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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:22 AM Original message |
BREAKING NEWS: Al and Tipper Gore decide to separate after 40 years of marriage |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
1. Wow. That is depressing. |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:24 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. yes it is, i thought i was a long timer at 34 years....damn |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:33 AM Response to Reply #1 |
29. Why? For all you know they're both happy about it. |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:47 AM Response to Reply #29 |
47. Because it's always sad to see couples breaking up. |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 12:00 PM Response to Reply #47 |
56. Thank you for revealing the underlying assumption of what is "always sad." It is untrue. |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 12:40 PM Response to Reply #56 |
66. Don't know if too many people going to a divorce cermony and seperation reception... |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 12:48 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. Which means what? Circular argument. |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 04:32 PM Response to Reply #56 |
81. the sadness was in the responder, that forty years of partnership |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 06:49 PM Response to Reply #81 |
84. Nothing lasts forever. |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 06:52 AM Response to Reply #84 |
92. They didn't say |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
2. Al's not as wooden as he used to be? |
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NobleCynic (991 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 05:29 PM Response to Reply #2 |
82. Yowch! Low blow... |
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catbyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
3. Color me stunned |
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LakeSamish706 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
4. WTF! This is very disturbing news.... The world has gone nuts indeed. n/t |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
6. Good for him. |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:27 AM Response to Reply #6 |
15. Only you would say this |
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CTD (732 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:30 AM Response to Reply #15 |
25. Some folks never forgave her for her PMRC bullshit. |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:34 AM Response to Reply #25 |
30. Yeah, but that was his too. It's not like he divorced her THEN, is it? |
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NotThisTime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:42 AM Response to Reply #30 |
43. 40 years, grown children, very sad to see it lost |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 12:07 PM Response to Reply #43 |
62. How is it lost? |
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MyNameGoesHere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 02:11 PM Response to Reply #62 |
78. Ahh i get it you're a tragic comedy. n/t |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:29 AM Response to Reply #6 |
22. Um... |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:29 AM Response to Reply #6 |
23. re |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:35 AM Response to Reply #23 |
31. Would you prefer I pretend to be sorry for two people I never met? |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:37 AM Response to Reply #31 |
36. that isn't the point |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:38 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. You implied my response was more cretinous than this "oh, I'm so sad, I'm going to cry" response. |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:40 AM Response to Reply #37 |
39. a kneejerk sexist comment like that? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:41 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Sexist? |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:45 AM Response to Reply #40 |
44. without explanation... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:45 AM Response to Reply #44 |
46. You know what they say.... |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:51 AM Response to Reply #46 |
51. Since you prefer to let us all hold that assumption... |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 08:13 PM Response to Reply #46 |
87. And I imagine many people listen to "them" |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:48 AM Response to Reply #31 |
48. Well, I HAVE met them and I think your kneejerk comment |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 12:02 PM Response to Reply #48 |
57. Deleted message |
LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 12:12 PM Response to Reply #31 |
63. I imagine if one doesn't know the two people in question... |
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Contrary1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 12:36 PM Response to Reply #31 |
64. If you never met them... |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 12:05 PM Response to Reply #23 |
60. he really does. every chance he gets, lol. nt |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:36 AM Response to Reply #6 |
33. maybe it finally sank in that Al isnt going to run for office again. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:36 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. lol |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
7. WTF??? |
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Born_A_Truman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
8. Very sad, but I hope their privacy will be maintained ... |
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UTUSN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
9. Holy Zeus, incredible. Shrub & Pickles are yukking it up now. More vengeance |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 12:51 PM Response to Reply #9 |
69. Pickles is green with envy. |
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BuelahWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 12:28 AM Response to Reply #69 |
90. Pickles would leave, but Big Bar would hunt her down & kill her |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
10. How sad. |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
11. I'm not surprised. I honestly don't know why...nothing I can point to and say "This is why." |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:27 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Political marriages are very, very tough to keep going. nt |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:28 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. That is true...the spotlight, the constant pulling from external forces. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:31 AM Response to Reply #17 |
27. At least one spouse surrounded by folks that tell them what they want to hear, etc. |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
12. Best of everything to both of them n/t |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 05:37 PM Response to Reply #12 |
83. friends lovers no more |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
14. Whoa. |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
16. damn... |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
18. Maybe she wasn't getting enough |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
19. Didn't expect that! Note: It's a Politico story. |
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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
20. oh my |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
21. Wow. |
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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:36 AM Response to Reply #21 |
35. 1970 |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 12:07 PM Response to Reply #35 |
61. congratulations! |
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Lugnut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 12:20 AM Response to Reply #35 |
89. Hubby and I are heading for the 44 year mark. |
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latebloomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 10:18 AM Response to Reply #35 |
93. I just checked your profile |
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faceit (95 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
24. Oh man. That is sooooooo sad. |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
26. Next we'll find out Tipper's been having an affair with Luther Campbell |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 01:46 PM Response to Reply #26 |
72. Okay, that made me laugh out loud. |
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Froward69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
28. Will it have a "parental warning sticker" |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
32. Sad if true. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
38. Sad |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
41. Did she cheat on him with Edwards? |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 02:03 PM Response to Reply #41 |
75. Thwack! |
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Tailormyst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
42. Its sad to see any marriage of that many years split |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
45. I wish both of them the best. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
49. :( |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
50. :( |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
52. I guess she wasn't green enough for him :( |
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volvoblue (149 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
53. so very, very sad. |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
54. I wish them both |
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madamesilverspurs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
55. Barbara Walters |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
58. Here's a nice pic, I borrowed from Clio's thread. |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
59. How many THOUSANDS of tabloid headlines have we seen over |
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DeschutesRiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 06:57 PM Response to Reply #59 |
85. Chris Matthews just said that with one exception, no pres or VP has ever gotten divorced after |
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goforit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
65. Sad |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
67. Reallly a shame. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
70. Might she not just want to carve out her own niche in life? |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 01:55 PM Response to Reply #70 |
73. Maybe he is tired of her leaving toothpaste all over the bathroom sink |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 02:05 PM Response to Reply #73 |
77. You gave me a good laugh...I think the toothpaste thing would do it for me. |
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4_TN_TITANS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
71. Al just doesn't get it... |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
74. "It's hard to make that change, when life & love turn strange, and cold" |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
76. Damn 40 years is a long time to love and leave |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
79. I am so saddened by this & wish them both the best. On the other hand,does anyone have Al's phone #? |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
80. Wow, this is just sadder than sad. |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
86. So what? |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 08:16 PM Response to Reply #86 |
88. Then why would you open this thread and post on it? |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-03-10 06:16 PM Response to Reply #88 |
94. Because I wanted to state my opinion. |
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bobburgster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 06:25 AM Response to Original message |
91. Oh well! |
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