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Reply to Le Taz Hot (Original post)

Fri Jan 8, 2016, 10:38 PM

Jan 2016

Inaugural parade/egg throwing contest but didn't post till 03.

Wow, 15 years. Thank you Skinner, Elad, and all.

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