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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 07:34 PM
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How the heck did a Tree Frog get into my bedroom ...
What should I do about it?
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Demonaut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 07:35 PM
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1. you got a new friend, make him feel at home
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 07:41 PM
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6. I'm afraid he might die.

:scared:
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Dave Reynolds Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 07:36 PM
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2. On his little feet, of course.
Kiss him and see if it's really a prince.
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 07:48 PM
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9. The second thing I thought was ... no way! I'm NOT kissin' that frog.
I know it IS a frog ...

He's kinda cute (which BTW was the first thing I thought) ...

but 'call me shallow' cause I can't get over the fact that he's green...

if he stays in for the night, do you think he'll make a peeping sound ...
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Dave Reynolds Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 08:58 PM
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15. Tree frogs are loud,
having had one or two perched outside bedroom windows in the past.

Such a large noise coming out of such a small critter....
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-05 03:57 PM
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39. It's not easy being green
You do know that, don't you? :D
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sasquatch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 07:38 PM
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3. Throw some flies his way
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 07:53 PM
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10. perhaps, I could encourage him to eat a fruit fly
but ... first ... I'd have to 'buy some fruit' ...

just sayin'
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snippy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 07:38 PM
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4. Kinky. Very kinky.
Not that there is anything wrong with that.
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 08:03 PM
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12. I wouldn't know ... where to begin ...
I mean really ...

honestly, what does one do with a frog ...
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snippy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 08:08 PM
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13. I was hoping to learn that on this thread. n/t
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XNASA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 07:39 PM
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5. Because you live in Lothlórien? Maybe?
:shrug:
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 08:51 PM
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14. maybe ...
I've lots of little friends that flutter by ...>
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KT2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 07:43 PM
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7. They always get in
my house. I just put a jar over it and slide a piece of cardboard under the mouth of the jar. Be sure not to pinch his feet though. Then you can take him outside.

Some people just cup their hands around them to take them outside. I'm afraid I might freak if it jumped while it was in my hands so the frog is safer in a glass jar.
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 06:23 AM
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17. This was the first time I've had a frog in the house ...
When I find him today, I'll carefully move him outside.
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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 07:46 PM
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8. Brew a batch of Tree Frog Beer
I've always wanted to try that, but we don't have many tree frogs in Southern California.
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 06:40 AM
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19. what a curiously unique suggestion.
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 08:25 AM
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26. I don't think so .... nope ... no way!
ewww ... pooie
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 07:58 PM
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11. I thought I had a cricket in my kitchen once. Turned out to be a peeper &
I only just got him before the kitty did! :O He was SOOOOOO cute, but not an inside pet.
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 08:27 AM
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27. They're so small and LOUD!
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 10:37 AM
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28. Yep *g*
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 06:18 PM
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29. gee ... that's nice ...
I'm just bein' :silly:
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pitohui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 09:00 PM
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16. put him outside and don't stress it
they get into everything

they even get into my freakin car

it is the way of their people
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 07:41 PM
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36. *giggle*
their people

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :spray:
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ahem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 06:26 AM
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18. Take a picture!
We have geckos in our apartment. They find a way in almost every summer. It's fun to find little non-bug guests (unless the cats find them first.)
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 06:55 AM
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20. My mother had a frog story for me
Recently my mother & her husband have been adopted by a pregnant cat (name is Grey Kitten - they're not good with names). Anyhow, Grey Kitten is a strictly outdoor cat although they're going to take the steps to get homes for all but one of the kittens and then get Grey Kitten and one of her babies all fixed so they can continue living there (they're in a rural area and plenty of shelter for them to escape into )

Ok Frog Story

Grey Kitten decided to join them on their back door deck. My mom noticed taht Grey Kitten's mouth looked swollen so she decided to check it out. When she went to touch Grey Kitten, the cat meowed and out popped a tiny frog from her mouth!
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 07:04 AM
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21. I guess she had a frog in her throat.....
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-05 04:32 AM
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49. *cough cough*
I hate it when things like that happen ...
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-05 05:56 PM
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41. That's a good name
one of my ex-coworker's brother had two cats, which he named "A" and "B". Now THAT's creative.
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 07:10 AM
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22. Wash your hands, pick him up, and give him a ride outdoors.
As to how he got in your bedroom, do you have a cat? That's how they get into our bedroom. The Wiley and Excellent Boy Cat Named Ginger isn't much of a killer, but he loves to give gifts. :eyes:
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 07:39 AM
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23. Hey ... washing my hands first is a good idea!
I wouldn't want to make the frog sick by having anything toxic on my hands.

I don't have cats. I know my dog didn't bring it in.

I guess it must have happened when I was going in and out through my sliding glass door. I was taking care of the hummingbird feeders late yesterday afternoon after a heavy rainstorm..
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 07:42 AM
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24. The reason I wash my hands before handling frogs, grass snakes,
lizards and whatever else Ginger brings me, is because I smoke, and I've read that nicotine residue can burn the skin of some animals. I'm a wuss, though: I use a whisk broom and a plastic container to corral spiders, crickets and other "untouchables." :scared:
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 08:23 AM
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25. Yes, I go through the same 'hand-washing' thing before I touch Miss Frodo.
because I smoke Clove cigarettes ...

spiders and other crawly, jumpy things aren't allowed to stay indoors ... nope I've got enough mouths to feed already!

A hummingbird flew into my garage two days ago. The feeding frenzy is ON, migration time is approachin'
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 07:12 PM
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32. You should also wash after handling them
as they can carry Salmonella bacteria...
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NV Whino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 06:50 PM
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30. These critters come into my house all the time
I have a window fan and they make their way around it from the flower box and camp inside for a while. Charming little critters.

Catch him/her (who can tell on frogs?) if you can and relocate outside. Even if they look desicated, put them outside in some water. They really are amazing at "reconstituting" themselves.
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 07:08 PM
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31. Kiss him
and wash your lips afterward. :D
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 07:19 PM
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35. OMFG ! ! !
I can't help it ~ I'm thinkin' fried frog's legs

nope ... I'm not goin' to kiss that frog!
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-05 05:52 PM
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40. Ok...But you're turning down the opportunity to meet
the artist formerly known as Prince who is now known as Prince.
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-05 04:08 PM
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52. I've turned down men who thought of themselves as being princely ...
thought ...

just sayin'
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Lone_Star_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 07:14 PM
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33. How cool!
My house is infested with baby geckos right now. Where they come from is a mystery.
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-05 08:06 AM
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37. I love geckos!
When I was living in an apartment complex in the city ... I turned a Tokay Gecko loose in the kitchen :thumbsup: cancel the exterminator!
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Akoto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 07:16 PM
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34. Are you a Keebler elf?
:)
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-05 03:55 PM
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38. why ... are you expecting ...
cookies or maybe ... brownies
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-05 05:59 PM
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42. Oh, don't be coy now.
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khashka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-05 06:13 PM
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43. Put it outside where it can survive
But if you are gonna go around doing gardening while skyclad.... these things will happen. Can't blame the little amphibian for having a crush.....

Khash :)

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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-05 04:28 AM
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48. the critters wanna get closer ...
a hummingbird tried to join us inside for the winter ...

perhaps her wings were too tired to fly the 2,300 miles nonstop fall migration trip ...

the chipmunks scamper across my toes if I sit just outside my bedroom door ...

I'm a nature lover ...

going sky clad seems like the right thing to do ...

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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-05 06:36 PM
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44. There are trees in your bedroom?
:shrug: :hi:
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-05 04:18 AM
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47. yes!
In the winter my Hibiscus trees are in my bedroom ...

along with a waterfall, rocks, crystals and a parrot ...

oh and my bed


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hyphenate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-05 06:41 PM
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45. They're so cute!!
Let him go safely, away from a regular path, where a dog or cat can't kill him too easily.

They're completely harmless and so small. I used to pick them up, stroke them for awhile and let them go again. They make goodpets if you feel like investing time and some money to them, but they're really better off free and wild.
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hyphenate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-05 06:47 PM
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46. Oh, I forgot
I used to have a toad for a pet for a short while. We were on my grandfather's farm in Cape Breton one time, and I found this 3 legged toad. I named him Herbert T. Gillis (unless you're an OLD TV fan, you won't get the reference!) and put him a covered box, but my grandfather let him escape and then told me he got out on his own.

I wasn't too heartbroken, though--I had plenty of farm cats and other animals to play with.
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Rhiannon12866 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-05 04:44 AM
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50. Yikes! My friend, I can sure identify!
I fund one of those tiny things on my car, one night, after I'd pulled into the garage and just happened to take a second look. Where I picked him up is anybody's guess. But there he was, tiny and green, glued to my car, like a tiny hood ornament, with those amazing sticky little feet! My first thought was to ask DU for advice!:D

What I did was what I do with the numerous flying things that seem to make their way into my house. I got a paper cup (any cup will do) and a thick-enough card or piece of paper that would fit over the top. I gave him a nudge to urge him into the cup and took him back outside. I was worried that I wasn't close enough to water (a busy road separates me from the watershed), and it took me two tries to decide where was the best place for him.:shrug:

But what I finally did was take him way out back in my back yard, which borders woods, and let him go there. God knows, I kept an eye on him for ages, watching him leaping in the tall grass in the beam of my flashlight. But, at least, he was far enough away from the road and surrounded by lot of trees. He had his choice. I don't know if I did the right thing, and I've often wondered about him, since. But I made sure was safe and let him go.:-)

Anyway, that's my best advice. One found me, too!:hi:
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-05 05:00 AM
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51. Hey Rhiannon!
I've missed you all summer! We seemed to be on different DU schedules for a while.



The frog has either found its way back outside the same way it got in ... or I'm going to be sleepin' with an uninvited guest in my bedroom! BTW ... I'm not gonna kiss the frog and I'll bet it has cold feet so it had better stay the hell outta my bed.

just sayin'


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HysteryDiagnosis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-05 04:22 PM
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53. Do you have a tree in your bedroom??
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-05 08:19 PM
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54. .
www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x3944557#3953566

I also have a working fireplace, a brick wall and a jasmine in full bloom.
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