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20 Mar 2008 |
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While caught up in the daily grind in Japan, it's easy to forget that animation is the solution to most of your problems. So they've created a government post to promote animation and already named a mascot to the position.
In related news, Japan is now considered a front-runner for the coveted "Weirdest Culture of 2008" title.
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14 Nov 2007 |
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Rating very high on the Ewwww! scale... Disney Parks have noticed people tossing cremated remains into the attraction, as they go through the Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean rides.
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30 Oct 2007 |
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Hasn't everyone wondered, at least once, what it would be like to have a burning appliance clean up your bikini line?
Thanks to the No No "Shaver" which burns your pubes off, now you can enjoy the luxury of a smooth groin while simultaneously basking in the scent of burning hair.
(I must admit the product pitch does not mention the bikini area even once, but boing-boing insists that's what it's for)
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13 Jul 2007 |
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Isn't that a rugby club in the Home Counties?
If this isn't the sign that Iraq has fully devolved into some post-apocalyptic Mad Max-esque shitstorm, I don't know what is.
"It’s like some sort of mix between Winnie the Pooh, Rikki Tikki Tavi, and a ball of pure, seething, white hot rage."
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02 Nov 2006 |
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After the discouraging news that Prince needed a new hip last year, the purple one has now joined Celine Dion, Elton John, and Barry Manilow as a Vegas headiner. The diminutive rocker will play Friday and Saturday night shows at 3121, a nightclub inside the Rio hotel. He'll be performing there every weekend starting Nov. 10 until further notice. Tickets for the 21-and-over shows cost $125 and will be available beginning Nov. 2. Prince will also host Wednesday-night concerts at the club by other artists.
The good news: You won't have to settle for a Prince cover band in Vegas no more!
The bad news: Prince has become a Vegas headliner
Someone break the news gently to Keenan.
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27 Sep 2006 |
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Momcilo Krasjinik was today convicted of crimes against humanity, but things are looking up, I've just awarded this years "Jpeg medal of Monobrow Honor" to him.
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19 Aug 2006 |
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Bush continued to handle the truly important matters of the country last week, with the Presidential pardon of a moonshinin' extra from the movie Deliverance.
I could not make this up if I tried.
[Randall Leece] Deal's "Deliverance" performance consisted of a single line: "It ain't nothing but the biggest [expletive] river in the state!" For the record, Deal did not play one of the surly locals involved in an infamous rape scene with actor Ned Beatty.
Do you think if he had been involved in the rape scene, he'd get some sort of medal from this administration?
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26 Jul 2006 |
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Two Words: Band Name.
I now know how I want to go out. Eatin', shittin' and swimmin' in honey.
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22 May 2006 |
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Andrew Martinez, (33) the former Berkeley student known as the "Naked Guy," who gained notoriety in the early 1990s for attending class in the buff, has died in jail, apparently of suicide.
I think he was killed because he knew too much (about nudity).
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27 Apr 2006 |
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I heard the wrap party for this video was at Whitney's house because she had the best rock.
I'd just like to point out the crazed garbageman at 4:10 is now THE FUCKING GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA.
Stop The Madness, indeed.
via tha boing
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25 Apr 2006 |
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I forgot to post this when I was in Tex-suhs. It's shot from my TV. This gal is powerfully moved by the lord. Her mascara runs when she's overcome.
Praise Je-suhs....
She puts the fear of God in me. Her Texas-sized hairdo (along with Trumps combover) are all I need to know about how buildings stand up.
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25 Feb 2006 |
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Beer-loving, practice-hating Olympian Bode Miller failed to complete his fifth and final event, after he dropped his bong. But he's proud of his accomplishments (!) saying "I just wanted to go out and rock. And man, I rocked here!" Miller said, "it's been an awesome two weeks, I got to party and socialize at an Olympic level."
seriously. You can read his complete bizarre comments here.
In other news, even effete, right-wing-nut William F. Buckley concedes Iraq is lost.
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30 Jan 2006 |
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Man (to Dominatrix): Say... What do you charge for the full hood, rack, death and dismemberment package?
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02 Dec 2005 |
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A woman who was mauled by a dog has had a partial face transplant. Reminds me of the old SNL skit where a white guy has Garett Morris's face sewn on. A whole new industry of cosmetic face replacement awaits.
(meaningless photo included at
no cost to you, the consumer)
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21 Oct 2005 |
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Don't ask. I have no idea. But go check out the Fridges of Katrina. Don't forget to buy the t-shirt.
(Thanks, Julie)
UPDATE: More on New Orleans fridges from 10/23 Chicago Tribune.
Urban scrawl is show of disgust (Reg. required)
User: garbagegoeshere@gmail.com Pass: 123456
Some mindbogglers from the article:
- There are an estimated 300,000 refrigerators in the streets of New Orleans. No word on how many have been marked for delivery to the White House.
- Army Corps of Engineers figures it'll take over a year to clear them all. Why? First, someone's gotta pick them up, take them to a consolidation point. Next, the people with the worst job in the world have to open them and remove the rotten contents inside. Then, the EPA removes the freon and mercury. Finally, the hulks are scrapped and the re-usable bits are shipped off to be melted down and made into something new.
- This doesn't include all the other appliances that have been destroyed and abandoned in the region.
- 3,000 fridges are processed per day, but the Army Corps of Engineers wants to signficantly up this pace, obviously.
- Only about 25% of the city has returned, meaning there's a lot more fridges, etc. to be scrapped.
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11 Oct 2005 |
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I used to see this strange, feminine clairvoyant guy on Univision and wonder who he was. If you've seen him, you'd remember. He wears outfits that Christopher Lowell can only dream of. Now thanks to the copy of "Hoy" I find on my porch once a week, I've learned he's Walter Mercado, astrologer to the latin stars.
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19 May 2005 |
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"The fight was called in only 12 minutes, after which 28 fighters were declared dead, while the other 14 suffered severe injuries including broken bones and lost limbs, rendering them unable to fight back."
"The fight was called in only 12 minutes, after which 28 fighters were declared dead, while the other 14 suffered severe injuries including broken bones and lost limbs, rendering them unable to fight back."
"The fight was called in only 12 minutes, after which 28 fighters were declared dead, while the other 14 suffered severe injuries including broken bones and lost limbs, rendering them unable to fight back."
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10 May 2005 |
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"Sugar Bush Squirrel is 'The Military Mascot' and a 'Superhero' to our troops everywhere. She is working to keep our country free while helping to free Iraq. Sugar Bush Squirrel is boosting the morale of our military troops around the world by posing for humorous photos in military clothing with guns, tanks, planes and helicopters while wearing helmets, camouflage caps and a turban. Watch for more of her military shots in the near future as they shoot around the globe for freedom!!!"
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26 Apr 2005 |
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Random fact generator about hollywood's finest, Mr. Vin Diesel. Pretty funny stuff.
...and now a random fact about Vin Diesel:
Vin Diesel's skull is actually made of the powder of ground up bones from the Jabberwock.
Vin Diesel once impregnated me with a stare, then caused me to give birth to a fully grown baby afterwards just by winking at me, then turned the baby into a fully grown man and gave him superpowers just by shaking my hand. This man is better known as Brian Blessed.
The Ebola virus never actually existed. That's just what happens to your body naturally after Vin Diesel socks you good in the breadbasket.
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16 Nov 2004 |
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I couldn't be more proud. My high school best friend and fellow House8 Member got beat up by an out-of-control wasted Bijou Phllips this weekend at the Teen People post-AMA party in L.A. The good news is, she's recovering nicely from BijouGate. The even better news is she made Page Six. Thanks for inviting me, Z!
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07 Oct 2004 |
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Now that mid-terms are passed I've been reading some stuff online. I couldn't decide which of these was more interesting so here's a bunch of stories.
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02 Sep 2004 |
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Last night's fear-mongering convention featured a rant from lunatic Zell Miller that "is likely to go down as one of the harshest major speeches in the history of contemporary political conventions."
After smearing Kerry with grammer school level insults, he went on a few cable shows and lost his mind there too.
Perhaps it will keep your mind off the next lukewarm jobs report due out any day now.
Bonus feature: A transcript of GOP Alan Keyes hair-splitting on the proper use of your genitalia.
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16 Aug 2004 |
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Pismo Polly at Bubblegum alley
Located in downtown San Luis Obispo (on Higuera St, just North of Broad St)
The gum started appearing on the walls in 1960. People complained but the gum kept on coming. There are a few shops that have gumball machines on the sidewalk so if you want to add to the wall, chew and stick! Click for map of where Bubblegum alley is in downtown San Luis Obispo.
More pics and a map here
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29 Jul 2004 |
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Not sure if any of you watched CNN for the acceptance speech by Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, but what great coverage!
Immediately following the speech, as Senor Flopsweat smiled and waved with the rest of the best in his Democratic Party, CNN broadcast the audio of the stage manager as he repeatedly screamed for balloons and confetti.
For about three minutes, you saw smiling, sweaty Democrats while the audio blared U2 and Van Halen accompanied by:
"Where are the balloons? I need more balloons! Where the #@*?! are my balloons?" "Gimme that confetti, c'mon confetti... I need thousands of balloons..."
And, running with it, when the commentators finally came on, they spent yet more time talking about - what else? The balloons.
Priceless. Just one more reason not to waste your time watching Fox.
Winnie, you got some 'splainin to do...
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12 Jun 2004 |
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Don't call it a comeback, been here for years...
I thought this guy had settled down, but Sun Myung Moon is just like Professor Evil. He won't rest until we all accept his dominance. Bow down, suckas!
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19 May 2004 |
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28 Apr 2004 |
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A jpeg discovery!
A house8 exclusive at no charge to you, the consumer...
Do this:
1) Go to Altavista
2) Click on the "Images" tab
3) Type in the word "idiot"
4) Click on the first result
5) (go bleach eyes...)
I'm not sure why you would do that to a perfectly good car, but that's how I found it.
Don't do this at work or you'll have some 'splainin' to do.
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24 Mar 2004 |
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Mark, here's another entry that's taken on a life of it's own about synchronized swimming. While expounding on it's difficulty, they completely miss it's sheer lowbrow absurdity. "my friend and I are a swimming machine."
Some folks just ain't havin' it.
Why not synchronized running, pole-vaulting? Synchronized knitting...
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18 Mar 2004 |
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Joliet-born actress Mercedes McCambridge, whose deep, throaty (largely un-altered) voice was dubbed over Linda Blair's scenes of demonic possesion in the Exorcist, is dead. Although her film career dates back to the 40s, The Exorcist is what most people remember her for.
She made a career of taking atypical, unfeminine roles; the posessive (lesbian?) sister of Rock Hudson in Giant, the lesbian-ish nemesis of super-butch Joan Crawford in the strange, cult-western Johnny Guitar and most oddly, one of a gang of young punks that gang-rape Janet Leigh in A Touch of Evil!? I wish I could find that picture: She looked exactly like Cory Haim and dressed like James Dean in that one. If you didn't know she was a gal, the movie never clues you in.
McCambridge was a conundrum, surrounded by an enigma, wrapped inside a burrito. Did she seek out these roles because she was a lesbian, or was she only cast in these roles because of her mannish vocal qualities? The era in which these films were made (1954 - 58) make the gender-splitting roles & casting that much stranger.
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10 Mar 2004 |
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05 Mar 2004 |
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In the continuing effort to promote the Adkins diet, some retaurants are adding a twist to the boring old salad. Mmm! Other fixin's include "hair noodles" and Spicy Bile Sauce.
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16 Feb 2004 |
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01 Feb 2004 |
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Um... I think I just saw Janet Jackson's boob. For like half a second. That was weird.
More Photos here
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23 Jan 2004 |
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Captain Kangaroo: R.I.P. I'd watch my ass if I were a Wiggle. Pazen knows what I mean.
Possibly the greatest video link since Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt!
Bikini'd models cavorting with various types of lunchmeats and dancing around like idiots. Off Boing Boing, so chances are you'll have to be patient. It is worth the wait.
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17 Dec 2003 |
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I've griped previously about how nerdy the Lord of the Rings movies are, but the english language lacks a word that captures the magnitude of dorkiness contained in the image below; 3 fanboys attending the premiere in Jackson Michigan.
The only women this trio will ever get near are their mothers.
(jpeg shivers in revulsion...)
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06 Dec 2003 |
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Mr. Sanchez, also known as DJ Phonosys and Grandmasta Sanchez, was last seen by friends in the early morning hours of Oct. 12, 2002. He made an $80 withdrawal from his bank account at 12:48 a.m. from a bank machine in the front entrance of the nightclub. Just before 3 a.m., he spoke with three friends not far from the club and was last seen walking back toward the building.
-- snip --
The camera was snaked into the claustrophobic gap between the old wall and the newer one, which police said was built several years ago. Officers soon spotted the badly decomposed body of Mr. Sanchez.
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22 Nov 2003 |
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I was listening to NPR this morning and they were quoting Michael Jackson's lawyer, Mark Geragos, as saying "(Michael) considers this to be a big lie. He understands the people who are outraged, because if these charges were true, I can assure you that Michael would be the first to be outraged." Huh? How does that work? Here's an article from CourtTV.
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24 Oct 2003 |
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"First Mr. Africa is a white male dressed as a bullfighter!"
Now that Pazen has brought it to my attention, I blame the solar flare.
BTW, everyone, Pazen is officially an Old FartTM today. Life begins at 40, ya big lug!
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20 Sep 2003 |
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10 Sep 2003 |
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Well, check out their AWESOME photo gallery full of sweet sweet memories. Remember - image tiling RAWKS!
While you're there, check out the 2nd Annual Dragon*Con Parade
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06 Sep 2003 |
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In a double-speak zinger that would make Orwell quiver, this article states that a big portion of the country still believes that Saddam Hussein had a role in 9/11, "even though the Bush administration and congressional investigators say they have no evidence of this."
What the ...? Those are some giant brass balls! Treat your saber-rattling deception like it never happenend. Ignore that a limp piece of televised persuasion from Colin Powell ever occured.
and the WMD weren't really that important...
Ahhhhh the Bush White House, where the truth is always just one more lie away.
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21 Aug 2003 |
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Extreme ironing - the latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well pressed shirt.
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13 Aug 2003 |
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I am so glad I got transferred!
This is what I have come to in my job as a hard news television journalist...covering the push to make Aug. 13th National Underwear Day. Freshpair.com feels that for the amount of money people in the US spend annually on underwear (over $12 billion) it should get more respect and recognition. Thus, they are sponsoring National Underwear Day, when everyone can showcase a small part of their underwear for a day. They have a petition available and today I followed 20 models around New York City, surveys in hand to help influence people to electronically sign their petition so that they can get the day enacted nationally.
(what missle launcher?? we're talkin' undies!)
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07 Aug 2003 |
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As if Arnold Schwarzenegger's being talked about as a "serious contender" in the California gubernatorial race isn't weird enough, several others have also thrown their hats into the race: columnist Arianna Huffington, Larry Flynt, and Gary Coleman... that's right, Gary Coleman. I can't understand why it is that people have this impression of California as a bunch of freaks...
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21 Jul 2003 |
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In Northwest Arkansas, Bull Shoals Lake is a major attraction. But there is another "bull" that is getting more attention. His name is Lurch and he's a 1400 pound Watusi Steer.
Nothing odd about that until you see his record winning horns. They are 37.5 inches around. That's bigger than the average man's waist. From tip to tip, they're over 7 feet long. That's taller than the average NBA player. So big, Lurch recently landed the title of World's largest horns in the "Guiness Book Of World Records."
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17 Jul 2003 |
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Find that special incarcerated someone...full bios and stats available...everything from hobbies to the release date...(watch out for those manslaughter victims!)
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16 Jul 2003 |
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Biniki is an intimate wear item, inspiring creative applications of functional, yet sensual support.
To me, it's fuckin' goofy.
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13 Jul 2003 |
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Newscaster Tamron Hall has a psychotic stalker who was just arrested when he showed up at her studio. They only had a description to go on, but the guy weighs 420-pounds, so it couldn't have caused too much tension.
I didn't realize you could still move at that weight. Couldn't she have just walked rapidly away from him? It's not like someone that big can surprise someone.
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18 Jun 2003 |
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