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• a good read. Useful for some discussions. : Dreagon
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  Hahahaha, oh god, he says that all europeans hate America because the french inteligentsia hates burgois... : [Zoesch^2]
  • Oh god it goes downhill from there... please, shit, stop the uneducated guesses from people who've never... : [Zoesch^2]
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  the only reason everyone hates america is because it owns everything. the fact that america is corrupt i... : vodor
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    the support of isreal, also. : PantherX
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      that just adds a name to the problem. : vodor
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        No, it's actually lines like this Like European and Japanese brutalists before them, the Islamists celeb : [Zoesch^2]
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          Well, from the way you convienently lump those groups into a self serving political symbol, I would have... : Dreagon
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            And I'm quite sure that article is not self serving at all dude... I hate to break this to you and Qu... : [Zoesch^2]
            • so rage on the dumbfuck writer, not america. his opinion has nothing to do with government policy, and i... : vodor
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          I like how you put the NRA with the KKK. Very intelligent. : BobTheNinja
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            Hey, they're both terrorists in my book : [Zoesch^2]
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              how dare those common people think they have the right to own guns. Yep, this guys article has you guys ... : Dreagon
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                Pssst, I was born in Newark so... : [Zoesch^2]
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                  so that simply makes you the ethereal borgiosephobe this guy was talking about, one of the local fauna. ... : Dreagon
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                    ethereal borgiosephobe No, I'm not a burgeoisephobe... I'm a burgeoise, period, but that doesn't mean... : [Zoesch^2]
                    • But that's exactly what you are assuming when you get bent out of shape about the term and the fact that... : Dreagon
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              Which is why I dismiss everything in your book. My brother is in the NRA and yet he has no white robes ... : BobTheNinja
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                But it makes the gross assumption that anything supporting the constitution is 'good' and anything not, ... : Gauss
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                  Which of those two amendments were bad? The one protecting blacks rights or the one protecting all 280 ... : BobTheNinja
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                    there was a reason for the second amendment, and that was so america could defend itself when it didn't ... : vodor
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                      heh, since the constitution is the cornerstone of our legal system and must be amended by a 2/3 majority... : Dreagon
                      • sadly, it's relevent to those who latch onto it to support their modern arguments regarding gun-possessi... : vodor
                    • /golf clap... excellent argument : [Zoesch^2]
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                      Well, since you so eloquently denied me any rebuttal based on the fact that it's all "bullshit"... It... : BobTheNinja
                      • guns will really work against tanks, poison gas, and jets 15,000 feet in the air. The guns that are pe... : mista mista
                      • Personal protection? No, never was it. National protection? You've been watching Die Hard too many time... : [Zoesch^2]
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                        where does the amendment say anything that you just did, aside from militias? it doesn't. it has come to... : vodor
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                          You should read the Federalist Papers by Jefferson. He goes into their reasoning for the amendment. : Dreagon
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                            HELLO???? 18th century anybody? Oh wait, yep forgot the world hasn't advanced an inch since then : [Zoesch^2]
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                              That logic of course can be easily turned around to defeat the argument that the second amendment was co... : Dreagon
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                                Look, I know it's your mission in life to turn things around (You know, being a treacherous snake that u... : [Zoesch^2]
                                • who got your panties in a wad? : Gauss
                                • lol, you keep making fun of yourself : mista mista
                                • are you zoesch, or that other guy? :P : vodor
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                                  ran out of arguments there, eh? (you seem to be off your mark tonight, usually you are much more cogent ... : Dreagon
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                                    people don't like getting their arguments deconstructed. when they say something, they MEAN IT, and ther... : Gauss
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                                      it's that "stuff" that always gets you in the end. :) : Dreagon
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                                        No it'll be nice if you actually understood it, but hey, it's a powerful tactic of turning arguments aro... : [Zoesch^2]
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                                          didn't you close this thread two posts back? I've been upgraded to Ninja, I own : Gauss
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                                            I should've... I just home you never need to ask anything dude. I'm not a forgetful person : [Zoesch^2]
                                            • I need to ask something : Gauss
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                                          You sure toss around words like "immature" and "ignorance" a lot, yet you are the one who seems to enjoy... : Dreagon
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                                            we should record these for "the world's funniest shack arguments" :) : Torias
                                            • Yep, they are at their lovely best when passions are aroused and logic goes out the window. :) : Dreagon
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                            maybe, but somehow i doubt jefferson meant that people should be able to use their guns to overthrow the... : vodor
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                              A little revolution now and then is a good thing - Thomas Jefferson. Yes, he meant precisely what you do... : Dreagon
                              • funk that sheeit! : vodor
                            • uh no, that's exactly what he meant :P it kind of prevents dictators and overstrong government if the... : Gauss
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                              Read more. Failing that, don't discuss things you don't know about. It's called talking out of your as... : BobTheNinja
                              • nice ad hominem argument you got there! : vodor
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                                also, consider thinking for yourself occasionally rather than doting on and believing everything you rea... : vodor
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                                  I have yet to support or deny anything in the actual article. All I've said that it was well-written an... : BobTheNinja
                                  • i wasn't talking about the article. i don't think anyone was after the first couple replies. we're talki... : vodor
                      • haha, I can see it now. bush : let's pass a law saying that people are not allowed to break copy prot... : Anti_dentite
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                Heh, way to get your panties in a bunch, anyway I suggest you check webster's for a definition of terror... : [Zoesch^2]
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                  Gee, don't get your panties in a bunch. You're right, you do have the freedom to respond to me and ca... : BobTheNinja
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                    HAHAHAHAHA you're truly funny dude ASL LOLOLOLOLOL You're wrong BTW : [Zoesch^2]
                    • You lose. : BobTheNinja
        • perhaps you missed the point of my post. : vodor
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    America:country::microsoft:company : darweidu
    • you sir, are a genius. : vodor
• reading is bad for my brain : mista mista
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  These Europeans have assigned themselves the self-flattering role of being Athens to our Rome. That's wh : [Zoesch^2]
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    If we ignore him, perhaps he will disappear.. =) : Tissen
    • I tried but they multiply like rabbits... >:( : [Zoesch^2]
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  All the money the U.S. wastes on Military defense is rediculous and sickening. It didnt stop 2 bigass p : ---D1cKy-Mo3---
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    so you are blaming the use military for letting the people into the us (ins's job) then letting them ont... : Turd Ferguson
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      Weapons? They were box cutters. Someone was just sleeping on the job. Im just saying if all this money g... : ---D1cKy-Mo3---
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        They don't get credit for things they do right, just things they fuck up eh? : Gauss
        • looks like it, another ingrate. : Turd Ferguson
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        the fact that they were still inside the US to begin with when at least one was flagged by cia or fbi, ... : Turd Ferguson
        • did this post make sense, im drunk so it seem s like it. : Turd Ferguson
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  im european and i hate neither teh US nor Israel : BadRespawn
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    Actually, the author never states that all Europeans hate the US or Israel. He stated that the phenomeno... : Dreagon
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      on a related note, this kind of hatred thrives in poverty. and this kind of poverty remains cause they h : BadRespawn
      • ok thats a reply to the topic starter : BadRespawn
• Excellent article Bob. I'm sorry I missed this, but you & Dreagon were magnificent! :) : Quagmire

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  he should be beaten to death with a plastic spoon : hawkeye
  • No! Spork him to death! : pyrotek
  • covered with "essence of goatse" : abrasion
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  /me hugs his 21" Viewsonic P810 running at 1600x1200x75Hz : magila
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    This is a joke right? :) I mean you wouldn't seriously reply to an "elitist" monitor thread claiming ... : abrasion
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      looks fine to me, like I said in another post I can stare at it all day and it never bothers me. Beside... : magila
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        Sounds like mine, drop to 1280 or go blind.... your choice : abrasion
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          bzzt, anything above 70Hz isn't going to damage you're eyes unless something's already wrong with them. : magila
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            ok you keep believing that! : abrasion
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              do you have ANY evidence what-so-ever to the contary? ... : magila
              • Fight! : Juno
              • You won't go blind. He's just messing with ya. : kueay
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                The refresh rate determines how often the screen will be redrawn. Low refresh rates lead to the dreaded : abrasion
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                  http://www.samsungmonitor.com/html/dyk/know2.htm Trust me 75 might be ok for you, but in my opinion (... : abrasion
                  • http://www.proton-usa.com/service/pc-tech.htm Vertical Frequency is also referred to as refresh rate, : abrasion
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                    you also have to consider the phosphers(sp?) play a big part, some montiors the phosphors may stay excit... : magila
                    • mmm good point.... : abrasion
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                  wtf? they give 50Hz of 15" which is pretty nasty and pretty much WILL show flickering but then go all th... : magila
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                    50Khz horizontal is 70Hz vertical refresh at 800x600 IIRC : Toraz Chryx
                    • oops missed the horizontal part : magila
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                    I run my 19" at 1152x864 85hz.. highest resolution it'll go at that refresh rate, and I can't stand lowe : Mo__
                    • hm that was supposed to be replied to the main thread : Mo__
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      My mothers Mitsubishi runs 1280x1024@100Hz My Iiyama looks maximum flickery after I've been sat at it : Toraz Chryx
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        That's a bad IIyama :( - an older one I guess. I want that phillips big time :) 97hz @ 1600 isn't bad... : abrasion
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          It's a 17" Vision Master Pro 410 It's a TOP of the line 17" screen (that's just coming up on 2 years ... : Toraz Chryx
          • rephrase After sitting at the Mitsubishi, at 1280x1024/100Hz for ten minutes, my 1280x1024/85Hz Iiyam... : Toraz Chryx
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            oh.... 17, max res = 1024 in my opinion, I can't read any smaller on a 17" you should spend less on d... : abrasion
            • Once I relocate to AZ I'll be in the market for a new monitor (since this Iiyama has a 240v PSU built in... : Toraz Chryx
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              I found 1152 to be the perfect res for my 17" (used for 5+ years). 1280 is too small, and 1024 is way t... : Vantage
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                You have better eyes than me - 1152 is ok (JUST) but 1280 is horrid I know someone on 1280x960x85hz o : abrasion
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                  No see, I consider using 1280 on a 21" to be the same as using 800 on a 17"... A waste. As soon as I up... : Vantage
                  • It's all preference, there's only so small it can be before I'm straining to read and it's hindering per... : abrasion
              • anything below 1280x1024 feels cramped to me >:( yes, that includes 1280x960 : Toraz Chryx
  • /me hugs his 21" viewsonic g810 running at 1600*1200*75hz : Oog 
• thats my grandpa for ya.. nice big sony trinitron thing.. mmm : urbansling
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  http://www.shacknews.com/funk.y?id=3388551 Because I have a 22" Wang Samsung. : Vantage
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    That's a nice monitor isn't it? as good or better than a Sony 21" if I recall. We can't get them over... : abrasion
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      Yeah, it's absolutely beautiful. I believe it can do 2048 at 85hz, but my GF2 can't do it. Best it can... : Vantage
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        Jesus, I think it's a 250mhz ramdac on the GF2. Get like a Ti200 or Ti500 (LEADTEK ONLY) in the GF3 s : abrasion
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          Does that include the GF4 MX series? : Mantle
          • Excellent question, I'm sure anyone silly enough to even read about the MX's would know the answer! ... : abrasion
          • The Carmack told us not to buy GF4MX cards... : Torias
• I can beat that. One of the local big DIY chains has a 20" IBM TFT DISPLAYING TEXT I'm not talk... : Toraz Chryx
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  my mom will only run at 640x480. Of course, it's a 15" iMac, but that's still fricken' huge. : slax0r
  • My mom says I must "increase her resolution" meaning I must make everything bigger. It's very confusing.... : TheOccifer
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    yeah tell me about it! My dad can't stand anything above 800x600! And he uses a Dell (Dude, you're getti : Twids
    • I don't see why DELLs have a bad rep. I use them at work and mine works great. I have multiple Dell Prec... : TheOccifer
    • maybe if you set it to 320*200 or so, he'l start seeing there is a compromise to be found between the si... : BadRespawn
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  There was a woman at a biotech company that I contracted with who had a 24-inch TV-esque monitor at her ... : Phearsome
  • WTF, somepeople are all out retarded i swear. : Turd Ferguson

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• "Stop fucking up our campus with these stupid flyers." : Dreagon
• and the 81 that weren't defaced were the man and man, right? : vodor
• pour gasoline on yourself and light it on fire : mista mista
• What did the one last flyer have on it? A man and a dog kissing? : 0Wingfan
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  "Everyone has the right to love" ... they obviously havent cheched this thread http://www.shacknews.c... : infidel
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    no one wants to read your godamned poem. :P : vodor
    • oh crap : infidel
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  "Keep it between yourselves" : infidel
  • keep it in your asses : Turd Ferguson
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  "He looked like a girl when I was drunk" : Gauss
  • ha ha! i like that one. : kenmis
  • nice, fucking props for that : Turd Ferguson
• "at least he's not my cousin" : strider_
• everyone has the right to fuck like nasty pigs! :) : filthysock
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  my guess is that if 1000 flyers of any sort were put up, most of them would be defaced within a matter ... : Karnov
  • Or even "I Like Kittens." To be honest, I would be a defacer too. But I would cover as many as I coul... : 0Wingfan
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    no, i don't think so. PPL put up fliers for bands and stuff, they don't get defaced. there are places wh... : kenmis
    • well, try putting up a thousand of 'em and see what happens. : Karnov
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  Majority of people are homophobic. Which is sad. I never understood why that would bother anyone? : ---D1cKy-Mo3---
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    If the majority are "homophobic" then that means that it is the societal norm and therefore healthy. : Dreagon
    • warning: moral relativist detected! : vodor
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      the majority of romans were into gladiator combat, does that make it ok? : kenmis
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        yes : Dreagon
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          i understand the ideas behind moral reletivism, but there have to be a few absolutes. : kenmis
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            absolutes established by whom? Would you like Jerry Falwell establishing those absolutes. Isn't that the... : Dreagon
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              familiar with ethical pluralism? : vodor
              • it's been years since school. You will have to explain it. : Dreagon
        • even when you consider that the combatants were slaves, and not doing it due to their own decision? : vodor
        • Throw down, then! : 0Wingfan
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      just because somethig is a social norm doesn't mean its healthy : Turd Ferguson
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        by the same dint, just because something is "natural and prevelant in animals" doesn't make it healthy e : Dreagon
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          Suprise! Just because they can build really nice buildings and make things miraculously explode, humans ... : 0Wingfan
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            Of course we are superior. We ordained ourselves to be superior, and the very fact that we can generate ... : Dreagon
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              What I'm tyring to say is that even if you're better than the rest, it doesn't mean you're something dif... : 0Wingfan
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                *frags you* Haha, I have taken the lead! : Gauss
                • AND THAT WAS TEH END. Seriously, I'm going to bed. : 0Wingfan
              • Okay, you kind of went in a direction I wasn't ready for there. Nobody is saying that animals are "worth... : Dreagon
    • Dreagon comment, please check your common sense before reading. : [Zoesch^2]
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  "muffdivers need love too!" : capt tripps
  • Please, it's "Carpet eaters". : Tissen
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  save a tree : robmiller
  • LOL! "Just think, somebody killed a tree so this silly-assed message could be spread all over campus" : Dreagon
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  333*3 != 1000 What about the one that was left? : nomaad
  • find that one, and you win the prize! : kenmis
  • it was a pic of goatse.cx man, and said "everyone has the right to be goatse.cx'd" : kenmis
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  Gays that talk with a lisp annoy the fuk out of me, is there something wrong with talking naturally? It'... : tension
  • lol don't be thilly : gegtik
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  what did the 1000th flier have on it? : Torias
  • 2 hemaphrodites! : infidel
• print out a picture of a big orgy and and stick that to one of them... : Torias
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  Since the guy/girl fliers were defaced as well you cant conclude anything. Except maybe that people don... : eghartman
  • OR everyone is frigid : infidel