in '75 |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:51 AM Response to Reply #33 |
43. They'd do it if it was adjusted for inflation. |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 12:22 PM Response to Reply #33 |
52. So much fun |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 04:08 PM Response to Reply #52 |
61. My buddy worked in a charcoal plant for years. |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:39 AM Response to Reply #4 |
79. I had to do it for free |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 07:10 AM Response to Reply #4 |
90. hey Boss it was two cents a bale for me back in the early to mid '60s |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
5. I used to work in a meat packing plant |
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mrcheerful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
6. Having done feild work as well as doing the other things you have done |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
7. I picked tomatoes in Pennsylvania and flowers in Florida. |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:49 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I always hated working for others & started a small biz. |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
9. Yep. And I worked for minimum wage while I had those jobs, too. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
10. A: Because white folks let them. |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
11. I cleaned toilets and did other janitor stuff at Lord & Taylor |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
12. Landscaping, waitressing |
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Roxy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
13. Worked on a potatoe picker, set irrigation sprinklers, gopher trapping |
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stirlingsliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
14. Short-Order Cook, Dishwasher, and |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:55 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. It's true, no work is beneath an eager worker. |
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stirlingsliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:57 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. I HATE Hearing |
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muffin1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
16. I have |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:57 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Certain rich folks hire illegal workers to save a few lousy bucks. |
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muffin1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:05 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Sickening, isn't it? |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
19. Dishwasher, cement mixer, furniture mover, marine. |
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malta blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
20. I picked tomatos and melons for $3.25 an hour back in 1985. |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
21. I picked apples in Omak. The Mexican families in the orchards made a lot more |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
22. Oh, heck, yes. |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
24. Wait, if I'm an American, and I've done the job, how can it be a job that American's won't do? |
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shain from kane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
25. Detasseling corn with a bunch of rednecks who didn't believe in evolution. |
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index555 (166 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:47 AM Response to Reply #25 |
84. Oh gee.. how can anyone possibly believe in evolution? |
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blueworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
26. Interesting question |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:12 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Basically ANY minimum wage job. |
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IndyJones (583 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:33 AM Response to Reply #27 |
35. Construction is a big one, too. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:43 AM Response to Reply #35 |
81. not for minimum wage it isn't...or at least wasn't when i was doing it. |
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nebenaube (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
28. yeah... |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:13 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. You should go on that t.v. show 'Dirty Jobs'. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
30. I shoveled shit |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
32. Janitor, dishwasher, floor crew, some other things. |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
34. I was very fortunate. My first job was a union job with good pay & excellent benefits. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
36. all of the above--including cleaning shit out from under an outhouse |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
37. As a young man |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
38. Sure, I was a proofreader once. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
39. Caddy, busboy, stock clerk, yardwork, tire installer ... yep. |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:43 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. You were a guest worker? Just kidding. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 12:14 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. It's all about the objectification of human beings ... and commoditization of human labor. |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
42. Barnicle-Scraper in a Miami boatyard in the summer months |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
44. Almost anything can be considered a "job Americans won't do"... |
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dave_p (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
45. Nope |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
46. And were you paid a living wage when you did these jobs? Because some here seem to think |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 12:04 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. I called it a barely living wage. |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 12:07 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Do you mean 2 jobs for one person, or a family with two jobs? |
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DerBeppo (452 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #47 |
62. then, perhaps... |
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Progressive_In_NC (448 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 12:25 PM Response to Reply #46 |
54. labor costs to pick lettuce are less than 10 cents a head...... |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 12:28 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. why is it that people who tout "supply and demand" as the solution to everything |
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Progressive_In_NC (448 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:22 PM Response to Reply #55 |
66. At the very least if the workers were made legal.... |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
50. I still do. I can't afford a 'guest worker' to clean my stalls for me. |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
51. Hotel maid, laundress and home cleaning |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
53. Hahahaha! Yes! |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
56. I prefer jobs dominated by Americans like hauling garbage and sewer work. |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
57. It is very true - here in Canada |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
58. Dishwasher count? |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
59. I have |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
60. Mercy snakes, yes. Hasn't everyone? |
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Carni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
63. Uh- yeah, I have |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
64. McDonald's night "maintenance man' (janitor). |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:21 AM Response to Reply #64 |
76. I did that at Burger King... |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
65. Quite a few |
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StudentsMustUniteNow (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
67. What about the H1-Bs? |
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skipos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
68. I worked at Wendys, washed dishes, walked dogs, mowed lawns |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
69. three Philopino nurses work with me.No one wants to be a nurse anymore,it seems |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:40 AM Response to Reply #69 |
80. That isn't true |
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InkAddict (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
70. Does re-bagging bulk rabbit pellet feed and/or cedar bedding |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
71. That line is a crock of shit; Americans will do anything for money |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:08 AM Response to Original message |
72. fry cook in hamburger joint after previous one slipped on grease and fell, hands 1st into hot oil. |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
73. I've been an incinerator operator, janitor, furniture deliveryman,... |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
75. Housecleaner, bus girl, burger flipper. |
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libodem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:25 AM Response to Original message |
77. Yeah, for about a day |
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KillCapitalism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:35 AM Response to Original message |
78. Tree trimmer/landscaper and roofer |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
82. I'd like to see some fucker do my job... |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:46 AM Response to Original message |
83. This thread reminds me of a story... |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 05:55 AM Response to Original message |
85. It's not so much about jobs Americans won't do |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 06:02 AM Response to Original message |
86. Did you ever raise cotton? |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 06:03 AM Response to Reply #86 |
87. No but I raised cane. |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 06:08 AM Response to Reply #87 |
88. How do you keep from shitting on your shirttail? |
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Jonathan50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 07:01 AM Response to Original message |
89. Marine, polisher in a chrome shop (three different places).... |
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bklyncowgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 07:11 AM Response to Original message |
91. Shoveled lots and lots of horse shit. |
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blueworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 07:13 AM Response to Original message |
92. To me, it's the same as slavery |
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