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katinmn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:09 PM
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Bwaaa! FoxNews is in a ratings race with the Colbert Report!
Was sent to Sludge for another story and saw this:

FLASH: Colbert averaging just over one million viewers year to date (1,077,000] on COMEDY CENTRAL, which is less than FOXNEWS's 6-11pm line-up...
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OK, if we pretend that these are not supposed to be apples and oranges here, and that they really are news competitors, how long has Colbert been doing his half hour, four night a week show compared to Fox's 6-11 pm lineup? And why should we trust these numbers?

:rofl:

The Right Wingers are desperate.
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gatorboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:12 PM
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1. He's only been on for 6 months
And already has half the audience O'Reilly has and Billy's been on how many years? :P
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wizdum Donating Member (531 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:12 PM
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2. It's not apples or oranges, just sour grapes. Bwahahahahahahaha!
Colbert sure knows how to crash a party. :woohoo:
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Richard Steele Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:14 PM
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4. Hi, wizdum! Welcome to DU!



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wizdum Donating Member (531 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:21 PM
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12. Hi
Thanks for the greeting dicksteele. I appreciate the welcome.

I am enjoying trashing dubya on the board immensely. I can't bear him, so I guess misery loves company when it comes to having to put up with this chimp of a president (my apologies to chimps everywhere).:o
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katinmn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:15 PM
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5. They know they provide entertainment
So why the pretense that it's news?:)
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MethuenProgressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:20 PM
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10. A fair and balanced comparision, in all truthiness
After all, they are both pretend news. It's just that FOX won't admit it :D
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wizdum Donating Member (531 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:31 PM
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26. Good point. In a Freudian slip, they compared themselves to a fake news...
...outlet because that is all they are. They probably haven't even realized that yet because the comparison was done out of unconsciousness like everything else that propaganda operation does.
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Proud2BAmurkin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:12 PM
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3. oh shit. BWAAAAAAAAAHAHAHA
:rofl:
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Spazito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:16 PM
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6. LOL, goes to show Colbert's arrows struck the target! n/t
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raindrop Donating Member (14 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:17 PM
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7. ratings
Also, the Colbert Report gets the demographic--18-24 year old males--that advertisers most covet. I highly doubt that Fox News' primetime show is attracting that crowd. Yeah, I'm sure Comedy Central is crying all the way to the bank on this one.
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katinmn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:21 PM
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14. To Comedy Central!
:toast:
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:21 PM
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15. Fox has a problem. They are a propaganda network, designed
and operated to affect voting. They NEED eyeballs to attract advertisers, but the ones that are easily swayed are NOT the 18-24 demographic. That age group still has vestiges of their inate bullshit detection device...but they also buy a lot of "stuff".. What's a BS network to do.. The old curmedgeonly freeper-types love Fox because they keep the myth alive, but they are not the target demographic..:)

PS.. Welcome to DU :hi:
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stanwyck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:25 PM
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20. Right as, uh, Rain
sorry.
Yes. TIME magazine points this out this week. Colbert is one of their "100".
His audience is tiny compared to Faux. But. It's the demo advertisers want.
Faux is for the rightwing codgers who don't want to spend money or listen to "truthisness". Sounds like a good audience for O'Reilly. He can tell them to harrass a publisher of a newspaper who dared to bring up his settled sexual harrassment suit. Like he did last week. Turns out...the publisher O'Reilly started the "fatwa" against...has been dead since 2002.
What a newsman that guy O'Reilly is.
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wryter2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:55 PM
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28. Welcome to DU, raindrop
:hi:
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:17 PM
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8. And we only get him at 12:30 AM
So ther'd be more if only he was shown here live (Mountain Time Zone).
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ShortnFiery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:17 PM
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9. Aren't they the most entertaining when they get real pissy?
:rofl:
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NJ Democrats Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:20 PM
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11. 1/2 Hour vs. 5 hrs?
Wow, Fox must really be slipping if the get more viewers than Colbert- with 4 1/2 hourds MORE of shows.
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otohara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:21 PM
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13. But They Don't List Their Numbers -
Edited on Tue May-02-06 04:22 PM by otohara
that's BS! What are your numbers you Fox Fucks - and BTW Colbert/Stewart are views by millions more as soon as their stuff goes up on cool liberal websites all over the INTERNETS.

Besides, Colbert has only been on 6 months. I don't know if TV ratings are similar to radio, (which I know about) - but Colbert would only have "one" real blue print of how his show is doing, since he's only been on 6 months
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stop the bleeding Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:22 PM
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16. they should be ashamed to even compare the 2
cause The Colbert Report blows them away!!
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Guaranteed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:23 PM
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17. This is nothing but good for Colbert.
YES, Drudge, LET US drag this out. PLEASE.

PLEASE talk MORE about Stephen Colbert, and how he destroyed your president, and YOU.
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Guaranteed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:24 PM
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18. Folks- we're on the OFFENSIVE, here.
Edited on Tue May-02-06 04:25 PM by BullGooseLoony
It's a different way of looking at things, but if they want to DEFEND- let them. Let them try. Let them bring it up more.

Colbert was FLAWLESS. The more they publicize what he did, it's all for the good.

It's a new way of looking at things, for us- but, for them, too. They're using the same tactics, that DON'T work well when you're feeling defensive.

SPEAK, DRUDGE! Let's hear it. ROFL.
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ShortnFiery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 05:02 PM
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30. The combination of their sheer arrogance and anger at
who would dare insult "Dear Leader" is clouding their good judgement. They want blood and this is so fine for our side. :-)

Oh yeah, bring in on bully boys! :woohoo:
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Guaranteed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 05:13 PM
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36. LOL absolutely. They're going to have to shift their approach.
Edited on Tue May-02-06 05:14 PM by BullGooseLoony
Yet another consequence of satire. You can't publicize it.

In short: It doesn't give anything on the other side to SHOOT at.

I'd love to see them come up with any kind of decent response, short of apologizing for everything.
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stepnw1f Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:25 PM
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19. All Colbert Did Was Veil the Truth as Comedy
And good for America!
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Gold Metal Flake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:26 PM
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21. "The Battle Of The Cable Fake News Shows"
That's how pudge should have slugged it.
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heartofthesiskiyou Donating Member (335 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 05:56 PM
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45. I think FOX says it best with thier own promo
FOX MEANS BUSINESS
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DearAbby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:27 PM
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22. No let me get this right...
Sludge is comparing a Comedy Show to NEWS PROGRAMING?

OH MY! Colbert must have hit a bullseye. :rofl:
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ShortnFiery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 05:03 PM
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32. Why does Drudge and FOX News hate America?
:rofl:
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RamboLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:27 PM
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23. That's pretty damn good for Colbert since he's on at 11:30
Edited on Tue May-02-06 04:35 PM by RamboLiberal
on East Coast. Here's some figures how O' Reilly does at 8PM and note O' Reilly is losing viewers over last April

25-54 demo:
O'Reilly: 412,000 (-12%)
Olbermann: 169,000 (+37%)
Grace: 160,000 (+18%)
Zahn: 148,000 (-41%) Total viewers:

Total Viewers:
O'Reilly: 2,102,000 (-4%)
Zahn: 605,000 (-20%)
Grace: 580,000 (+29%)
Olbermann: 452,000 (+28%)

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Guaranteed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:28 PM
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24. AND Pacific.
Edited on Tue May-02-06 04:29 PM by BullGooseLoony
:P

Yeah- it does seem kind of...hmmm...irrelevant?...to compare to the 6-11PM ratings of Fox, doesn't it? :)
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katinmn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:31 PM
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25. It is very good.
On at 10:30 here. And just in the morning replay in some markets.

I bet we will see wider play soon. Advertisers will follow the audience.

This may be how we ultimately take back the airwaves.
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kaygore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:44 PM
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27. How do the numbers look if you add ALL the Colbert viewers
from the four times it is shown vs. just the numbers for the 11:30 slot?

Also, how do the TiVo numbers for Colbert compare with the Fox lineup numbers? I sure know a whole lot of people who TiVo or DVR Colbert and none that TiVo or DVR the Fox lineup.

These numbers would be very telling as would the demographics of each group--who has more spendable income and higher educational level!?
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htuttle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 04:59 PM
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29. Faux is in a ratings war with a parody of itself?
Edited on Tue May-02-06 04:59 PM by htuttle
:rofl:

That is so ironically funny -- I bet Sludge doesn't even see how incredibly, metaphysically funny that is!

:rofl:
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Spazito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 05:03 PM
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31. Oh man, I just realized, in reading your post, what awesome material
Faux and Sludge just gave Colbert, I suspect his take on this will border on sublime!
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katinmn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 05:10 PM
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34. Hee hee. Truthiness is stranger than fiction
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Guaranteed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 05:15 PM
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38. Hee hee is right!
Edited on Tue May-02-06 05:17 PM by BullGooseLoony
Don't fuck with a satirist. ROFL :)
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Spazito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 05:22 PM
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41. I am already laughing at what he might say and I KNOW it will
be funnier than I can even come close to imagining, it is too, too delicious!!
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Guaranteed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 05:44 PM
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43. One thing, though- he CAN NOT let them suck him out of his character.
He has to stay in character.

If he gets angry and starts sincerely responding, they've got him back where they want him. He has to stay in character.
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Spazito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 05:54 PM
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44. Oh yeah, I have no doubt he will do that
maybe something along the lines of his show having arrived seeing as his favorite cable network sees him as competition and him assuring them they are on the same team, lol. A poor example on my part no doubt as I am sure he will be brilliant yet again in how he handles this gift they have given him.
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Guaranteed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 05:58 PM
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46. Exactly, that would be it. nt
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katinmn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 05:14 PM
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37. I sent it to the show as soon as I saw it
Great material.
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Guaranteed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 05:11 PM
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35. He oughta use this. And he CAN.
The beauty of his show, right there.

Brilliant point, to you. :)
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Skidmore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 05:07 PM
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33. Well, FoxNews is a comedy program--a bad one, but a comedy
nonetheless.
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Guaranteed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 05:18 PM
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39. How much you wanna bet Colbert makes a subtle, paraphrased
point right along those lines on his show?
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Up2Late Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 05:20 PM
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40. His show started October 17, 2005


BTW, you didn't say what the numbers were for the Fox "news" line-up.
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katinmn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 05:32 PM
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42. This is all they have up...
FLASH: Colbert averaging just over one million viewers a night, year to date (1,077,000] on COMEDY CENTRAL, which is less than FOXNEWS's 6-11pm line-up...

On the homepage. I don't like to give them hits from here.
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Up2Late Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 06:41 PM
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48. I don't either, but it's very funny that they felt the need to...
...point that out.

Especially since Colbert is on from 11:30pm to 12:00am! He doesn't directly compete with the 6-11 shift.

I wonder if we all pointed that out to them in some angry and condescending e-mail, I wonder if they would tell us the relevant numbers (11:00pm to 12:00am)?
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katinmn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 06:56 PM
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49. Don't they usually have Fox security call and threaten you
Edited on Tue May-02-06 06:57 PM by katinmn
if you dare to complain?

}(

There are probably better and objective sources for the audience numbers but I don't know offhand what they are.
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Neil Lisst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 05:58 PM
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47. If Colbert came on at the same time as O'Reilly ...
he'd kick his ass

Fox likes to talk big, but they've got about two million viewers.
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katinmn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-02-06 08:37 PM
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50. Kick!
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