One of my co-workers can't speak and also doesn't have the ability to hear. The other day a customer called him deaf and dumb. I wanted to slap him. That archaic term's original definition has changed. He might be deaf and mute, but I'll bet you anything he's smarter then many "regular" folks who have the ability of opening their big offensive yaps.
people who shove past me when it's obvious that I'm loaded down and moving slower than normal.
when my friends and I ask for a new pot of tea, 'cause the one they gave us came cold, and the server come back with an equally cold pot.
when the girl I'm ordering food from says "Um" about 40 times in the space of a minute, and then the delivery guy she sends has to call me about 5 times for directions after I've given detailed ones many many times.
when the RA of my floor comes to do "safety checks" of our suites and proceeds to throw everything out of our closets and drawers, and doesn't help clean up. X-(
To be fair, I have met little nelly's daughter. She's 15 and three quarters years of age, with a body for sin and a mouth that knows all about it. She wears figure-hugging hot pants and a tight little boob tube and blonde hair that speaks of a sorority party Tarantino would beg, borrow or steal to get tickets to.
Stand Pope Benedict XVI in front of her and he'd mutter, "Holy mother of.... F... me, she's gorgeous!" under his breath.
It's just, sometimes a father is blind to these things....
when my professor (and now my boss) says that he'll put an assignment up on our class' website (it's due tomorrow) and then doesn't....come ON, Fred. If he yells at us for having half-assed papers tomorrow, he'll have mutiny on his hands... X-(
when I've spent most of the evening (last night) and a few hours this morning clearing space for, and installing a new computer game, only to put it in and get a "this program has stopped working" message. X-( X-( X-( X-( X-(
To be fair, I have met little nelly's daughter. She's 15 and three quarters years of age, with a body for sin and a mouth that knows all about it. She wears figure-hugging hot pants and a tight little boob tube and blonde hair that speaks of a sorority party Tarantino would beg, borrow or steal to get tickets to.
Stand Pope Benedict XVI in front of her and he'd mutter, "Holy mother of.... F... me, she's gorgeous!" under his breath.
Actually, she's three and a half, and very impressionable.
But she is gorgeous.
when my boss (who's also one of my profs, and has known me for 2.5 years) feels the need to treat me like a small child. Me and the other girl who work in the Archaeology lab KNOW what we're doing, and only need directions once. He also feels the need to make us take time out of our already busy day to meet with him together...'cause I guess the notion of a call or email has eluded him. "I don't want to have to repeat instructions more than once..." Yes, Fred. this is what emails and notes on the message board are for. >.< /rant
To be fair, I have met little nelly's daughter. She's 15 and three quarters years of age, with a body for sin and a mouth that knows all about it. She wears figure-hugging hot pants and a tight little boob tube and blonde hair that speaks of a sorority party Tarantino would beg, borrow or steal to get tickets to.
Stand Pope Benedict XVI in front of her and he'd mutter, "Holy mother of.... F... me, she's gorgeous!" under his breath.
Actually, she's three and a half, and very impressionable.
But she is gorgeous.
To be fair, I have met little nelly's daughter. She's 15 and three quarters years of age, with a body for sin and a mouth that knows all about it. She wears figure-hugging hot pants and a tight little boob tube and blonde hair that speaks of a sorority party Tarantino would beg, borrow or steal to get tickets to.
Stand Pope Benedict XVI in front of her and he'd mutter, "Holy mother of.... F... me, she's gorgeous!" under his breath.
Actually, she's three and a half, and very impressionable.
But she is gorgeous.
Notice I didn't say "ectually"
;% Sorry LN, was getting you confused with Little Nellie on the Absolutely Conspiracy Theory website, of which I am also a member. Now Little Nellie's daughter.... woah there!
I wish Rick Roberts would contribute to this debate.
Rick Roberts doesn't have pet peeves, he has great, gigantic, terrifying peeves...
) Good one.
"He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
when my boss (who's also one of my profs, and has known me for 2.5 years) feels the need to treat me like a small child.
I feel for you. It must be so incredibly annoying. Have you tried speaking to him about it?
"He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
when my boss (who's also one of my profs, and has known me for 2.5 years) feels the need to treat me like a small child. Me and the other girl who work in the Archaeology lab KNOW what we're doing, and only need directions once. He also feels the need to make us take time out of our already busy day to meet with him together...'cause I guess the notion of a call or email has eluded him. "I don't want to have to repeat instructions more than once..." Yes, Fred. this is what emails and notes on the message board are for. >.< /rant
Why don't you defect, Pen?
My pet peeve is more literal. For a time we've had this black and white cat scavenging food, nicking it from our cat's dish when we leave the back door open. But over the hot summer, when my flatmate Danny was away, I decided to be nice to it and give it some food so it didn't have to sneak about, and gave it a stroke. It was obviously a stray.
Now we can't get rid of the bugger! It has set up shop in our garden and won't be got rid of. When I come down in the morning, it's there, standing on its hindlegs up against the glass doors and demanding food with a sense of entitlement. When it senses food is unforthcoming, its expression resembles that of Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army, and you can see its eyes narrow. It kips in our garden, on alert for any human presence and seems to have nowhere else to go. What's more, it's an eating machine. You give it some, it wants more. It's not thin or emaciated, far from it.
A further development this morning. It has a collar! So it belongs to someone else! Why aren't they feeding it?
My pet peeve is more literal. For a time we've had this black and white cat scavenging food, nicking it from our cat's dish when we leave the back door open. But over the hot summer, when my flatmate Danny was away, I decided to be nice to it and give it some food so it didn't have to sneak about, and gave it a stroke. It was obviously a stray.
Now we can't get rid of the bugger! It has set up shop in our garden and won't be got rid of. When I come down in the morning, it's there, standing on its hindlegs up against the glass doors and demanding food with a sense of entitlement. When it senses food is unforthcoming, its expression resembles that of Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army, and you can see its eyes narrow. It kips in our garden, on alert for any human presence and seems to have nowhere else to go. What's more, it's an eating machine. You give it some, it wants more. It's not thin or emaciated, far from it.
A further development this morning. It has a collar! So it belongs to someone else! Why aren't they feeding it?
Looks like Nap has been adopted by a cat. Read these cat rules and you'll be fine Nap:
DOORS:Do not allow closed doors in any room. To get door opened, stand on hind legs and hammer with forepaws. Once door is opened, it is not necessary to use it. After you have ordered an "outside" door opened, stand halfway in and out and think about several things. This is particularly important during very cold weather, rain, snow, or mosquito season. Swinging doors are to be avoided at all costs.
CHAIRS and RUGS: If you have to throw up, get to a chair quickly. If you cannot manage in time, get to an Oriental rug. If there is no Oriental rug, shag is good. When throwing up on the carpet, make sure you back up so that it is as long as the human's bare foot.
BATHROOMS:Always accompany guests to the bathroom. It is not necessary to do anything -- just sit and stare.
HAMPERING:If one of your humans is engaged in some close activity and the other is idle, stay with the busy one. This is called "helping", otherwise known as "hampering". Following are the rules for "hampering":
a) When supervising cooking, sit just behind the left heel of the cook. You cannot be seen and thereby stand a better chance of being stepped on and then picked up and comforted.
b) For book readers, get in close under the chin, between eyes and book, unless you can lie across the book itself.
c) For knitting projects or paperwork, lie on the work in the most appropriate manner so as to obscure as much of the work or at least the most important part. Pretend to doze, but every so often reach out and slap the pencil or knitting needles. The worker may try to distract you; ignore it. Remember, the aim is to hamper work.
Embroidery and needlepoint projects make great hammocks in spite of what the humans may tell you.
d) For people paying bills (monthly activity) or working on income taxes or Christmas cards (annual activity), keep in mind the aim -- to hamper! First, sit on the paper being worked on. When dislodged, watch sadly from the side of the table. When activity proceeds nicely, roll around on the papers, scattering them to the best of your ability. After being removed for the second time, push pens, pencils, and erasers off the table, one at a time.
e) When a human is holding the newspaper in front of him/her, be sure to jump on the back of the paper. They love to jump too.
WALKING:As often as possible, dart quickly and as close as possible in front of the human, especially: on stairs, when they have something in their arms, in the dark, and when they first get up in the morning. This will help their coordination skills.
BEDTIME:Always sleep on the human at night so s/he cannot move around.
PLAY:This is an important part of your life. Get enough sleep in the daytime so you are fresh for your nocturnal games. Below are listed several favorite cat games that you can play. It is important though to maintain one's Dignity at all times. If you should have an accident during play, such as falling off a chair, immediately wash a part of your body as if to say "I MEANT to do that!" It fools those humans every time.
CAT GAMES:
"Catch Mouse": The humans would have you believe that those lumps under the covers are their feet and hands. They are lying. They are actually Bed Mice, rumored to be the most delicious of all the mice in the world, though no cat has ever been able to catch one. Rumor also has it that only the most ferocious attack can stun them long enough for you to dive under the covers to get them. Maybe YOU can be the first to taste the Bed Mouse!
"King of the Hill": This game must be played with at least one other cat. The more, the merrier! One or both of the sleeping humans is Hill 303 which must be defended at all costs from the other cat(s). Anything goes. This game allows for the development of unusual tactics as one must take the unstable playing theater into account.
WARNING: Playing either of these games to excess will result in expulsion from the bed and possibly from the bedroom. Should the humans grow restless, immediately begin purring and cuddle up to them.
This should buy you some time until they fall asleep again. If one happens to be on a human when this occurs, this cat wins the round of King of the Hill.
TOYS:
Any small item is a potential toy. If a human tries to confiscate it, this means that it is a Good Toy. Run with it under the bed. Look suitably outraged when the human grabs you and takes it away.
Always watch where it is put so you can steal it later. Two reliable sources of toys are dresser tops and wastebaskets. There are several types of cat toys.
Bright shiny things like keys, brooches, or coins should be hidden so that the other cat(s) or humans can't play with them. They are generally good for playing hockey with on uncarpeted floors.
Dangly and/or string-like things such as shoelaces, cords, gold chains, and dental floss also make excellent toys. They are favorites of humans who like to drag them across the floor for us to pounce on. When a string is dragged under a newspaper or throw rug, it magically becomes the Paper/Rug Mouse and should be killed at all costs. Take care, though. Humans are sneaky and will try to make you lose your Dignity.
PAPER BAGS: Within paper bags dwell the Bag Mice. They are small and camouflaged to be the same color as the bag, so they are hard to see. But you can easily hear the crinkling noises they make as they scurry around the bag. Anything, up to and including shredding the bag, can be done to kill them. Note: any other cat you may find in a bag hunting for Bag Mice is fair game for a Sneak Attack, which will usually result in a great Tag match.
FOOD:In order to get the energy to sleep, play, and hamper, a cat must eat. Eating, however, is only half the fun. The other half is getting the food. Cats have two ways to obtain food: convincing a human you are starving to death and must be fed *NOW*; and hunting for it oneself. The following are guidelines for getting fed.
a) When the humans are eating, make sure you leave the tip of your tail in their dishes when they are not looking.
b) Never eat food from your own bowl if you can steal some from the table.
c) Never drink from your own water bowl if a human's glass is full enough to drink from.
d) Should you catch something of your own outside, it is only polite to attempt to get to know it. Be insistent--your food will usually not be so polite and try to leave.
e) Table scraps are delicacies with which the humans are unfortunately unwilling to readily part. It is beneath the Dignity of a cat to beg outright for food as lower forms of life such as dogs will, but several techniques exist for ensuring that the humans don't forget you exist. These include, but are not limited to: jumping onto the lap of the "softest" human and purring loudly; lying down in the doorway between the dining room and the kitchen, the Direct Stare, and twining around people's legs as they sit and eat while meowing plaintively.
SLEEPING:As mentioned above, in order to have enough energy for playing, a cat must get plenty of sleep. It is generally not difficult to find a comfortable place to curl up. Any place a human likes to sit is good, especially if it contrasts with your fur color.
If it's in a sunbeam or near a heating duct or radiator, so much the better. Of course, good places also exist outdoors, but have the disadvantages of being seasonal and dependent on current and previous weather conditions such as rain. Open windows are a good compromise.
SCRATCHING POSTS: It is advised that cats use any scratching post the humans may provide. They are very protective of what they think is their property and will object strongly if they catch you sharpening your claws on it. Being sneaky and doing it when they aren't around won't help, as they are very observant. If you are an outdoor kitty, trees are good. Sharpening your claws on a human is a definite no-no!
HUMANS:Humans have three primary functions: to feed us, to play with and give attention to us, and to clean the litter box. It is important to maintain one's Dignity when around humans so that they will not forget who is the master of the house. Humans need to know basic rules. They can be taught if you start early and are consistent.
You will then have a smooth-running household.
Some people would complain even if you hang them with a new rope
It turns out my flatmate has given the cat a collar, with a contact tel no on it, so that any owner can get in touch. But I don't think anyone owns it. It's a drag.
I'm sorry to sound unsympathetic but I thought this was a stray and indepenent minded. It's like a woman banging Russell Brand and finding he's outside her window at three in the morning with a rose and a ghetto blaster playing Peter Gabriel.
It's like a woman banging Russell Brand and finding he's outside her window at three in the morning with a rose and a ghetto blaster playing Peter Gabriel.
my boss (again) changing the hours that I'm supposed to work...see this, Fred? this is my schedule. this is my free time. THAT is when I can work...not at this time.
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I haven't listened to my car radio in years. Today I turned on the car radio and quickly realized why I never listen to the car radio. Why do radio stations insist on playing commercials with horns honking, tires squealing and cars crashing into each other? Do they not realize most people are probably driving and noises like that can be a distraction? Back to listening to cds. The music is better anyway.
Some people would complain even if you hang them with a new rope
People who walk down the street reading emails or texting on their telephone without paying any attention to where they are going. The streets of Chicago can get pretty busy yet people walk down the street with their head down staring at whatever communication devise they have expecting everyone else to step out of their way. Is it really necessary to be in 24/7 contact with the rest of the world. Are the messages you are getting that interesting that they must be read the second they arrive in your inbox. I have no doubt that emergency rooms have received patients who tripped and fell or ran into something because they weren't paying any attention to where they were going while playing with their phone.
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when my friends and I ask for a new pot of tea, 'cause the one they gave us came cold, and the server come back with an equally cold pot.
when the girl I'm ordering food from says "Um" about 40 times in the space of a minute, and then the delivery guy she sends has to call me about 5 times for directions after I've given detailed ones many many times.
when the RA of my floor comes to do "safety checks" of our suites and proceeds to throw everything out of our closets and drawers, and doesn't help clean up. X-(
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EDIT: not directed solely at you, Pen'... ;%
Roger Moore 1927-2017
AHAHAHA thanks for the much needed chuckle, Nap :x
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Stand Pope Benedict XVI in front of her and he'd mutter, "Holy mother of.... F... me, she's gorgeous!" under his breath.
It's just, sometimes a father is blind to these things....
Roger Moore 1927-2017
when I've spent most of the evening (last night) and a few hours this morning clearing space for, and installing a new computer game, only to put it in and get a "this program has stopped working" message. X-( X-( X-( X-( X-(
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Roger Moore 1927-2017
Don't fret, NP....you still have the pope!
Actually, she's three and a half, and very impressionable.
But she is gorgeous.
hey that's no. 50
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Notice I didn't say "ectually"
;% Sorry LN, was getting you confused with Little Nellie on the Absolutely Conspiracy Theory website, of which I am also a member. Now Little Nellie's daughter.... woah there!
Roger Moore 1927-2017
Rick Roberts doesn't have pet peeves, he has great, gigantic, terrifying peeves...
Roger Moore 1927-2017
Why don't you defect, Pen?
My pet peeve is more literal. For a time we've had this black and white cat scavenging food, nicking it from our cat's dish when we leave the back door open. But over the hot summer, when my flatmate Danny was away, I decided to be nice to it and give it some food so it didn't have to sneak about, and gave it a stroke. It was obviously a stray.
Now we can't get rid of the bugger! It has set up shop in our garden and won't be got rid of. When I come down in the morning, it's there, standing on its hindlegs up against the glass doors and demanding food with a sense of entitlement. When it senses food is unforthcoming, its expression resembles that of Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army, and you can see its eyes narrow. It kips in our garden, on alert for any human presence and seems to have nowhere else to go. What's more, it's an eating machine. You give it some, it wants more. It's not thin or emaciated, far from it.
A further development this morning. It has a collar! So it belongs to someone else! Why aren't they feeding it?
Roger Moore 1927-2017
oh yes. many times
if he keeps this up, I will
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Looks like Nap has been adopted by a cat. Read these cat rules and you'll be fine Nap:
DOORS:Do not allow closed doors in any room. To get door opened, stand on hind legs and hammer with forepaws. Once door is opened, it is not necessary to use it. After you have ordered an "outside" door opened, stand halfway in and out and think about several things. This is particularly important during very cold weather, rain, snow, or mosquito season. Swinging doors are to be avoided at all costs.
CHAIRS and RUGS: If you have to throw up, get to a chair quickly. If you cannot manage in time, get to an Oriental rug. If there is no Oriental rug, shag is good. When throwing up on the carpet, make sure you back up so that it is as long as the human's bare foot.
BATHROOMS:Always accompany guests to the bathroom. It is not necessary to do anything -- just sit and stare.
HAMPERING:If one of your humans is engaged in some close activity and the other is idle, stay with the busy one. This is called "helping", otherwise known as "hampering". Following are the rules for "hampering":
a) When supervising cooking, sit just behind the left heel of the cook. You cannot be seen and thereby stand a better chance of being stepped on and then picked up and comforted.
b) For book readers, get in close under the chin, between eyes and book, unless you can lie across the book itself.
c) For knitting projects or paperwork, lie on the work in the most appropriate manner so as to obscure as much of the work or at least the most important part. Pretend to doze, but every so often reach out and slap the pencil or knitting needles. The worker may try to distract you; ignore it. Remember, the aim is to hamper work.
Embroidery and needlepoint projects make great hammocks in spite of what the humans may tell you.
d) For people paying bills (monthly activity) or working on income taxes or Christmas cards (annual activity), keep in mind the aim -- to hamper! First, sit on the paper being worked on. When dislodged, watch sadly from the side of the table. When activity proceeds nicely, roll around on the papers, scattering them to the best of your ability. After being removed for the second time, push pens, pencils, and erasers off the table, one at a time.
e) When a human is holding the newspaper in front of him/her, be sure to jump on the back of the paper. They love to jump too.
WALKING:As often as possible, dart quickly and as close as possible in front of the human, especially: on stairs, when they have something in their arms, in the dark, and when they first get up in the morning. This will help their coordination skills.
BEDTIME:Always sleep on the human at night so s/he cannot move around.
PLAY:This is an important part of your life. Get enough sleep in the daytime so you are fresh for your nocturnal games. Below are listed several favorite cat games that you can play. It is important though to maintain one's Dignity at all times. If you should have an accident during play, such as falling off a chair, immediately wash a part of your body as if to say "I MEANT to do that!" It fools those humans every time.
CAT GAMES:
"Catch Mouse": The humans would have you believe that those lumps under the covers are their feet and hands. They are lying. They are actually Bed Mice, rumored to be the most delicious of all the mice in the world, though no cat has ever been able to catch one. Rumor also has it that only the most ferocious attack can stun them long enough for you to dive under the covers to get them. Maybe YOU can be the first to taste the Bed Mouse!
"King of the Hill": This game must be played with at least one other cat. The more, the merrier! One or both of the sleeping humans is Hill 303 which must be defended at all costs from the other cat(s). Anything goes. This game allows for the development of unusual tactics as one must take the unstable playing theater into account.
WARNING: Playing either of these games to excess will result in expulsion from the bed and possibly from the bedroom. Should the humans grow restless, immediately begin purring and cuddle up to them.
This should buy you some time until they fall asleep again. If one happens to be on a human when this occurs, this cat wins the round of King of the Hill.
TOYS:
Any small item is a potential toy. If a human tries to confiscate it, this means that it is a Good Toy. Run with it under the bed. Look suitably outraged when the human grabs you and takes it away.
Always watch where it is put so you can steal it later. Two reliable sources of toys are dresser tops and wastebaskets. There are several types of cat toys.
Bright shiny things like keys, brooches, or coins should be hidden so that the other cat(s) or humans can't play with them. They are generally good for playing hockey with on uncarpeted floors.
Dangly and/or string-like things such as shoelaces, cords, gold chains, and dental floss also make excellent toys. They are favorites of humans who like to drag them across the floor for us to pounce on. When a string is dragged under a newspaper or throw rug, it magically becomes the Paper/Rug Mouse and should be killed at all costs. Take care, though. Humans are sneaky and will try to make you lose your Dignity.
PAPER BAGS: Within paper bags dwell the Bag Mice. They are small and camouflaged to be the same color as the bag, so they are hard to see. But you can easily hear the crinkling noises they make as they scurry around the bag. Anything, up to and including shredding the bag, can be done to kill them. Note: any other cat you may find in a bag hunting for Bag Mice is fair game for a Sneak Attack, which will usually result in a great Tag match.
FOOD:In order to get the energy to sleep, play, and hamper, a cat must eat. Eating, however, is only half the fun. The other half is getting the food. Cats have two ways to obtain food: convincing a human you are starving to death and must be fed *NOW*; and hunting for it oneself. The following are guidelines for getting fed.
a) When the humans are eating, make sure you leave the tip of your tail in their dishes when they are not looking.
b) Never eat food from your own bowl if you can steal some from the table.
c) Never drink from your own water bowl if a human's glass is full enough to drink from.
d) Should you catch something of your own outside, it is only polite to attempt to get to know it. Be insistent--your food will usually not be so polite and try to leave.
e) Table scraps are delicacies with which the humans are unfortunately unwilling to readily part. It is beneath the Dignity of a cat to beg outright for food as lower forms of life such as dogs will, but several techniques exist for ensuring that the humans don't forget you exist. These include, but are not limited to: jumping onto the lap of the "softest" human and purring loudly; lying down in the doorway between the dining room and the kitchen, the Direct Stare, and twining around people's legs as they sit and eat while meowing plaintively.
SLEEPING:As mentioned above, in order to have enough energy for playing, a cat must get plenty of sleep. It is generally not difficult to find a comfortable place to curl up. Any place a human likes to sit is good, especially if it contrasts with your fur color.
If it's in a sunbeam or near a heating duct or radiator, so much the better. Of course, good places also exist outdoors, but have the disadvantages of being seasonal and dependent on current and previous weather conditions such as rain. Open windows are a good compromise.
SCRATCHING POSTS: It is advised that cats use any scratching post the humans may provide. They are very protective of what they think is their property and will object strongly if they catch you sharpening your claws on it. Being sneaky and doing it when they aren't around won't help, as they are very observant. If you are an outdoor kitty, trees are good. Sharpening your claws on a human is a definite no-no!
HUMANS:Humans have three primary functions: to feed us, to play with and give attention to us, and to clean the litter box. It is important to maintain one's Dignity when around humans so that they will not forget who is the master of the house. Humans need to know basic rules. They can be taught if you start early and are consistent.
You will then have a smooth-running household.
It turns out my flatmate has given the cat a collar, with a contact tel no on it, so that any owner can get in touch. But I don't think anyone owns it. It's a drag.
I'm sorry to sound unsympathetic but I thought this was a stray and indepenent minded. It's like a woman banging Russell Brand and finding he's outside her window at three in the morning with a rose and a ghetto blaster playing Peter Gabriel.
Roger Moore 1927-2017
thank you, Nap, for that terrifying image
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Roger Moore 1927-2017
my boss (again) changing the hours that I'm supposed to work...see this, Fred? this is my schedule. this is my free time. THAT is when I can work...not at this time.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HopA_Oh46M
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
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