| [Return_of_Darth_Painkiller_0870] Thursday, February 12, 2009 4:24:30 AM | |
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Blinded the darkness...Created the storm
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Thursday, February 12, 2009 1:42:05 AM)| |  | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I was quite happy earlier today when a thunderstorm rolled in from the Pacific Ocean right over this little city. I was in my apartment when I heard thunder for the first time in quite a while. I decided to go outside and watch the lighting dance across the clouds for a bit. Reminded me of 'Judas Rising'.
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Thursday, February 12, 2009 1:42:05 AM | |
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I was quite happy earlier today when a thunderstorm rolled in from the Pacific Ocean right over this little city. I was in my apartment when I heard thunder for the first time in quite a while. I decided to go outside and watch the lighting dance across the clouds for a bit. Reminded me of 'Judas Rising'.
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| [guidogodoy] Wednesday, February 11, 2009 11:32:19 PM | |
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Sorry to have sent you that high wind, Spa. You saw it, we got nailed too. Had the bathtub filled this time around (dumbass I was not to have done so during the recent ice storm...flush the toilets!!) and I lost power for most of the day. Back on by early evening, though so I am right with you. Happy as a warm clam on a cold, still windy night.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Wednesday, February 11, 2009 11:28:38 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | Didn't know wether to put this in the pissed off page for the Super Happy page! My whole area had a high wind advisory and for some reason I knew I was going to loose power. I came straight home from work and cooked dinner straight away because I just felt we would have no power later. We were in the middle of dinner when the lights flashed and then about seconds later in the dark. Thank God I was worried enough to have already located the flashlight and kept it nearby. I broke out my supply of pot candles, (they don't burn as bright as tapers but they are safer) I had 12 of them burning in the living room and they actually managed to keep the house semi warm. I was just getting cold and misserable, and thinking I would have to stay up all night to tend the candles when around midnight I heard the Microwave beep and seconds later the heat pump fire up!
I am so very happy and grateful to have the basic things you need to be comfortable. 7,000 people lost their power in the area and the expected reconnect time for eveyone involved was Thursday at midnight! I am SO SUPPER HAPPY RIGHT NOW, IT IS NOT FUNNY!!!! LMAO,.........Im warm!
Got to love when you get your prayers answered, even when your an agnostic.
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Really??? Wow. Well then, I stand corrected, my dear. When my daughter had them (some 20-odd years ago) the guy at the pet store showed me what he said was a pic of the female Beta and she was nothing remarkable at all. I was told (at least I think I was told) that only the male has such color and shape. It was very long ago and it was at a time when my mind was rather clouded, if you will.
Anyway, if you say this is true, I must accept it as such and declare that I was wrong. Hmmm... I really could have sworn I had this one correct. Oh well, not the first time I have needed to be "shown the light".....HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you, my dear.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Hmmm...maybe it's the zoom and flash of the camera that may be confusing you, my friend.  I kept male betta fish before as pets, so I know how they look like. My Sweet Leaf is a female. I have tried the mirror trick before, and try as she might, she can't flare her gills as much as a male betta normally can...but she is aggressive. Besides, she was tiny when I first got her. I just raised her right. HA!!! Here's another pic of Sweet Leaf that I posted earlier this year (without zoom nor flash). Perhaps it will convince you just a bit.:
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | My dear, I assure you I am not "daft". The pic you posted there is a male Beta when he is angry. They flare their gills and fins to appear larger before they fight. They are also known as Chinese Fighting fish, as they will immediately attack each other (males) and fight. They are bred for this and do it naturally. Val's dear pet is a male. She can prove this with a very simple experiment...place a small mirror in front of "her" so "she" can see "herself". He will flare up exactly in the manner your pic there demonstrates. Don't take my word for it, try it! I used to have Betas, I know this.
| | | spapad wrote: | | DF, are you Daft! My dear look at her short fins! She is NO male!
 This is a male! See how much longer his fins are?!
She is no "Dude Looks like a Lady!"
Tisk, Tisk, 
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Yes, however, you DO know that Sweet Leaf is a MALE, right Val? The female Beta is a rather unremarkable, smaller fish that looks somewhat like a large guppy.....HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
| | | hellrider 31038 wrote: | | great picture of Sweat Leaf Vaillant.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'm quite happy and proud to say that it's been a year since I bought Sweet Leaf, and she's still going strong. 
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| [spapad] Wednesday, February 11, 2009 11:28:38 PM | |
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Didn't know wether to put this in the pissed off page for the Super Happy page! My whole area had a high wind advisory and for some reason I knew I was going to loose power. I came straight home from work and cooked dinner straight away because I just felt we would have no power later. We were in the middle of dinner when the lights flashed and then about seconds later in the dark. Thank God I was worried enough to have already located the flashlight and kept it nearby. I broke out my supply of pot candles, (they don't burn as bright as tapers but they are safer) I had 12 of them burning in the living room and they actually managed to keep the house semi warm. I was just getting cold and misserable, and thinking I would have to stay up all night to tend the candles when around midnight I heard the Microwave beep and seconds later the heat pump fire up!
I am so very happy and grateful to have the basic things you need to be comfortable. 7,000 people lost their power in the area and the expected reconnect time for eveyone involved was Thursday at midnight! I am SO SUPPER HAPPY RIGHT NOW, IT IS NOT FUNNY!!!! LMAO,.........Im warm!
Got to love when you get your prayers answered, even when your an agnostic.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Deep Freeze from Wednesday, February 11, 2009 11:44:23 AM)| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Really??? Wow. Well then, I stand corrected, my dear. When my daughter had them (some 20-odd years ago) the guy at the pet store showed me what he said was a pic of the female Beta and she was nothing remarkable at all. I was told (at least I think I was told) that only the male has such color and shape. It was very long ago and it was at a time when my mind was rather clouded, if you will.
Anyway, if you say this is true, I must accept it as such and declare that I was wrong. Hmmm... I really could have sworn I had this one correct. Oh well, not the first time I have needed to be "shown the light".....HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you, my dear.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Hmmm...maybe it's the zoom and flash of the camera that may be confusing you, my friend. I kept male betta fish before as pets, so I know how they look like. My Sweet Leaf is a female. I have tried the mirror trick before, and try as she might, she can't flare her gills as much as a male betta normally can...but she is aggressive. Besides, she was tiny when I first got her. I just raised her right. HA!!! Here's another pic of Sweet Leaf that I posted earlier this year (without zoom nor flash). Perhaps it will convince you just a bit.:
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | My dear, I assure you I am not "daft". The pic you posted there is a male Beta when he is angry. They flare their gills and fins to appear larger before they fight. They are also known as Chinese Fighting fish, as they will immediately attack each other (males) and fight. They are bred for this and do it naturally. Val's dear pet is a male. She can prove this with a very simple experiment...place a small mirror in front of "her" so "she" can see "herself". He will flare up exactly in the manner your pic there demonstrates. Don't take my word for it, try it! I used to have Betas, I know this.
| | | spapad wrote: | | DF, are you Daft! My dear look at her short fins! She is NO male!
This is a male! See how much longer his fins are?!
She is no "Dude Looks like a Lady!"
Tisk, Tisk,
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Yes, however, you DO know that Sweet Leaf is a MALE, right Val? The female Beta is a rather unremarkable, smaller fish that looks somewhat like a large guppy.....HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
| | | hellrider 31038 wrote: | | great picture of Sweat Leaf Vaillant.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'm quite happy and proud to say that it's been a year since I bought Sweet Leaf, and she's still going strong.
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| [Deep Freeze] Wednesday, February 11, 2009 11:44:23 AM | |
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Really??? Wow. Well then, I stand corrected, my dear. When my daughter had them (some 20-odd years ago) the guy at the pet store showed me what he said was a pic of the female Beta and she was nothing remarkable at all. I was told (at least I think I was told) that only the male has such color and shape. It was very long ago and it was at a time when my mind was rather clouded, if you will.
Anyway, if you say this is true, I must accept it as such and declare that I was wrong. Hmmm... I really could have sworn I had this one correct. Oh well, not the first time I have needed to be "shown the light".....HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you, my dear.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Wednesday, February 11, 2009 9:34:20 AM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Hmmm...maybe it's the zoom and flash of the camera that may be confusing you, my friend. I kept male betta fish before as pets, so I know how they look like. My Sweet Leaf is a female. I have tried the mirror trick before, and try as she might, she can't flare her gills as much as a male betta normally can...but she is aggressive. Besides, she was tiny when I first got her. I just raised her right. HA!!! Here's another pic of Sweet Leaf that I posted earlier this year (without zoom nor flash). Perhaps it will convince you just a bit.:
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | My dear, I assure you I am not "daft". The pic you posted there is a male Beta when he is angry. They flare their gills and fins to appear larger before they fight. They are also known as Chinese Fighting fish, as they will immediately attack each other (males) and fight. They are bred for this and do it naturally. Val's dear pet is a male. She can prove this with a very simple experiment...place a small mirror in front of "her" so "she" can see "herself". He will flare up exactly in the manner your pic there demonstrates. Don't take my word for it, try it! I used to have Betas, I know this.
| | | spapad wrote: | | DF, are you Daft! My dear look at her short fins! She is NO male!
This is a male! See how much longer his fins are?!
She is no "Dude Looks like a Lady!"
Tisk, Tisk,
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Yes, however, you DO know that Sweet Leaf is a MALE, right Val? The female Beta is a rather unremarkable, smaller fish that looks somewhat like a large guppy.....HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
| | | hellrider 31038 wrote: | | great picture of Sweat Leaf Vaillant.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'm quite happy and proud to say that it's been a year since I bought Sweet Leaf, and she's still going strong.
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Wednesday, February 11, 2009 9:54:48 AM | |
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| [adrianaec_88] Wednesday, February 11, 2009 9:50:51 AM | |
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| [adrianaec_88] Wednesday, February 11, 2009 9:50:03 AM | |
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Sweet Leaf is beautiful Vail 
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Tuesday, February 10, 2009 12:35:20 AM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'm quite happy and proud to say that it's been a year since I bought Sweet Leaf, and she's still going strong.
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Wednesday, February 11, 2009 9:34:20 AM | |
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Hmmm...maybe it's the zoom and flash of the camera that may be confusing you, my friend. I kept male betta fish before as pets, so I know how they look like. My Sweet Leaf is a female. I have tried the mirror trick before, and try as she might, she can't flare her gills as much as a male betta normally can...but she is aggressive. Besides, she was tiny when I first got her. I just raised her right. HA!!! Here's another pic of Sweet Leaf that I posted earlier this year (without zoom nor flash). Perhaps it will convince you just a bit.:
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Deep Freeze from Wednesday, February 11, 2009 6:48:38 AM)| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | My dear, I assure you I am not "daft". The pic you posted there is a male Beta when he is angry. They flare their gills and fins to appear larger before they fight. They are also known as Chinese Fighting fish, as they will immediately attack each other (males) and fight. They are bred for this and do it naturally. Val's dear pet is a male. She can prove this with a very simple experiment...place a small mirror in front of "her" so "she" can see "herself". He will flare up exactly in the manner your pic there demonstrates. Don't take my word for it, try it! I used to have Betas, I know this.
| | | spapad wrote: | | DF, are you Daft! My dear look at her short fins! She is NO male!
This is a male! See how much longer his fins are?!
She is no "Dude Looks like a Lady!"
Tisk, Tisk,
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Yes, however, you DO know that Sweet Leaf is a MALE, right Val? The female Beta is a rather unremarkable, smaller fish that looks somewhat like a large guppy.....HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
| | | hellrider 31038 wrote: | | great picture of Sweat Leaf Vaillant.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'm quite happy and proud to say that it's been a year since I bought Sweet Leaf, and she's still going strong.
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| [Deep Freeze] Wednesday, February 11, 2009 6:48:38 AM | |
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My dear, I assure you I am not "daft". The pic you posted there is a male Beta when he is angry. They flare their gills and fins to appear larger before they fight. They are also known as Chinese Fighting fish, as they will immediately attack each other (males) and fight. They are bred for this and do it naturally. Val's dear pet is a male. She can prove this with a very simple experiment...place a small mirror in front of "her" so "she" can see "herself". He will flare up exactly in the manner your pic there demonstrates. Don't take my word for it, try it! I used to have Betas, I know this.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Tuesday, February 10, 2009 9:47:29 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | DF, are you Daft! My dear look at her short fins! She is NO male!
This is a male! See how much longer his fins are?!
She is no "Dude Looks like a Lady!"
Tisk, Tisk,
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Yes, however, you DO know that Sweet Leaf is a MALE, right Val? The female Beta is a rather unremarkable, smaller fish that looks somewhat like a large guppy.....HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
| | | hellrider 31038 wrote: | | great picture of Sweat Leaf Vaillant.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'm quite happy and proud to say that it's been a year since I bought Sweet Leaf, and she's still going strong.
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| [~ MG_Metalgoddess~] Tuesday, February 10, 2009 9:58:39 PM | |
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LOL ... ARGH Men I tell ya!!!!! They will never learn.. gesh all over a fish too how drool....... LMAO 
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Tuesday, February 10, 2009 9:55:31 PM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Exactly!!
| | | spapad wrote: | | DF, are you Daft! My dear look at her short fins! She is NO male!
This is a male! See how much longer his fins are?!
She is no "Dude Looks like a Lady!"
Tisk, Tisk,
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Yes, however, you DO know that Sweet Leaf is a MALE, right Val? The female Beta is a rather unremarkable, smaller fish that looks somewhat like a large guppy.....HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
| | | hellrider 31038 wrote: | | great picture of Sweat Leaf Vaillant.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'm quite happy and proud to say that it's been a year since I bought Sweet Leaf, and she's still going strong.
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Tuesday, February 10, 2009 9:55:31 PM | |
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Exactly!!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Tuesday, February 10, 2009 9:47:29 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | DF, are you Daft! My dear look at her short fins! She is NO male!
This is a male! See how much longer his fins are?!
She is no "Dude Looks like a Lady!"
Tisk, Tisk,
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Yes, however, you DO know that Sweet Leaf is a MALE, right Val? The female Beta is a rather unremarkable, smaller fish that looks somewhat like a large guppy.....HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
| | | hellrider 31038 wrote: | | great picture of Sweat Leaf Vaillant.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'm quite happy and proud to say that it's been a year since I bought Sweet Leaf, and she's still going strong.
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| [spapad] Tuesday, February 10, 2009 9:47:29 PM | |
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DF, are you Daft! My dear look at her short fins! She is NO male!
This is a male! See how much longer his fins are?!
She is no "Dude Looks like a Lady!"
Tisk, Tisk,
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Deep Freeze from Tuesday, February 10, 2009 6:24:16 PM)| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Yes, however, you DO know that Sweet Leaf is a MALE, right Val? The female Beta is a rather unremarkable, smaller fish that looks somewhat like a large guppy.....HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
| | | hellrider 31038 wrote: | | great picture of Sweat Leaf Vaillant.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'm quite happy and proud to say that it's been a year since I bought Sweet Leaf, and she's still going strong.
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Tuesday, February 10, 2009 9:40:37 PM | |
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WHAT?!? How dare you call Sweet Leaf a large guppy!!! She would tear you to pieces!!!! She's my guard-fish, you know. 
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Deep Freeze from Tuesday, February 10, 2009 6:24:16 PM)| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Yes, however, you DO know that Sweet Leaf is a MALE, right Val? The female Beta is a rather unremarkable, smaller fish that looks somewhat like a large guppy.....HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
| | | hellrider 31038 wrote: | | great picture of Sweat Leaf Vaillant.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'm quite happy and proud to say that it's been a year since I bought Sweet Leaf, and she's still going strong.
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| [Deep Freeze] Tuesday, February 10, 2009 6:24:16 PM | |
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Yes, however, you DO know that Sweet Leaf is a MALE, right Val? The female Beta is a rather unremarkable, smaller fish that looks somewhat like a large guppy.....HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by hellrider 31038 from Tuesday, February 10, 2009 6:22:28 PM)| | | hellrider 31038 wrote: | | great picture of Sweat Leaf Vaillant.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'm quite happy and proud to say that it's been a year since I bought Sweet Leaf, and she's still going strong.
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| [hellrider 31038] Tuesday, February 10, 2009 6:22:28 PM | |
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great picture of Sweat Leaf Vaillant.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Tuesday, February 10, 2009 12:35:20 AM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'm quite happy and proud to say that it's been a year since I bought Sweet Leaf, and she's still going strong.
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| [ron h] Tuesday, February 10, 2009 5:40:18 PM | |
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Congrats on the signing DP...he's one hell of a player...I'm so ready for baseball!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Darth_Painkiller_0870 from Monday, February 09, 2009 4:50:49 AM)| | | Darth_Painkiller_0870 wrote: | | Rocking out to the Boneyard on Sirius 19 right now. The other thing making me happy is seeing my baseball team (Philadelphia Phillies) re-sign super slugger Ryan Howard for 3 years and $54 million!!! |
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Tuesday, February 10, 2009 12:35:20 AM | |
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I'm quite happy and proud to say that it's been a year since I bought Sweet Leaf, and she's still going strong.
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| [Return_of_Darth_Painkiller_0870] Monday, February 09, 2009 4:50:49 AM | |
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Rocking out to the Boneyard on Sirius 19 right now. The other thing making me happy is seeing my baseball team (Philadelphia Phillies) re-sign super slugger Ryan Howard for 3 years and $54 million!!! |
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| [mgdman] Sunday, February 08, 2009 8:29:39 PM | |
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Congrats on the milestone. 
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Necroticist from Sunday, February 08, 2009 1:59:02 AM)| | | Necroticist wrote: | | | ..Today marks 20 years since i met the wife..guess that makes me kinda happy..and surprised she put up with me so long..lol |
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