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07-11-2005, 09:34 AM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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Best Places to Live 2005
http://money.cnn.com/best/bplive/?cnn=yes
I went to high school in Peachtree City, GA (#8). I've only been back a couple of times since, but it seems to be pretty much the way it was back then (although a little more - but not much - growth than we had 20 years ago). Kinda boring as a kid, but as an adult, I can appreciate it much more now.
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07-11-2005, 09:56 AM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: St. Paul, MN
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I like the "coldest" places to live. The top ten are all in Minnesota...
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07-11-2005, 10:07 AM
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College Prospect
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: OH
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Sweetness! Ohio made the most polluted list with 6 different cities. REPRESENT!
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07-11-2005, 10:11 AM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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I see Lakeland is #2 on that most polluted list. What the hell happen to that town? I went to college there from 90-93 and have only gone back once for a Tigers ST game. I'd heard bad things about it recently, but didn't know it was that bad. I assume all of the phosphate plants have killed it...?
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M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete." |
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07-11-2005, 10:24 AM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Colorado Springs
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Alright. I shall say this slowly and carefully.
Naperville. Should. Not. Be. Number. Three. Naperville. Should. Be. Burned. To. The. Ground. |
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07-11-2005, 10:28 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Chicagoland
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Yeah, I still don't understand the Naperville thing.
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07-11-2005, 10:35 AM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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Maybe Naperville is one of those rare instances where all of the numbers add up to a much better picture than reality suggests. Never been there, don't know. I'll just take your word for it.
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M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete." |
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07-11-2005, 11:02 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Chicagoland
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That could be it. On paper, it's got everything you want. Jobs, lots of real estate, good schools, etc.... However, in reality it's basically suburban sprawl, writ large. |
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07-11-2005, 11:06 AM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Feb 2004
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There's no way that Duluth is one of the Top 10 coldest cites - that's ridiculous. It's got a huge body of water right next to it
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07-11-2005, 11:08 AM
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Poet in Residence
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Charleston, SC
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07-11-2005, 11:09 AM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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It's the 1993 Miami Dolphins of cities. 21 former #1 picks, looked like SB champs on paper, but couldn't even make the playoffs. 
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M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete." |
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07-11-2005, 11:09 AM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Well I guess there are only 1300 cities in the database here. That explains a little. Still, Duluth winters are generally pretty mild compared to anything else is Minnesota or North Dakota.
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07-11-2005, 11:21 AM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: NC
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Woo my hometown made the safest list!
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07-11-2005, 11:47 AM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Camano Island, WA
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Bainbridge Island, WA is beautiful. If you ever get a few days in Seattle, walk on the ferry, and spend an afternoon in Winslow (the main town on the island). My wife and I have spent many afternoons on the deck at the Harbour Public House enjoying the view of the harbor, trees and downtown Seattle. We've even considered moving there ourselves.
It's funny - 11 years ago when we moved here, that Public House was all by itself, surrounded by fields and single-family homes. Now they have built condos and an office building right next to it - the view from their deck is still the same though! |
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07-11-2005, 11:47 AM
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Nov 2003
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Isn't 9 out of 10 just suburbs of Minneapolis? |
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07-11-2005, 11:50 AM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Colorado Springs
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Yeah, their "other" top 10 lists are pretty worthless, honestly.
Case in point: Golf Course list: #1 Chicago, 2-10 are all suburbs within 30 miles of Chicago. Lame. |
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07-11-2005, 11:54 AM
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: usually sunny SoCal
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anything within 30miles of the western shores of lake michigan pretty much hit the golf corses.
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07-11-2005, 12:07 PM
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: San Jose, CA
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Woohoo! I went to elementary school in the place with the most expensive homes! And I live right to two of the highest median income places! Now all I have to do is sit back and wait for osmosis to work it's magic.
Anyone else notice the most educated town is "Chevy Chase, MD". Ha!
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07-11-2005, 12:38 PM
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Edinburg,TX
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This is a common factor with a lot of the top 100 cities. Sugar Land, TX is on that list and that is what made me realize it. Sugar Land is not a place I would want to live, it's just a another shitty suburb, albeit a more upscale one. My town gets knocked though because people here don't make as much money, and because houses cost less.  Like I am going to not like this place because my house cost $100,000 to buy when it would be worth a lot more further north. Shit, I couldn't have bought the damn thing if it was up north.
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You Stole Fizzy Lifting drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and steralized, so you get NOTHING! You lose! |
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07-11-2005, 01:02 PM
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College Prospect
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Baltimore, MD
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I buy this. Makes perfect sense, as Chevy Chase is just a couple miles from D.C. |
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07-11-2005, 01:04 PM
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H.S. Freshman Team
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: South Florida
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Look at Maryland. They are the most educated state and spend the most on education. Education spending and smarts go hand in hand.
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07-11-2005, 03:17 PM
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General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Satellite of Love
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Best place to live is just a bit north of me (Moorestown). I almost got a job working there when I got out of college.
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07-11-2005, 03:21 PM
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Pro Rookie
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Chicago, Ill
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Why all the hate for Naperville?
 We finish in the top 5 almost every year for the past 5-6 years so it really cannot be all THAT bad. I have lived here the past 8 years and I always thought it was a nice place to live. Certainly a place that I would one day want to raise children of my own should I have some.
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Our Deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? |
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07-11-2005, 03:22 PM
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Pro Rookie
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Honolulu, HI
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There's a whole lot of golf courses in Illinois.
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07-11-2005, 04:08 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Chicagoland
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I am curious. What about Naperville do you like? |
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07-11-2005, 04:12 PM
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Pro Rookie
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Chicago, Ill
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Well. What can't you do in Naperville? It seems everyone around is very nice and willing to take a minute or two out of their day to help you out if you need it. You go downtown and you have the beautiful riverwalk along with as many bars and restaurants a person could ever want. The city is pretty cleaned up itself compared to some of its neighbors (Bolingbrook, Plainfield come to mind.)
I don't know, I have heard a lot of people always ripping on Naperville and the people who live there, and maybe its because I, myself live there, I just do not see what all the criticism is for. Enlighten me? I honestly don't know.
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Our Deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? |
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07-11-2005, 04:56 PM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Iowa City, IA
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eh, I'd take Iowa City over any of the towns in the top 10
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07-11-2005, 04:59 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Colorado Springs
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I just don't like the attitude of your general Napervillian. It's sort of the poster child for Upper Middle Class Suburbanite Scum.
Really, I have no serious reason other than that. It's just a matter of principle for me. |
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07-11-2005, 05:22 PM
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Pro Rookie
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Chicago, Ill
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How many of those towns have you been to?
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Our Deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? |
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07-15-2005, 10:33 PM
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College Starter
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: The Mad City, WI
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I drive through Middleton, WI every day, and live in their school district ... unless my neighbors make the stupid decision to pull out of the school district. As the little blurb mentions, the schools are excellent. The city isn't anything special, but being a suburb of Madison (on the good side) makes it better.
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07-15-2005, 10:56 PM
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Favored Bitch #1
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
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It's obvious this list is bullshit. 2 of the top 10 are in New Jersey for christ's sake.
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07-16-2005, 08:50 AM
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Syracuse, NY
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the town I grew up in is #98 on best places to live
don't know if i'd actually go that far but it was nice. |
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07-16-2005, 09:47 AM
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"Dutch"
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Tampa, FL
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What do they say about Minnesota? That there's only 3 seasons. Last winter, this winter, and next winter. Brrrrr.... |
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07-21-2005, 10:54 PM
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College Starter
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Chicago
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Dude.. I saw you at Target in Naperville... you were rocking your "Neuqua Hockey". Keep representin... word. |
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07-21-2005, 11:07 PM
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Go Reds
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio
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That's so dumb that they are making Loveland and Milford the same 'place' according to CNN. Loveland is our neighbor town, for instance, my brother just moved to Loveland last year and he's about 10-15 minutes away. When he writes his address, it's Loveland, OH, when I write mine at home it's Milford, OH. Don't group us! Ugh, stupid NCAA 2006 did the same thing.
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07-21-2005, 11:11 PM
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
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That would explain why there are 48,000 people here. I know that they have done a lot of building but 48,000 people in Loveland sounded like a bit much.
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07-21-2005, 11:26 PM
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Go Reds
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio
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You live in Loveland?
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07-21-2005, 11:41 PM
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
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I deliver pizza in the area
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07-21-2005, 11:47 PM
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Go Reds
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio
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For which pizza place?
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07-21-2005, 11:47 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Sep 2004
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Ugh. The people I've known who live in Naperville have all been self-important, backstabbing, asshats.
One of the best places to live my ass.
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07-22-2005, 10:14 AM
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Red-Headed Vixen
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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mmmm pizza  |
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07-22-2005, 10:58 AM
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Springfield, USA
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With Sardines, Pickles, and chocolate ice-cream? |
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07-22-2005, 11:42 AM
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Red-Headed Vixen
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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I'd prefer a cheese pizza topped with chili cheese dogs and saurkraut. |
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07-22-2005, 11:44 AM
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Springfield, USA
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Actually that does sound good... Oh, no! Do you think I'm pregnant? That sure would explain the gut. |
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07-22-2005, 12:07 PM
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Dearly Missed
(9/25/77-12/23/08) Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: DC Suburbs
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07-22-2005, 09:21 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Here and There
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What's a battle? |
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07-22-2005, 09:44 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Decatur, GA
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WOOO! YAY Jersey! 2 cities in the Top 10
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