What is the meaning behind your avatar choice?

bigwillq

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:14 PM
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What is the meaning behind your avatar choice?

Mine is b/c a DUer, I'm not sure who it was, said to put an upside down flag as your avatar if you think there was election fraud.

And the meaning of yours?

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Kire

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:15 PM
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1. my aunt is miss sunbeam

Edited on Wed Dec-15-04 06:24 PM by Kire

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bigwillq

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:15 PM
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3. Cool

:hi:

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:20 PM
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23. My dad use to deliver Pan Dandy Bread

Before they changed the name to Sunbeam. They used waxed paper to wrap the loaves in.

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terrya

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:15 PM
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2. The rainbow flag?

That gay and lesbian people are a community...in spite of all of our differences.

T

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bigwillq

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:16 PM
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4. That's a good point, terry!

Maybe that will be my next avatar when I decide to change it.

peace
-Will:hi:

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Cuban_Liberal

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:16 PM
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5. Christmas spirit. n/t

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bigwillq

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:17 PM
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9. Hey Tony

Congrats on being a new mod!! Best of luck with it!:hi:

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Cuban_Liberal

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:20 PM
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26. Thanks, Will!

:hi:

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Beware the Beast Man

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:16 PM
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6. The Pittsburgh professional football club once known as the Pirates

Decided, in 1940, to change their name to the Steelers in order to differentiate themselves from the Major Leaguie Baseball club of the same name, as well as celebrate Pittsburgh's heritage as a steel-producing area.

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bigwillq

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:17 PM
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11. Steelers are having a hell of a year

12-1 ain't too shabby!!

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Beware the Beast Man

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:18 PM
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16. Not at all, not at all!

I didn't expect this to happen at all this season.

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bigwillq

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:20 PM
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22. Me neither

I am not a Steelers fan but I'm happy for them. I hope they give the Pats a run for their money come playoff time.

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Beware the Beast Man

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:22 PM
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33. A Pat hater is a friend of mine.

Edited on Wed Dec-15-04 06:23 PM by Beware the Beast Man

:evilgrin:

oops, just checked your profile; you're probably a Pats fan. Sorry!

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bigwillq

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:34 PM
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37. I'm a NY Giants fan

They're having a good year, huh!!??

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Beware the Beast Man

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:35 PM
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38. Oooh. Sorry.

Hope they do okay on Saturday!

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bigwillq

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:40 PM
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40. I doubt they will.

There's always next year.

I didn't agree with the decision to start Manning. I thought Warner was doing alright. Manning needed to gradually be worked into the system. Like, play him late in the game if there's a blow out or now that there's little chance of making the playoffs, I can see starting him now.

But the G-Men were 5-4 when they benched Warner. In the NFC this year, that record was good enough to keep them in the playoff hunt.

Manning has gone 0-4.

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JohnKleeb

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Wed Dec-15-04 11:43 PM
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69. same

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LincolnMcGrath

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:16 PM
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7. Union YES

Because I work for a living.

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bigwillq

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:18 PM
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18. I work too

but I am not part of a union. I guess we have one but for some reason or another, I am not interested in joining it.

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AlCzervik

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:16 PM
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8. Here is a larger version of mine

Sometimes people can't read the text on the small one i use. It seems appropriate for the times we live in.

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Left Is Write

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:17 PM
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10. I like Santa.

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bigwillq

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:18 PM
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12. Me too!

Ho Ho Ho:hi:

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maveric

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:18 PM
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13. I was one the DUers that suggested that.

Its a sign that voter fraud has compromised our democracy and our nation is now in distress.

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bigwillq

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:19 PM
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20. Thanks maveric!!

I am keeping it as my avatar for the time being.

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wysi

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:18 PM
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14. Election fraud...

... and the fact that the USA is headed down the toilet with bushler at the helm (distress signal).

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:18 PM
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15. Strangers don't tell me what to do.

Mine is "Make love not war" Or "Love your neighbor" or What's wrong with being friends?" It seems to me that we all are safer with peace than war.

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redqueen

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:18 PM
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17. No meaning.

I just LOVE Godzilla!

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Beware the Beast Man

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:19 PM
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21. History shows again and again

How nature points out the folly of man.
:hi:

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redqueen

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:21 PM
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28. Are you threatening me?

I'LL TEAR THIS CITY APART!

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Forkboy

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Wed Dec-15-04 10:00 PM
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63. Yep...same here

coolest monster ever!

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Solly Mack

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:19 PM
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19. I teach fish to walk

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bigwillq

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:21 PM
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What a gift!

:hi:

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Solly Mack

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:23 PM
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34. Thank you

and for my next trick...

:)

I'm fairly fanatical (heh) about separation of church and state...among other things.

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Bobbie47

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:20 PM
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24. USA 4 years from now

i can dream.......

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bigwillq

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:21 PM
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30. That would truly be a dream come true!

:hi:

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GRLMGC

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:20 PM
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25. Because

He's a pink puff w/ big eyes.

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Book Lover

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:21 PM
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27. Among the many things Da Vinci wrote

was the sentence (and I'm paraphrasing here), "Tell me if anything comes of this." By the time the civilized world was allowed to see and decipher his writings, sketches, etc, we had already figured nearly all of it out. It's one of the West's greatest failures, not to have supported this genius.

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skygazer

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:21 PM
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29. Self explanatory

Pink Floyd is my higher power.

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Xithras

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:22 PM
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31. I live 90 minutes from Yosemite

Edited on Wed Dec-15-04 07:03 PM by Xithras

I hiked every backcountry park in the trail as a kid (not their full length, but I've been on them all at some poitn), and when I was 18, I bungeed off the "diving board" on top of Half Dome (got a nasty fine for it too).

It just seemed fitting when I saw it in the avatars list :)

In case you're curious, this is the diving board:

Oh, and this is the view straight down from the Diving Board...that's the floor of the Yosemite Valley from 4,700 feet up. I got to stare at that for several minutes while my buds argued with the park ranger and hauled me back up:

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tyedyeto

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Thu Dec-16-04 10:35 AM
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77. Love that place

Best field trip of my kids schooldays was a backpack trip to the top of Half Dome. That was right b4 they decided you couldn't spend the night up there anymore.
Haven't hiked on all the trails there but have done many of them. It's amazing with all the people that go to the park every year, if you are a 1/2 mile or so away from the road, chances are you won't see too many people.
Lived 25 miles from the entrance to the park for 25 years. Miss it :cry:

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stopbush

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:22 PM
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32. Because I'd rather be there...

Edited on Wed Dec-15-04 06:23 PM by stopbush

than here in Vegas, looking at the 3/4 size rip off of the Tour surrounded by the overweight tourists.

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Kali

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:23 PM
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35. Kali

Kali

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NV Whino

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:31 PM
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36. Self explanitory

and it's blue... sort of.

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MisterP

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:39 PM
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39. looked neat-o, white-based version taken by The Magistrate, reflects

my not-wholly human personality

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Menshevik

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:50 PM
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41. my school's initials

spelled out in currency

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bigwillq

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:58 PM
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45. That's a cool avatar! (nt)

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sdfernando

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:51 PM
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42. Music is my 1st love.

I have a "real" job that pays the bills, but I'm really a musician at heart. It's my first love and a great stress reliever. I even get paid to play every now and then.

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the Princess

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:52 PM
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43. I'm the Princess!

I need a crown. :)

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bigwillq

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:57 PM
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44. Maybe Santa will get you one for the holidays!

I think you deserve one!

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the Princess

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Wed Dec-15-04 08:50 PM
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52. Thank you sweetie

I think so too. Would I be asking too much for a cepter too?

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bigwillq

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Wed Dec-15-04 08:53 PM
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53. Don't push it babe!

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Salviati

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:59 PM
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46. It is tied in to my username

changed because it sounded a bit more respectable than Siflnolly...

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JVS

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Wed Dec-15-04 06:59 PM
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47. Guess

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blondeatlast

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Wed Dec-15-04 07:07 PM
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48. Fourth gen Dem; hard to get much more yellow dog than that!

My ancestors would disown me from the grave if I ever voted R, which I would never consider anyway.

Kinda glad my dear father wasn't around for Black Tuesday...

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Champ

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Wed Dec-15-04 07:08 PM
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49. Because he is horny

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bigwillq

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Wed Dec-15-04 07:08 PM
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50. HAHA!!

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Cerridwen

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Wed Dec-15-04 07:09 PM
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51. Election fraud; Nation in distress. Yeah, not original, but

appropriate.

:shrug:

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Fenris

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Wed Dec-15-04 08:53 PM
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54. Cover of a Depeche Mode single

That's about it.

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CatBoreal

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Wed Dec-15-04 08:58 PM
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55. Because I'm Canadian and there's nothing more Canadian...

...than a Tim Horton's coffee and a doughnut.

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sweetheart

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Wed Dec-15-04 09:40 PM
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56. I have graphics turned off

It makes DU faster. I don't know anyone's avatar unless i check
their profile. In my own case, my avatar is not having one, a
statement of both bandwidth and rebellion against bumpersticker
identity culture.

Some people post pictures in threads, and i see them as "Image"
underlined... and usually don't bother. I guess its the arrogance
of linguistic mind to ignore pictures. :-)

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dolo amber

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Wed Dec-15-04 09:42 PM
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57. Mine's the South Park version of me

made by a friend...the other one had me with a beer and a cig, which was probably more appropriate, but they were too wee to make out clearly and just kinda junked it up. It looks just like me, too. :D

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Cobalt Violet

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Wed Dec-15-04 09:44 PM
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58. Our nation is in distress.

We are having our vote stolen by fascist corporations.

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LSdemocrat

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Wed Dec-15-04 09:45 PM
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59. Bobby Kennedy is the best President we never had

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bigwillq

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Wed Dec-15-04 09:47 PM
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60. That's what my mom says

I wasn't even a twinkle in her eyes when Bobby died but from what I read and saw on TV, I would find your statement to be true.

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samplegirl

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Wed Dec-15-04 09:48 PM
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61. I love cats

and Rock & Roll

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mairceridwen

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Wed Dec-15-04 09:51 PM
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62. i'm protesting the Ivory Coast

So, I turned their flag upside down

No, not really.

I'm part Irish and trying to "get in touch" with that side of my identity, but in the silliest, most "typical" ways possible. hence the irish flag. and lots of beer. and whisky

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Politicub

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Wed Dec-15-04 10:07 PM
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64. Mine is self explantory

It's also my deepest wish

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mairceridwen

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Wed Dec-15-04 10:21 PM
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65. dude

you like, put an extra line on your mercedes symbol.

thems are nice cars, but i want me a gas guzzlin hummer suv h2

or whatever

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progmom

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Wed Dec-15-04 10:22 PM
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66. I love Dizzy Gillespie

...and bubble gum...?

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ElectroPrincess

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Wed Dec-15-04 10:32 PM
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67. I love K9s ...

It's as simple as that ... they give back so much - my life would be profoundly incomplete if it had not included my beloved K9s.

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HuskiesHowls

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Wed Dec-15-04 11:42 PM
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68. You'd never guess the pets I have

This one is my youngest, who howls the loudest and longest...but only at me, and never in public

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bearfan454

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Wed Dec-15-04 11:44 PM
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70. Go Bears ! n/t

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WindRavenX

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Wed Dec-15-04 11:46 PM
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71. BC flag

Coz I go to BC.
GO EAGLES!!!

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chefgirl

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Wed Dec-15-04 11:48 PM
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72. Pretty self explanatory I think

I could swear I saw Lady Liberty doing this very thing on November 3.

-chef-

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StrongbadTehAwesome

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Wed Dec-15-04 11:50 PM
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73. it ties into my username

dancing Strongbad from a silly website www.homestarrunner.com

I used to have the upside-down flag, but it was depressing me too much. I have seasonal depression as it is, so I traded it in for the silliness. However, I still believe there was vote fraud.

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AwakeAtLast

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Wed Dec-15-04 11:52 PM
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74. Mine is pretty self-explanatory

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CO Liberal

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Thu Dec-16-04 10:27 AM
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75. It's ME!!!!

That picture was taken the night The Princess and I met. It was at a Halloween Dance in October of 1991, and I was wearing a Robin Hood costume.

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Jessica

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Thu Dec-16-04 10:29 AM
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76. No deep meaning here.

I like shoes. And I really like red shoes. They remind me of a pair I had when I was a little girl. That's all. :shrug:

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NoSheep

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Thu Dec-16-04 10:41 AM
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80. Tell me a good place to go shoe shopping!

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Jessica

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Thu Dec-16-04 10:43 AM
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81. Naturalizer. That's all you need to know.

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RUDUing2

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Thu Dec-16-04 10:36 AM
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78. should be obvious...St. Louis Cardinal fan(atic)...

my earliest clear memory is of listening to a cardinals game on the car (AM) radio, probably 1965 or so...

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sniffa

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Thu Dec-16-04 10:37 AM
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79. it's me - i'm the most modest person ever

or something Like that. ;)

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Magrittes Pipe

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Thu Dec-16-04 10:47 AM
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82. Because I found a great pic of the Bassholes playing the Beachland...

...and I thought Don's beautiful face deserved an avatar of its own.

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MissMillie

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Thu Dec-16-04 10:50 AM
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83. My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer this year

She's been through the ringer, but she's going to be fine.

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Deja Q

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Thu Dec-16-04 10:52 AM
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84. Political freedom fighter from my favorite sci-fi show.

It's British, so you know that (a) it's low budget, (b) has more intelligence in its writing than most American shows, and (c) it's far more daring. ('daring' as in the scope of the plots, especially with American programming of the time. It's not 'daring' as in "how many reindeer testicles can you eat on today's 'Fear Factor?'")

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StopTheMorans

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Thu Dec-16-04 10:52 AM
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85. i don't know?

:shrug: :cry:

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