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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 12:28 PM Original message |
Thank Goodness for DU! |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. My dear MineralMan! |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 12:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Thanks very much! |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 01:58 PM Response to Reply #10 |
38. K and Arrrgggg! |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 12:16 AM Response to Reply #10 |
69. Du is a regular stop for me but I post on many. I post on many local Democratic blogs and |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. Im looking forward |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 12:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I'm always the same MineralMan. I have many facets, just like |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 12:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. With a few hard edges... |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 12:50 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Indeed. They can scratch glass, too. |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
5. K&R |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 12:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Thankee, kindly! |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
7. Discussing, not just cussing |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 12:53 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Exactly. We may not agree, but we can speak to each other. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 12:59 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Wow! "outstanding site that can't be named".... |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 01:04 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. God, there is nothing as pathetic as a Forum Warrior. nt |
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Call Me Wesley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 01:44 PM Response to Reply #18 |
28. They have five members, but lots of RSS feeds ... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 10:57 PM Response to Reply #18 |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
12. K & R !!! |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 12:57 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Thanks! Another vote for variety. |
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Scurrilous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
14. K & R |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 01:12 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Thanks! |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 01:27 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. An interesting couple of days, eh? |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 01:40 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. All days are interesting. Truly. |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 01:42 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Yes. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
16. I've had my mind changed here by thoughtful, reasoned arguments. That's the beauty of this place. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 01:03 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. And thanks to you for all of your participation. |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
21. I need my Radio Free DU every day, or I would probably |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 01:38 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. I do that anyhow. The TV is scary. Even my cats think so, except |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
22. Why do you call yourself MineralMan? |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 01:37 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. For about 10 years, until 2005, I owned a web site that sold |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 01:41 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Would you be so kind as to post pics of your minerals, |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 01:45 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. I certainly could, but that would be off-topic, really. |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 02:17 PM Response to Reply #29 |
40. The science forum? Now why didn't I think of that? |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 02:42 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Indeed. To that end, I've started just such a thread in DU's |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 01:47 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Well, both of my grandfathers worked in a copper mine in |
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Call Me Wesley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
30. Well said! |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 01:48 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Thank you. It took me a long time to get here, but there's no way |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
32. K&R. DU is the best news/information source I can think of, anywhere on the net. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 01:51 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. It is that. If there's important news, you can be sure it'll show |
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Riftaxe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
34. I do not see many of the middle of the road democrats here, |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 01:54 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Actually, I see lots of them here. They're often posting in support of |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 04:31 PM Response to Reply #34 |
47. amusing. one feels isolated and overwhelmed by the other. there are duers that see nothing but dlc |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
37. I agree! |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 02:00 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. I've learned that everyone has a unique way of using DU. |
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Boojatta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 02:30 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. "I tend to watch just the Latest page, clicking on threads of interest." |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 02:38 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Can't imagine why I'd change it. I'm trying to maintain |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
42. Yes. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
46. Good post... |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 07:46 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. Thanks, Sid. |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
48. The reasonable folks gave you 27 unrecs thusfar |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 07:42 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. Ha! I wasn't really paying attention to that. |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 10:58 PM Response to Reply #49 |
68. You google yourself but you don't keep track of recs? |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 08:08 AM Response to Reply #68 |
72. Everyone Googles their own name occasionally. |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 08:04 PM Response to Reply #48 |
55. What point? I unrecced it as it's a rather silly OP... |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 08:11 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. As I said... |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 08:14 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. Care to explain what you mean? |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 08:19 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. Unrecing this thread is childish IMO |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 08:24 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. That's a rather silly opinion, IMO... |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 08:32 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Well, at least your real motives were drawn out now |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 08:37 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. Is it possible that you could answer the question I asked you? |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 08:55 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. Never mind, I was just messing with you |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 09:00 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Okay... |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 09:08 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Interesting... |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 09:23 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. I wouldn't call it 'getting into it' with Skinner... |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 12:24 AM Response to Reply #62 |
70. Hostility? Thats a pretty loaded word for a simple unrec. Geez, in that case multiple acts of |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 05:23 AM Response to Reply #70 |
71. You of all people |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 02:27 PM Response to Reply #71 |
74. What ? And I don't find your comment interesting.It find it an overstatement. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 02:57 PM Response to Reply #74 |
76. I have to agree with that. Unrecs are just unrecs. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 03:36 PM Response to Reply #74 |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 04:19 PM Response to Reply #81 |
85. Not at all. I seldom unrec. I often rec. But non of it is hostile |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 03:09 PM Response to Reply #70 |
78. The hostility comes from what is being unrecced |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 06:31 PM Response to Reply #78 |
87. Not necessarily. A poster could disagree with different aspects of the OP. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 03:20 PM Response to Reply #62 |
80. Ah yes, Skinner Rules. |
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KonaKane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 03:44 PM Response to Reply #59 |
82. It's bewildering, why anyone here would unrecc a "Thank you DU" thread |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 04:15 PM Response to Reply #82 |
83. Hey I posted a request for a memorial wall for our deceased DUers and many folks unrecced it. |
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KonaKane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 04:18 PM Response to Reply #83 |
84. Unrecced a Happy St. Pats day wish?? |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 04:23 PM Response to Reply #84 |
86. Yup. I wished DU a Happy St. Pat's and got quite a few un recs.Seriously. |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 07:16 PM Response to Reply #82 |
88. I haven't unrecced a 'thank you DU' thread, which would explain yr bewilderment... |
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KonaKane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 07:19 PM Response to Reply #88 |
89. Is there something disingenuous about this thank you thread? I dont think so. |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 07:58 PM Response to Reply #89 |
90. I don't think it's genuine at all... |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 08:04 PM Response to Reply #90 |
91. It was "rather silly" earlier, now it's not "genuine" |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 08:54 PM Response to Reply #91 |
92. I didn't realise the two were mutually exclusive... |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
51. MineralMan... |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 07:51 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Thank you very much. I try to maintain an even keel here, although |
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Mojeoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
53. Getting ready for bed and one last check and DU makes me burst into tears of joy at 2:30AM |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 07:59 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. Sleep well. |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
66. A big K&R on that one MineralMan... |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
73. Kick! |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 03:01 PM Response to Reply #73 |
77. Not a problem. It's how I feel about the site. |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
75. K&R |
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Silent3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
79. Goodness... |
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