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10-13-2008, 02:58 PM
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comfortably numb...
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Location: upstate
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The World's Shortest Fairy Tale
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10-14-2008, 06:04 AM
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will always be an Alyson Hanniganite
Location: In the dust of the archives
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Once upon a time, a princess was born.
She lived. She died. The End.
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10-14-2008, 06:16 AM
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Functionally Appropriate
Location: Toronto
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Once upon a time there was an evil king who lost his throne to a humble chosen one. The end.
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10-14-2008, 11:20 PM
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Evil Priest: The Devil Made Me Do It!
Location: Southern England
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A creative writing course once instructed it's sudents to write a story including Religion, Shock, and Suspense.
The winning entry was thus: "My God, I'm pregnant, who's the father?"
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10-17-2008, 08:39 AM
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Location: Near Raleigh, NC
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bill hicks - "I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out." |
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10-22-2008, 07:39 AM
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will always be an Alyson Hanniganite
Location: In the dust of the archives
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 I'm busted.  That's exactly where I got that from. Except, I believe, that it was a prince, and not a princess. Who'd have thought that anybody but me would've remembered that show? Much less that bedtime story that Chief Mobey told.
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"I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." - Susan B. Anthony "Hedonism with rules isn't hedonism at all, it's the Republican party." - JumpinJesus It is indisputable that true beauty lies within...but a nice rack sure doesn't hurt. |
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10-22-2008, 09:41 AM
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You had me at hello
Location: DC/Coastal VA
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Me too. Whites and a black, fightin' crime in harmony. Richard Paul, who played the Mayor, died on Christmas Day in 1998, and still managed to be in a movie three years later.
Once upon a time, Seargant Baker moved to a white bread southern country town. The locals welcomed him with rocks and graffiti.
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