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Harley Quinn Donating Member (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 09:59 AM
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Why are there so many lonely people here?
Looking at Ava's 50 questions thread, there are so many people who haven't kissed anyone or told anyone how loved they are.

This is terrible!

Well, I love you all. And if you come by the house, I'll give you a kiss!

:loveya:
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Ava Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 10:00 AM
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1. ha ha! lol
i'm loved via internet :rofl:

:P
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Orrex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:23 AM
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20. Hey, I've been meaning to ask
Are you still a muslem terrorist, as described by one of your idiotic detractors a few weeks back?

Just wondering...
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Ava Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 12:00 PM
Response to Reply #20
32. i think so, as a matter of fact it's gotten worse!
:hide:

:rofl:
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Orrex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 03:26 PM
Response to Reply #32
56. Well, don't go inciting rebellious thoughts, or anything like that
You wouldn't want to be accused of being unAmerican, after all...
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Ava Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 04:33 PM
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58. we'll i've already been accused
:P
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 10:04 AM
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2. All the lonely people, where do they all come from?
All the lonely people, where do they all belong?
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Ava Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 10:05 AM
Response to Reply #2
3. I look at all the lonely people.
:P
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hfojvt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 04:43 PM
Response to Reply #2
62. turns out that is still one of the things
they still manufacture in America. Now, if only we could export it, or maybe we are.
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leeroysphitz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 10:08 AM
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4. I love you to Harley Quinn
But don't worry it isn't in a creepy STALKER knid of way.
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Harley Quinn Donating Member (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 12:06 PM
Response to Reply #4
40. Sorry! Scrolled right over you.
Extra kisses as contrition!

:* :* :*
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Crazy Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 10:20 AM
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5. There is a difference between being lonely and being alone
It never bothered me when I wasn't with somebody. I didn't mind going to movies or eating at a restaurant by myself. Others, many others I know will be with the wrong person or stay in a bad relationship because they're more afraid of being alone or afraid what others may think of them for being alone. Not me. I never minded being by myself as my life is just as happy and content without someone as it is with someone. If you're not happy to begin with, then being with somebody isn't going to help that much either in my opinion. That's what helped me to be more patient over the years. Waiting for the RIGHT person to come along versus waiting for the FIRST person to come along.

The wait and the choice was well worth it speaking of the current Mrs. DTW
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Harley Quinn Donating Member (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:06 AM
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11. Can I give you a kiss anyway?
Or will that violate the code of the "lone"

:loveya:

By the way, have you ever seen the live-action version of the Tick? It was VERY short-lived, but two of the characters have the exact conversation you just posted!

"Alone is an unfortunate situation, lone is an aesthetic choice."
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Crazy Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:12 AM
Response to Reply #11
13. A hug and kiss back 'atcha
:hug: :*
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 10:24 AM
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6. I ain't lonely
I'm just so hideous that nobody wants to suck face with me.
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 10:50 AM
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7. My dear Oeditpus Rex.........
You are not either hideous!

If I lived nearer you, and were free to do so, I would certainly kiss you!

And, you know I mean it too.....You are a doll!

Here's a virtual kiss, sweetie: :* :* :* :hug: :hug: :hug:
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:56 AM
Response to Reply #7
27. Oh, blush!
G'wan wit' ya. :blush:

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Harley Quinn Donating Member (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:04 AM
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9. I concur...
I have never seen a bad picture of you, and I would certainly be on your doorstep this minute...if I knew where that was...probably better to keep that secret for now.

I've said too much...
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:55 AM
Response to Reply #9
26. Au contraire
You've said not nearly enough. :evilgrin:
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Mutley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:04 AM
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10. Maybe because you call it sucking face.
:rofl:
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:59 AM
Response to Reply #10
30. Hey!
I got that from Henry Fonda! x(

"Wanna dance or would you rather just suck face?"
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Mutley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 12:00 PM
Response to Reply #30
34. No one forced you to repeat it here.
:P
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 12:02 PM
Response to Reply #34
36. Damn
Guess it's a good thing I didn't say "tonsil hockey."
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Mutley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 12:03 PM
Response to Reply #36
38. ...
Edited on Mon May-22-06 12:09 PM by mutley_r_us
:* :*

Better?

Or maybe you'd like this one:


:rofl:
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 12:15 PM
Response to Reply #38
41. Actually...
this'un's my favorite:



Your first one reminds me of breasts that were bitten by a snake and got jaundice.
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Mutley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 12:18 PM
Response to Reply #41
42. The first one is your standard DU kissy face smiliey.
Yours is cute. :P
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 12:01 PM
Response to Reply #6
35. Well...your cat does...that's something...
;) :hug: I would but MrG would be mighty pissed I think. :hi:
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 12:44 PM
Response to Reply #35
49. Lucy doesn't exactly 'suck face'
Technically, she "licks beard."

Couple nights ago she was "licking eyebrow," and there was so much joke potential there that I completely forgot about it until now. :rofl:
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Harley Quinn Donating Member (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 12:48 PM
Response to Reply #49
52. I will not have this
pure thread about innocent love hijacked by "kitty Licking" jokes!

Take it outside! :rofl:
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 12:05 PM
Response to Reply #6
39. Hrmpff.
You, my dear, have a strong following here, and you can't see it.

:hug::loveya:
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Harley Quinn Donating Member (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 12:20 PM
Response to Reply #39
43. Caught ya!
You posted here. You get a :*

Dem's the rules. I don't make 'em, I just follow 'em.
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 12:28 PM
Response to Reply #43
44. I was gonna offer a regular reply - eventually.
I just can't figure out if I'm Eleanor Rigby or Father McKenzie. And why didn't those two ever hook up? :hi:
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Harley Quinn Donating Member (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 12:31 PM
Response to Reply #44
45. I have no patience for "eventually"
Love's free, it's here, why wait?

:loveya:
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 12:44 PM
Response to Reply #39
50. I can too see it
But why are they all carrying baseball bats? :shrug:
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 01:20 PM
Response to Reply #50
54. Because it's your favorite season?
:shrug:
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 01:31 PM
Response to Reply #54
55. Maybe
But then, why do the bats have spikes sticking out of them? :shrug:
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 06:20 PM
Response to Reply #6
71. *sigh*
I don't think that's true.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:03 AM
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8. I am very UN-lonely!! I am lucky!
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hfojvt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 04:37 PM
Response to Reply #8
60. having seen your post
now, so am I. :bounce: :woohoo:
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 04:44 PM
Response to Reply #60
63. Aw!!!!
:blush: :pals: :woohoo: :bounce: :hug: :)
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REDKING Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:11 AM
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12.  I havent kissed anybody in two years.....
Miss the kissing and truth be told I do get a bit lonely now and again.Mrs right is just around the corner but I wish she would hurry up..Peace:nopity:
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Harley Quinn Donating Member (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:20 AM
Response to Reply #12
17. Perhaps this will tide you over!
:loveya:

:*
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REDKING Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:27 AM
Response to Reply #17
24. kissed over the many miles......
I'm think i'm blushing,you charmers:blush:
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:24 AM
Response to Reply #12
21. I'll kiss you RK
:*
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REDKING Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:28 AM
Response to Reply #21
25. Hiya Supernova......
your a darlin:hug:
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hfojvt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 04:49 PM
Response to Reply #21
65. now I am totally jealous
plus I have his two year drought beaten 22-fold. :banghead:
Poor old Kaw-liga.
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Nicholas D Wolfwood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:14 AM
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14. You trollop you!!
:evilgrin:
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Harley Quinn Donating Member (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:19 AM
Response to Reply #14
16. Oh you know you love it!
:*
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REDKING Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:15 AM
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15. forgot to say....
I have met people on DU that I have become very fond of.....I am not a internet stalker..hehehehe:loveya:
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:21 AM
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18. I think loneliness is by far the biggest, most widespread epidemic
afflicting humans

It's supremely ironic that millions of people can all be sitting home alone, lonely.

If there was just some way to get them all out together . . .
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Harley Quinn Donating Member (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:24 AM
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22. There's the rub...
I think it's the "out" part of the equation. I work from home two days a week (and on-site 2 days, not a total shut-in) and on those days, I generally see no one! Phone, yes. Internet, sure. But real live people, not so much.

Oops, almost forgot! :*
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Wetzelbill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:23 AM
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19. I will accept that kiss too
:)
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Harley Quinn Donating Member (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:26 AM
Response to Reply #19
23. Okay!
:*

:loveya:

This is tiring...
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:56 AM
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28. Awww. I love you too.
:loveya:
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Harley Quinn Donating Member (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:59 AM
Response to Reply #28
31. Hugs and kisses all around!
:*
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 12:00 PM
Response to Reply #31
33. ...and stars upon thars!
For all the joy you've brought today. :hug:
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:58 AM
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29. No, it's life.
Life isn't always a fairy tale.

Unless it's Mother Goose, where bad shit happens all the time. :7
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Harley Quinn Donating Member (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 12:03 PM
Response to Reply #29
37. Gracious...
I'll just give you a wink then...
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 12:33 PM
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46. What makes me lonely just because I don't do those things
I'm not a very emotional person when it comes to "hugs & kisses" and stuff. The fact that I haven't done these things doesn't designate me as lonely - just different then how you perceive things.

But if it makes you feel better I did kiss both of my cats this morning and told them I loved them.
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Harley Quinn Donating Member (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 12:38 PM
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47. To be honest...
I'm not a touchy-feely person either! I'm not one of those people who insists on hugging everyone on first meeting or invading others' space.

But, love is different! Everyone deserves to feel loved! Everyone should have someone to say, "I love you" to and hear it back and know it's true. And, yes, cats count!

So, in closing, :loveya:
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 12:41 PM
Response to Reply #47
48. Well, I don't necessarily feel that way
But that's just me
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Harley Quinn Donating Member (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 12:46 PM
Response to Reply #48
51. Well,
I won't quarrel in a thread dedicated to love!

Heard and respected. But I will not retract my good-intentioned smilie!
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Harley Quinn Donating Member (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 12:58 PM
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53. Thanks to whoever
sent me my sticky. It was a very sweet gesture! And now I have a nifty star by my name!
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Starbucks Anarchist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 04:31 PM
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57. I've gotten used to it.
:hi:
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hfojvt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 04:46 PM
Response to Reply #57
64. "I-i-i-i-i-i-i-i
have become,
comfortably numb."
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Harley Quinn Donating Member (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 05:23 PM
Response to Reply #57
67. Sorry, I was having a nap!
But I'm back for love!

:loveya:

And I'm sure there are plenty of fans of Starbucks Anarchist out there!
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Starbucks Anarchist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 05:29 PM
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70. There damn well better be.
:D
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hfojvt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 04:36 PM
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59. kiss me I'm Irish
Let's see, I get off work at 2 (AM) and it's about ten hours to Indiana, so I can be there by noon. Wasn't there a poll about driving 1000 miles to be kissed by another DUer?

But to answer your question - lonely people are more likely to come to message boards because, at least in my case, they do not have real people to talk to.
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Ava Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 04:38 PM
Response to Reply #59
61. here ya go


:hi:
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Harley Quinn Donating Member (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 05:25 PM
Response to Reply #59
68. I'm Irish too!
So here's two!

:* :*

As far as driving 10 hours to IN--there's really nothing here to merit that! But--it's your gas!
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 05:00 PM
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66. Well, I'm no longer lonely...but I could use some love!
:hi::loveya:
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Harley Quinn Donating Member (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 05:26 PM
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69. "No longer lonely"???
???

Have you left me too?

only a little love for you... :pals:
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 06:28 PM
Response to Reply #69
72. No, no...didn't leave you...just have a special someone.
:)
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Harley Quinn Donating Member (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 06:30 PM
Response to Reply #72
73. Same thing...
:cry:

First my Zomby...now you...who will be my love slave now?

Lovefest is over! now i'm sad...
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 06:45 PM
Response to Reply #73
74. Well, you leave us for years at a time....we get lonely...
:pals:
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Harley Quinn Donating Member (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 06:50 PM
Response to Reply #74
75. But I'm always here in spirit!
Besides, you're supposed to be so hopelessly devoted to me that Time is no obstacle...

DUH! :spank:

But...as long as you're happy...I GUESS that's all that matters...grumble

I suppose I'll just have to lure another love slave...I just hate breaking those in...

Oh, yeah...guess I owe you this...:hug:
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 06:52 PM
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77. Spirit don't feed the bulldog!
Edited on Mon May-22-06 06:52 PM by GOPisEvil
;)

I am really happy, thanks!

And here: :hug:
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Harley Quinn Donating Member (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 06:54 PM
Response to Reply #77
79. **sigh**
Don't tease me...it's cruel...
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Random_Australian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 06:51 PM
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76. Wow! Thanks!
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Harley Quinn Donating Member (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 06:53 PM
Response to Reply #76
78. You're quite welcome...
But GOPisEvil has dimmed my spirit...

Here's a kiss :*...but my heart's just not in it...

Still :loveya: though...
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