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[ #11 ]/ franco cbi: Ah, yes. I haven't even thought of that, but of course, it makes sense.
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And the fact that it's a white man being forced to hold an umbrella for a black man.
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[ #6 ]/ franco cbi: What's the difference, you say? Higher resolution, of course, which makes it so much
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[ #2 ]/ zorkmidden: Same here, even from franco's link.
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Awww, that was so sweet. My stitching doctor was very good also, except I didn't get any coloring books.
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Cloud Vomit and Diarrhea: ' [During the first day of the Apollo 8 flight, Mission Commander Frank] Borman
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Sorry, all! It's behind a paywall; I've no idea how I got access in the first place.
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[ "Rather than the so-called scandal cooked up by Tea Party groups, the real criticism of the IRS may
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' Slant Magazine's Calum Marsh called Cloud Atlas a "unique and totally unparalleled disaster" and commented "[its] badness is
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Seems like the appropriate thread to state that "Cloud Atlas" is one of the most confusing films I've seen. And
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[ #7 ]/ franco cbi: that's not a fail. He's obviously using it as a satellite dish to catch
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And Bush is better off having other people carry his umbrella. [img] I love the look
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[ Umbrellagate. ]/
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[ Sarah Palin, trying to stay relevant, fails again. ]/
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[ Tax probe ]/
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I love Borowitz. :)
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[ #12 ]/ Penny Soaky: [ the thirty-eighth time’s the charm. ]/
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Republicans agree to stop using the word "scandal" in every sentence if Obama resigns
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on sat 5/18 at 7:12 am
"Are you in your good senses? We have lives here. We have businesses. If we get involved in politics, they will ruin us."
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evariste @ large
on sat 5/18 at 12:16 am
This won't hurt a bit.
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Darrell Issa's Criminal Past
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on fri 5/17 at 12:20 pm
“Everest is big business for Nepal, and they will never turn down the money.”
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on fri 5/17 at 11:20 am
For sale: a video of Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking crack
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on thu 5/16 at 7:53 pm
The ancients weren't just moderns in funny costumes
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