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Started by "George J. Dance
Fri, 15 Jul 2022 17:39
Re: Question of the Day: What great English writer...?
Author: "George J. Dance
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2022 17:39
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2022 17:39
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On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 6:50:33 PM UTC, NancyGene wrote: > More Hornblower: > > ("Beat to Quarters," p.238) "This Spanish way of making a show out of insanity and greatness was repulsive enough, but could be paralleled often enough in English history. One of the greatest writers of the English language, and a dignitary of the Church to boot, had once been shown in his dotage for a fee." Still no correct answer? This is obviously not a swift crowd.
Re: Question of the Day: What great English writer...?
Author: Ash Wurthing
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2022 15:12
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On Friday, July 15, 2022 at 5:39:47 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote: > On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 6:50:33 PM UTC, NancyGene wrote: > > More Hornblower: > > > > ("Beat to Quarters," p.238) "This Spanish way of making a show out of > insanity and greatness was repulsive enough, but could be paralleled > often enough in English history. One of the greatest writers of the > English language, and a dignitary of the Church to boot, had once been > shown in his dotage for a fee." > > Still no correct answer? > > This is obviously not a swift crowd. Lol! I didn't know it. But then I'm an unlettered heathen and not ashamed of it.
Re: Question of the Day: What great English writer...?
Author: parnellos.pizza@
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2022 22:51
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George J. Dance wrote: > On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 6:50:33 PM UTC, NancyGene wrote: > > > More Hornblower: > > > > ("Beat to Quarters," p.238) "This Spanish way of making a show out of > insanity and greatness was repulsive enough, but could be paralleled > often enough in English history. One of the greatest writers of the > English language, and a dignitary of the Church to boot, had once been > shown in his dotage for a fee." > Still no correct answer? > This is obviously not a swift crowd. I didn't notice the one, but I did correctly guess the one before, Edgar Allan Poe.
Re: Question of the Day: What great English writer...?
Author: parnellos.pizza@
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2022 23:53
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George J. Dance wrote: > On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 6:50:33 PM UTC, NancyGene wrote: > > > More Hornblower: > > > > ("Beat to Quarters," p.238) "This Spanish way of making a show out of > insanity and greatness was repulsive enough, but could be paralleled > often enough in English history. One of the greatest writers of the > English language, and a dignitary of the Church to boot, had once been > shown in his dotage for a fee." > Still no correct answer? > This is obviously not a swift crowd. Nancy Gene, take note. 🙂
Re: Question of the Day: What great English writer...?
Author: Will Dockery
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 13:05
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 13:05
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On Saturday, July 16, 2022 at 2:31:39 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote: > On 2022-07-15 6:51 p.m., W-Dockery wrote: > > George J. Dance wrote: > > > >> On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 6:50:33 PM UTC, NancyGene wrote: > >> > >> > More Hornblower: > >> > > >> > ("Beat to Quarters," p.238) "This Spanish way of making a show out > >> of insanity and greatness was repulsive enough, but could be > >> paralleled often enough in English history. One of the greatest > >> writers of the English language, and a dignitary of the Church to > >> boot, had once been shown in his dotage for a fee." > > > >> Still no correct answer? > > > >> This is obviously not a swift crowd. > > > > I didn't notice the one, but I did correctly guess the one before, Edgar > > Allan Poe. > I remember that. There was one in between, though; you probably skipped > it because there was something nasty about you in the subject line. I > don't remember the question, but the answer was John Todhunter. Of course, I wouldn't have gotten that answer anyway. 🙂
Re: Question of the Day: What great English writer...?
Author: Rachel
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 14:24
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 14:24
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On Saturday, July 16, 2022 at 2:10:15 PM UTC-7, Zod wrote: > George J. Dance wrote: > > > On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 6:50:33 PM UTC, NancyGene wrote: > > > > > More Hornblower: > > > > > > ("Beat to Quarters," p.238) "This Spanish way of making a show out of > > insanity and greatness was repulsive enough, but could be paralleled > > often enough in English history. One of the greatest writers of the > > English language, and a dignitary of the Church to boot, had once been > > shown in his dotage for a fee." > > > Still no correct answer? > > > This is obviously not a swift crowd. > Yo nailed it G.D. i was thinking about you... :) (i'm sorry :( ) it's a secret.
Re: Question of the Day: What great English writer...?
Author: "George J. Dance
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 14:31
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 14:31
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On 2022-07-15 6:51 p.m., W-Dockery wrote: > George J. Dance wrote: > >> On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 6:50:33 PM UTC, NancyGene wrote: >> >> > More Hornblower: >> > >> > ("Beat to Quarters," p.238) "This Spanish way of making a show out >> of insanity and greatness was repulsive enough, but could be >> paralleled often enough in English history. One of the greatest >> writers of the English language, and a dignitary of the Church to >> boot, had once been shown in his dotage for a fee." > >> Still no correct answer? > >> This is obviously not a swift crowd. > > I didn't notice the one, but I did correctly guess the one before, Edgar > Allan Poe. I remember that. There was one in between, though; you probably skipped it because there was something nasty about you in the subject line. I don't remember the question, but the answer was John Todhunter.
Re: Question of the Day: What great English writer...?
Author: ME
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 16:55
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 16:55
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On Friday, 15 July 2022 at 17:39:47 UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote: > On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 6:50:33 PM UTC, NancyGene wrote: > > More Hornblower: > > > > ("Beat to Quarters," p.238) "This Spanish way of making a show out of > insanity and greatness was repulsive enough, but could be paralleled > often enough in English history. One of the greatest writers of the > English language, and a dignitary of the Church to boot, had once been > shown in his dotage for a fee." > > Still no correct answer? > > This is obviously not a swift crowd. Just in case you missed that post, I submitted the correct answer s to NG
Re: Question of the Day: What great English writer...?
Author: Will Dockery
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 17:23
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 17:23
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On Saturday, July 16, 2022 at 7:55:17 PM UTC-4, ME wrote: > On Friday, 15 July 2022 at 17:39:47 UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote: > > On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 6:50:33 PM UTC, NancyGene wrote: > > > > More Hornblower: > > > > > > ("Beat to Quarters," p.238) "This Spanish way of making a show out of > > insanity and greatness was repulsive enough, but could be paralleled > > often enough in English history. One of the greatest writers of the > > English language, and a dignitary of the Church to boot, had once been > > shown in his dotage for a fee." > > > > Still no correct answer? > > > > This is obviously not a swift crowd. > Just in case you missed that post, I submitted the correct answer s to NG Congratulations, I gave the correct answer to the first one, in which the answer was Edgar Allan Poe. 🙂
Re: Question of the Day: What great English writer...?
Author: Rachel
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 17:55
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 17:55
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On Saturday, July 16, 2022 at 5:34:10 PM UTC-7, george...@yahoo.ca wrote: > On 2022-07-16 8:31 p.m., George J. Dance wrote: > > On 2022-07-16 7:55 p.m., ME wrote: > >> On Friday, 15 July 2022 at 17:39:47 UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote: > >>> On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 6:50:33 PM UTC, NancyGene wrote: > >>>> More Hornblower: > >>>> > >>>> ("Beat to Quarters," p.238) "This Spanish way of making a show out of > >>> insanity and greatness was repulsive enough, but could be paralleled > >>> often enough in English history. One of the greatest writers of the > >>> English language, and a dignitary of the Church to boot, had once been > >>> shown in his dotage for a fee." > >>> > >>> Still no correct answer? > >>> > >>> This is obviously not a swift crowd. > >> > >> > >> Just in case you missed that post, I submitted the correct answer s to NG > > > > I sure did that post. In what thread did you post it? > > > "I sure did miss that post...." What is that s in NG's sentence? I don't get it. :-//
Re: Question of the Day: What great English writer...?
Author: Rachel
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 18:33
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 18:33
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On Saturday, July 16, 2022 at 2:35:15 PM UTC-7, Zod wrote: > Rachel wrote: > > > On Saturday, July 16, 2022 at 2:10:15 PM UTC-7, Zod wrote: > >> George J. Dance wrote: > >> > >> > On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 6:50:33 PM UTC, NancyGene wrote: > >> > > >> > > More Hornblower: > >> > > > >> > > ("Beat to Quarters," p.238) "This Spanish way of making a show out of > >> > insanity and greatness was repulsive enough, but could be paralleled > >> > often enough in English history. One of the greatest writers of the > >> > English language, and a dignitary of the Church to boot, had once been > >> > shown in his dotage for a fee." > >> > >> > Still no correct answer? > >> > >> > This is obviously not a swift crowd. > >> Yo nailed it G.D. > > > i was thinking about you... :) (i'm sorry :( ) > > > it's a secret. > Hi there Ms. Rachel....! Yo...to Youse, TOO. :)
Re: Question of the Day: What great English writer...?
Author: parnellos.pizza@
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 18:38
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 18:38
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George J. Dance wrote: > On 2022-07-15 6:51 p.m., W-Dockery wrote: >> George J. Dance wrote: >> >>> On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 6:50:33 PM UTC, NancyGene wrote: >>> >>> > More Hornblower: >>> > >>> > ("Beat to Quarters," p.238) "This Spanish way of making a show out >>> of insanity and greatness was repulsive enough, but could be >>> paralleled often enough in English history. One of the greatest >>> writers of the English language, and a dignitary of the Church to >>> boot, had once been shown in his dotage for a fee." >> >>> Still no correct answer? >> >>> This is obviously not a swift crowd. >> >> I didn't notice the one, but I did correctly guess the one before, Edgar >> Allan Poe. > I remember that. There was one in between, though; you probably skipped > it because there was something nasty about you in the subject line. I > don't remember the question, but the answer was John Todhunter. Yes, I'd consider that nothing more than a Nancy Gene troll thread.
Re: Question of the Day: What great English writer...?
Author: tzod9964@gmail.c
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 20:18
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 20:18
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Will Dockery wrote: > George J. Dance wrote: >> On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 6:50:33 PM UTC, NancyGene wrote: >> >> > More Hornblower: >> > >> > ("Beat to Quarters," p.238) "This Spanish way of making a show out of >> insanity and greatness was repulsive enough, but could be paralleled >> often enough in English history. One of the greatest writers of the >> English language, and a dignitary of the Church to boot, had once been >> shown in his dotage for a fee." >> Still no correct answer? >> This is obviously not a swift crowd. > I didn't notice the one, but I did correctly guess the one before, Edgar Allan Poe. Yes, I saw that one...
Re: Question of the Day: What great English writer...?
Author: "George J. Dance
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 20:31
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 20:31
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On 2022-07-16 7:55 p.m., ME wrote: > On Friday, 15 July 2022 at 17:39:47 UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote: >> On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 6:50:33 PM UTC, NancyGene wrote: >>> More Hornblower: >>> >>> ("Beat to Quarters," p.238) "This Spanish way of making a show out of >> insanity and greatness was repulsive enough, but could be paralleled >> often enough in English history. One of the greatest writers of the >> English language, and a dignitary of the Church to boot, had once been >> shown in his dotage for a fee." >> >> Still no correct answer? >> >> This is obviously not a swift crowd. > > > Just in case you missed that post, I submitted the correct answer s to NG I sure did that post. In what thread did you post it?
Re: Question of the Day: What great English writer...?
Author: "George J. Dance
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 20:34
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 20:34
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On 2022-07-16 8:31 p.m., George J. Dance wrote: > On 2022-07-16 7:55 p.m., ME wrote: >> On Friday, 15 July 2022 at 17:39:47 UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote: >>> On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 6:50:33 PM UTC, NancyGene wrote: >>>> More Hornblower: >>>> >>>> ("Beat to Quarters," p.238) "This Spanish way of making a show out of >>> insanity and greatness was repulsive enough, but could be paralleled >>> often enough in English history. One of the greatest writers of the >>> English language, and a dignitary of the Church to boot, had once been >>> shown in his dotage for a fee." >>> >>> Still no correct answer? >>> >>> This is obviously not a swift crowd. >> >> >> Just in case you missed that post, I submitted the correct answer s to NG > > I sure did that post. In what thread did you post it? > "I sure did miss that post...."
Re: Question of the Day: What great English writer...?
Author: Zod@news.novabbs
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 21:06
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George J. Dance wrote: > On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 6:50:33 PM UTC, NancyGene wrote: > > > More Hornblower: > > > > ("Beat to Quarters," p.238) "This Spanish way of making a show out of > insanity and greatness was repulsive enough, but could be paralleled > often enough in English history. One of the greatest writers of the > English language, and a dignitary of the Church to boot, had once been > shown in his dotage for a fee." > Still no correct answer? > This is obviously not a swift crowd. Yo nailed it G.D.
Re: Question of the Day: What great English writer...?
Author: tzod9964@gmail.c
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 21:30
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 21:30
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Rachel wrote: > On Saturday, July 16, 2022 at 2:10:15 PM UTC-7, Zod wrote: >> George J. Dance wrote: >> >> > On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 6:50:33 PM UTC, NancyGene wrote: >> > >> > > More Hornblower: >> > > >> > > ("Beat to Quarters," p.238) "This Spanish way of making a show out of >> > insanity and greatness was repulsive enough, but could be paralleled >> > often enough in English history. One of the greatest writers of the >> > English language, and a dignitary of the Church to boot, had once been >> > shown in his dotage for a fee." >> >> > Still no correct answer? >> >> > This is obviously not a swift crowd. >> Yo nailed it G.D. > i was thinking about you... :) (i'm sorry :( ) > it's a secret. Hi there Ms. Rachel....!
Re: Question of the Day: What great English writer...?
Author: Will Dockery
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 23:31
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 23:31
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On Saturday, July 16, 2022 at 8:34:10 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote: > On 2022-07-16 8:31 p.m., George J. Dance wrote: > > On 2022-07-16 7:55 p.m., ME wrote: > >> On Friday, 15 July 2022 at 17:39:47 UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote: > >>> On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 6:50:33 PM UTC, NancyGene wrote: > >>>> More Hornblower: > >>>> > >>>> ("Beat to Quarters," p.238) "This Spanish way of making a show out of > >>> insanity and greatness was repulsive enough, but could be paralleled > >>> often enough in English history. One of the greatest writers of the > >>> English language, and a dignitary of the Church to boot, had once been > >>> shown in his dotage for a fee." > >>> > >>> Still no correct answer? > >>> > >>> This is obviously not a swift crowd. > >> > >> > >> Just in case you missed that post, I submitted the correct answer s to NG > > > > I sure did that post. In what thread did you post it? > > > "I sure did miss that post...." Looks like an off group transaction. 🙂
Re: Question of the Day: What great English writer...?
Author: tzod9964@gmail.c
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2022 20:54
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Will Dockery wrote: > On Saturday, July 16, 2022 at 7:55:17 PM UTC-4, ME wrote: >> On Friday, 15 July 2022 at 17:39:47 UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote: >> > On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 6:50:33 PM UTC, NancyGene wrote: >> >> > > More Hornblower: >> > > >> > > ("Beat to Quarters," p.238) "This Spanish way of making a show out of >> > insanity and greatness was repulsive enough, but could be paralleled >> > often enough in English history. One of the greatest writers of the >> > English language, and a dignitary of the Church to boot, had once been >> > shown in his dotage for a fee." >> > >> > Still no correct answer? >> > >> > This is obviously not a swift crowd. >> Just in case you missed that post, I submitted the correct answer s to NG > Congratulations, I gave the correct answer to the first one, in which the answer was Edgar Allan Poe. > 🙂 I remember that post....
Re: Question of the Day: What great English writer...?
Author: Michael Pendrago
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2022 16:13
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2022 16:13
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On Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 7:06:35 PM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote: > General-Zod wrote: > > > Will Dockery wrote: > > >> On Saturday, July 16, 2022 at 7:55:17 PM UTC-4, ME wrote: > >>> On Friday, 15 July 2022 at 17:39:47 UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote: > >>> > On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 6:50:33 PM UTC, NancyGene wrote: > >>> > >>> > > More Hornblower: > >>> > > > >>> > > ("Beat to Quarters," p.238) "This Spanish way of making a show out of > >>> > insanity and greatness was repulsive enough, but could be paralleled > >>> > often enough in English history. One of the greatest writers of the > >>> > English language, and a dignitary of the Church to boot, had once been > >>> > shown in his dotage for a fee." > >>> > > >>> > Still no correct answer? > >>> > > >>> > This is obviously not a swift crowd. > >>> Just in case you missed that post, I submitted the correct answer s to NG > > >> Congratulations, I gave the correct answer to the first one, in which the answer was Edgar Allan Poe. > > >> 🙂 > > > I remember that post.... > Apparently some would rather forget. You're like a child who didn't receive the cookie he expected. This thread never should have existed separately from NancyGene's original. However, a question was posed... and answered. There is no need to continue whining about it. Consequently, I shall be marking this thread as spam.
Re: Question of the Day: What great English writer...?
Author: Will Dockery
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2022 16:29
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On Saturday, July 16, 2022 at 8:34:10 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote: > On 2022-07-16 8:31 p.m., George J. Dance wrote: > > On 2022-07-16 7:55 p.m., ME wrote: > >> On Friday, 15 July 2022 at 17:39:47 UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote: > >>> On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 6:50:33 PM UTC, NancyGene wrote: > >>>> More Hornblower: > >>>> > >>>> ("Beat to Quarters," p.238) "This Spanish way of making a show out of > >>> insanity and greatness was repulsive enough, but could be paralleled > >>> often enough in English history. One of the greatest writers of the > >>> English language, and a dignitary of the Church to boot, had once been > >>> shown in his dotage for a fee." > >>> > >>> Still no correct answer? > >>> > >>> This is obviously not a swift crowd. > >> > >> > >> Just in case you missed that post, I submitted the correct answer s to NG > > > > I sure did that post. In what thread did you post it? > > > "I sure did miss that post...." That's funny. 🙂
Re: Question of the Day: What great English writer...?
Author: parnellos.pizza@
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2022 20:45
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General-Zod wrote: > Will Dockery wrote: >> On Saturday, July 16, 2022 at 7:55:17 PM UTC-4, ME wrote: >>> On Friday, 15 July 2022 at 17:39:47 UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote: >>> > On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 6:50:33 PM UTC, NancyGene wrote: >>> >>> > > More Hornblower: >>> > > >>> > > ("Beat to Quarters," p.238) "This Spanish way of making a show out of >>> > insanity and greatness was repulsive enough, but could be paralleled >>> > often enough in English history. One of the greatest writers of the >>> > English language, and a dignitary of the Church to boot, had once been >>> > shown in his dotage for a fee." >>> > >>> > Still no correct answer? >>> > >>> > This is obviously not a swift crowd. >>> Just in case you missed that post, I submitted the correct answer s to NG >> Congratulations, I gave the correct answer to the first one, in which the answer was Edgar Allan Poe. >> 🙂 > I remember that post.... Apparently some would rather forget. :)
Re: Question of the Day: What great English writer...?
Author: will.dockery@gma
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2022 23:21
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Michael Pendragon wrote: > On Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 7:06:35 PM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote: >> General-Zod wrote: >> >> > Will Dockery wrote: >> >> >> On Saturday, July 16, 2022 at 7:55:17 PM UTC-4, ME wrote: >> >>> On Friday, 15 July 2022 at 17:39:47 UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote: >> >>> > On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 6:50:33 PM UTC, NancyGene wrote: >> >>> >> >>> > > More Hornblower: >> >>> > > >> >>> > > ("Beat to Quarters," p.238) "This Spanish way of making a show out of >> >>> > insanity and greatness was repulsive enough, but could be paralleled >> >>> > often enough in English history. One of the greatest writers of the >> >>> > English language, and a dignitary of the Church to boot, had once been >> >>> > shown in his dotage for a fee." >> >>> > >> >>> > Still no correct answer? >> >>> > >> >>> > This is obviously not a swift crowd. >> >>> Just in case you missed that post, I submitted the correct answer s to NG >> >> >> Congratulations, I gave the correct answer to the first one, in which the answer was Edgar Allan Poe. >> >> >> 🙂 >> >> > I remember that post.... >> Apparently some would rather forget. > You're like You're like a shit slinging little monkey, Pendragon. > However, a question was posed... and answered. By me. 🙂
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