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GypsyDeath
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 Posted - 06/17/2004 : 08:39:38
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SO, yesterday I was sitting at the bus stop, awaiting my chariot home, whe I decided to have a cigarette.
I took the cig out of the packet, brang towards my mouth, and took the lighter which my mum had bought me back from Corfu to it.
The next thing I know, I can smell singing, and i think, "oh, must just be a bit of hair getting caught - ya know, how it usually does".
This is when I realise that my hair is on fire. In a panic I manically start slapping my head to put it out. As I slap my head and pull my hand away, clumps of hair are coming away with it, and I can see ash falling.
Now any girls, or anyone with long hair will understand how terrifying this is.
That is when i suddenly brush my hand against my eyebrows to realise they feel like they too have been burnt.
The fire has gone out by now, but im still pulling clumps of hair from my scalp, and maddly feeling how far back this has gone.
Some lovely guy at the bus stop tries to take some of the ash out of my hair, and askes if im ok.
Im not entirely sure what happened, it was just a little fire ball.
Forutunately, i have incredibly thick hair, and so you cant really notice it, but all down my left hand side theres little bits of hair where there used to be long hair. My eyelashes which were very long, are now, i guess normal length, and my eyebrow on one side is much thinner and shorter than the other.
Thankfully, my hair grows very quickly, and i have to change the side which i usually have my hair over my face... but fuck me was that scary.
Anyway, thought id share that all with you to give you a bit of a chuckle, and also because im avoiding doing college work, as you may have noticed from my extravagant posting today.
So any other fire related stories of that sort?
I bet you never thought your movie would turn out this way
You crossed the other way, youd hope i wouldnt see you, you say youre doing fine, but thats not what it looks like, your undercovers on...
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 08:56:23
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That was scary/funny.
Related story: when I was in secondary school, we went on a school trip to Greece, and I had a friend of mine who smoked (well at least he tried to, that was quite ugly to see, he couldn't actually smoke and drooled on his cigarette). Obviously his parents didn't know about it as he was only 12 years old. So one day he lit a cigarette, but he had suffered from nosebleed and had cotton up his nose. Guess what happened then... the cotton took fire, and the guy went back home a few days later with a burnt nostril. Don't know how he explained that to his parents.
Denis
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 09:05:49
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benji
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 09:08:30
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a good friend of mine at highschool was lighting a bombfire for guy fawkes many years ago and it wouldn't start so he poured petrol on it and knealt down and lit it....
you can imagine what happened.
he's now a stunt man in movies.
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 09:12:32
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Ahahaha!
Sound familiar Dean?
My bro did that and ran around like a maniac for a few minutes.
(funny he never stopped dropped and rolled)
I was yelling at him "You're not on fire Steve, you're not on fire!"
Until I just sat back and laughed and enjoyed the show.
I think that happens lots though.
My dad almost burnt down a campground pouring gas on the fire
from a 5 gallon jerry can... |
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 09:16:49
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Some crazy Italian twin friends in college played a prank on the asshole frat boys living in the dormitory room a floor below them. The dorm building was about 15 stories, and had very wide floor to ceiling windows. They had some lighter fluid (butane) in a bottle, which they poured down the outside of the bottom of their window. Surface tension kept the fluid streaming down the side of the window beneath them. They struck a match and -voila!- the dipshits' window was a wall of flame. Nobody was hurt.
I saw all of this from the outside while having dinner in the cafeteria. I found out later what had happened. I imagine the frat dudes were pretty freaked out.
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 10:09:56
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Sound familiar? You mean bursting into flames whilst dancing?
Jen, pop on ICQ when you have a sec...
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fudd
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 11:13:42
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| I saw a band once with Kat Bjelland's husband in it, i can't remember his name or the band. He lit his hair on fire several times, and put it out by shaking it. Once it didn't go out though, and he had to pour beer on it. |
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 11:15:36
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 11:59:15
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One for Malax: The difference between me and you is that I'm not on fire. Heh heh. Mel, you musta felt stupid...
The first time I tried smoking I passed the cigarette back to my friend and spilled this big pile of ash on another friends lap. He shrieked a little, but nothing too exciting.
 "It's a far cry from small boys in the park, jumpers for goalposts. Isn't it? Mmmmm. Marvellous." |
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GypsyDeath
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 12:00:21
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that was crap chesy. thats not a fire related story. lame ass!
Have you noticed im stalking you?
I bet you never thought your movie would turn out this way
You crossed the other way, youd hope i wouldnt see you, you say youre doing fine, but thats not what it looks like, your undercovers on...
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 12:05:16
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It was ash, so its close... It was the best I could do under difficult circumstances!
I always wanted a stalker anyway, so be my guest. Ack, you know where I live! Cripes.
"It's a far cry from small boys in the park, jumpers for goalposts. Isn't it? Mmmmm. Marvellous." |
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GypsyDeath
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 12:07:06
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haha, and i have your number!!! mwahahahaha
Well, ok, i dont, but i have access to it!
I bet you never thought your movie would turn out this way
You crossed the other way, youd hope i wouldnt see you, you say youre doing fine, but thats not what it looks like, your undercovers on...
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 12:11:09
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Awk! Really? No, you don't... Do you?
You have me worried now.
"It's a far cry from small boys in the park, jumpers for goalposts. Isn't it? Mmmmm. Marvellous." |
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TarTar
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 12:13:33
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Well, at least you don't have to go for the Sinnead look. Maybe you can start a new look altogether.
When you said, "I smelled singing" I read that like vocals singing, and was like, "Huh? What does singing smell like?"
"You gotta watch the mota, Thurston. Yr fuckin memory just goes out the window." |
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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 12:15:14
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I have two friends that are total pyros, one of them set the principal's desk on fire in grade 12 (he was drunk at the time), it was put out before it really got going (5 day suspension);and the other set his locker on fire with many, many books in it, that was a bad one because they had to call the fire department, he was expelled.
"Here today, Guano tomorrow" |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 12:29:34
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We lit the gas taps every now and then... Oh, the joys of school.
"It's a far cry from small boys in the park, jumpers for goalposts. Isn't it? Mmmmm. Marvellous." |
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fudd
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 12:53:27
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quote:
Originally posted by Carolynanna
several times?
Yes, he did it on purpose. I think it was to distract people so they wouldn't notice how crummy his guitar playing was. |
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 13:00:59
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quote:
Originally posted by shineoftheever
I have two friends that are total pyros, one of them set the principal's desk on fire in grade 12 (he was drunk at the time), it was put out before it really got going (5 day suspension);and the other set his locker on fire with many, many books in it, that was a bad one because they had to call the fire department, he was expelled.
"Here today, Guano tomorrow"
You guys are out of control.
We used to just superglue their stuff to their desks. |
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 13:02:09
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Oh. Speaking of bands and fire, we have an Arp 2600 (grey face) that my husband purchased through the classifieds in Chicago from a preacher. The case is all ratty and torn and singed around the edges.
Apparently, in the days before he turned to fire and brimstone, he used to play the Arp and would set it on fire at every show. It's a fine line, I tell ya!
Do you guys know we just passed thru a BLACK HOLE in space? |
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The King Of Karaoke
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 13:32:34
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Okay, here's the set up:
Once when I was about twelve(and going through bit of a pyro stage) my little brother Joshua, my friends and I, were sitting in my front yard experimenting with Zippo lighter fluid (We were into firecrackers had are own zippos, the works). We discovered that if you squirt a little lighter fluid on your finger and light it, you can let it burn for a bit then shake it out with out suffering any ill effects.
After doing this a few times and having loads of fun, my little brother wants to try. I'm not one to exclude a portly goofy family member from my childhood games so I oblige by I dousing his entire hand with lighter fluid and setting it a flame.
Now picture this:
Brother with hand in flames initially smilling in amazement.
Brother with hand in flames shakes hand but hand is still in flames...still smiling.
Brother with hand in flames shakes hand but hand is still in flames...look of panic overtakes his portly little face.
Brother with hand in flames shakes hand franticly while jumping in circles all around the front yard.
Older brother (and friends) tackle the fat little bastard and smother the flames out.
Result?
No "pudgy hand" harm done, little brother pretending it was fun to hold onto what little cool he thought he had left and Nana sitting inside watching "All In The Family". Older portly brother decides " Lets go Josh, I think it's time for a fudgcicle and Cheese its, break."
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 13:35:26
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The King Of Karaoke
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 13:48:13
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Playing Atari 2600, watching The Hulk, and eating cheese its were our favorite activities. That and setting each other on fire.
But I hit puberty and overcame. So did my fat little brother. He and I live together when i ahd my first apartment. I was 19 and he was 15. I put him on what affectionately come to be known as the "WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO BUY FOOD!!!!" diet. because that's what he used to scream at me whenever I got home from work. I told him "What are you bitching about? You've dropped thiry five pounds and you have all these hot high school chicks calling here." I'm still not sure how he met all the hot high school chicks bercause he wasn't showing up at the place that frequently.
Tough times yeah, but they made us better men.
You know cause we're not fat anymore.
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"Next the statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception." : Mark Twain. The Mysterious Stranger 1916.
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 13:50:59
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not fat definitely equals better
so, as a fan of the Hulk tv show, what did you think of the movie? |
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The King Of Karaoke
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 13:51:57
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Ahh..i ain't fixin' all them damn typo's.
if Gypsy doesn't care to then neither do I.
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"Next the statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception." : Mark Twain. The Mysterious Stranger 1916.
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The King Of Karaoke
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 13:56:35
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I personally loved the movie, but I can understand where some people would think it sucks. Most people need an explosion every couple of minutes to keep the happy. I hope they make another, now that they have the set up out of the way they can maybe do something a little more busy. They could lose Bana though. Keep your girlfriend of couse.
Even though I like Janeane's style what's her name is just plain hot!
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"Next the statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception." : Mark Twain. The Mysterious Stranger 1916.
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 14:01:47
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yeah, i wish i could say the same. i'd rather watch an episode of the tv show than see the movie again. they should have just used a real person. and the split-screen stuff was horrible. totally took you out of the movie.
but i'm not going to argue about jennifer connelly, in anything. |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 15:35:34
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Yet another reason why I'm glad I don't smoke.
Cattle in Korea / They can really moo. |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 15:38:37
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Fire at the Bus Stop! Fire at the, Taco Bell!
"It's a far cry from small boys in the park, jumpers for goalposts. Isn't it? Mmmmm. Marvellous." |
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 15:39:35
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haha! you git! i told you we shared genes! i was just about to quote that very line!
classic album.
I am my only god, ha ha ha ha ha ha |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/18/2004 : 02:49:41
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The exact same thing happened to me Mel. Unfortunately there is a patch where the hair won't grow back.
Mr Mr, you're on fire Mr!
Listen to Nine Black Alps. |
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GypsyDeath
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Posted - 06/18/2004 : 02:53:51
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That cheeseman, was wher ethe title came from, yes.
Sharing genes with simon, aye? you poor thing cheesy.
KoK - woohoo, go Typos, I could start my own cult - Typo cult. first rule - do not proof read.
Man, im glad that didnt happen to me mike!id cry!!! my hair my hair!!!!
I bet you never thought your movie would turn out this way
You crossed the other way, youd hope i wouldnt see you, you say youre doing fine, but thats not what it looks like, your undercovers on...
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/18/2004 : 03:36:21
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Yeah it happened to me in a club.
"Fire in the disco!" they cried!
Listen to Nine Black Alps. |
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GypsyDeath
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Posted - 06/18/2004 : 04:36:04
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hahaa. IM sorry, i shouldnt laugh. but im going too.
I bet you never thought your movie would turn out this way
You crossed the other way, youd hope i wouldnt see you, you say youre doing fine, but thats not what it looks like, your undercovers on...
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/18/2004 : 04:39:50
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It's OK Mel, I've had it all my life.
Listen to Nine Black Alps. |
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Drop-In Centre
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Posted - 06/18/2004 : 08:45:09
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Oh wow, that must have been so embarrasing. Im glad you are ok. I dontknow you, but, well, im glad youre ok!
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