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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 02:29 PM Original message |
It only took 4 yrs to beat Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. Stop making sense! |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
2. In other words bush wasn't President during WWII |
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kurth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
3. Well, our enemy is not a conventional army |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 02:34 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. see post #1 n/t |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 02:34 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. the killers refuse to wear a uniform! |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 02:36 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. And you accused me of being unfashionable! |
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maxsolomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
4. plus the 2 that britain fought without us. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 02:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Well, you're right of course |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 02:50 PM Response to Reply #4 |
18. Don't forget the four the USSR fought without us |
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Taxloss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 03:49 PM Response to Reply #18 |
43. Ahem - dilly-dallied in the most intense air war history has seen! |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-16-06 02:48 PM Response to Reply #43 |
86. Let's see -- total casualties for USSR: 20 million. Total casualties |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 03:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
36. You forgot Poland! |
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Taxloss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 03:46 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. Technically, their war was two days longer than Britain's. |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
7. maybe because we invaded the correct countries then |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 05:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
59. Except Brazil could might've one day maybe possibly become Fascist |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
9. We had a citizen army back then that had their own cooks and truck drivers |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 02:51 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. Anyone for some chocolate-covered cotton? I've got a |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 03:22 PM Response to Reply #20 |
35. "For Christ's sake, you didn't even get the seeds out!" |
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azurnoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
10. The lesson we |
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warrens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
11. We didn't tell our allies to fuck off back then |
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wussoch (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
13. Compassion |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 02:43 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. riiigghhht. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 02:45 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Bullshit |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 02:48 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Did you already forget about 'shock and awe'? |
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wussoch (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 03:37 PM Response to Reply #16 |
38. I have not forgotten "Shock and Awe" |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 03:49 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. Suicide booths would be more efficient & compassionate |
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wussoch (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 03:58 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. Suicide Booths |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 02:49 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Dresden? |
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wussoch (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 03:33 PM Response to Reply #17 |
37. Well... |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 03:55 PM Response to Reply #37 |
46. You are making that up |
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wussoch (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 03:59 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. Hmmm |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 04:06 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. I am the guy who started this thread |
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wussoch (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 04:21 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. Fair Enough |
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Ms. Clio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-16-06 05:04 PM Response to Reply #37 |
90. no, I'd rather bury you |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 02:51 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. TORTURE trumps compassion every time. |
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mr blur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 02:56 PM Response to Reply #13 |
25. Not much compassion being shown in Iraq |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 03:00 PM Response to Reply #13 |
26. Excuse me, what war? I don't recall Congress ever having |
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wussoch (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 03:42 PM Response to Reply #26 |
40. Yikes |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 05:26 PM Response to Reply #40 |
63. There's 3 wars going on. War on Terror, War for Oil, War vs Common Sense |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-16-06 08:45 AM Response to Reply #40 |
77. And Yet Nobody Said Any Such Thing |
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wussoch (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-16-06 10:29 AM Response to Reply #77 |
81. Here, Read This Again.. |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-16-06 03:04 PM Response to Reply #40 |
87. I think you have mis-understood me. My point was that you (I think) |
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wussoch (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 03:43 PM Response to Reply #26 |
41. Truman |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 03:59 PM Response to Reply #13 |
48. Huh? |
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wussoch (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 04:01 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Insults? |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 04:09 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Opps |
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wussoch (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 04:43 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. No Problemo... |
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AwakeAtLast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 05:26 PM Response to Reply #13 |
62. Ask my Iraq vet husband if that's what's really happening in Iraq. |
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Snivi Yllom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 05:30 PM Response to Reply #13 |
65. It could be over in 4 weeks |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 05:34 PM Response to Reply #13 |
68. Riyadh? Did you say attack Riyadh? (Oh... & welcome to DU!) |
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wussoch (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 08:36 PM Response to Reply #68 |
71. Riyadh |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 10:09 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. You need to have more than 24 posts here before you can do sarcasm |
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wussoch (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-16-06 09:41 AM Response to Reply #73 |
79. How Could You Miss This? |
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sgxnk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
21. so u are suggesting |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 02:56 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. On the Republicans? |
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sgxnk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 03:02 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. touche |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 03:10 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. I don't doubt that |
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sgxnk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 03:14 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. i agree |
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wussoch (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 04:50 PM Response to Reply #30 |
57. But Remember... |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 05:31 PM Response to Reply #57 |
66. You seem absolutely intent on ignoring the point of the post |
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mogster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
22. Norwegian resistance movement, lol |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 02:55 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. BEAUTIFUL PICS! |
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mogster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 07:40 PM Response to Reply #23 |
69. Thank you, Philosoraptor |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 03:16 PM Response to Reply #22 |
32. Norwegians rock -- and they're a nice looking group of people, too |
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mogster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 07:43 PM Response to Reply #32 |
70. Thanks, LostinVA |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
28. the democrats were in power then |
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lectrobyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
29. You're assuming they want this 'war' to end... |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
33. Well of course, but the income tax rate on the wealthiest Americans |
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klook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 05:24 PM Response to Reply #33 |
61. Excellent article |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
34. well sort of... 1939-1945 is a wee bit more..but i get your drift n/t |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 03:41 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. Yeah, I play a little fast and loose |
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Taxloss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
45. The Second World War lasted nine years, 1936 to 1945, if you get fiddly |
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SweetLeftFoot (905 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-16-06 08:25 AM Response to Reply #45 |
76. Actually |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-16-06 08:52 AM Response to Reply #76 |
78. No, the US did make a major contribution in Europe too |
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SweetLeftFoot (905 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-16-06 10:43 AM Response to Reply #78 |
82. Not saying they did nowt |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-16-06 10:59 AM Response to Reply #82 |
84. Not quite that much |
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SweetLeftFoot (905 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-16-06 11:06 AM Response to Reply #84 |
85. Yeah |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
55. errr ...it took a little longer than 4 years |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
56. 9-1-1939 through 9-2-1945 is 6 years. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
58. Attn History Police |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 05:23 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. Everyone, scram! It's the history police!! |
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klook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 05:32 PM Response to Reply #58 |
67. You forgot Tonga |
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Jack from Charlotte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-16-06 10:22 AM Response to Reply #58 |
80. 12/7/41 thru 8/15/45 was 1,347 days. 9/11/01 thru today 8/16, was 1780 ... |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-16-06 05:19 PM Response to Reply #58 |
91. Our allies were already fighting before we even started. |
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Snivi Yllom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
64. not a fair comparison |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 09:40 PM Response to Reply #64 |
72. Our strategy for ending the war against Japan |
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bananarepublican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-16-06 06:05 AM Response to Original message |
74. Yes but not one of them needed a dialisis (sp?) machine!!! n/t |
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Bosso 63 (759 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-16-06 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
75. If we ran this country like a business , |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-16-06 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
83. By the way, your talking point was repeated on RW talk radio yesterday. |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-16-06 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
88. We just passed VE day in length on Tuesday |
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Spinoza (766 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-16-06 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
89. You have a good point but |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-16-06 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
92. Six years at least, actually, and arguably more |
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