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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Rush Limbaugh is Jabba the Hut.
edited 6th Jun '13 7:26:04 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016edited 6th Jun '13 7:31:18 PM by Blueeyedrat
Senator Ted Cruz Fires At Obama Administration: ‘They View Constitution As A Pesky Obstruction’
Eric Cantor: No budget talks until Dems relent on taxes
edited 6th Jun '13 7:39:21 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016No Barkey, you're one of the X-Wing pilots. Green Leader, perhaps?
But I work for the Empire, I can't be an X-Wing pilot.
I'm more like a Stormtrooper. Especially since realistically, I'm exactly the type of mook that gets killed by the hero when he infiltrates the base.
Have you ever accidentally run into those questionable websites with a big long video that purports to give you a way to get, via paying $59.99 advice on how to avoid paying any taxes?
If you have, have you noticed that the host says, at the beginning of the video, that he's not opposed to everyone paying their fair share of taxes?
The gulf coast states getting... "creative
" with the BP oil spill funds is not surprising. Still, most of it is planned for fixing the coastline and the environment around the coast.
What Alabama is thinking about doing is just wrong.
"Alabama's Gov. Robert Bentley stood on a sugar white state park beach to announce plans for an $85 million lodge and conference center." (from the above article)
Just so you know, a report I just heard said there is about 3 miles of pristine beach there and "Alabama beach mice" that can't be found anywhere else in the world.
Yu hav nat sein bod speeling unntil know. (cacke four undersandig tis)the cake is a lie!

Hey Guys,
Since 2007, NSA & FBI Also Mining Data From Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, AOL, YouTube
It Got Worse
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016