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Thread: The Peanut Gallery
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QLib
Bad Example
# 43
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Posted
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Originally posted by LeRoc:
The dream of owning a prime number was sweet, but short-lasted. My only regret is that I'll never be able to taste Erin's Brunswick Stew.
Dammit, I missed that party! ![[Frown]](frown.gif) And I could have brought borsch and blini.
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Papio
Ship's baboon
# 4201
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Posted
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Originally posted by Pānts:
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Originally posted by KenWritez:
I think "Win a Date With Simon" could be quite a lucrative offering.
Oooh, here's a wacky idea: "Win a Wake-up Call from Simon"! Highest bidder wins a 10-second call from Simon on your landline or cell phone, wishing you a good morning.
![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif) Fab!
Does the lowest bidder win a call from Erin and/or RooK, if the highest bidder rejects the option outlined by Paul?
[ 01. September 2005, 10:50: Message edited by: Papio. ]
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My "Readit, Swapit" page
My "LibraryThing" page
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dolphy
Lady of Perpetual Responsiblity
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Looks like Pants really wants the UK emergency number.
Perhaps that is for the next time the Alien does an almighty poo ![[Two face]](graemlins/scot_twoface.gif) ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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Procrastinus
Ship's Fortean
# 9915
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Posted
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Originally posted by strathclydezero:
Bidders should be making pitches here to say why we should support their bid ...
Here goes, please help me get 1984 (I'm ahead at the moment but I'm sure it won't last - I am at work tomorrow and I can't access the ship).
I first read the book when I was eleven, bugged my English teacher to try and find out what 'proles' meant. I have always loved the book and it has informed my cautious attitude to government. It reminds of us the dangers we drift into with spin and special legislation.
I went so far as to buy a really good hardback edition so I'd always have a copy. It's like Catch 22, one of the incredible, powerful books that change the way you see the world.
I would cherish the number, polish it every month, give it regular outings in Hell to so it could get enough hate and Purgatory to let it air its political and philosophical leanings. I'd feed it regular left wing opinions and everything !
Please, I know I'm not truly worthy, but please.
![[Overused]](graemlins/notworthy.gif)
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Simon
Editor
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Posted
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Originally posted by KenWritez:
Oooh, here's a wacky idea: "Win a Wake-up Call from Simon"! Highest bidder wins a 10-second call from Simon on your landline or cell phone, wishing you a good morning.
Ken... you're getting ahead of yourself. That's the next auction.
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Auctioneer
Going... going... gone!
# 12
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Posted
Just under 10 1/2 hours to go before the gavel falls for good on all these lots. Check underneath the sofa cushions, break your kid's piggy bank, tell yourself you actually want to eat rice and beans for a week or two.
Seriously, if you have some disposable income, we'd be happy to dispose of it for you. We appreciate your generosity.
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jedijudy*
Jedi defender of ship's cats
# 1059
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Posted
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Originally posted by Auctioneer:
...<snip> tell yourself you actually want to eat rice and beans for a week or two.
<snip>
Gosh! Beans and Rice is an absolute treat!!! ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif) Especially blackbeans with a bit of sour cream and some chopped onion...WooHoo! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Auctioneer, you were bribing us, weren't you!
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Zappa
Ship's Wake
# 8433
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Posted
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Originally posted by jedijudy:
quote:
Originally posted by Auctioneer:
...<snip> tell yourself you actually want to eat rice and beans for a week or two.
<snip>
Gosh! Beans and Rice is an absolute treat!!! Especially blackbeans with a bit of sour cream and some chopped onion...WooHoo!
Auctioneer, you were bribing us, weren't you!
Furthermore the second hand methane production could provide an enormous supply of energy. When I was a boy at boarding school we used to set fire to that kind of gas supply in the dorms at night ![[Snigger]](graemlins/snigger.gif) . It was advisable to wear pyjamas when doing so ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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and mayhap this too: http://broken-moments.blogspot.co.nz/
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Amazing Grace*
Shipmate
# 4754
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Posted
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Originally posted by Auctioneer:
Just under 10 1/2 hours to go before the gavel falls for good on all these lots. Check underneath the sofa cushions, break your kid's piggy bank, tell yourself you actually want to eat rice and beans for a week or two.
Seriously, if you have some disposable income, we'd be happy to dispose of it for you. We appreciate your generosity.
I'm going to sleep and getting up at 3 am my time ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif)
Charlotte
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Auctioneer
Going... going... gone!
# 12
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That's the dedication, the adherence to principle, the flat-out craziness we like to see! Thanks, Amazing Grace.
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Fen Church
Shipmate
# 9899
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I'm wondering if the minimum secret bidding level is going to wind up being a problem!
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Auctioneer
Going... going... gone!
# 12
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OK folks... we're inside the final hour, with just (checks watch) 45 minutes before the hammer comes down. Get ready to make your final bids!
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Pyx_e
Quixotic Tilter
# 57
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Sits down with a cup of tea, let the games begin.......
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Pyx_e
Quixotic Tilter
# 57
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Never mind the bills you HAVE TO HAVE that low number. It is all that matters. This is the real world everything else is an illusion. You can not take $s with you but JESUS will smile on your low number, and give a you a special place in heaven.
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Pyx_e
Quixotic Tilter
# 57
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Screw the kid's birthday.
P
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Little Miss Methodist*
Ship's Diplomat
# 4367
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So which number are you bidding on Pyx_e?
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Past the point of no return,
The final threshold.
The bridge is crossed, so stand and watch it burn.
We've passed the point of no return.
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Pyx_e
Quixotic Tilter
# 57
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LMM; 4366.
Sine are you in your silk jammies? Are you hovering feverishly over the keyboard in a semi-darkened room? Is the ticking of the clock like some water torture to your twisted soul? Can you hear the voice from your boudoir Come back to bed darling. Or are you deaf and blind to all but the ship and those bastards who are trying to rob you of what is yours, by right, by birth and by sheer size of you wallet?
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Sine Nomine*
Ship's backstabbing bastard
# 3631
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I once bought a very large Louis XVI style commode at auction that looked dreadful in my house, just because I got carried away in the heat of battle.
It was two years before I could bring myself to admit I'd made a mistake and get rid of it at a loss.
But a glamorous membership number is forever and worth any price. You can't place a dollar amount on prestige.
A low number will help my daughter make a good marriage. If I had a daughter, she'd thank me.
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iGeek.*
Resident alien
# 3207
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Wooh, AG. You're up *early* (or *late*, as the case may be)
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jedijudy*
Jedi defender of ship's cats
# 1059
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Posted
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Originally posted by Pyx_e:
<snip> You can not take $s with you but JESUS will smile on your low number, and give a you a special place in heaven.
P
He told you that, Shipmate number 57?
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Pyx_e
Quixotic Tilter
# 57
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Around the world friends and family of shipmates are disturbed by the conflict of a seeming outer calm and acceptance whilst vibrations of angst and deep spiritual pain can be discerned. Pants is rolling steel marbles in her left hand, Amazing Grace is whistling Deep Purple tunes and Demas quietly weeps.
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Pyx_e
Quixotic Tilter
# 57
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Posted
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Originally posted by jedijudy:
quote:
Originally posted by Pyx_e:
<snip> You can not take $s with you but JESUS will smile on your low number, and give a you a special place in heaven.
P
He told you that, Shipmate number 57?
It's in the Bible.
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Pyx_e
Quixotic Tilter
# 57
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It's like those tumble weed moments in westerns. The street (deck) is quiet, the women and children have been ushered into backrooms. Men count their courage and find themselves wanting as they too crouch behind a big sack of beans.
"I only came into town to buy my wife some gingham mister, I don't want no trouble."
The winds blows ..............
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Pyx_e
Quixotic Tilter
# 57
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Pease, divert all auxiliary power to the shields. Power down all non-essential systems and double-bus the weapon system couplings.
Things are going to get hot round here.
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Pyx_e
Quixotic Tilter
# 57
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I bet all you losers on 56k modems are shitting yourselves.
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iGeek.*
Resident alien
# 3207
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World clock has chimed the hour. Is it over?
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Pyx_e
Quixotic Tilter
# 57
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Posted
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Originally posted by iGeek.:
World clock has chimed the hour. Is it over?
Isn't that your wife's line?
P
[ 02. September 2005, 11:02: Message edited by: Pyx_e ]
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Chapelhead*
Ship’s Photographer
# 1143
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jedijudy is a last-minute winner. Something slightly tarnished by her bidding against herself?
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Benedikt Gott Geschickt!
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Amazing Grace*
Shipmate
# 4754
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Posted
I was expecting more of a flurry at the last minute. I probably could have placed a big bid last night and slept in.
(Well, since my computer clock was wrong, I placed a bid just after the time.)
It was fun!
Charlotte
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jedijudy*
Jedi defender of ship's cats
# 1059
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Posted
Gosh, I was shaking!
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Pyx_e
Quixotic Tilter
# 57
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Posted
Writes 1143 down in his little book, bloody upstarts .......
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Chapelhead*
Ship’s Photographer
# 1143
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Posted
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Originally posted by jedijudy:
Gosh, I was shaking!
Bagged yourself a bargain, though. ![[Cool]](cool.gif)
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Benedikt Gott Geschickt!
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Chapelhead*
Ship’s Photographer
# 1143
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Posted
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Originally posted by Pyx_e:
Writes 1143 down in his little book, bloody upstarts .......
Now, will there be a number 1143 soon? Should I keep that number or switch?
Decisions, decisions...
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Benedikt Gott Geschickt!
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Sine Nomine*
Ship's backstabbing bastard
# 3631
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At least now my membership number will be a bit more in sync with my post count.
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jedijudy*
Jedi defender of ship's cats
# 1059
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Posted
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Originally posted by Chapelhead:
quote:
Originally posted by jedijudy:
Gosh, I was shaking!
Bagged yourself a bargain, though.
WooHoo! Yes I did, but...who of my IRL friends do I dare tell?
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Pyx_e
Quixotic Tilter
# 57
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LOL at the Banner, tell me you made him pay for that?
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(v funny gort)
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Chapelhead*
Ship’s Photographer
# 1143
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Posted
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Originally posted by jedijudy:
who of my IRL friends do I dare tell?
Not someone else who claims to have a real life. ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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Benedikt Gott Geschickt!
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Chapelhead*
Ship’s Photographer
# 1143
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Will the Returning Officer come and announce the results, or do we have to have the swimsuit parade first?
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Benedikt Gott Geschickt!
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Chapelhead*
Ship’s Photographer
# 1143
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Will the Returning Officer come and announce the results, or do we have to have the swimsuit parade first?
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Benedikt Gott Geschickt!
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Pyx_e
Quixotic Tilter
# 57
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You can stop hitting "add reply" twice now.
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Little Miss Methodist*
Ship's Diplomat
# 4367
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Posted
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Originally posted by Pyx_e:
LOL at the Banner, tell me you made him pay for that?
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(v funny gort)
What banner?
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Past the point of no return,
The final threshold.
The bridge is crossed, so stand and watch it burn.
We've passed the point of no return.
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Chapelhead*
Ship’s Photographer
# 1143
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Originally posted by Pyx_e:
You can stop hitting "add reply" twice now.
I'm convinced my work internet access is slower than dial-up. How the IT department manage that I've no idea.
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Benedikt Gott Geschickt!
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Amazing Grace*
Shipmate
# 4754
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I like the new variant on the ad banner.
Well done!
Charlotte
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jedijudy*
Jedi defender of ship's cats
# 1059
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***jj does the Happy Jedi Dance ™ while throwing three lightsabers around in a dazzling display of amazement and joy***
My very own 333!
Mine was the first closed..nyah nyah... Oops, that was very un-Jedi behavior. Sorry.
I mean...a pleasant morning this has been.
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
# 4360
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Damn, that's funny.
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Little Miss Methodist*
Ship's Diplomat
# 4367
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Well, there we go.
Considering I only bid on 1000 to make a joke at first, i'm surprised I won. I'm even more surprised by the fact that I bid $100, given that I decided my limit in this auction was $50.
Not as surprised as my credit card company will be though...!
LMM
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Past the point of no return,
The final threshold.
The bridge is crossed, so stand and watch it burn.
We've passed the point of no return.
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Lyda*Rose
Ship's broken porthole
# 4544
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Well, I screwed that pooch.
How was I to know I had GMT off by an hour? :whine:
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strathclydezero
# 180
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You had GMT spot on, but the UK is not currently on GMT. The auction was running on BST.
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simply sitting in a chair and looking in the distance.
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Pyx_e
Quixotic Tilter
# 57
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Posted
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Originally posted by Lyda*Rose:
Well, I screwed that pooch.
How was I to know I had GMT off by an hour? :whine:
You should have trusted me, I am a Vicar.
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