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calimary

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41. ... I dont think anyone could have predicted...

Reply to world wide wally (Reply #19)

Fri Feb 2, 2018, 05:49 AM

Feb 2018

Ahhh, memories of the brilliant Contradicta. That’s one of the one-liners my husband still enjoys quoting from her rather underwhelming testimony before the 9/11 Commission. “WHO could have POSSIBLY KNOWN...?”! He always warbles that line in a falsetto voice.

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Hello Va Lefty syringis Feb 2018 #5

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Now I see it :-) syringis Feb 2018 #8

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