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Solly Mack

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Thu Apr-12-07 08:44 AM
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Poll question: Focus. Focus. Cast your gaze this way

During the course of your day, how often do you forget about the death and destruction going on due to Bush's senseless and needless "wars" because another news item or important issue comes up?

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annabanana

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Thu Apr-12-07 08:46 AM
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1. Ha. . . .n/t

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Solly Mack

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Thu Apr-12-07 08:59 AM
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7. hehe

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bryant69

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Thu Apr-12-07 08:47 AM
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2. I try not to think about the death and destruction caused by Bush's nedless War

in Iraq, and his mishandling of the necessary invasion of Afghanistan.

But generally I find that World of Warcraft distracts me enough that I don't need to bother with tabloid news.

Bryant
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Solly Mack

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Thu Apr-12-07 08:59 AM
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8. You're dependable

and that's a good quality

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blm

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Thu Apr-12-07 08:51 AM
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3. heheh.... you are STILL champ of the basic, common sense wing of DU.

and I still miss nsma.

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Solly Mack

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Thu Apr-12-07 08:55 AM
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4. I miss her too.

I would have been so disappointed if no one had voted for kittens. :)

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mmonk

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Thu Apr-12-07 08:56 AM
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5. Not everyone is forthcoming so far.

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Solly Mack

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Thu Apr-12-07 08:58 AM
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6. I'm very happy about the kitten vote

I love kittens

I voted "just as silly..."

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mmonk

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Thu Apr-12-07 09:01 AM
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10. Good vote.

Edited on Thu Apr-12-07 09:01 AM by mmonk

I was wondering, where is the puppy distraction vote option?

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Solly Mack

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Thu Apr-12-07 09:03 AM
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13. I thought about it...I did apologize to my dog for not adding it

He'll probably eat my shoes now.

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mmonk

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Thu Apr-12-07 09:09 AM
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17. I'm sure he's understanding.

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Solly Mack

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Thu Apr-12-07 10:45 AM
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27. He is - but he does love shoes

he collects shoes and socks and then takes them to his bed. I decided long ago to feel flattered instead of angry.

He's my baby.

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TwilightGardener

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Thu Apr-12-07 09:13 AM
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19. I voted for kitties. I also watched the "Puppy Bowl" on Animal Planet,

Edited on Thu Apr-12-07 09:13 AM by wienerdoggie

as well as the "Kitty Half-Time Show". I am 4 years old at heart--throw kitties and puppies into the mix, and my brain quits!

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Solly Mack

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Thu Apr-12-07 09:15 AM
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21. I love Animal Planet!

Do you like Meerkats by chance? You hafta see Meerkat Manor. It's a meerkat "reality show"...it's awesome!

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TwilightGardener

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Thu Apr-12-07 09:33 AM
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23. I have watched Meerkat Manor, but have not seen it lately. Those

are about the cutest little buggers I have ever seen. In Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo, we have a one-eyed meerkat that I always watch for--adorable!

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Solly Mack

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Thu Apr-12-07 11:26 AM
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28. I had to order the series...waiting on part 2 to get here

I can't wait!!

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mmonk

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Thu Apr-12-07 10:41 AM
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26. Yep, I have a soft spot like that too.

My dog, now deceased, is my avatar and thus he lives on.

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gollygee

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Thu Apr-12-07 09:02 AM
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12. That was me

I love my kitty. :loveya:

And luckily my daughter is good about telling me when she's hungry. :D

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Solly Mack

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Thu Apr-12-07 09:04 AM
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14. LOL!!! Thank you!!!

I love it!

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gollygee

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Thu Apr-12-07 09:08 AM
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16. It's the first 100% accurate poll option I've ever had

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Solly Mack

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Thu Apr-12-07 09:09 AM
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18. LMAO!

You're funny!!

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bdamomma

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Thu Apr-12-07 09:00 AM
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9. I never seem to forget those troops I don't have any friends or

family serving, but * is slaughtering them. I really think he is defying all of us, screwing us, and our troops by being like this "well if you put your withdrawal date in" I will extend the tours of duty for the troops, can't you hear him just saying this, he's really out of control.

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Solly Mack

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Thu Apr-12-07 09:02 AM
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11. He really is...just rubbing our faces in it

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bdamomma

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Thu Apr-12-07 09:07 AM
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15. You can tell * is, and how they keep slamming the Dems is sickening

pure hatred towards working with someone else. But * doesn't talk to anyone who is not loyal to him, for example other nations, and even us.

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Solly Mack

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Thu Apr-12-07 12:17 PM
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29. America - and the world - would be better off with that man in prison

where he belongs.

and not just him

Those folks have been dangerous for America...criminally dangerous

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Spazito

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Thu Apr-12-07 09:14 AM
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20. LOL, I was so distracted by your reading your poll options

I forgot to vote!

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Solly Mack

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Thu Apr-12-07 09:15 AM
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22. ROFLMAO Great answer!!!!!

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Lilith Velkor

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Thu Apr-12-07 09:59 AM
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24. Best. GD. Poll. Ever!

:headbang:

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Solly Mack

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Thu Apr-12-07 10:00 AM
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25. LOL! Thanks

:hi:

It was the kittens, right?

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Lilith Velkor

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Thu Apr-12-07 12:45 PM
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30. Actually, #5 is closest to the truth

erm...Ooh, kittens! ;)

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Solly Mack

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Thu Apr-12-07 12:46 PM
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31. LMAO!!

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Solly Mack

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Thu Apr-12-07 05:45 PM
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32. kick

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Forkboy

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Thu Apr-12-07 06:13 PM
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33. I'm like an especially dumb puppy and can be easily distracted by things like air molecules.

In fact,I'm so distracted by answering you that I haven't even voted yet.

:silly:

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Solly Mack

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Thu Apr-12-07 06:19 PM
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36. LOL! I like puppies!

I also like the way dust particles dance in a beam of sunlight through my windows

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Forkboy

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Thu Apr-12-07 06:28 PM
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41. That's how I spent last Saturday.

I also spent fifteen minutes this morning watching a curious looking bug walk across the desk in front me.

It's a good thing breathing is automatic,that's all I know. :)

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Solly Mack

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Thu Apr-12-07 06:29 PM
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42. Dude! Ain't that the truth

If I had a brain I'd take it out and play with it

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treestar

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Thu Apr-12-07 06:15 PM
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34. I don't, but I see the point

The tabloid type things get much more interesting and get more threads. They are easier to think about, so we get drawn into them. If it was one thread, OK, but whenever these things happen, they get everybody interested and cause hundreds of threads, so there is some truth in the concept that we will spend more time on easier subjects. But I don't know that anything can be done about it - it appears to be an intractible part of human nature.

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Solly Mack

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Thu Apr-12-07 06:22 PM
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39. I consider some topics - of the tabloid nature - which isn't defined the

same by everyone - to be down time news. But that doesn't mean people forget the other things going on.

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Thu Apr-12-07 06:18 PM
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35. sometime i get distracted by meaningless thoughts, like about sex, or food or even my job..

please forgive me. :hi:

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Solly Mack

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Thu Apr-12-07 06:21 PM
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38. I knew you were strange! Food, sex and work...tsk tsk

lol

:)

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bigwillq

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Thu Apr-12-07 06:20 PM
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37. I think about it every day

and it makes me so angry.

:mad:

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Solly Mack

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Thu Apr-12-07 06:23 PM
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40. Me too

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scarletwoman

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Thu Apr-12-07 06:40 PM
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43. Weird! I'm the first one to recommend outa everyone who's already posted on this thread?!?

Btw, I voted the "silly" option -- before I read any of the thread. I was like, "wheew!" when I read that you voted "silly" as well. :D

Anyway, it's a beautiful poll, one of the best I've seen. Therefore, I proudly state that I have not only voted in your poll; I have kicked up this thread AND voted to recommend.

:loveya:
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Solly Mack

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Thu Apr-12-07 06:48 PM
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44. LOL! Thanks!

Sometimes silly works. :)

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Lilith Velkor

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Fri Apr-13-07 08:46 PM
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48. Doh, knew I forgot something

Such a shiny, distracting poll...

:kick:

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Solly Mack

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Fri Apr-13-07 02:47 PM
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45. kick

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mikeytherat

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Fri Apr-13-07 02:52 PM
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46. Almost never, but I have a family member on the ground in the middle of it.

That skews my vote, I suppose.

I s'pose I'd say: The sheer stupidity and senselessness of the whole Iraq debacle is always on my mind, but my bro-in-law on the ground is always on my mind.

mikey_the_rat

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Solly Mack

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Fri Apr-13-07 02:53 PM
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47. I hear ya

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merh

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Fri Apr-13-07 08:54 PM
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49. Never

Residents and Picayune High students line the streets as the hearse carrying the body of Army Staff Sgt. Jerry Clark Burge Jr. rolls through Picayune on Thursday.

A soldier's last ride
By J.R. WELSH
baybureau@aol.com

Under flawless blue skies and a bright sun, Army Staff Sgt. Jerry Burge, Jr. took his last ride Thursday down the main boulevard of the hometown he loved.

On his way out to Palestine Cemetery, the soldier who died in Iraq on April 4 was honored by hundreds. Students, teachers and ROTC cadets from Picayune High School lined Goodyear Boulevard, hands over hearts. Throughout the long drive out to Palestine Road, people stood in front of businesses, in driveways or on their porches, saying goodbye. The large funeral procession was led by 30 Patriot Guard motorcycle riders, city police and the Mississippi Highway Patrol.

"I feel just a total loss," said Rev. Glen Kennedy, Burge's uncle and lifelong mentor. "It's like a bad dream you think you're going to wake up from, and you don't."

Burge, 39, was a father of three and career soldier. As a member of the Iron Horse Brigade Combat Team with the First Cavalry Division, he knew well the heat of battle.

more at http://www.sunherald.com/278/story/30116.html

They gave him medals at graveside. :cry:

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Solly Mack

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Fri Apr-13-07 08:56 PM
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50. Heartbreaking

:(

I want this to end. It has to end.

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merh

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Fri Apr-13-07 09:02 PM
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51. Next to the senselessness of it all, do you know what I resent the most?

those on the right that say the casualties aren't that bad, that there are always death in war, and they compare this madness to VietNam only in terms of the number of dead soldiers. :cry:

they support the troops, you know. :(

NOT.IN.MY.NAME. :cry:

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Solly Mack

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Fri Apr-13-07 09:04 PM
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52. It says a lot of about them...none of it good...that they could so casually

dismiss the deaths that way

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