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cagesoulman (648 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 04:52 AM Original message |
This whole Letterman thing is about him taking ratings away from Conan's first week on Tonight Show |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 04:55 AM Response to Original message |
1. It's about Palin keeping herself in the news |
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cagesoulman (648 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 11:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
26. Precisely why Letterman picked her for this. He knew she'd take the bait. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 04:58 AM Response to Original message |
2. Bitter, party of one! |
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cagesoulman (648 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 11:49 AM Response to Reply #2 |
34. We got played. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:46 PM Response to Reply #34 |
56. Maybe you got played. You deal with it. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 05:00 AM Response to Original message |
3. Geezer? Passe? As opposed to the "young edgy crowd." Spoken like an ageist. n/t |
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Dennis Donovan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 05:06 AM Response to Original message |
4. Conan's Mom, is that you? |
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Madam Mossfern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 05:19 AM Response to Original message |
5. Geezer? |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 05:21 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I'm 19. Anyone over 30 is a geezer... |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 05:21 AM Response to Original message |
6. Who's really getting "played" here? |
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Chipper Chat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 05:53 AM Response to Original message |
8. Couldn't disagree with you more. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 05:57 AM Response to Original message |
9. Michelangelo and Georgia O'Keeffe lived to be 99. |
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cagesoulman (648 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 11:50 AM Response to Reply #9 |
35. BUt neither of them had a TV show that relies on pushing the envelope with a late night audience |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 07:40 PM Response to Reply #35 |
80. I see no drooling on the late-night circuit. Age happens, dude. Letterman |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 06:23 AM Response to Original message |
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tomreedtoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 06:34 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Well, Letterman IS a jerk. So are Kimmel, Leno and O'Brien. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 06:36 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Regarding Letterman. Some of us have followed him since his days as |
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tomreedtoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 09:39 AM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Well, I've seen him since his NBC daytime show. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 09:40 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. We disagree. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 11:40 AM Response to Reply #10 |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 11:42 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Conan is not right-wing. Leno, on the other hand, is. n/t |
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cagesoulman (648 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 11:57 AM Response to Reply #29 |
39. Leno's gone, dude. Check your watch. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:02 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. Leno's going to get an earlier time slot that will compete with the local evening news. |
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pot luck (326 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:48 PM Response to Reply #39 |
58. It's not Letterman's job to help his rival's ratings. |
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Wind Dancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 06:28 AM Response to Original message |
11. You are joking, right? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 06:36 AM Response to Original message |
14. Wow, you're awfully mad about stupid late night television. |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 06:52 AM Response to Original message |
15. He told a tasteless joke about a well-known grifter & hypocrite |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 06:57 AM Response to Original message |
16. "you're a douche, an asswipe, an egotistical piece of excrement" |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 07:01 AM Response to Original message |
17. If this was for cheap publicity Letterman would have milked it |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 07:04 AM Response to Original message |
18. This was all about a mistake by Letterman. Nothing to do with Palin. |
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verges (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 11:09 PM Response to Reply #18 |
85. Even though |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 01:25 AM Response to Reply #85 |
92. one reason: under age |
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verges (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 12:53 PM Response to Reply #92 |
94. Bristol is 18. And the joke was about her. |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 06:23 AM Response to Reply #94 |
95. except that it was (unintentionally) about a 14-year old |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 07:05 AM Response to Original message |
19. The fact that you're a Leno fan tells me everything I need to know about you. |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 07:20 AM Response to Original message |
20. In the meantime, Letterman's ratings soar! Go Dave...n/t |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
23. So what was Letterman's backup plan if Palin didn't take the bait? |
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cagesoulman (648 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 11:38 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Letterman is no George Carlin. And Letterman would have picked another beehive to poke |
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verges (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 11:15 PM Response to Reply #25 |
86. huh? |
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Annces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
24. Conan will pull ahead eventually |
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cagesoulman (648 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 11:43 AM Response to Reply #24 |
30. I ended up watching Jimmy Kimmel last night. |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
28. Palin created this controversy. Conan's a big boy. |
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cagesoulman (648 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 11:48 AM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Clearly Palin is not a fan of Conan either |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
31. Dave and Conan are friends. And Dave could GAF about ratings. |
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cagesoulman (648 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. There are no "friends" once you're competing for ratings. Letterman proved this in the past |
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StrongBad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
36. I prefer Conan but Letterman was just doing his thang. |
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cagesoulman (648 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 11:55 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Conan rocks. |
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Akoto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
38. Letterman apologized twice. Whether he owed even one was debatable. |
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cagesoulman (648 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:02 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. I don't give a crap about the jokes or the apologies or any of the media circus. |
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CitizenPatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
40. I know |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
41. No, it's about Palin finding another reason to be on TV |
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cagesoulman (648 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:05 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. So Palin sent the jokes into Dave and said, "Here, get me on TV" (Yeah right) |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:07 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. No, that's just being fucking idiotic. |
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cagesoulman (648 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:09 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. So stop being fucking idiotic. |
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verges (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 11:20 PM Response to Reply #45 |
88. Believe it or not... |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
42. The Palins got played? |
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cagesoulman (648 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:07 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. Who the fuck said anything about concern? I said in the OP that I didn't give a shit. |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:16 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. You're so unconcerned ... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 05:36 PM Response to Reply #49 |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 09:32 PM Response to Reply #65 |
81. Yet you don't give a shit ... |
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melman (233 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
50. This theory of yours is |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. LOL! |
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melman (233 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 01:10 PM Response to Reply #51 |
64. Thanks |
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rufus dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:42 PM Response to Reply #50 |
55. I just love that Conan guy! |
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Fozzledick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #50 |
60. Welcome to DU melman! |
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konnichi wa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:57 PM Response to Reply #50 |
63. Fucknuttery is the descriptive that I thought of...first. |
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cagesoulman (648 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 05:37 PM Response to Reply #50 |
66. It's the way ratings work, melman. |
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verges (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 11:23 PM Response to Reply #50 |
89. Larry Bud!!!!! nt |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
52. what utter horseshit. |
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Seen the light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
53. I don't hate Dave, but you're exactly right this was all about ratings |
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cagesoulman (648 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 05:38 PM Response to Reply #53 |
67. Finally. |
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hiphopnation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
54. what colorful language! |
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rcrush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
57. Its a mutually beneficial feud for Palin and Letterman. |
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DefenseLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
59. Did David Letterman kill your whole family? |
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konnichi wa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
61. LOL. All those late night guys are despicable idiots. |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
62. Did David Letterman beat you up in junior high, or what? n/t |
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ShadowLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
68. Conan's losing ratings because he's not as good as Jay, not the Letterman controversy |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
69. LOL! Brilliant satire! +1 Would read again! k+r, n/t |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
70. Dave's smart and funny; Leno's stupid and not; Conan needs time to find his footing. |
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cagesoulman (648 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 10:49 PM Response to Reply #70 |
82. Conan's talented. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-18-09 01:53 AM Response to Reply #82 |
91. Agreed |
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ebdarcy (654 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
71. I had no idea Letterman was such a brilliant mastermind. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 07:16 PM Response to Reply #72 |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
73. lol |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
74. Hello. This is a post on why you're an idiot. |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
75. No. |
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Batgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
76. If what you say is true, I can't help but wonder if this means that other television entertainers |
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cagesoulman (648 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 07:14 PM Response to Reply #76 |
78. But not everybody turns the nation into a frenzy over ratings for a shriveled, has-been show |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
77. LIAF |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
83. Conan?? The grownup's version of Carrot Top? |
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Kat45 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 11:39 PM Response to Reply #83 |
90. I share your opinion on Conan. |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
84. Wow, who pissed in your Wheaties? |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
87. Listen here junior |
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Apollo11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 03:44 AM Response to Original message |
93. Your theory makes a lot of sense |
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