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LittleBlue

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36. Excellent point. Yes, colonialism is also at fault

Reply to Warpy (Reply #35)

Thu Jun 26, 2014, 03:38 PM

Jun 2014

You put it succinctly. It is dangerous to invade draw roughly geometric borders around unrelated tribes.

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LOL....curious, how did you know Hipster was a woman? nt clarice Jun 2014 #8

This is someone who has joined and been banned probably 1,000 times -- or more. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2014 #11

lol. Some people ! nt clarice Jun 2014 #13

I guessed Library Girl, whom you'd recognize from your MIRT work pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #14

Like herpes? William769 Jun 2014 #16

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That's a long time to be a PITA. nt clarice Jun 2014 #18

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lol...how many email addresses does this woman have ???!!! nt clarice Jun 2014 #22

Good question. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2014 #24

Good question to ask her when she pops back into the thread pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #25

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She's been at this a long time. Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #39

Too funny. nt clarice Jun 2014 #43

As she just did. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2014 #38

I missed it, too pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #40

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Hey there sweetie! Finally get your head out of the book's at the library? William769 Jun 2014 #9

It's horrible but there's nothing we can do about it LittleBlue Jun 2014 #10

I just don't get it.... clarice Jun 2014 #15

It's absolutely ancient LittleBlue Jun 2014 #30

Sad Sad Sad. nt clarice Jun 2014 #31

Exactly, the hatreds are a thousand years old Warpy Jun 2014 #35

Excellent point. Yes, colonialism is also at fault LittleBlue Jun 2014 #36

Warpy...I agree clarice Jun 2014 #44

NO......this is VAGUE. nt NightWatcher Jun 2014 #23

I have already been hipped to that dude. nt clarice Jun 2014 #28

Ha! :) nt ZombieHorde Jun 2014 #32

George W Bush and Richard Cheney and company, may you burn in hell randys1 Jun 2014 #27

lol....It's been going on since the year 623...I know Cheney LOOKS 1,000 years old....but. nt clarice Jun 2014 #29

How come it wasn't happening in the 90s under Clinton CJCRANE Jun 2014 #33

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