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Topic: Will someone say something interesting?  (Read 4367 times)

Offline dazed

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Re: Will someone say something interesting?
Reply #50 on: January 20, 2007, 12:58:53 PM
Or witty, or both?  Tis v. dull in here today  :(
After jumping out of her skin when the Winterwind Etude launches itself, my dear old grandmother said "nobody can play that - it must be a recording".  It's always amused me... :)

Offline rebby

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Re: Will someone say something interesting?
Reply #51 on: January 31, 2007, 02:13:59 PM
Well i heard this rather good joke once, it went like this, ( clears throat )

Two blondes were walking to Disney Land, when they got to a fork in the road. On a sign post it said :
                 Disney Land left.
So the blondes went home.

Hahahaha, yeah i know funny, cmon you can't blame me if you've heard it before, some one got there before i did, and it may be pretty old too. Oh well.
just cos i act like a biaatch.....doesn't mean i am one!!

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Re: Will someone say something interesting?
Reply #52 on: February 01, 2007, 09:25:27 AM
let's meet in philadelphia.  i can find my way there.  although - i have trouble navigating out of it.
Women.....
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Offline ahinton

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Re: Will someone say something interesting?
Reply #53 on: February 01, 2007, 09:41:33 AM
Women.....
Ah. You have "said something interesting" (or at least written it)...

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