Hot Topics, v. 2006.2
The old one was getting too long, so here's a fresh space for "handle with care" comments.
Date: February 19, 2006
Categories: The Universe
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Jadestone
in February 19th, 2006 @ 15:31Is this the first post!!!!Gasp!!!
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Jadestone
in February 19th, 2006 @ 15:33IT WAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Yay! ths is my second first post sence ive been on. Go me. First post dance. Maybe. If im not the first ignore me. violetfire wants to say somthing.
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Violetfire
in February 19th, 2006 @ 15:34
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fuggy-wuggy
in February 19th, 2006 @ 15:43go lordoftherings! not the movie- the books (duh). am i the only one here who has read the Silmarillion?
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fuggy-wuggy
in February 19th, 2006 @ 15:44i love it, i could beat even bo on jrr tolkein trivia
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Jadestone
in February 19th, 2006 @ 15:45(still dancing) Hey we should have a hall of fame for first post people. Including me. Anyway, whats this page for?….Hot topics. Whats that supposed to mean?
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Milton Rupines
in February 19th, 2006 @ 17:08Thank you Fuggy-wuggy. I also detest the Lord of the Rings movies, though I love the books.
In fact, I have become rather famous for my hate of the movies. Google my screenname (which is an anagram of my name) and you will find the entry interesting.
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kricket
in February 19th, 2006 @ 17:42I rather like the Hobbit. haven’t read the others because the library doesn’t have them… evil library…
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Violetfire
in February 19th, 2006 @ 17:44
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kricket
in February 19th, 2006 @ 17:57i like books better than their movies… the books are just better!!!!! anyone could tell that!!!!!!!!! including HP even if the movies have awesome special effects…
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Ebeth The Lurker
in February 19th, 2006 @ 18:14Sorry fuggy-wuggy, you’re not the only obsessed person on here. I’ve read the silmarillion too. No comment on whether i could beat you at trivia, since obviously neither of us actually knows the extent of the other’s knowledge.
I thought the movies were pretty good. Actually, I liked them almost equally to the books. Probably because i can’t really compare them. They’re actually pretty different, not really in the story, but in the style and feeling.
On a very random note, I am choklit-deprived and wanting desperately to go to the library, which is unfortunately closed. I was going to go earlier, but i didn’t.
And i’m technically banned from the comp, but my mom relented so far as to give me 15 minutes, since she couldn’t actually find a cause for banning me. (She normally objects to my being on so much, but on the day in question i hadn’t been on long at all. I guess it just bugged her seeing me on at all. Dunno why, but she can be pretty anti-comp at times.)
So I should probably go, before she comes in and bans me tomorrow for being on longer than the short time allowed under consideration of the extremely unjust circumstances.
If I sound smarter than usual, blame it on my extreme boredom. Boredom always makes me twice as eloquent. It leaves me with no choice but to withdraw into my geekiness. (need proof? I’ve been reading some random history book all day that i pulled off dad’s shelf. About the norman invasion of England. Fun stuff, although not the most exciting in the world. The first actual battle isn’t until past halfway into the book.)
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Jadestone
in February 19th, 2006 @ 18:21
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Violetfire
in February 19th, 2006 @ 19:38Here, I’ll send you some virtual chocolate. And a lemon bar to make you happier. And a virtual library as well. Though it might take a long time to load.
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| Chocolate Bar |
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| Enjoy! |
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Antepenultimate Mer
in February 19th, 2006 @ 19:49Hot Topics…hmm. I know! Why don’t we all gossip about the love lives of some prefabricated, computer-enhanced, make-up coated celebrities! *shrieks in shallowly joyful anticipation*
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Violetfire
in February 19th, 2006 @ 21:37Oooohhh! Let’s! *squeal* *shriek*
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Zallie
in February 19th, 2006 @ 21:43I say we discuss…hybrid vehicles. Do you think paying more for a hybrid/green car is worth it?
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Violetfire
in February 19th, 2006 @ 21:58
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Violetfire
in February 19th, 2006 @ 21:59Whatever it is, it has to stand out.
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yesterday's_kinked_moose
in February 19th, 2006 @ 22:4014: I’d rather get run over by a giant swine and then have my vital organs eaten away by infectious, vomitous maggots.
16: I really don’t know much about that sort of thing, but currently, I think so. But that doesn’t really solve the problem. I think people who can should ride the subway and we should work on cleaner energy production. What’s that corn car thing that I saw the commercial for on TV? I don’t remember the web adress they had. Also, there’s the oil-diesiel conversion thing.
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Axa
in February 19th, 2006 @ 22:58It is if you care about the earth’s future.
If not, have fun when the whole of the population erupts in fiery chaos as they scramble to find a way to live that isn’t there.
♥
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Pentatonikk (RRF)
in February 19th, 2006 @ 23:22Paying more for a hybrid? Yes, definitely. Even if you’re not into the whole save-the-planet thing like I am, in the long run, you still save money because you have to pay so much less for gas than someone driving a, say, Hummer. (Of course, those are expensive as B*****m already.) I really hate Hummers.
LOTR: Books rock, in middle of Sil, movies okay but I am hunting down Peter Jackson for playing up Arwen/Aragorn and even SAM/ROSIE but giving Eowyn and Framir a smile. How cheesy. Grr…
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kricket
in February 20th, 2006 @ 08:41i’m good with discussing cars and such. just no politics pwease. it makes people confuzzled. and angry.
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Jadestone
in February 20th, 2006 @ 09:16I agree wit YKM about #14. Yuck.
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Violetfire
in February 20th, 2006 @ 09:24
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emogrl
in February 20th, 2006 @ 10:31tough question:
when you see an injured animal what do you think is the best thing to do?
A… try to help it
B… shoot it
C… leave it alonetheres a deer w/ a broken foot in the neighbors backyard right now + i think their going to shoot it.
i just dont know. im relly into animal rights, but… its a deer. there almost more deer than ppl around here + their a nuisance. + theres not relly a lot of meds made esp. for deer, so could shooting it possibly be the best thing? then it wouldnt have a slow + painful death. what do you think?
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emogrl
in February 20th, 2006 @ 10:33another thought: does it seem like a lot of ppl are either LOTR or HP, but not both?
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HRH Queen Julietaini the Froody of Kiador (Queenie J, Juliette R.)
in February 20th, 2006 @ 11:05Hello, Mr. Wuggy. Hello Mr. Rupines, it’s nice to see the both of you on here. Hot Topics is a thread for discussing religion, politics, and other things that need “an extra dose of civility”. Remember, we’re all Musers heeeeeeeeeeeeeee…*is pied*
SPLAT. SPLAT. SPL-CUT IT OUT, YOU!!!
Moving on…LOTR is fine, I got over my Beatles phase at seven (whew! close squeak) I could post a little
Pluck up, Ebeth. We’re counting on you. Eat the virtual chocolate and buck up. Skip the Normans, and try to find some Viking invasion or Easter Island books. Much better.
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Zallie
in February 20th, 2006 @ 11:17Eowyn/Faramir=OTP
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Zallie
in February 20th, 2006 @ 11:34Yeah, most people I know like one more than the other. I’ve switched back and forth a lot, but after Book 6, I’m more of a LotR girl. The HP books are nice and always will be, but I’m not so into the whole…fandom that goes along with them. LotR has more room for you to grow into, if that makes sense and I feel like I’ve kind of outgrown Harry Potter to some extent.
Which reminds me, I should reread LotR…
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Ebeth The Lurker
in February 20th, 2006 @ 11:55I don’t see why Lotr fans hate Hp so much and vice versa. I like them both! (Ok, i like Lotr better than Hp but still…)
Alas, queen j, the library was closed.
And no i will not eat any virtual *gasp* chocolate *shudder*. If anybody cares to send me some virtual choklit however, i will gobble it up.
lolSo what exactly are we arguing on here anyway?
Btw GAPA, we definitely need a Lotr thread…
P
wlease?
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Axa
in February 20th, 2006 @ 12:35Zallie. Yes. OTP x a million. -floats away-
But really. If there’s no way to save the deer ( as in not vet around or anything) I suppose shooting it would be the best choice, but ONLY if the deer couldn’t live on it’s own with the injury it sustained.
Emogrl, you could describe humans in the same way. Not to be rude or anything, I’m just saying. There’s lots of ’em and they can be a nuiscance to everyone and everything.
On the topic of celebrities,I hate Tom Cruise. I just do. I much prefer my Japanese singers to any actor or actress.
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kricket
in February 20th, 2006 @ 14:47i like HP and LOTR
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HRH Queen Julietaini the Froody of Kiador (Queenie J, Juliette R.)
in February 20th, 2006 @ 14:59Japanese singers are the top of the skyscraper. I particularly like listening to my old Plastics records. Yes, I still have records and a turntable. No joke. Axa, I share your hatred of Tom Cruise. This is getting creepy…you might be my soulmate! Like soba noodles?
I hate Harry Potter! Ugh!
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HRH Queen Julietaini the Froody of Kiador (Queenie J, Juliette R.)
in February 20th, 2006 @ 15:28A truly Canadian apology to the USA Courtesy of Rick Mercer from This Hour Has 22 Minutes CBC Television:
On behalf of Canadians everywhere I’d like to offer an apology to the United States of America. We haven’t been getting along very well recently and for that I am truly sorry.
I’m sorry we called George Bush a moron. He is a moron but it wasn’t nice of us to point it out. If it’s any consolation, the fact that
he’s a moron shouldn’t reflect poorly on the people of America. After all it’s not like you actually elected him.I’m sorry about our softwood lumber. Just because we have more trees than you, doesn’t give us the right to sell you lumber that’s cheaper and better than your own.
I’m sorry we beat you in Olympic hockey. In our defense I guess our excuse would be that our team was much, much, much better than yours.
I’m sorry we burnt down your White House during the War of 1812. I notice you’ve rebuilt it! Nice!
I’m sorry about your beer. I know we had nothing to do with your beer but we feel your pain.
I’m sorry about our waffling on Iraq. I mean, when you’re going up against a crazed dictator, you wanna have your friends by your side. I realize it took more than two years before you guys pitched in against Hitler and three years against the Kaiser, but that was different. Everyone knew they had weapons.
And finally, on behalf of all Canadians, I’m sorry that we’re
constantly apologizing for things in a passive-aggressive way which is really a thinly veiled criticism. I sincerely hope that you’re not upset over this. We’ve seen what you do to countries you get upset at.
Thank You.(That, my friends, is why Rick Mercer got a RRHBSD award. Thank you.)
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Jadestone
in February 20th, 2006 @ 17:46We acept the appology. Maybe. It was right about bush, though. Canada should feel free to call him a moron.
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Violetfire
in February 20th, 2006 @ 19:14
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emogrl
in February 20th, 2006 @ 19:31i guess thats essentially what “lifes not fair” means…
life is never fair. but im a cynic.celebs i cant stand:
paris hilton
olson twins
jessica simpson
MJ
jesse mc cartney
britney spearswhat exactly have these ppl contributed to our society?
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in February 20th, 2006 @ 19:35They’ve contributed jobs for journalists. Speaking as a journalist (though one covering a very different beat), I’d call that a charitable act.
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Em
in February 20th, 2006 @ 19:57verily.
um sorry, i just said that because i felt i should say something on this thread.
so, is it immoral to murder your english teacher?
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Violetfire
in February 20th, 2006 @ 20:03*They were the type of girls who only think of themselves and put down those who are actually trying to make the world a better place. Unfortunately for us, they’ll probably grow up to be like a lot of the people on your list.
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Violetfire
in February 20th, 2006 @ 20:04I ♥ my english teacher! What’s so bad about yours?
And I shouldn’t call it hilarious. It was stupid actually.
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Em
in February 20th, 2006 @ 20:37ummm… lets see… aside from the endless grammer homework (okay, so not endless. last week was the antepenultimate assignment) and the endles writing projects, he spends the whole class period making me depressed, and yelling, and opressing everyone, and acting like the whole world was out to get him, and acting as if the world would end if we dont do our homework, and being entirely unreasonable, and uncommicative blah blah blah blah
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Em
in February 20th, 2006 @ 20:38okay, i just got a really weird message telling me that i haven’t installed WP.
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MontgomeryGurl
in February 20th, 2006 @ 22:15I’m not going to get all into this. I’ve got bigger things, and this thread always turns out to be emotionally draining.
Queenie J., I may be biased, but I didn’t think that thing you posted was funny. It felt heavy handed to me, mean spirited, and cliched. Then again, I’m probably biased. But I still prefer the works of that genuis Ann Coulter.
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Em
in February 21st, 2006 @ 00:43um, isn’t that what celebrities are for? making fun of?
er, were you refering to the canadian thing? i think peoples have the right to dis america, especially if they are americans.
and bush.
sorry mg.
just ignore us lesser democrats.
we stoop real low, dont we?
i think ill become an independent, so i can dis both parties.
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kricket
in February 21st, 2006 @ 05:59what did i say about NO politics?
oh, crud, I just sneezed all over my chair… ewwwww
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kricket
in February 21st, 2006 @ 06:19my grammar teacher is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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MontgomeryGurl
in February 21st, 2006 @ 09:24Is it ethical to slap your friend’s brother? Younger brother. He’s spraying Lysol in your face, and he won’t quit. Is it ethical to slap?
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kricket
in February 21st, 2006 @ 09:59yes.
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kricket
in February 21st, 2006 @ 10:00well it is in my opinion but still my advice has been known to go astray. get your friend to slap his/her brother in the face for you.
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emogrl
in February 21st, 2006 @ 15:49um ok how about turning this discussion to something more positive? like……………hey, celebs we actually like!
let me think… i probably watch + listen to different stuff than most of you, but here it goes:
1. emily browning (she was violet in S of UE, in case you didnt know. but did you know she’s australian? her american accent was perfect in the movie!)
2. david krumholdtz (NUMB3RS)
3. jonathan togo (CSI miami)
4. kate beckinsale (underworld)
hmm… now for musik
5. Jack and Meg white
6. gerard way
7. chester bennington
i’ll probably think of more, being a musik freak
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Jadestone
in February 21st, 2006 @ 15:49I say yes. But is probably best to agree with kricket(50)
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HRH Queen Julietaini the Froody of Kiador (Queenie J, Juliette R.)
in February 21st, 2006 @ 15:5244-MontgomeryGurl (Can I call you Monty?) Monty, it’s supposed to be a message to the US to get over ourselves and stop being so self-centered and unwilling to help other people. It isn’t biased, it just makes points. Especially about the softwood. Is it just me, or do you and I always disagree? Maybe it’s my liberal-atheist self coming to grips with your traditional Christian ideas. Or not. 48-Slapping is the easy way out. Can’t you think of something better than that? Come on, Monty!
I hate my English teacher. I could go on about this subject for years. Decades. Millenia. Eons.
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Violetfire
in February 21st, 2006 @ 16:34You watch NUMB3RS? I ♥ that show! Even Jadestone watches it, although she usually hates math.
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Ebeth The Lurker
in February 21st, 2006 @ 16:37Oh dear. English teachers. Please don’t mention them. I have three things due thursday and a test i definitely failed coming back at some point (probably tomorrow or the next day)
I thought the canada thing was funny! good points, all of them…bush is a moron (and anyway First Amendment people, First Amendment. Unless you’re saying the First Amendment doesn’t apply to canadians…) don’t know anything about the trees but whatever. The hockey, the white house, the beer…*nods* Very nice apology. *claps*
MG, you may slap anybody under the category Annoying Little Brother. Ethical considerations force me to mention the adjective “annoying” but you shouldn’t have any trouble with that. I’ve yet to meet a little brother that isn’t annoying.
No offense to any of our musish lbs.
you guys don’t count. Feel special. *virtually slaps all lbs on the blog* You didn’t see that. *whistles*Yes, i’m totally kidding. Don’t slap people. It’s not nice.*coughcough*
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MontgomeryGurl
in February 21st, 2006 @ 17:38Everyone calls me MG, but I guess Monty is okay. Whatever.
I thought that the thing you posted clearly had an agenda, and I political ideology. I thought that in promoting that agenda, it used heavy handed satire, and made points that have been made a gazillion times before. The person had a right to write it, but I didn’t think that artistically it was all that good. But then again, I disagreed with the message, so I might be biased.
This little brother has been bugging me for hours (hypothetically, of course). I’ve tried reasoning, demanding, asking, yelling, confiscating Lysol, leaving the room, telling the parents, threatening, and nicely asking. Nothing works. My only option is to slap. Should I suffer in a cloud of Lysol, or take out my vengeance?
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Em
in February 21st, 2006 @ 18:07i would say, slap anyone who sprays lysol in your face. what is lysol?
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Em
in February 21st, 2006 @ 18:08from now on, i am calling you magnesium. ok?
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MontgomeryGurl
in February 21st, 2006 @ 18:39Are you talking to me, Ebeth?
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MontgomeryGurl
in February 21st, 2006 @ 18:39I’m sorry, Em, not Ebeth.
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leftoversteak
in February 21st, 2006 @ 19:14leftoversteak is back to haunt the blog!
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emogrl
in February 21st, 2006 @ 19:30thats odd because most brothers are terrified of floral scented stuff in aerosol cans. maybe you should try spraying some in his direction
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emogrl
in February 21st, 2006 @ 19:32i hav this bottle of disgusting rose scented stuff from victorias secret (it was a christmas present ok?) + all i hav to do is point it @ my LB + he runs
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HRH Queen Julietaini the Froody of Kiador (Queenie J, Juliette R.)
in February 21st, 2006 @ 20:21Emogrl, baby, use it for good and not evil! Last time I walked into a perfume shop (tagging after older sister) my eyes seized up, I had an allergic reaction, and I ruined a hanky. It was NOT a good situation. Quite painful, actually. I sympathize with your brother.
The girl with the locker next to me (Anaheeta), who’s the mean, preppy, catty, Hispanic, popular girl, douses herself with fruity perfume every single morning. I have REACTIONS with it.
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Antepenultimate Mer
in February 21st, 2006 @ 20:51I’m allergic to most makeup and perfume. I don’t really care most of the time, because I look decent without it. And when I say “decent” I mean “not the kind of person you run to, but not the kind of person you run from either”.
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emogrl
in February 21st, 2006 @ 21:08most perfume reacts w/ sweat + makes this not-so-nice odor
who knew?
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emogrl
in February 21st, 2006 @ 21:11im allergic to a lot of makeup + perfume too. actually, one of my hobbies is making perfumes w/ (non irritating) scented oils. my favourite is plain lilac oil
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yesterday's_kinked_moose
in February 21st, 2006 @ 22:53I avoid wearing make-up or purfume at all costs. Are humans supposed to have purple eye lids? No. Are they supposes to have blood-red lips? No. So why should I? Useless, utterly useless. I try to keep a safe distance from heavy perfume wearers, but sometimes it can’t be helped. I’d rather they smelled of BO. Assuming they still showered regulary, how bad could they possibly get? Americans are waaaaaaay to obbsessed with beauty and hygiene. I liked the Canadian thing. I mean, there are things that I don’t like to be made fun of, but c’mon, lighten up! There’s a difference between mean-spirited fun-poking intended to hurt and light-hearted jokes that aren’t meant to be taken seriously. Poloticians are going to be made fun of at every opportunity and, for the most part, it’s all in good fun. I consider myself a Republican, but I can’t deny the fact that Dubbya is not doing the best job. I personally don’t think that Kerry was a good alternative, but then, i don’t what he would’ve done and I didn’t know what Bush would do. If I could vote, I would probably just vote for whoever I thought was better qualified. Don’t you feel bad for the third-parties? They work so hard and they never get elected. Maybe I would vote for one of them. Sorry MG, I just think that we all need the occasional non-serious insult to keep us in check. Oh, and about the brother: turn the other cheek! Or in this case, hold your breath. Slapping him probably wouldn’t help anyway. Or you could go for a walk, i don’t know him, but based on the general state of the country, maybe the thought of having to *shudder* excercise would fend him off.
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MontgomeryGurl
in February 21st, 2006 @ 23:56I personally think that Bush is doing a wonderful job as president. Don’t say something silly about Iraq, they had WMDs. Why else would they not have let the weapons inspectors in? Why would Saddam pretend to have WMDs when he knew we were more powerful than him? It doesn’t make sense. And the economy is in incredible shape. You know because CNN stopped referring to it as “the Bush economy”. Look up actualy figures. We’re doing wonderfully. The war in Iraq could not be avioded. What would you have us do, let the crazed dictator who either had WMDs or was pretending to have them for fun just keep on doing his thing? That would truly be moronic. And darling Kerry voted for the war, in case you missed it. Every. Major. Democrat. Approved of the war in Iraq. So don’t lay it on Bush.
And about the thing Queenie J. posted, my main complaint was that it was heavy handed, and not genuinely funny. And I find a lot of things funny. I didn’t see much subtlety in it.
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Axa
in February 22nd, 2006 @ 11:12A very late reply- I haven’t had soba that I can remember – makes mental note- But I have had other stuffins. Like Udon. Which I thought was too slimy. But whatever. And Tom Cruise is going to die mysteriously in two years. Don’t tell anyone. -Kukukukuku-
We’re American s first, Republican or Democrat or Green, or whatever second. People forget that.
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yesterday's_kinked_moose
in February 22nd, 2006 @ 12:55I totally agree, Axa. People get so caught up with their differences that they forget the reason they’re all together. Same with church denominations, but I won’t get into that. Of course the Canadian thing wasn’t subtle. Look, it wasn’t the best effort I’ve seen, but it wasn’t the worst either. At least it wasn’t just saying ‘Bush stinks!’ and expecting everybody to laugh. Okay, okay, Bush isn’t doing that bad. I’m not saying I could do better by a long shot. And he has had a lot of difficult things to deal with. Why does everyone seem to think that the President is in charge of the economy? He isn’t just sitting up there in the White House saying, “Okay, let’s have a depression.” you know. A lot of things are blamed on leaders that they have no control over.
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HRH Queen Julietaini the Froody of Kiador (Queenie J, Juliette R.)
in February 22nd, 2006 @ 17:08Monty, I wish I could be oblivious, happy, like you and live in a world with a benevolent, wonderful God and a country that isn’t fundamentally unsound and needing an enormous amount of improvement. However, I happen to be quite the cynicist and could point out things that were wrong with America for quite a while. Quite a while. I am perfectly allowed to criticize the US-I live there. In the Gallbladder, in fact. Though that’s another story for another time. And for Moose, you have no idea how bad it can get. And I usually can’t smell ANYTHING. No, really. Bush just happens to be seemingly hurting the economy. And being corrupt, destructive, and somewhat oblivious at that. Honestly, people! WAKE UP!
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Pentatonikk (RRF)
in February 22nd, 2006 @ 17:52I liked the Canadian thing. It may not be subtle, but it’s funny. There’s this hilarious John Cleese thing called “Declaration Of Revocation” that I got in an email. I’d look it up and post it if I had the time or energy.
MG (#69)- Every major Democrat voted for the war in Iraq because they were lied to. The Administration (not just Bush) said that Iraq was getting uranium from…somewhere in Africa. I forget where. But they weren’t. They said that Saddam Hussein had ties to Al Qaeda. His only ties to Al Qaeda were the shared level of fanatic Islam and the Middle Eastern location. They said they had “sound intelligence.” Presented with that kind of convincing scam, what would you do?
Oh yes, and there was an article in the Trib about how the Administration capitalised on the people’s patriotism after 9/11 to launch the war. They decided on war, then went out and looked for “evidence.” It wasn’t an editorial. And the Trib ENDORSED Bush in 2004.
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kricket
in February 22nd, 2006 @ 19:06what did i say about NO POLITICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! please, we’re only like in our teens here!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ebeth The Lurker
in February 22nd, 2006 @ 19:48Kricket, this happens to be the hot topics thread. Which includes politics. And it’s never too early for politics. My parents have had me research and do a fake vote for every presidential election since…i dunno 6th or 7th grade.
Besides, i’ll be able to VOTE in…erm…a little under 4 yrs! I know people-other kids-that vote! In fact, WHAT AM I DOING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LET’S GET MOVING!!!! *screams, panics, and helplessly runs around in circles*
Lol jk. But really, i’d rather be overprepared and slightly cynical than oblivious and overly trusting.
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kricket
in February 23rd, 2006 @ 15:00all right… i’m a republican… THERE!!!! YA HAPPY? i just had to do that…
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in February 23rd, 2006 @ 15:23*gasp* SHUN!
no jk. I don’t shun people for their political views.
*edges away from kricket*
lol jk
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in February 23rd, 2006 @ 15:49hey!
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in February 23rd, 2006 @ 16:48i think that we should all talk about a new Hot Topic…….any suggestions?
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in February 23rd, 2006 @ 16:56#73-RRF, what’s the Trib?
I’m a Democrat. Though you might have guessed that by now. And in my opinion, you are doubly entitled to make fun of something you’re part of.
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in February 23rd, 2006 @ 17:15The Trib is the nickname for the Chicago Tribune, a newspaper.
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in February 23rd, 2006 @ 20:33Queen J, what’s the HRH stand for?
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in February 23rd, 2006 @ 20:44Her/His Royal Highness.
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in February 23rd, 2006 @ 20:55AHHH! THERE YOU ARE!!! POST THE BLINKING HPB PIC ALREADY!!!
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in February 23rd, 2006 @ 21:09In this case it would obviously be Her Royal Highness.
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in February 23rd, 2006 @ 21:35NESSA: Finally for this one night
I’m about to have a fun night
With this Munchkin boy
Galinda found for me
And I only wish there were
Something I could do for her
To repay her
Elphaba, see?
We deserve each other
And Galinda helped it come true
We deserve each other
Elphaba, please try to understand!ELPHABA: I do…………
GALINDA: So, Elphaba, I thought you might want to wear this hat to the party tonight!
It’s really, uh, sharp, don’t you think?
And y’know black, it’s this year’s pink
You deserve each other,
This hat and you
You’re both so…smart!
You deserve each other
So here, out of the goodness of my heart……..BOQ: Nessa, uh, Nessa
I’ve something to confess- a
reason why, well, why I asked you here tonight
Now I know it isn’t fair-NESSA: Oh Boq, I know why.
It’s because I’m in this chair
And you felt sorry for me
Now, isn’t that right?BOQ: No! It’s because- because-
Because you are so beautiful!NESSA: Oh, Boq, I think you’re wonderful!
And we deserve each other
Don’t you see this is our chance?BOQ: You know what? Let’s dance!
NESSA: What?
BOQ: Let’s dance!
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in February 23rd, 2006 @ 21:37You can read more Wicked songs on Phantasmagoria, posts 96 and 99.
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in February 24th, 2006 @ 17:31new hot topic… does it have to be appropriate for peoples under 13?
what about…
erm…
never mind.
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in February 24th, 2006 @ 18:35what is appropriate for who anyway? i mean we went through gay rights, i know plenty of people who’s parents wouldn’t want them talking about that under 13 (like they don’t debate it anyway, but still it’s the principle) a lot of it i guess depends on what u think.
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in February 24th, 2006 @ 20:16
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in February 24th, 2006 @ 22:15Why does being a Muser make you mature? And what’s so magic about 13? People mature at different rates. It’s not like they’re suddenly qualified to talk about all sorts of dirty/controversial things as soon as they hit 13. I’m not entirely certain I know what you’re talking about, Em. If you mean discussing things that some people find uncomfortable like the gay thing and the sex in movies thing, I think that’s fine as long as we keep it civil. Those are things that people are very opinionated on and they can’t simply be avoided because we’re afraid to bring them up. If you mean talking about dirty things just to talk about dirty things, I think that is beneath us Musers. (Okay, so I contradicted myself.) Same goes with edgy jokes and ‘salty language’ (As seen on the back of Grumpy Old Men, one of the worst movies I have ever seen in my life.). Your question sort of answers itself anyway. There are those under thirteen here, so keep it clean. Actually, keep it clean anyway. I may be thirteen, but I most certainly do NOT want to be subjected to the vile things that might be unleashed were there no rules. Besides, if something nasty gets posted, it’s their fault *points to GAPA(plural)*.
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in February 25th, 2006 @ 10:14Her, Mr. Coontz. Thanks. Although it would be His for any kings hanging around. If there are any…
YKM, why are we blaming things on the GAPA? Wouldn’t it be a Muser’s fault for writing something nasty?
I am sick of people telling me I can’t say what I want to because I’m under 13. It’s not a magic age, you know. And besides, how do I deal with the real world if I can’t talk about it?
How do you guys feel about unmarried couples who live together? I’m personally OK with it, it’s their choice, and you don’t have to be married to love each other.
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in February 25th, 2006 @ 10:40My parents are awesome in that they talk to me about political isuues ( they had to explain Watergate to me about three times xD)
My mom knows how strongly I feel about gay marriage and the like. She’s also really enviromentally aware, so that’s awesome.I don’t give a hoot about what other people do with their lives as long as it’s not harming others. Unless they wear fur. Then they’ll die around the same time as Mr. Cruise over there. I’m just biding my time. Hohohoho.
When you’ve skinned the world’s animals and they’re dead and gone, then what?
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in February 25th, 2006 @ 12:53Well that’s what the GAPA(s) are there for. That and to do our evil bidding! MWA haha! Okay, no. I’m not saying we should just be running around typing up nasty mesages for the GAPA(s) to zap, but they are supposed to moderate. Right? Hopefully we wouldn’t have a mind to do that sort of thing. I mean, I wouldn’t. Funny isn’t it, how people are expected to watch/say/write/read more putrid trash as they get older? Wouldn’t you think that the more mature someone is, the more they would be able to control they’re sick minds? Just because they’re an adult, it doesn’t mean that it’s any better for them to soak in the sewage of sick entertainment. Please note that that paragragh was not about Discussions of Controversial Topics which Some People find Offensive. If someone is old enough to have an opinion on it, I think they’re old enough to discuss it. Unmarried couples living together? I guess it would depend on what they’re doing in there. I’ll just come right out and say it. As a Christian, I believe in sexual abstainence until marriage. So um…well why would they do that anyway? If they love each other enough to live together they should get married, if they don’t they should break up. It doesn’t seem very healthy to live with someone (in that sort of relationship) who you aren’t commited to. I have a feeling that those who think as I do (on sexual abstainence) probably wouldn’t be very likely to live together unless they were married anyway. Or maybe they would. If they’re already engaged, I can see why they would, they could cut down on housing costs. But then it’s sort of too late to ‘see what it would be like’. They’re already going to get married. They could call it off, but that wouldn’t be ideal timing. It would be very temtping to live with your as-good-as-married fiance, so I guess it wouldn’t be the best situation. But what do I know? I’m 13. I think relationships are boring and/or icky. My opinion is not from experience.
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in February 25th, 2006 @ 14:20what other people want to do is up to them. I personally would never do that, but it’s the couple’s choice. Anyway, marriage is a pretty religious thing anyway…
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in February 25th, 2006 @ 17:10My parents tend to leave out newspaper articles they think I should see. As Mr. Forensic Scientist/Expert Witness, my dad has lots of horror stories about the inner circles of the law and police that would curl my hair if it wasn’t already curled. Hey-maybe that’s why the baby pictures have straight locks!
Just kidding.
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in February 25th, 2006 @ 21:48
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in February 25th, 2006 @ 22:14(Sob) I have some terrible news. He may not have died at all. There might be another book…(wail) But im not sure, the person i talked to may be wrong. However, Alex allways seems to just make it, unfortunatly.
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in February 25th, 2006 @ 23:43I don’t see anything even possibly wrong with people living together, even though they aren’t married. How will you ever figure out if you want to marry someone if you dont’ live with them first?
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in February 26th, 2006 @ 06:45this gets me really really MAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
have you ever tried something to eat and not known what it was before eating it? i hate it when people try something, love it, and then hate it because they find out it’s squid or something that they did not think they liked but now that they tried it they really do like it but trash their fav. food that they’ve been eating anyways! for ex, my sis tried part of my cheeseburger at red robins last night. it had lettuce, tomatoes, onion straws, cheese, and obviously the burger and sauces on it. she loved it!!!! then she noticed that there was maynoisse on it!!!!!!!!!! she put it back on my plate (my dad then ate it) and said (i quote) : “ew!! maynoisse!! eww!!!” i mean, she loved it even though she didn’t know what it was but then once she did, nope not anymore!!!! i mean if she liked it without knowing what it was then even if it had maynoisse on it she should still like it!!! sheesh it makes me so mad!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh yeah 100th post!
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in February 26th, 2006 @ 09:33Did you read the Alex Rider books, kricket? And post 98 was really from Jadestone, just so you know.
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in February 26th, 2006 @ 09:36
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in February 26th, 2006 @ 09:58
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in February 26th, 2006 @ 12:54Alex Rider sounds like a right Gary Stu to me. Oh boy. I hate that.
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in February 26th, 2006 @ 12:58Alex Rider must be a Gary Stu. I HATE them! I decided Wooster isn’t a Gary Stu because he’s dumb, Madeline Bassett is a drippy, wet weed, Bingo Little falls in love with every female he meets, and Lord Emsworth is completely apathetic. Psmith is conceited. There we go!
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in February 26th, 2006 @ 13:06Doesn’t this discussion belong on the books thread?
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in February 26th, 2006 @ 13:09I HEART BINGO LITTLE.
Have you seen the Jeeves and Wooster TV series, Julietaini? The one with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie. Aaaah, it’s awesome.
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in February 26th, 2006 @ 13:10But yes, RObert is right. We should move this discussion elsewhere.
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in February 26th, 2006 @ 13:14I’ve just opened up a new Books & Movies thread. Off you go!
As for Hot Topics–there doesn’t always have to be one, you know. There are plenty of other things to talk about on the blog.
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in February 26th, 2006 @ 14:59Then why is it called a “Hot Topics” thread? We could always talk about the store, I guess.
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in February 26th, 2006 @ 15:18what now?
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in February 26th, 2006 @ 16:48#110- yeah! everything about the musik! (is that still their slogan thingie? it used to be @ least)
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in February 26th, 2006 @ 19:28(103) Its the date the thred was started on.
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in February 27th, 2006 @ 08:04It doesn’t look much like a glissando, but it could be. Back to Hot Topics.
Ummm…what are we feeling about Taiwan? I think someone should ask the Taiwanese. Personally. Though if you really think fighting Communism is important, there you go. It’s annoying the Japanese, though.
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in February 27th, 2006 @ 16:24oh oh – buying clothes made overseas (most likely by debt slaves) at places such as walmart, target, etc. should we keep buying them + saving money for ourselves, or not support the sweat shops by buying more expensive clothes (but less of them)made here ?
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in February 27th, 2006 @ 17:42Support the sweat shop workers! Protect civil rights! Boycott Coca-Cola! Avoid Wal-Mart!
Woo!
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in February 27th, 2006 @ 20:29Is it okay if we drink Coke instead?
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in February 27th, 2006 @ 21:30(103)- thats the date the thread was started.
wasn’t there a website where the guy had a bunnie, and he was going to eat it if people didn’t send money? i think it was a long time ago.
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in February 28th, 2006 @ 19:47URGANT NOTICE:
PLEASE GO TO THE ‘MUSE MOVIE’ SECTION LICITY SPLIT, AND POST YOUR IDEAS FOR LIVE ACTION/COMPUTER ANIMATED MOVIE BASED ON ‘ATTACK OF THE SMART PIES!’
* KOKOPELLI IS A COMPUTER ANIMATED SHADOW!
PS: THIS IS EXTREMLY IMPORTANT!
PPS SEEN ONLY IN THIS SECTION: ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE MOVIE, IF IT IS MADE, SHOULD GO TO HELP VICTIMS OF HURRICANE KATRINA!
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in February 28th, 2006 @ 22:10Urgent notice: We need your input on the RRR thread!
Oh yes and you guys are alll so cool.
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Luna thinks she's a muffin (and no longer a cupcake)
in February 28th, 2006 @ 22:48My solution to the whole cheap clothing vs. socially concious thing is to go thrifting.
I also steal clothing from assorted family members.
And by steal I mean borrow.
~Luna
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in March 2nd, 2006 @ 07:19i’m hungry… oh and did the GAPA zap that link i put on or was it on the old one?
[We zapped it, Kricket. We’ve discussed it and decided to step up enforcement of our anti-link policy. MuseBlog is a place for Musers to talk together and hatch nefarious schemes; swapping random links to other sites isn’t part of the program. We’re happy to be a mysterious island in the Web. –Rosanne and Robert]
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in March 2nd, 2006 @ 13:00oh. darn it!!! my friend and i are really getting bored on that forum…
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in March 3rd, 2006 @ 16:09It is not okay if you drink Coke! That’s like wearing Nike! It’s totally wrong and promotes exploitation of the working poor in Third World countries! Drinking Coke is a message to the world that you are a borgeois, cruel, stupid brat who is completely unaware of social issues!
I am so not apologizing for that. Not today. You needed to hear it, and hear it you have. You know? Today I almost got stuffed into my locker (I kicked a jock boy in a particularly sensitive area and got off scot-free), was hit in the head with a book, and called so many derogatory names so many times it makes my liver crunch to think of it. Ikol, too.
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in March 3rd, 2006 @ 23:10yeah! make him eat his jock strap!
hehe, sry. i dont know what ur supposed to do to get revenge on a guy, but i know a lot of ways to get revenge on another girl. theres the honey in the hairbrush thingie; if youre relly brave you can always show a brief (fake) interest in one of the creepy guys @ skool, say youre name is (other girls name here), + give the guy her #, + i could go on…
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in March 4th, 2006 @ 11:08Um, what about if you make your own clothes out of twisted dog hair yarn and those annoying strings that come off of duct tape?
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in March 4th, 2006 @ 11:57huh? hey, i heard this story a long time ago about this lady who made a swimsuit out of dog hair… augh. imagine how it would smell…
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in March 4th, 2006 @ 12:11I was joking. And I don’t wear Nike either.
Speaking of, do you know that the girl who designed the Nike Swoosh was only paid thirty dollars? And now the company has billions but no, they won’t redeem her or anything. She’d be a billionare too if they gave her, like, one cent for every time they used the Swoosh.
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in March 4th, 2006 @ 18:55Tut tut.
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in March 4th, 2006 @ 18:58Hehe that wasfunTuttuttuttuttuttuttuttuttuttuttuttuttututututut
tutututututututututttttttttt whew i is HYPER!! Hahahahahahaha…
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in March 9th, 2006 @ 16:50Okay.
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in March 9th, 2006 @ 17:00does anyone do projects in their state’s junior academy of science?
i’m presenting mine on saturday. it’s about acid mine drainage! it’s everywhere where i live…..well it used to be a mining area, so that was probably stating the obvious.
it’s pretty amazing. about 700 kids go to the regional competitions….i don’t know how many regions there are….and you get scored a 1 (best), 2 (ok), or 3 (did you even do the project?). everyone makes transparencies and does a tem-minute presentation on their research project and experiment!!!!! you go into an assigned room, with other people in your area of research (there sooo many different sciences, it’s crazy) there are about 10 students in each room and 2 or 3 judges…if you are awarded a 1, you move on to states competition. juniors and seniors have more levels of competition, but everyone else (7th-10th grade) can only go that far. it’s great–you can make friends with the other people in your room. then there is a banquet, where you recieve you awards.
note that ladies’ bathrooms at the banquet must be avoided at all costs; there will be people (who’s teachers emailed them their projects the night before) crying over the fact that they got 3s. also, food products are suspicious. eat out while waiting for results first.states is AMAZING. i’ve gone ther four years in a row. it was at our State College (or is it spelled with an “a” or just one “l”?). you stay in a dorm for two nights. you arrive on a sunday afternoon, and are assigned your rooms and dorms. (meeting roomies is FUN!) the next day, you present your project. there is a morning session and awards ceremony and an afternoon one. you leave tuesday afternoon. but the rest of the time, you just wander around on campus and MAKE SCIENTIFIC FRIENDS! YAY! (oh, and hopefully get a 1)
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in March 10th, 2006 @ 17:0891- i know! age stereotypes are so horrible! i have been told that i look more like i am twelve than fifteen, and it’s so annoying. especially when i ask them why they would think that. and if i actually end up talking to them, i usually end up having to pause and define words for them……especially sangfroid, i love that one. and defenestration, though it can rarely be used…..
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in March 10th, 2006 @ 18:26Me too! people are so annoying, and I hate it when they ask me to *sob* Define my definitions!
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in March 10th, 2006 @ 21:27anyone in an env. club? anyone just an env. freak? anyone want to talk to an environmental freak?
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in March 10th, 2006 @ 21:37I’m going to join our enviro club next year, I think. They’re trying to get solar pannels put on our roof and I want to help.
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in March 10th, 2006 @ 22:36^cool! bio-energy is a big issue nowadays, w/ ppl preaching about the greenhouse effect/doomsday. + unforetunately, these ppl are mostly right
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in March 10th, 2006 @ 23:06My school doesnt even have an enviro club!!!!!!!
I put in a suggeston that we should put in solar panels, but nnoooooooo! They said they don’t want to invest too much in this (crummy, little) building because our premises are going to change soon.Who here speaks Spanish?
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in March 10th, 2006 @ 23:1934: I counter with this:
Sorry we are such …ahh… bad neighbors
Sorry we’re a country full of obese TV heads
Sorry we don’t speak French.
Sorry we arent pro democracy: we seem to be pro bereaucracy
Sorry we didnt enter into the Kyoto treaty
Sorry McDonalds originated here (The seat of all evil has permeated the world)
Sorry our economy sucks
Sorry for the mass emigration to Canada from all of the US that has not yet been assimilated into Bushland
Sorry for FEMA
And , let me assure you, I am PARTICULARLY sorry that , in a democracy, we ended up with a leader like GW BUSH (UPROOT BUSH)
(Sorry, Kricket)
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in March 10th, 2006 @ 23:24Kricket-You are a republican, hmmm? good. I have been looking for someone to butt heads…er-discuss politics with *cracks knuckles*
On second thought…..Lets all just get along. World peace, Man.
Poly=Many
Ticks=Bloodsucking creatures
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in March 11th, 2006 @ 00:13Is it 2008 yet?
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in March 11th, 2006 @ 00:14Now?
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in March 11th, 2006 @ 00:14How about now?
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in March 11th, 2006 @ 11:10Please be soon…. Who’s running in 2008, does anyone know?
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in March 11th, 2006 @ 14:23I think Hillary Clinton might be running…
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in March 11th, 2006 @ 21:12Anyone home????
*tumbleweed drifts by*
hellloooooooooo…..
*crow caws*
Crraw?
No. I didnt think so.
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in March 12th, 2006 @ 10:26a woman president will be quite nice.
i’m definately registering as independent.
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in March 12th, 2006 @ 10:58Finally! But I was thinking I might be the first…..
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in March 12th, 2006 @ 12:05
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in March 12th, 2006 @ 13:14Cool! But I missed out on the hpb stickers, so i copied some pics of them and made my own.
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in March 12th, 2006 @ 16:19Violetfire, you win 10.6 bunny points and a purple thing for ingenuity.
You do realise, don’t you, that you’re playing into the hands of the Evil Pink Bunny Lord, who hates all pets except pink bunnies? He it was who poisoned the mind of the Queen of Muses, so that all mention of any other animal would be expunged. The stickers were just a ruse to create more bunnies. He plans his strategy well. Even if you had acquired an original set of stickers, they would eventually run out, and you would want more. So you and millions of other Muse readers will flood MuseMail with petitions. The Printer will have to be summoned from his Hole. Alternatively, imaginative people like you will make their own. Being a gregarious bod, you are likely to pass on your production method, and before long, there will be hundreds of thousands of Bunny Replicator Units all round the world. Each one turns out only a few bunnnies, but the total amounts to an invasion force.
You see, there was only one major flaw in the Bunny Lord’s plan for world domination. His monstrous cohorts are not real bunnies, so they don’t breed. OH, DON’T THEY?
*evil cackle*
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in March 12th, 2006 @ 17:41That is precisely why smart people (like me) have taken the side of the Hot Pink Bunnies in an attempt to A-save our hot pink skins B-avoid mentions of *chomp* and *chomp* C-have fun taking over the world and D-Have something to do when we’re procrastinating on our homework.
149-Koko for prez! Vote koko in 2008! w00t! GO KOKO!!! I’m voting for koko! Even though i can’t vote in 2008. Aw shucks. Golly gee. That’s just too gol-durned bad.
I had apple pie. Apple pie good.
Why is this on the hot topics anyway?
Oh vell.
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in March 12th, 2006 @ 19:24I CAN VOTE IN 2008! BUT IM NOT GOING TO! THIS IS EXCITING! WHY IS THIS EXCITING?
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in March 12th, 2006 @ 19:48emogrl, you are seriously old.
koko should run for senator in 2006. we’ll get a muse party thread around election time, and pick senators, and so on.
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in March 12th, 2006 @ 19:53what is an emo person? i looked it up on wikipedia, but im still relly confused.
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in March 12th, 2006 @ 20:06151: Aww, thanks. I’m flattered.
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in March 12th, 2006 @ 22:06Koko For PREZ
CHAD for SEC. of DEFENSE
Mimi for AMBASSADOR
URANIA for…
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in March 13th, 2006 @ 11:164 — i read the Silmarillion. it took me like three years, but i DID IT!!!!!
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay (crazy dance)
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in March 13th, 2006 @ 16:53Hi! Urania could be the National Mathemitician! Or maybe that spot’s reserved for Charlie Epps……. Hmm…..
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in March 14th, 2006 @ 00:24QUESTION: WHO BESIDES ME, HAS A CRUSH ON BONOBOS?
Just so ye know, that article a few months back by Frans De Wall, is an excerpt from a book of his “My Family Photoalbum,” and it leaves out some important facts about these fabulous primates.
FOR ALL YOUR BONOBO (Yum yum) LOVERS OUT THERE, HERE’S A SPECIAL MINI ARTICLE By ME, ABOUT BONOBOS.
PLEASE NOTE: THE FOLLOWING STORY WILL CONTAIN A BIT OF SEXUALITY.
BONOBO, THE WORLD’S GREATEST PRIMATE-ER-ANIMAL
BY CEDAR
_______________BONOBOS VS. CHIMPANZEES
I had an interest in primates from about the age of ten. At first I knew nothing of bonobos, as is the case with many people. Bonobos are the last great ape to be discovered by humans.Bonobos are lovely little apes, with gentle looking faces, and usually kind personalities.
This is quite in contrast with the macho chimpanzees, who look as if they are addicted to spending time in the gym.
Physical wise, chimps are sort of a primate Arnold Shwarzeneger.
So to summarize: Bonobo= sweet, kind, and usually gentle.
Chimpanzees= overdosed on testostorine.I live in a family full of feminists, and therefor am a strong beleiver in girl power. Now I know you’re probably wondering why I’m telling you this, but it’ll all make sense in a little bit.
Chimpanzees are obnoxious. They spend half there time engaging in power struggles. Females are often abused, not unlike in our own societies, and there is, shall we say, quite large amount of violence.
Chimpanzees aren’t all bad, they could just use a bit of tweaking.
To find out more about chimps, purchase a book by Jane Goodall.
Now we come to the bonobo (grasps chest and sighs).
As I said in the ‘Hot Topics’ thread, ‘If you like girl power, you’ll love bonobos.’
Bonobos are seriously, God’s Goddessesm, or whatever you believe in’s gift to women.
There are quite possibly the only animals that got it right.
Yes I know there are other animals with matriarchal societies, but you always get the feeling that if a malew wants something, he’s gonna bully the gal till he gets what he wants.
Bonobos however, are not that way.
Females are the queens of the pack.
They control food sources, and band together to dominate the boys.
By the way, I like em, but I’m glad we’re not like em. At least with the girls eat first thing.
Can you imagine how crappy Thanksgiving would be for the average American male, if all the females in the family got to eat first. Yikes.
[GAPA Robert here. We’ve deleted a fairly long, detailed description of certain aspects of bonobo social behavior. Rosanne and I dislike setting ourselves up as censors, but this section would have attracted spam bots like a magnet, along with the search engines of the kinds of people who shouldn’t know about MuseBlog. Suffice it to say that bonobos are extremely unusual creatures and that you can find out all about them from the book that Cedar cites below. –Admin.]
WHAT BONOBOS ARE TRYING TO TELL US.
Try and get along better. Don’t fight so much. Try and do your best to make freinds with the schoolyard bully.
There not saying you should engage in mature activites with someone when they piss you off. There just saying you should try and be more decent to your fellow humans.
We humans seem to be an odd mixture of both chimpanzee and bonobo. We engage in horrid warefare, and seem to have a high level of violence in our blood. On the other hand, we also have compassion, love, and warm feelings for others.
So the bottom line is: People, put a little more bonobo into your diet. Minus the females first at food, and sex as handshake stuff of course.
PS: TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THESE DELICUOUS APES, PURCHASE FRANS DE WALL’S WONDERFUL BOOK
‘BONOBO-THE FORGOTTEN APE.’
WARNING TO THOSE WHO MAY NOT LIKE THIS KIND OF STUFF:
THE BOOK CONTAINS MUCH MORE SEXUALITY THEN MY ARTICLE. CHAPTER FOUR IS DEDICATED TO IT.
BUT LIKE I SAID, ‘LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE.’
FEEL FREE TO COMMENT IF YOU LIKE.
See ya’ll later.
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Cedar
in March 15th, 2006 @ 17:46FORGIVE THE MATURE MATTER IN MY LAST POST.
BY THE WAY, I WOULD ADVISE YOU-THE GAPA’S- NOT TO REFER TO ‘CERTAIN ASPECTS OF BONOBO SOCIAL BEHAVIOR’ AS ‘EXTREMELY UNUSUAL,’ BECAUSE THA T MAKES IT SOUND AS IF THEY ARE
DENCOUNCING BONOBO GIRL POWER.PEOPLE LIKE FEMINISTS, AND WOMAN GAL RESPECTING GUYS SUCH AS MYSELF, MIGHT FIND THAT OFFENSIVE. SO IN FUTURE, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU SAY ‘QUITE INTERESTING.’
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Cedar
in March 15th, 2006 @ 17:49SORRY. AS IF ‘YOU’ ARE DENOUNCING BONOBO GIRL POWER. AND ANY KIND OF GIRL POWER FOR THAT MATTER.
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Phoenix
in March 15th, 2006 @ 18:27Horses, elephants, mice…
tons of animals have matriarcal societies, Cedar. It’s mostly just humans that have it wrong.
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Ebeth The Former But Recently Rehabilitated Lurker
in March 15th, 2006 @ 18:55Well they’re not denouncing it. Just saying it’s unusual. Which is quite true. It’s not really general behavior (well, except for bonobos)
I have a book about bonobos (or had) but i lost it. Dunno where it is. But it was quite descriptive and…erm yeah. Slightly traumatizing as a matter of fact. But that’s a bit irrelevant. Bonobos are cool froods. Of course they are if i have (/had) a book about them!!! *puts on superior look*
lol
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Violetfire
in March 16th, 2006 @ 16:05I have always loved apes. My favorite stuffed toy when I was a baby was a gorilla. I still have that gorilla, actually. I named it Gorilly. (I was like three, okay?) I like bonobos too, and often mention them to others (as in “why couldn’t you be more like a bonobo?” (not sexually, of couse)) and they’re like “Huh?”
I also hate it when people call apes monkeys. Monkeys are fine, but THEY ARE NOT APES!
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Cedar
in March 16th, 2006 @ 21:18# 163, 164 and 165!
GOOD FOR YOU.
It’s a shame Robert and Roseann had to deleted the sex section of my article on bonobos, since that’s how they maintain their girl power. But like Robert said, I guess this isn’t really the kind of place you wanna be describing sexual activities in detail. Attracts the wrong kind of people.
Anyway, like I said, if you wanna read more about bonobos, purchase Frans De Wall’s
‘Bonobo-The Forgotten Ape.’
If you’re not google eyed, with your tongue hanging out to the floor, and your heart going a mile a minute by the time you reach chapter two, then you are sick and wrong.
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100% cotton
in March 26th, 2006 @ 10:09139: kyoto PROTOCOL!!!!
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Copper Bigfoot
in March 30th, 2006 @ 10:04The reporter from the Christan Science monniter that was kidanapped was freed! Wh00t
119, I’d rather have a 2D animated movie, but live action would be fine so ling as Pwt looked somehwat like Pwt.
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Cedar
in March 31st, 2006 @ 20:20HOWDY COOPER!
IT IS POSSIBLE TO MAKE A LIVE ACTION PWT (pronounced like a quickly performed raspberry)
All you have to do, is take a good male (all evidence seems to suggest Pwt is a man) Egyptian actor, and stick a long fake nose on him. Sort of like they did with Steve Martin in Roxeann.
I hope I spelled that right.
Maybe it’s Roxanne.
Hmm.
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Copper Bigfoot
in April 1st, 2006 @ 16:43Nope, wrong again. the april issue suggests otherwise (Look at the memory article)
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Otzi
in April 2nd, 2006 @ 14:57What, because s/he says “This is SO adorable?” Why can’t men coo over babies?
Mabye Pwt is a hermaphrodite.
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Em
in April 2nd, 2006 @ 15:09oh, that’s too bad. i wants to hear about bonobos!
maybe i shall go to the libary.
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Cedar
in April 18th, 2006 @ 16:44GREAT JOB OTZI!
A gal repecting guy no doubt!
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Cedar
in April 18th, 2006 @ 16:49HOWDY EM!
Head on down to http://www.amazon.com and purchase either:
Bonobo-The Forgotten Ape-By Frans De Waal
Or
The Last Ape-By Takayoshi Kano
The first one is my Bible, and the second one is my semi-Bible.
Good luck.
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HRH Julietaini; 6r4p3fr007; Queenie; WDNT
in April 18th, 2006 @ 20:14174-Hey Cedar, since you’re a fan, I should tell you that I’ve spoken to Frans de Waal on the phone. Our conversation went like this:
Me *answering phone for grandparents*:Hi.
de Waal: Hehlo. (Slight Dutch accent) May I speak to Ed (my grandfather)?
Me: Yes-wh-wh-wh-whom shall I say is calling?
de Waal: Is it who or whom?
Me: Whom-it’s the d-d-d-d-direct object. Who is calling, please?
de Waal: Frans de Waal.
Me: Th-th-the noted D-D-D-D-Dutch pr-pr-primatologist? *stutter comes out-I stutter, did you know that? Oh well, now you do*
de Waal: Ye-es.
Me: I have all of your b-b-b-books! I’m y-your b-b-biggest fan!
de Waal: Who IS this?
Me: Queenie. I’m Ed’s grand-d-d-d-d-daughter.
de Waal: *recognition* Ah. The crazy one, who was in the Eurythmics’ mosh pit in Paris?
Me: Yes. Do you want to talk to my grandfather now?
de Waal: How was the pit?
Me: I was glad I had steel-toed Doc Martens, and Allen to catch me. Need I say more?
de Waal: Yes, actually.
*phone transfer to Ed*It was exciting. I floated for days afterward. At the trip to Paris mentioned in my conversation with Frans there, I also accidentally dumped a bowl of pudding on Arvid Carlsson’s head. He was very sweet about it. And then he won a Nobel Prize. Sigh. How flat life is!
Cedar, have you read de Waal’s “The Ape And The Sushi Master”? It’s a fabulous book. And I once wrote an essay on “Chimpanzee Politics” in German, for my grandfather. Pure joy. And DON’T MISS KONRAD LORENZ! He’s a Nobel laureate as well.
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in April 18th, 2006 @ 20:29You move in distinguished circles, QJ, as befits royalty. In the sentence “Who(m) shall I say is calling?”, however, the first word is not the object of the phrase “I shall say ____”; it’s the subject of the phrase “____ is calling.” So FdW was right: “who” is indeed correct.
A good test in situations like that is to try substituting “he” or “him” in place of the “who(m)” pronoun. If “he” sounds natural, say “who”; if “him” sounds right, say “whom.” In this case, “Who(m) shall I say is calling” translates (after a little rearranging to change it from a question into a statement) into “I shall say he is calling.” He, therefore who. Q.E.D.
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A Scrumpdillyicious, Misunderestimated Copper Yeti
in April 22nd, 2006 @ 12:49Whatever…
So.. gas Prices.
According to albany gas pices dot com, 3.17 is the highest gas prcie in my area. Thats in Clifton Park. The lowest is 2.95, in Wilton. I can’t thinkl of a more disgusting example of corporate bull **** than these gas prices. So know what I say? Ride bikes!
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Cedar
in April 22nd, 2006 @ 18:49Wow Queenie, that is cool!
Is your grandfather a primatoligist or something?
By the way, I haven’t gotten around to read Sushi Master yet, but I’ll take my cue from you, and look into it.
Wow.
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HRH Julietaini; 6r4p3fr007; Queenie; WDNT
in April 22nd, 2006 @ 19:53It was truly awesome. I was awed to be spoken to by de Waal.
Thanks for the hint, Coontz-chan. I think it’s pathetic I can’t even wipe my nose in my first language. Incidentally, Mr. de Waal speaks five.
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HRH Julietaini; 6r4p3fr007; Queenie; WDNT
in April 22nd, 2006 @ 19:54My grandfather works in pharmaceutical. He’s pretty froody. They have an apartment in Paris, where I was hanging out at the time of the mosh pit incident. Heh heh.
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A Scrumpdillyicious, Misundereestimated Copper Yeti
in April 22nd, 2006 @ 19:55I’m having a patriotic themed Bat Mitzvah party for memorial day. So, if you went to a patritoic themed Bat mizvah, which would you rather recieve, a stuffed donkey or a stuffed elephant?
This is my way of approaching a delicate topic….
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