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Shardik
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Wed Dec-24-08 07:54 PM Original message |
Smarm Moment: Please visit your local animal shelters this holiday season. Rec & Save A Life. |
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tblue
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Wed Dec-24-08 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. And remember it's COLD outside. If you can't adopt, then give time or blankets |
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Shardik
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Thu Dec-25-08 07:24 AM Response to Reply #1 |
48. Great suggestion. |
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EFerrari
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Wed Dec-24-08 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
2. Two of the homeliest, most behavioral cats on this green earth live here. |
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Shardik
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Thu Dec-25-08 08:04 AM Response to Reply #2 |
49. I understand completely. |
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ColbertWatcher
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Wed Dec-24-08 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
3. Kick and rec. Thank you for your post. n/t |
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ThomCat
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Wed Dec-24-08 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
4. Kick this! Please remember the animals that need us. |
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Mari333
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Wed Dec-24-08 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
5. 2 more kittens on the way to my home as you type |
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tblue37
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Wed Dec-24-08 08:59 PM Response to Reply #5 |
22. My brother and his wife took in a pregnant young stray, |
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Quantess
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Wed Dec-24-08 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
6. I adopted a skinny, sickly looking Rottweiler because he knew a lot of commands |
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nadinbrzezinski
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Wed Dec-24-08 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
7. We have three parrots, we are tapped |
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Shardik
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Wed Dec-24-08 08:13 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I used to train Macaws... |
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nadinbrzezinski
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Wed Dec-24-08 08:14 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. I put my limit on size with the Nanday. |
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Shardik
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Wed Dec-24-08 08:32 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. I'd rather be bitten by a Macaw than a Conure. |
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nadinbrzezinski
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Wed Dec-24-08 08:41 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. They are not new, tuky, the cockatiel, is our 20 something senior citizen |
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Shardik
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Wed Dec-24-08 09:17 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. n the SE, Avian docs are down here but hard to find. |
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Oak2004
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Thu Dec-25-08 03:18 AM Response to Reply #7 |
43. I'm accounted for too |
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jgraz
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Thu Dec-25-08 11:32 AM Response to Reply #7 |
51. Thanks for mentioning companion birds |
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Shardik
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Thu Dec-25-08 05:11 PM Response to Reply #51 |
58. Awwww. |
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earth mom
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Wed Dec-24-08 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
8. I recently found a home for a plain gray manx kitten & I was thrilled that someone wanted him! |
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Quantess
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Wed Dec-24-08 08:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. black and gray kittens are harder to find homes for? |
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Hekate
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Fri Dec-26-08 02:49 AM Response to Reply #15 |
65. I recently read that black dogs in shelters don't "show" well: they blend into the shadows... |
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Quantess
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Fri Dec-26-08 01:53 PM Response to Reply #65 |
69. Do not find a new home for an all-black cat in the weeks before Halloween! |
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Hekate
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Fri Dec-26-08 04:21 PM Response to Reply #69 |
73. In our cat's long life the only night he MUST stay indoors is Halloween. No need to take chances. nt |
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Quantess
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Fri Dec-26-08 05:50 PM Response to Reply #73 |
79. Locking him indoors around Halloween may have been what's kept him alive over the years. |
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roody
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Thu Dec-25-08 03:17 AM Response to Reply #8 |
42. Maybe the shelter will loan you a trap for the wild kitties to get them fixed. |
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mahina
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Wed Dec-24-08 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
11. We just picked up a dog for my Mom, and he turned out to be |
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Shardik
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Wed Dec-24-08 08:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Sounds like a food problem/and/or nerves to being in a new environment. |
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mahina
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Wed Dec-24-08 09:53 PM Response to Reply #12 |
32. Sure, thanks! |
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DeschutesRiver
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Thu Dec-25-08 10:54 PM Response to Reply #32 |
59. Ditch the Iams, and don't ever feed Nutro either - voice of sad experience here. |
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mahina
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Fri Dec-26-08 02:24 PM Response to Reply #59 |
70. So sorry to hear about losing your furry friend. |
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MiniMe
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Fri Dec-26-08 01:43 AM Response to Reply #32 |
62. Canned pumpkin does wonders |
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mahina
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Fri Dec-26-08 02:25 PM Response to Reply #62 |
71. Wow, that's amazing...what does it do for them? |
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MiniMe
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Fri Dec-26-08 03:28 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. It tends to settle their systems and their intestines down |
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mahina
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Fri Dec-26-08 05:16 PM Response to Reply #72 |
76. Cool, thank you. |
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MiniMe
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Fri Dec-26-08 05:49 PM Response to Reply #76 |
78. It takes several weeks for a new dog to settle in |
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Muttocracy
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Wed Dec-24-08 08:55 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. I second the high-quality food recommendation. |
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mahina
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Wed Dec-24-08 09:58 PM Response to Reply #17 |
33. I completely agree- the nasty stuff put in the food sold even at the vet is revolting. |
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Muttocracy
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Wed Dec-24-08 10:07 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Wellness will be far better than Iams |
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mahina
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Thu Dec-25-08 03:09 AM Response to Reply #35 |
40. Agreed! They use recycled fats too, |
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ConsAreLiars
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Fri Dec-26-08 03:13 AM Response to Reply #40 |
66. A second-hand second for the Solid Gold recommendation. |
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OnyxCollie
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Fri Dec-26-08 04:27 PM Response to Reply #35 |
74. I feed my dogs Innova for dinner. |
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Donnachaidh
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Wed Dec-24-08 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
13. We did this last year |
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Muttocracy
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Wed Dec-24-08 08:55 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. aw, great story :) |
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Donnachaidh
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Wed Dec-24-08 10:58 PM Response to Reply #18 |
37. Here's our girl ;-) |
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mahina
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Thu Dec-25-08 03:11 AM Response to Reply #37 |
41. So pretty! |
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Donnachaidh
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Thu Dec-25-08 12:57 PM Response to Reply #41 |
54. yup -- and she has a unique purr |
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illuminaughty
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Fri Dec-26-08 03:39 AM Response to Reply #37 |
67. Oh, hello beauty. What a sweety. |
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Shardik
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Wed Dec-24-08 08:58 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Thank you, Donna. |
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Donnachaidh
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Wed Dec-24-08 10:58 PM Response to Reply #19 |
36. here's the proof ;-) |
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Lorien
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Wed Dec-24-08 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
20. I'll be looking for another kitten for my cat Pippin after the holidays, PLUS |
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Retrograde
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Wed Dec-24-08 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
21. We got the cute kitten, but |
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Vickers
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Wed Dec-24-08 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
23. We got a 12 year old overweight beagle with surgery scars on her abdomen |
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Shardik
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Wed Dec-24-08 09:14 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Exactly. |
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Political Tiger
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Wed Dec-24-08 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
26. K & R! |
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tbyg52
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Wed Dec-24-08 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
27. I love you. nt |
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Shardik
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Wed Dec-24-08 09:53 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. Thank you. |
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WillieW
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Wed Dec-24-08 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
28. Bless you for this post. |
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Shardik
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Thu Dec-25-08 04:11 AM Response to Reply #28 |
45. That's really good of you, WW. |
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Irishonly
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Wed Dec-24-08 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
29. Old blankets still go to the shelter |
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flvegan
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Wed Dec-24-08 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
30. Shelters AND rescues. Check out Petfinder.com |
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smokey nj
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Wed Dec-24-08 10:05 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. I have a soft spot for senior animals. Our dear old cat Willie came to live with us when |
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Muttocracy
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Thu Dec-25-08 12:07 AM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Have you seen the Sr. Dogs site? |
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roody
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Thu Dec-25-08 03:23 AM Response to Reply #38 |
44. Senior dogs are a shorter committment. I like that. |
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smokey nj
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Thu Dec-25-08 05:33 AM Response to Reply #38 |
47. I haven't. Thank you for the link. |
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WillieW
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Fri Dec-26-08 12:50 AM Response to Reply #34 |
60. Senior Love |
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lolly
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Thu Dec-25-08 02:21 AM Response to Original message |
39. Wish I could adopt another animal or 2 |
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truedelphi
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Thu Dec-25-08 04:18 AM Response to Original message |
46. We just got adopted by our second "I'll move in w/ you cuz you |
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ravencalling
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Thu Dec-25-08 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
50. All of my animals are rescues |
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Condem
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Thu Dec-25-08 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
52. We can't have a Christmas Tree, Just a Yeller |
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G_j
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Thu Dec-25-08 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
53. right on, K&R |
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Lisa0825
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Thu Dec-25-08 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
55. I can't take in any more than the 8 rescues I already have! LOL |
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astonamous
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Thu Dec-25-08 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
56. We have four dogs and I am fostering a little pitbul girl... |
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HillWilliam
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Thu Dec-25-08 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
57. It was just a year ago we took on a real basket-case |
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Fire1
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Fri Dec-26-08 12:58 AM Response to Original message |
61. I'd love to, but I already have three. |
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dysfunctional press
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Fri Dec-26-08 02:16 AM Response to Original message |
63. we've got 2 kittens, a cat, and a black lab...all rescued. |
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SemiCharmedQuark
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Fri Dec-26-08 02:27 AM Response to Original message |
64. I already have a full house, or I would love to! |
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yardwork
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Fri Dec-26-08 03:43 AM Response to Original message |
68. My little ear-tipped black cat agrees! |
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proud patriot
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Fri Dec-26-08 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
75. k and r |
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InvisibleTouch
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Fri Dec-26-08 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
77. Too late to Rec, but I can Kick! n/t |
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