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The Last Two Letters
Last post 12-01-2008 09:10 PM by astronig. 3067 replies.
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  • 10-13-2008 03:12 PM In reply to

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    Certain changes in our lifestyles are necessary in light of the new economic reality.

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  • 10-13-2008 04:05 PM In reply to

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    Typically the best advice in these trying times is to begin drinking heavily according to Senator Blutto Blutarski.

  • 10-13-2008 05:14 PM In reply to

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     Kick-butt reference there!

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  • 10-14-2008 08:17 AM In reply to

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    "Ready, or not here I come!" Is how you begin a game of hide-and-seek.

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  • 10-14-2008 10:18 AM In reply to

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    Eking out a living is getting harder and harder.

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  • 10-14-2008 10:36 AM In reply to

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    Erosion of the middling classes is a precursor to the collapse of a republic into anarchy and eventually results in a brutal despotism of the wealthy over the poor.

  • 10-14-2008 10:41 AM In reply to

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    Orwell warned of such a state in his novel "1984", a book more timely than its title.

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  • 10-15-2008 11:15 AM In reply to

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    Let your head be more than a funnel to your stomach.

  • 10-15-2008 11:29 AM In reply to

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    China's GDP apparently is not as large as was previously estimated.

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  • 10-15-2008 05:02 PM In reply to

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    Edison, Thomas Alva  was an American inventor and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb.

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  • 10-15-2008 07:44 PM In reply to

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    LB is often seen on the hat of PGA tour player Paul Goydos who went to Long Beach State.
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  • 10-16-2008 04:16 AM In reply to

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    Teasing evolutionists is great sport. Not allowed here though.

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  • 10-16-2008 09:31 AM In reply to

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     'Ghoti' as a possible spelling for 'fish' reveals the frustrating nature of the English language.

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  • 10-16-2008 10:59 AM In reply to

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    Getting drunk and kissing a girl on the beach will get you a small fine and three months in jail in Dubai.

  • 10-16-2008 11:31 AM In reply to

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    Ailments of the nervous system are oft treated by a neurologist.

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  • 10-16-2008 11:41 AM In reply to

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    Germany is a federal parliamentary republic.

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  • 10-16-2008 11:52 AM In reply to

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    I. C. Weiner is not a popular name among pizza delivery people.

  • 10-16-2008 12:14 PM In reply to

    • Aratus
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     Let us hope that parents of those potential employees will exercise naming restraint and sense.

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  • 10-16-2008 12:17 PM In reply to

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     Seems that Fry would agree, anyhow.

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  • 10-17-2008 11:34 AM In reply to

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    Owning a dog that could talk, according to Andy Rooney, would take all the fun out of the relationship.

     

     

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