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Ask Mooant!
Hell, since Mooant has joined, I don't think I'll being googling as much!
Let's see about this...let's check his knowledge base! 
Ask Mooant anything...anything at all like
"Why is the sky blue?"
"Why do I get a headache from eating ice cream too fast?"
"Is it a good time to upgrade to a Plasma TV?"
"Who decides what movies get a G, PG, or R rating"
Anything you can think of! See if you can "Stump the Mooant!"
My first question...Mooant, why can some people pronounce "aluminum" and "linoleum" and others can't?
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| March 30, 2007, 08:45 |
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I saw this one comin'! 
Why does one sock of a pair always disappear when I do laundry????!!!!!!!!! 
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| March 30, 2007, 08:47 |
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gidman
65 / male
Rome, New York, US
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Why do we park on driveways and drive on parkways?
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| March 30, 2007, 08:47 |
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Why do they call a paper clip,a paper clip,when it's made out of metal?
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| March 30, 2007, 09:58 |
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lizonya
64 / couple
lake elsinore, California, US
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Re: Ask Mooant!
why do men fart and women bitch?
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| March 30, 2007, 10:48 |
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QUOTE (lizonya @ March 30, 2007, 10:48)why do men fart and women bitch?
Because we're both good at it and it's fun!!
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| March 30, 2007, 13:47 |
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Why are underwear called "a pair of" when it's only one garment? Why is that MR WIZARD?
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| March 30, 2007, 13:49 |
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Why are the forums at WN so addictive?
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| March 30, 2007, 15:12 |
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QUOTE (Juilianna @ March 30, 2007, 15:12)Why are the forums at WN so addictive?
We all ought to get jobs!
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| March 30, 2007, 15:28 |
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QUOTE (voyeurbill @ March 30, 2007, 15:28) QUOTE (Juilianna @ March 30, 2007, 15:12)Why are the forums at WN so addictive?
We all ought to get jobs!
I have one...I just happen to be home with a tummyache today...
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| March 30, 2007, 15:39 |
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Please curb the hijacking ya'all!
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| March 30, 2007, 16:47 |
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REALshedevil
66 / female
Richmond, Missouri, US
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Why do some people call a chimney a chimley? 
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| March 30, 2007, 17:58 |
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NRG4U
63 / male
Beaver City, Nebraska, US
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QUOTE (voyeurbill @ March 30, 2007, 13:49)Why are underwear called "a pair of" when it's only one garment? Why is that MR WIZARD?
exactly, why do women buy a pair of panties, but only one bra??
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| March 30, 2007, 18:01 |
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QUOTE (NRG4U @ March 30, 2007, 18:01) QUOTE (voyeurbill @ March 30, 2007, 13:49)Why are underwear called "a pair of" when it's only one garment? Why is that MR WIZARD? exactly, why do women buy a pair of panties, but only one bra??
Why do women wear either?
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| March 30, 2007, 18:49 |
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Why are men's underwear called brief's when generally they are bigger than women's underwear?
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| March 30, 2007, 18:55 |
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QUOTE (Juilianna @ March 30, 2007, 18:55)Why are men's underwear called brief's when generally they are bigger than women's underwear?
Because we are bigger asses.
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| March 30, 2007, 19:37 |
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Exactly, what is the difference between plasma, dlp and lcd televisions?
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| March 31, 2007, 05:39 |
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Mooant
41 / male
New Britain, Connecticut, US
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TOO MANY QUESTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!
I guess I'll just take the last one (since it can be answered...)
LCD = Liquid Crystal Display. The TV is composed of thousands of tiny little pixels, each pixel representing one dot on the screen. The pixels are arranged in rows and columns, allowing for a picture to be formed by the various combinations. Estimated life is 20 years.
Plasma = See LCD, but think smaller pixels, thinner screen, higher quality, and breaks easier. Estimated life is 10 years.
DLP = Digital Light Projector. Similar to the old projection TVs in how the light is transfered to the screen, but instead it has three light sources and "millions" of mirrors that bounce the light to the right spot. Much higher quality picture, thinner than the old projection TVs but thicker than most HDTVs. If you don't care about the bulkiness of your TV, this is probably the best choice. Easy to repair, difficult to damage, picture never deteriorates, NO image burn in, no pixel drop. Basically, these things never break. Estimated life is 30 years.
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| March 31, 2007, 07:51 |
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QUOTE (Mooant @ March 31, 2007, 07:51)AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TOO MANY QUESTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!
I guess I'll just take the last one (since it can be answered...)
LCD = Liquid Crystal Display. The TV is composed of thousands of tiny little pixels, each pixel representing one dot on the screen. The pixels are arranged in rows and columns, allowing for a picture to be formed by the various combinations. Estimated life is 20 years.
Plasma = See LCD, but think smaller pixels, thinner screen, higher quality, and breaks easier. Estimated life is 10 years.
DLP = Digital Light Projector. Similar to the old projection TVs in how the light is transfered to the screen, but instead it has three light sources and "millions" of mirrors that bounce the light to the right spot. Much higher quality picture, thinner than the old projection TVs but thicker than most HDTVs. If you don't care about the bulkiness of your TV, this is probably the best choice. Easy to repair, difficult to damage, picture never deteriorates, NO image burn in, no pixel drop. Basically, these things never break. Estimated life is 30 years.
BINGO Mr Wizard!
I bought my DLP one and a half years ago and the only problem was I had two original design projection lamps fail within a few months of their replacement. A new design lamp was installed and the problem solved. I would compare my DLP to an lcd or a plasma in HD mode. The picture is phenomenal to say the least and I paid a whole lot less than either one of the other two would have cost me. Granted, it is far bulkier (52in TOSHIBA) and cannot be wall mounted like the other two, but all in all, I like it. Only downsde is the unwillingness of my cable company to add more HD channels than the 12 that I have now.
Maybe some day, I'll graduate to the new up-coming TV technology, which I'm told, will surpass LCD, PLASMA and DLP in performance.
Stay tuned..........
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| March 31, 2007, 08:12 |
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Mooant
41 / male
New Britain, Connecticut, US
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QUOTE (Chazzy @ March 30, 2007, 08:45)Hell, since Mooant has joined, I don't think I'll being googling as much!
Let's see about this...let's check his knowledge base!
Ask Mooant anything...anything at all like
"Why is the sky blue?"
"Why do I get a headache from eating ice cream too fast?"
"Is it a good time to upgrade to a Plasma TV?"
"Who decides what movies get a G, PG, or R rating"
Anything you can think of! See if you can "Stump the Mooant!"
My first question...Mooant, why can some people pronounce "aluminum" and "linoleum" and others can't?
In an effort to answer questions that can be answered...
The sky is blue because the light from the sun bends when it hits our atmosphere. Different wavelengths (colors) bend at different degrees than the other ones. The way our eyes work, the color we "see" happens to be the wavelength that does NOT hit our eyes. The reason why we see the color blue is that the angle at which the color blue bends at when it hits our atmosphere happens to be the same angle at which the earth's surface bends at.
I'm not sure of the mechanics of the "brain freeze", but it has to do with cooling your mouth and nose region with the ice cream, but still breathing warm air. The difference in the temperature causes the headache, I think its just verve confusion, but it could also be that the blood flowing through your nose cools off quickly and then travels to the brain. Migraines, by definition, are actually blood pressure related, since the brain itself cannot feel pain.
In my personal opinion, it is never a good time to get a plasma...
The MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) rates every movie released to theaters. Any unrated movie is treated as NC-17. They are constantly updated their rating system based on the moral standards of the country, which means a movie rated R ten years ago would probably be rated PG now. The ratings (from lowest to highest) are: G, PG, PG-13, NC-17, R, X, XXX. G means that anyone can see it (General Audience), PG means Parental Guardianship for young children required, PG-13 is the same as PG but they recommend no children under 13 years of age, NC-17 means NO Children under the age of 17 parents or guardians can bring anyone under 17 into the theater but they have to watch the movie with the child unlike with PG and PG-13, R is Restricted and is very similar to NC-17 in how its treated but this movie was actually rated at that level where as NC-17 was not rated, X is basically softcore porn and XXX is hardcore porn
I've never heard that people can't pronounce those words, but all word formations are a combination of tongue movement, ridge formation of the roof of the mouth (palette), and the vibration of the voice box (Pharynx). You do not need to breath out rapidly to speak, but the pharynx forms its vibrations by restricting airflow from breathing. It is not recommended to try talking while breathing in, but it is completely possible. As a child is learning to speak, they press their tongue repeatedly against the palette, causing the palette to change shape over time. Usually by the age of 8 or 9, the palette hardens and can no longer be changed. Certain sounds need to have a certain shaped palette for them to be made, so if a child does not learn to speak in time, they will never be able to speak. The same principles apply to learning foreign languages, as most languages have several unique sounds.
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| March 31, 2007, 11:52 |
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Mooant
41 / male
New Britain, Connecticut, US
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QUOTE (MoonHowler @ March 30, 2007, 08:47)I saw this one comin'!
Why does one sock of a pair always disappear when I do laundry????!!!!!!!!!
There's a black hole in the dryer. Peter on Family Guy used it to travel to Narnia.
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| March 31, 2007, 11:53 |
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Mooant
41 / male
New Britain, Connecticut, US
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QUOTE (gidman @ March 30, 2007, 08:47)Why do we park on driveways and drive on parkways?
You're just touching the tip of the iceberg of all the idiosyncrasies of the English language...
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| March 31, 2007, 11:54 |
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Mooant
41 / male
New Britain, Connecticut, US
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QUOTE (studleydoright @ March 30, 2007, 09:58)Why do they call a paper clip,a paper clip,when it's made out of metal?
Because its used to clip paper together... 
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| March 31, 2007, 11:55 |
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Mooant
41 / male
New Britain, Connecticut, US
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QUOTE (lizonya @ March 30, 2007, 10:48)why do men fart and women bitch?
Because Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus. The Men used to be on Venus, but the Women kicked them out for farting too much (the consistency of Venus' atmosphere is strikingly similar to that of Farts...) so they sent them to a planet that could use an atmosphere (Mars) and then sat there bitching about the smell...
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| March 31, 2007, 11:58 |
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Mooant
41 / male
New Britain, Connecticut, US
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QUOTE (voyeurbill @ March 30, 2007, 13:49)Why are underwear called "a pair of" when it's only one garment? Why is that MR WIZARD?
Further English language idiosyncrasies...
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| March 31, 2007, 11:59 |
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Mooant
41 / male
New Britain, Connecticut, US
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QUOTE (Juilianna @ March 30, 2007, 15:12)Why are the forums at WN so addictive?
Because there are so many nice people here and you want to hear what they have to say about your posts!
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| March 31, 2007, 12:00 |
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Mooant
41 / male
New Britain, Connecticut, US
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QUOTE (REALshedevil @ March 30, 2007, 17:58)Why do some people call a chimney a chimley?
After looking it up, it's actually from Canada, specifically Carleton County of New Brunswick. And here I thought it was an England thing... Sorry mates!
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| March 31, 2007, 12:05 |
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Mooant
41 / male
New Britain, Connecticut, US
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QUOTE (NRG4U @ March 30, 2007, 18:01) QUOTE (voyeurbill @ March 30, 2007, 13:49)Why are underwear called "a pair of" when it's only one garment? Why is that MR WIZARD? exactly, why do women buy a pair of panties, but only one bra??
I think the naming of the bra came from Brazier, which was treated similar to a shirt in the language sense. And Boxers, Briefs, and Panties are teated similar to pants language wise due to their location. Pants were given the plural because of the two legs.
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| March 31, 2007, 12:08 |
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Mooant
41 / male
New Britain, Connecticut, US
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QUOTE (JCSOS @ March 30, 2007, 18:49) QUOTE (NRG4U @ March 30, 2007, 18:01) QUOTE (voyeurbill @ March 30, 2007, 13:49)Why are underwear called "a pair of" when it's only one garment? Why is that MR WIZARD? exactly, why do women buy a pair of panties, but only one bra??
Why do women wear either?
Good Question... Personally, I like the look of a woman in her underwear, even the normal kind. Although, the sexy lingerie is nicer, since she's usually up to something when she wears that kind of stuff... 
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| March 31, 2007, 12:09 |
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Mooant
41 / male
New Britain, Connecticut, US
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QUOTE (Juilianna @ March 30, 2007, 18:55)Why are men's underwear called brief's when generally they are bigger than women's underwear?
Briefs were named that way because long johns were the typically underwear before that. And have you seen womans underwear from a couple hundred years ago, when the term briefs came around?
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| March 31, 2007, 12:11 |
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Mooant
41 / male
New Britain, Connecticut, US
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Ok, I'm caught up! Send me more.
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| March 31, 2007, 12:12 |
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NRG4U
63 / male
Beaver City, Nebraska, US
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Do you think birds are scared of heights??
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| March 31, 2007, 12:13 |
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Mooant
41 / male
New Britain, Connecticut, US
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QUOTE (NRG4U @ March 31, 2007, 12:13)Do you think birds are scared of heights??
Never thought of it before. They definitely have a sense of height, like most other creatures. They probably do have a fear of it when they're chicks as an instinct to not fall to their deaths, but after the first flight they get over it, similar to a person that confronts their own fears.
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| March 31, 2007, 12:18 |
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NRG4U
63 / male
Beaver City, Nebraska, US
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hmmmmmmmmmm I'm thinkin, I'm thinkin. Trying to come up with some more. Ok got it. How comes a woman can suck a whole dick down her throat with little trouble, but if they get one tiny hair in their mouth, they choke & gag,
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| March 31, 2007, 12:26 |
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Mooant
41 / male
New Britain, Connecticut, US
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QUOTE (NRG4U @ March 31, 2007, 12:26)
It actually takes a lot of practice and self control to keep from gagging. To see what it feels like for them, get a banana and try to take it down your throat. Anything that tickles the area can break the self controls they have in place and cause their body to act naturally. While I have not experienced sucking someone's cock, I understand how they're fighting the constant urge to gag during the process.
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| March 31, 2007, 12:33 |
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I love reading this thread...but poor mooant...we are wearing him slick!
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| March 31, 2007, 12:37 |
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Mooant
41 / male
New Britain, Connecticut, US
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lol, as long as it isn't 10 pages tomorrow...
Besides, I got coffee!  We could do a whole from section just for this, Ask Mooant, the technical, scientific, opinionated column!
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| March 31, 2007, 12:41 |
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Wow, thanks for the answer to my question ...about people being able or not to pronouce certain words...I had heard that children can learn several languages (PBS documentary)but it was explained as being the difference in the child's developing brain being more of a "clean slate"
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| April 2, 2007, 11:22 |
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lizonya
64 / couple
lake elsinore, California, US
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QUOTE (Mooant @ March 31, 2007, 11:58) QUOTE (lizonya @ March 30, 2007, 10:48)why do men fart and women bitch?
Because Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus. The Men used to be on Venus, but the Women kicked them out for farting too much (the consistency of Venus' atmosphere is strikingly similar to that of Farts...) so they sent them to a planet that could use an atmosphere (Mars) and then sat there bitching about the smell...
great answer!
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| April 2, 2007, 12:06 |
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Liberalwife
47 / female
north, England, UK
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QUOTE (Mooant @ March 31, 2007, 12:12)Ok, I'm caught up! Send me more.
Hmmm, Handsome and very very smart, Atta guy, Mooant.
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| April 2, 2007, 15:33 |
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Mooant
41 / male
New Britain, Connecticut, US
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QUOTE (Liberalwife @ April 2, 2007, 15:33) QUOTE (Mooant @ March 31, 2007, 12:12)Ok, I'm caught up! Send me more.
Hmmm, Handsome and very very smart, Atta guy, Mooant.
I take great pride in knowing as much as I can. Although, I hate admitting when I'm wrong on something...
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