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15. the story is appearing on a number of sites as if it just happened

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #4)

Fri May 9, 2014, 03:59 PM

May 2014

Not sure why the story is making the rounds now. I thought this was a NEW story.

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Assholes.... Lochloosa May 2014 #1

Very rude and disrespectful harun May 2014 #2

Religion tabasco May 2014 #3

So true amuse bouche May 2014 #30

Obama is a life-long Christian Jamaal510 May 2014 #49

Anybody who believes they're going to some fairyland after they die tabasco May 2014 #53

Still wrong what they did but I believe this happened about 7 years ago. CurtEastPoint May 2014 #4

the story is appearing on a number of sites as if it just happened napkinz May 2014 #15

No worries. I saw that it had recent dates when I searched. I guess someone dusted it off! CurtEastPoint May 2014 #16

seems several sites "dusted it off" ... I wonder why napkinz May 2014 #22

Likely in response to the Grease decision from the Supreme Court. n/t Ms. Toad May 2014 #44

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It's more powerful to be told if you don't believe you will end up in a fiery lake Boomerproud May 2014 #39

I personally Jamaal510 May 2014 #48

Very nasty behavior when it actually happened in 2007 Rowdyboy May 2014 #9

This story is seven years old. AScott May 2014 #10

Really? Author should have pointed that out, but still worth repeating. Fred Sanders May 2014 #12

The OP didn't know the date. It does bear repeating, as you said. CurtEastPoint May 2014 #17

Well good. Then it is old enough to speak for itself. jberryhill May 2014 #14

the dates listed were May 7 and May 8 of THIS year napkinz May 2014 #25

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So what amuse bouche May 2014 #31

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