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Old 05-28-2008, 11:05 PM   #1
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A 'cane? wen duz come de 'cane?

Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly,
Edouard, Fay, Gustav, Hanna, Ike,
Josephine, Kyle, Laura, Marco,
Nana, Omar, Paloma, Rene, Sally,
Teddy, Vicky, and Wilfred
are the hurricanes for the 2008 that starts this weekend.
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Old 05-28-2008, 11:08 PM   #2
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When do I get to be a hurricane?
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Old 05-29-2008, 07:02 AM   #3
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I want to be one too!
I think Paloma sounds the meanest. But Bertha sounds the wettest.

Hmmmm - I wonder if I can get odds on that?
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Old 05-29-2008, 10:25 AM   #4
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I want to be one too!
Bottle it and never again worry about high gas prices. Also called renewable energy.
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Old 05-29-2008, 11:35 AM   #5
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I notice the list does not include a Hillary, John, or Obama.
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Old 05-29-2008, 12:27 PM   #6
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What's the next level of wind speed above hurricane?
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Old 05-29-2008, 12:59 PM   #7
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Political Speech
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Old 05-29-2008, 01:44 PM   #8
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Political Speech
That's what I was thinking, but I couldn't remember the technical term.
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Old 05-30-2008, 01:26 PM   #9
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Oh, I dunno... "When iz kommingk Easter?"
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Old 07-23-2008, 11:27 AM   #10
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Dolly!
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Old 07-23-2008, 12:24 PM   #11
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I believe you mean, "Hello, Dolly!"
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Old 07-23-2008, 12:55 PM   #12
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Oh My Golly, - Here comes Dolly!
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Old 07-23-2008, 12:56 PM   #13
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Dolly is really... D'oh!
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Old 07-23-2008, 01:21 PM   #14
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Hey SamIam! Check pm.
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Old 07-23-2008, 02:20 PM   #15
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Hey SamIam! Check pm.
Coming from an acknowedged master of out of context posts, I rank this one as 8/10. Nice work.
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