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Just a random guy
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Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 | 06:30 PM
Just think of how traumatic it's going to be when the first kid goes outside in the front yard and catches a glimpse of his cat with a blown off head... |
Myst
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Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 | 06:42 PM
I guess I can understand how a large population of feral cats can be a problem. Not only do they kill birds, but they can carry rabies.
Apparently our small town had a problem with feral cats carrying rabies and infecting people's pets. This happened several years ago, before we moved here so I am getting this story from the locals, it could all be an urban legend for all I know. According to some of the local people the town had to resort to shooting the feral cats for the health and safety of the citizens.
Despite this though the town leaders also realize that a small feral population can be a good thing. This is a farming community with lots of grain available in fields and at the grain elevator, this grain attracts mice. The feral cats do help keep the mouse population down.
I hate to see them pass this kind of a bill. How will these "hunters" know which cats they can kill? Collars won't work, if you put a collar on a cat tight enough to keep them from slipping out of it (cats are very skilled at this) they could end up hanging themselves by the collar if they get caught on a fence or on a tree branch.
I think Wisconsin would be better off setting up have-a-heart traps and dealing with the cats this way. A warning could be posted well in advance so people could keep their pets indoors during the period of trapping.
Wow I got a little long winded there. LOL |
Mark-N-Isa
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Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 | 06:55 PM
The hunting of game animals serves a very important role to our society. If it weren't for the hunters controlling the populations of deer, we Americans wouldn't be able to drive a car 5 miles without smashing our "beloved" automobiles by running into one. Running into a deer with a car at speed causes considerable damage, Americans love their autos more than anything, yet even deer hunting still draws the ire of protestors. The flack created from even the suggestion of this will be great I'm sure. Not only will PETA and the like dissapprove but probably most pet owners as well. As for a way to handle a problem like this, I have no idea. It would seem too expensive to trap and euthanize a big number, but like someone else mentioned, allowing hunters to control the problem would surely create problems with pet owners. Who knows... but it will be interesting to see what, if anything, is actually done about this. |
Rod
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Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 | 06:57 PM
What is the big deal?
Seriously, people.
If the cats have become feral, obviously nobody is caring for them in the first place.
Th article says "Minnesota defines a wild, or feral, cat as one with no collar that does not show friendly behavior".
So basically, if you call "here kitty" and it doesn't come, and it's not wearing a collar, it's fair game.
Now, I understand that cats could be misidentified this way. There's a simple problem to that. Keep him either leashed or inside. |
Citizen Premier
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Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 | 08:01 PM
Very understanding, Rod.
By the way, what's that as your icon, Jesus molesting a baby? |
Rod
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Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 | 08:22 PM
Well, in this case, you're either understanding of 'animal rights', or understanding of the problem the animals cause.
Being from a rural area, I understand that if this was allowed (which it is, if the animal is seen as a pest), I should not let my cat out if I'm worried about it. Likewise if I had a pet gopher or rabbit. Just because it has a collar is no assurance it will not get shot.
If the animals in the area have become a pest problem, and control measures are taken, it is the owner's responsibilty to take care of their animal, just like always.
If the animals are becoming enough of a pest that they are looking at killing them en masse, traps just are not economical, or practical.
I know, it's shitty, but it's also life. It's like weeding your garden and accidentally pulling a few carrots. It's gonna happen, it's acceptable losses. If you wanted the carrots protected that badly, you would either have to spend WAY more time, or move them indoors, out of the path of weed seeds. Do you see the parallel, I'm trying to show? It's kinda apples and oranges, but not entirely.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y85/rodrodrodknee/notjesus.gif
Molesting a baby? Never saw it that way. I think in it's avatar form the pic looks more like he smacked his thumb with a hammer, and it's throbbing a la Fred Flintstone. |
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 | 02:47 PM
I think the idea of killing cats is just plain stupid... i mean are people actually gonna eat cat meat? or are they just gonna kill them for the fun it. And killing cats will probly make all the other wild cats aggressive and even more scared then they already are. Id hate the thought of my cat which lives outside and doesnt have a coller getting shot by some hunter for fun. |
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 | 03:49 PM
They are wanting to kill the feral cats, wild. They are pests just like rats. People kill rats, why not cats????
Could be fun!!!! :roll: |
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 | 05:33 PM
I still don't get what that is, Rod. |
Mark-N-Isa
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 | 06:21 PM
Looks to me like he's knocking on the door... Mabye them Jehovah's Witnesses were right all along...
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Smerk
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 | 06:56 PM
Funny, I can't see anything vaguely depicting a door - just knocking on wood...and I thought Jesus wasn't the superstitious type! Or maybe he's searching for the hollow panel which has the treasure behind it? 😊
BTW, how distracting is Random Guy's avatar? I was just sitting there for 5 min just watching it... |
Mark-N-Isa
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 | 07:58 PM
OK... back now from the seizure that Random Guy's avatar caused...
As for the door Smerk... I kind of deduced a door because of the vertical planks and that they end somewhere behind his head and then what resembles maybe a wall goes on from there. That and the darker square there with the mesh / criss-cross wiring that would serve as an ancient "peep-hole." Are you seeing that? Maybe it's just the after effect of my seizure???
:wow: |
Smerk
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 | 08:10 PM
Yeah, it's possibly a door. The shadows are doing something funky too...It appears that his hand is lit from below? Ooh, hang on. It looks as though he may be holding a light in his left arm, which is why his right hand is casting a shadow to the top of the pic...crap, I'm analyzing this way too much.
Rod, you need to change your avatar! |
Mark-N-Isa
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 | 08:37 PM
Yeah, I'd say it's time for a change as well...
If your gonna stick with just one, I'd vote for the "sacrificial" one myself... it provided much insight to the poster we know as Rod...
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Mark-N-Isa
in Midwest USA
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 | 08:42 PM
IT'S OFFICIAL...
The hunt for Pussy is OFF...
http://www.theindychannel.com/family/4375069/detail.html
I'm so bummed... but hopefully Glamcat will be OK is she is in Wisconsin...
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Mark-N-Isa
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 | 08:45 PM
IF she's in Wisconsin... damn typos! |
Smerk
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 | 08:50 PM
If your gonna stick with just one, I'd vote for the "sacrificial" one myself... it provided much insight to the poster we know as Rod... - MNJ
Agreed. That or his thong photo! Or maybe do some dodgy paint work on a photo of a certain curator we all know (and love)!
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Mark-N-Isa
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 | 09:13 PM
Luckily I was never subjected to the thong photo... somehow though I think it might produce a much worse feeling than the dissappointment I felt at seeing yours Smerk!
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Smerk
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 | 09:23 PM
:lol:
I'm sure you've seen Rod's thong photo around - it's a pic of his foot in what you guys call a flip-flop.:coolhmm:
I'm so sorry that I didn't live up to your expectations with regards to my thong photo. That's why I included that drawing of "Makri" when I did that post. |
Citizen Premier
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 | 11:33 PM
Hmm, if Rod is using a Hot Thong pic, should I put up the one with the cute chick with a hairy pussy? |
Smerk
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 12:29 AM
Whatever turns you on, CP! 😉 |
Just a random guy
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 08:06 AM
The more seizures my avatar causes, the fewer potential cat hunters there are at this point in time...MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! 😛 |
The Curator
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 08:36 AM
I'm hypnotized. I can't stop watching it... |
Just a random guy
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 10:04 AM
Now that alex has taught me how to do this, this is for you guys!
http://gprime.net/images/gifanimation/movie9.gif
Yay now I was able to make the post that I wanted to 😛 |
Winona
in USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 10:09 AM
You know, for me it is not animated. I'm guessing it is for everyone else? |
The Curator
in San Diego
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 10:19 AM
Random Guy, your avatar is a pretty big file. 700kb that has to load every time someone opens the page. Is that okay? Because it has the potential to max out someone's bandwidth pretty quickly (not mine... whoever is hosting the file). |
Just a random guy
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 10:23 AM
Should be, i can always check. It seems alot of people on this one game forum have big avatar files and use the same hosting server. |
Just a random guy
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 10:23 AM
I could always take it down if it's causing a problem here, though. I just like it cuz its flashy 😊 |
Maegan
in Tampa, FL - USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 10:53 AM
Alex, you could create a standard for avs. Like...N x N pixels only. My friend did that on his page, and a few people got pissed, but then changed their avs...and no one complained after. Anyone new just played by the rules or had their avs removed by site administrator. |
The Curator
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 11:01 AM
It's not causing a problem here. But people don't like it if you hotlink images from their server without their permission, especially big image files. It's considered stealing their bandwidth. Just make sure that whoever is hosting this image is okay with it being used like this. |
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 11:41 AM
People often ask me: "Hairy, will you show us your avatar?". No. "Don't you HAVE an avatar?" Yes. "Then why can't we see it?" Hmmm. Noneya. |
Charybdis
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 12:57 PM
I've started to think of people in terms of their avatars. They're as representative as faces, if somewhat more open to misrepresentation - for example, I may be large, but I'm not stellar sized ,well, maybe some parts 😊
Since Hairy won't share his avatar I've just sorta created one in my mind for him. Something akin to Marty Ingels on a bad hair day, but hey, it got him Shirley Jones. (Marty, not Hairy - unless there's a side to Hairy we haven't seen yet)
:lol: |
Winona
in USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 01:17 PM
I'm fatter than my avatar, brown-green eyes instead of blue, and the hair was right till a week or two ago. |
Maegan
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 01:18 PM
I think we've seen enough of Hairy's sides. |
Smerk
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 06:34 PM
Gosh, what does my avatar say about me? I'm a mythological fire-breathing beast! |
Mark-N-Isa
in Midwest USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 06:53 PM
We still need to get one... where's a good place to shop? |
Winona
in USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 07:05 PM
<a href="http://www.avatarity.com/">These guys have a lot</a> |
Mark-N-Isa
in Midwest USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 08:25 PM
Thanks Winona...
Won't be long before you guys are sick of mine though... just got 9 different ones, all of the same person!
Sorry in advance...
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Winona
in USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 08:31 PM
Avril? |
Smerk
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 08:37 PM
Oh come on! Can't you guys find anything better than Avril? 😕 |
Mark-N-Isa
in Midwest USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 08:40 PM
Smerk,
There is NOTHING better than Avril...
and the issue is NOT open for debate so don't try!
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Mark-N-Isa
in Midwest USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 08:41 PM
Just a little obsessed...
Can you tell?
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Mark-N-Isa
in Midwest USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 08:45 PM
Jen has already given up that fight. 😊
For instance, one entire wall of her living room is nothing but autographed memorabilia... and we're going on vacation for a week in July so I can follow the tour around.
7/17 - Detroit
7/18 - Indianapolis
7/19 - Nashville
7/21 - St. Louis
I know... I'm 34 so grow up already... but can't help it. Plus she's a dead ringer for Jen. (which is probably the only reason I get away with it!) |
Smerk
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 08:53 PM
Mark, you're a very sad bloke. I'm amazed at Jen for putting up with you! But then there's no accounting for some people's tastes (eg, mine are a bit odd, which is probably why I'm not attached).
(Heck, who am I kidding. I am odd.) 😊 |
Mark-N-Isa
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 08:59 PM
Not quite sure how to take that since I had just told ya that she was a dead ringer for Jen... 😕
Heck they're even both kinda mouthy in the same way...
So I guess you're telling me you don't care too much for Jen???
J/K 😊
If I ever get a scanner I'll try to scan in for my avatar the pic of them together and show ya... |
Smerk
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 09:06 PM
Sorry Mark. I was saying I was amazed at Jen's taste in you! :lol:
And I very much doubt that Avril is aware of your existence.
Sorry...
Y'know, you should've organised your 'tour' a little earlier, cos she's (Avril) just been 'round the East Coast down here...(nobody ever wants to come to the west coast) :down: |
Mark-N-Isa
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 09:20 PM
Oh that's quite alright as I'm sure you're right about her not being aware of my existence. However, you can join the fan club http://www.avrillavigne.com which will get you access to many cool things as long as you're willing to fork out the $$$. (As usual) Like purchasing tix before they go on sale to the public, or even "special" packages called "Silver" and "Gold" Hot Seats.
During her stop in Cincinnati, OH on 11/6/04 I purchased, through the fan club, what's called "Gold Hot Seats" ($250 apiece) which basically got us Concert tix, shirts and autographed programs, AND backstage for a meet-and-greet before the show. There were maybe 15 or 20 of us (fanclub members) back there so we all got about 2 minutes of her time, during which we snapped the pics to which I was referring.
I'm currently trying to talk Jen into letting me sell our tix for Detroit and buy "Gold" seats because there are some available for that show. She's got this damn preoccupation with groceries though... 😜 |
Winona
in USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 09:22 PM
LOL, I have a suspicion Jen may just be the sensible one. |
Mark-N-Isa
in Midwest USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 09:22 PM
Also, I know she just played or is getting ready to play in Australia because I've seen LOTS of the tix for sale on E-bay. |
Mark-N-Isa
in Midwest USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 09:23 PM
Right on the nose with that guess Winona... 😊
Unfortunately she's also the one with the checkbook... 😠 |
Smerk
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 09:26 PM
*just sits here shaking her head*
Mind you, I shouldn't judge. I did go to the same show twice just so I could keep up with my sister (and we didn't even have to travel interstate)...If you're a fan of Queen, and if you ever get the musical We Will Rock You - go see it!
*still sitting here, shaking her head, not only at Mark, but at herself too...*
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Winona
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 09:27 PM
That's how it works here, too... I tend to watch the bank balances pretty closely, for my own comfort, so I do catch the things Erik forgets or "forgets" to write in. |
Mark-N-Isa
in Midwest USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 09:35 PM
Yeah I like Queen but then I'm in that age group...
just in case I can convert ya...
https://tickets.ultrastar.com/
http://www.avrillavigne.com/tickets/packages.php
<a href="http://www.etix.com/ticket/servlet/onlineSale;jsessionid=C6FC498B195F36DB5509F4FD6AD9668B?action=displayError&jspName=/errorPage/redirectError.jsp&errorName=entityNotFoundException&redirect=/ticket/online/performancePassword.jsp%3faction%3dselectPerformance">etix.com</a>
Not sure if these links will work if you're not a member of BackBone but she's really good about appreciating her fans... |
Smerk
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 09:40 PM
Nope, sorry. Can't convert me to Avril. It's getting to the point where I can't recognise her songs because she sounds like other singers who sound like they're trying to imitate her! Plus I heard an interview with her on the radio the other day, and I was not impressed. |
Winona
in USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 09:40 PM
Hey, Kamloops is listed in there....used to live there once upon a long time ago. |
Mark-N-Isa
in Midwest USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 09:48 PM
Not to be pickin' at your nerves Smerk (basically just wasting time at work) but...
as you put it..."other singers who sound like they're trying to imitate her!" then how could she sound like them? She's the original that they're trying to imitate so actually she sounds like her and they're all the copy-cats...
Now before you move to strangle me...(looking around WHILE ducking)
I get it... you're just plain sick of the whole sound no matter who it's coming from! But imitation is a great form of flattery! 😊
I'll shut up now about the punk... 😉 |
Smerk
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 09:54 PM
Good, you get my point. I think I got a little confused with everyone imitating everyone else...
Imitation may be a form of flattery, but it won't help you to stand out in the crowd! Vote to be a duck, not a sheep!
Me? Strangle you? Never! I prefer the more bloodthirsty way of running people through with a sword...
Ok. I'll shutup now too - at least for an hour...mmmm...lunch time! 😊 |
Mark-N-Isa
in Midwest USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 09:58 PM
With someone wanting to run you through with a sword do you really want to stand out in a crowd???
:gulp: |
Mark-N-Isa
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 10:01 PM
Guess which one is me...
😊 😊 🙄 😊 😊 |
Citizen Premier
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 | 10:59 PM
Hmm, I'm guessing "Avril" is some sort of singer, though it sounds more like a decongestant. |
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