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Advising Elf
Rohan
Apr 17 2007, 5:08pm
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Wholeheartedly agree with that. //
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Prayers and heart-felt sympathy to Virginia Tech Students, Families, and Staff.
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grammaboodawg
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Apr 17 2007, 9:21am
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What leads a person to commit such an act?
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Noneoftheabove
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Apr 17 2007, 10:25am
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Humanity's still OK; just a few individuals are depraved.
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L. Ron Halfelven
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Apr 17 2007, 11:46am
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Thanks for that insight.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Apr 17 2007, 2:26pm
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And you're absolutely right, it is easy to focus on the horrible.
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Noneoftheabove
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Apr 17 2007, 2:47pm
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The tragedy isn't that one individual was depraved
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FarFromHome
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Apr 17 2007, 4:11pm
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The root of the problem is simple...
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Aragorn'sSexyScar
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Apr 17 2007, 4:45pm
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Coincidentally, I'm 42.
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GaladrielTX
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Apr 17 2007, 6:19pm
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I'm not so sure it's that simple.
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Tintallė
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Apr 17 2007, 6:26pm
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and that....
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Magpie
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Apr 17 2007, 6:35pm
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This is the first time
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Ataahua
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Apr 17 2007, 7:39pm
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Very well said, Tintalle
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Apr 18 2007, 12:52pm
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Well..
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Darkstone
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Apr 17 2007, 6:33pm
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Yet, you wouldn't use a semi-automatic weapon
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Rivendweller
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Apr 17 2007, 8:01pm
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Nope
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Darkstone
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Apr 17 2007, 8:06pm
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Plus...
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Darkstone
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Apr 17 2007, 8:18pm
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I understand
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Rivendweller
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Apr 17 2007, 8:29pm
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Well....
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Darkstone
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Apr 17 2007, 8:54pm
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Agree about the mental health system
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Morwen
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Apr 17 2007, 9:06pm
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sorry... just can't buy this:
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Magpie
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Apr 17 2007, 9:15pm
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Like I said...
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Darkstone
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Apr 17 2007, 9:27pm
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okay... suffiently calmed
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Magpie
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Apr 17 2007, 10:21pm
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Well
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Darkstone
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Apr 17 2007, 11:08pm
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I worked with K-2
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Magpie
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Apr 18 2007, 1:02am
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One of the unwritten laws of American politics . . .
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Pukel-man
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Apr 17 2007, 9:38pm
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That's
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Aerlinn
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Apr 18 2007, 3:00pm
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Yes, but the threat is there!
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Aragorn'sSexyScar
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Apr 18 2007, 3:31pm
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I'm staying resolutely away from the public-policy debate...
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L. Ron Halfelven
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Apr 17 2007, 6:21pm
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Thanks for putting this in perspective, L. Ron,
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Patty
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Apr 17 2007, 4:38pm
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There is some good in this world... and it's worth fighting for
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grammaboodawg
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Apr 17 2007, 2:38pm
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Horrible news
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Owlyross
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Apr 17 2007, 10:34am
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Actually, tighter controls are part of the reason this tragedy is so bad.
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Advising Elf
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Apr 17 2007, 1:31pm
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It's a complex problem, for sure
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FarFromHome
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Apr 17 2007, 2:42pm
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I don't see it as so complex at all
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linkin-artelf
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Apr 17 2007, 3:07pm
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The media and gun control advocates got the jump "pushing their agenda" first.
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Advising Elf
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Apr 17 2007, 4:40pm
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Well, I certainly hope for America's sake
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FarFromHome
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Apr 17 2007, 5:01pm
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I appreciate your understanding.
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Advising Elf
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Apr 17 2007, 5:07pm
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Not really.
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Aerin
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Apr 17 2007, 11:28pm
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Well...
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Darkstone
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Apr 17 2007, 5:43pm
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I sometimes forget
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FarFromHome
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Apr 17 2007, 6:08pm
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That's funny.
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Darkstone
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Apr 17 2007, 6:20pm
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Good point!
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FarFromHome
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Apr 17 2007, 9:07pm
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Sometimes I watch those movies about the wild west...
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Magpie
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Apr 17 2007, 6:26pm
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Wow!
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Owlyross
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Apr 18 2007, 7:47am
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It's a subject of which I know
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Magpie
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Apr 18 2007, 12:47pm
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Thanks for the story
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Owlyross
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Apr 18 2007, 1:01pm
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You have only to look at Washington, D.C.,
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GaladrielTX
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Apr 17 2007, 6:14pm
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I must say
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Donry
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Apr 17 2007, 3:33pm
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Well...
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Darkstone
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Apr 17 2007, 3:55pm
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Wholeheartedly agree with that. //
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Advising Elf
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Apr 17 2007, 5:08pm
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And that demonstrates two things
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linkin-artelf
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Apr 17 2007, 5:18pm
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It was the police that didn't stop the killing...
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Advising Elf
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Apr 17 2007, 5:31pm
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Right
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linkin-artelf
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Apr 17 2007, 5:44pm
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In response to your comment about the killer rampaging without a gun
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'esquey
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Apr 17 2007, 10:21pm
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Guns make it easier to kill people.
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N.E. Brigand
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Apr 17 2007, 11:20pm
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Depends
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Darkstone
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Apr 17 2007, 11:51pm
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Link inside.
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Advising Elf
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Apr 17 2007, 4:27pm
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That wording in article is so biased
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linkin-artelf
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Apr 17 2007, 5:09pm
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The Fraser Institute
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FarFromHome
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Apr 17 2007, 5:21pm
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Not to drag this off on a tangent
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RosieLass
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Apr 17 2007, 5:25pm
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Well, alcohol and cars are banned
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FarFromHome
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Apr 17 2007, 5:32pm
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In fact
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RosieLass
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Apr 17 2007, 5:36pm
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Why don't we ban crime instead of guns? //
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Advising Elf
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Apr 17 2007, 5:39pm
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I don't know if you're joking, AE...
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RosieLass
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Apr 17 2007, 5:44pm
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It's a joke that isn't a joke.
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Advising Elf
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Apr 17 2007, 6:16pm
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That's no tangent. MADD reports
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Advising Elf
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Apr 17 2007, 5:34pm
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The difference lies in the intended use
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linkin-artelf
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Apr 17 2007, 5:37pm
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Maybe the U.N. should start a donkey safety course. //
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Advising Elf
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Apr 17 2007, 5:41pm
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Just for general edification,
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Ataahua
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Apr 17 2007, 7:37pm
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Agreed.
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Darkstone
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Apr 17 2007, 7:16pm
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But alcohol has been a staple of human existence
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FarFromHome
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Apr 17 2007, 9:17pm
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Well...
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Darkstone
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Apr 17 2007, 9:32pm
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I did rush in my choice of references.
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Advising Elf
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Apr 17 2007, 5:38pm
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I don't want to start a gun control debate
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Owlyross
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Apr 17 2007, 5:11pm
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That's a decidedly peculiar way of not starting a debate./
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L. Ron Halfelven
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Apr 17 2007, 5:58pm
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You're right
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Owlyross
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Apr 18 2007, 8:32am
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As I stand with one foot firmly planted on each side of the debate,
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Apr 17 2007, 7:06pm
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Well said, Aunt Dora
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Morwen
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Apr 17 2007, 7:53pm
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Hear, hear!
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Lossefalme
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Apr 18 2007, 3:34pm
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The sad thing about this situation
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linkin-artelf
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Apr 18 2007, 6:49pm
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In response...
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Lossefalme
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Apr 18 2007, 7:53pm
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Applause!
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Apr 18 2007, 8:07pm
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That's where I'm coming from.
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Lossefalme
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Apr 18 2007, 8:32pm
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The Prince of Pompadoodle
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Apr 18 2007, 8:52pm
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Perfect!
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Lossefalme
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Apr 18 2007, 9:18pm
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I like that expression - roots and wings
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linkin-artelf
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Apr 18 2007, 8:59pm
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Totally OT,
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Lossefalme
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Apr 18 2007, 9:20pm
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No, can't claim it as mine
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linkin-artelf
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Apr 18 2007, 9:57pm
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I am like you, on the outside looking in
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linkin-artelf
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Apr 18 2007, 8:32pm
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That's part of the reason I qualified my response.
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Lossefalme
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Apr 18 2007, 8:47pm
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Wow. So arming the public with even more guns will prevent gun deaths?
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'esquey
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Apr 17 2007, 8:43pm
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No one is suggesting that everyone should run out a buy a gun.
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RosieLass
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Apr 17 2007, 8:48pm
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It may not make the world safer
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'esquey
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Apr 17 2007, 8:50pm
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The number of deaths is irrelevant.
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RosieLass
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Apr 17 2007, 9:07pm
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I do hope
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FarFromHome
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Apr 17 2007, 9:43pm
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Well..
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Darkstone
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Apr 17 2007, 10:01pm
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Well, well. . .
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Advising Elf
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Apr 18 2007, 1:38pm
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Orr..
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'esquey
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Apr 18 2007, 2:05pm
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Well
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Darkstone
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Apr 18 2007, 3:45pm
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It is a moral issue in the sense that...
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RosieLass
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Apr 17 2007, 10:05pm
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Weapons of mass destruction?
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N.E. Brigand
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Apr 17 2007, 9:59pm
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Of course.
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RosieLass
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Apr 17 2007, 10:08pm
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The number of deaths is irrelevant?!?!
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'esquey
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Apr 17 2007, 10:10pm
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For one thing
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houndrock
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Apr 17 2007, 10:12pm
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I apologize to 'esquey.
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RosieLass
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Apr 17 2007, 10:29pm
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And regarding my country...
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'esquey
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Apr 17 2007, 10:30pm
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psst, 'esquey
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linkin-artelf
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Apr 18 2007, 6:24am
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Thanks so much!
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'esquey
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Apr 18 2007, 2:06pm
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I don't understand
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Owlyross
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Apr 18 2007, 7:56am
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A comment about rights in general. . .
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Advising Elf
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Apr 18 2007, 2:56pm
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I totally agree with you /nt
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Owlyross
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Apr 18 2007, 3:24pm
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Not so sure.
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DownfallenWest
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Apr 19 2007, 3:44pm
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sad day for VA (and the world)
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a.s.
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Apr 17 2007, 10:51am
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Very sad
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KmK
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Apr 17 2007, 12:01pm
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It is so hard to understand
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Rivendweller
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Apr 17 2007, 12:01pm
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So very sad.
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White Gull
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Apr 17 2007, 2:59pm
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oh.... lovely
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grammaboodawg
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Apr 19 2007, 4:16pm
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Shocking and horrifying
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Ciars
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Apr 17 2007, 4:17pm
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A native Montrealer is among the dead...
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diedye
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Apr 17 2007, 4:47pm
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A horrible situation.
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RosieLass
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Apr 17 2007, 5:23pm
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BTW, in this thread,
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GaladrielTX
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Apr 17 2007, 6:15pm
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Out of ignorance.
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Advising Elf
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Apr 17 2007, 6:23pm
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Nope
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Darkstone
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Apr 17 2007, 6:27pm
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but...
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Magpie
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Apr 17 2007, 6:30pm
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*cough*nitpick*cough*...
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diedye
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Apr 17 2007, 6:37pm
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"VT" is correct.
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Aerin
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Apr 17 2007, 11:06pm
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I had a friend who attended years ago
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Lossefalme
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Apr 18 2007, 3:39pm
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A friendly reminder
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Altaira
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Apr 17 2007, 6:54pm
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Blanket comment: editing of comments about the value of others' comments is imminent {nt}
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Altaira
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Apr 17 2007, 9:26pm
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Such as, perhaps
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Aerlinn
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Apr 18 2007, 3:12pm
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It missed you even if you didn't miss it!
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L. Ron Halfelven
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Apr 18 2007, 3:18pm
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I agree with you on both points, L. Ron. //
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Lossefalme
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Apr 18 2007, 3:41pm
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I'm still waiting to hear
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Aerin
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Apr 17 2007, 11:37pm
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Well
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Darkstone
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Apr 17 2007, 11:57pm
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Whew!
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Aerin
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Apr 18 2007, 4:36am
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Thanks for the update.
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N.E. Brigand
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Apr 18 2007, 6:24am
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It's nice to hear some good news.
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Lossefalme
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Apr 18 2007, 3:43pm
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I am glad the people you
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Shadowfaxfan
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Apr 19 2007, 5:15am
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157 people died in bomb blasts in Iraq today
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Owlyross
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Apr 18 2007, 3:45pm
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I was thinking about that as I watched the news today and
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Lossefalme
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Apr 18 2007, 8:23pm
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Yes and no
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linkin-artelf
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Apr 18 2007, 8:54pm
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One way to get guns out of the hands of teenagers....
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Darkstone
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Apr 18 2007, 9:05pm
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I've seen the news and...
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elvenhobbit
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Apr 19 2007, 8:09pm
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My only response: Prayers and heart-felt sympathy to Virginia Tech Students, Families, and Staff and
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grammaboodawg
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Apr 20 2007, 10:52am
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Hear, hear, gramma
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Altaira
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Apr 20 2007, 3:23pm
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The film " Bobby" captures so much of todays grief, then and now...
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Rivendweller
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Apr 20 2007, 3:51pm
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Mods way up.
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linkin-artelf
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Apr 20 2007, 9:47pm
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This, this is what is needed
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mae govannen
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Apr 21 2007, 11:34am
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*tearing* This is wonderful... thank you //
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grammaboodawg
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Apr 21 2007, 11:45am
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Wow. Thank you so much. His words are as true today as they were then. //
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Lossefalme
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Apr 21 2007, 1:25pm
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Thank you, Rivendweller.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Apr 21 2007, 6:35pm
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Thanks, Gramma.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Apr 21 2007, 6:31pm
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