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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 09:46 AM Original message |
Man forced to close "Pick-your-own" strawberry farm |
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pt22 (400 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
1. Pigs. I watched a large woman eat 2 doughnuts from the case at the store |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 10:03 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. How do you know she didn't pay for them at the check out? |
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Sundoggy (489 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 10:57 AM Response to Reply #5 |
21. Ummm... passing acquaintance with human nature? |
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pt22 (400 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 01:09 PM Response to Reply #5 |
54. I was watching. |
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madaboutharry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #1 |
12. Moms let their children eat in the |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 10:57 AM Response to Reply #12 |
20. Sorry. Eating groceries before you have paid for them is |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:00 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. But sometimes a bag of rice crisps... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:16 AM Response to Reply #25 |
36. When my mom would take us shopping when I was little we didn't |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 01:55 PM Response to Reply #36 |
62. And look how you turned out... |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:31 AM Response to Reply #25 |
41. Yes, I've opened a food package to quiet a fussy child in the store. |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 02:23 PM Response to Reply #25 |
67. maybe they should have been given a snack before leaving home. |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:22 PM Response to Reply #67 |
80. lol, try teaching that to a 16-month old. good luck. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 12:46 PM Response to Reply #80 |
91. Hah. Really. Sounds like this one hasn't had much experience with toddlers. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 01:06 PM Response to Reply #91 |
92. Most likely LOL |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:02 AM Response to Reply #20 |
28. yeah nobody shoud EAT in a grocery store. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:18 AM Response to Reply #28 |
38. BUY your food before you eat it at the in-store restaurant. |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 09:49 PM Response to Reply #38 |
78. Sometimes my usband and I are busy and one of has to take the kiddo |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 12:17 AM Response to Reply #38 |
87. Do you have any other petty complaints you'd like us to entertain? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 01:10 PM Response to Reply #38 |
93. I get something from the deli and eat as I shop, then pay with groceries |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 09:23 PM Response to Reply #28 |
74. We called it grazing... People would "buy" stuff from the service deli |
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madaboutharry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:16 AM Response to Reply #20 |
37. Well, you know sometimes it is not worth trying |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:20 AM Response to Reply #37 |
39. No, but my sister and brother-in-law have, and I have heard this discussion, |
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madaboutharry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:25 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. This is my last comment on this thread. I have seen moms |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 12:35 PM Response to Reply #40 |
51. Strawberry Flamewar! |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 02:09 PM Response to Reply #51 |
64. meets parenting flamewar! |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:26 PM Response to Reply #64 |
81. FISA? Corruption in Congress? Iraq? NO! YOU'RE THE PROBLEM tacky eater! |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:48 PM Response to Reply #81 |
84. nevermind that, your SUV is a hate crime!!! |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 12:11 AM Response to Reply #84 |
86. But the Love Vans of the 70s had nothing to do with oil depletion because oil was so cheap back then |
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Submariner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 12:24 AM Response to Reply #64 |
88. This thread is funny |
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leftynyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 02:06 PM Response to Reply #40 |
63. Me neither |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:37 PM Response to Reply #40 |
83. I got baloney samples from the butcher and still managed |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:50 AM Response to Reply #37 |
43. With a two year old, there are at least three other solutions. |
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SteelPenguin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 12:43 PM Response to Reply #43 |
52. ^ this |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 03:34 PM Response to Reply #52 |
68. I feel for adults who end up with a cranky kid at an inconvenient time |
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SteelPenguin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 12:43 PM Response to Reply #68 |
90. Every Toddler has his or her moments |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 12:17 PM Response to Reply #20 |
47. I've asked the clerk if I could open a soda and drink it while waiting in the checkout line |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 01:22 PM Response to Reply #47 |
59. Impulse buying. |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 02:13 PM Response to Reply #59 |
65. no, I was really thirsty |
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mantis49 (398 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 05:50 PM Response to Reply #20 |
71. When my daughter was a toddler, |
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pt22 (400 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 01:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
55. They provide BAGS with the barcode on them for doughnuts. |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 04:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
69. Yuk, I hate doughnuts!!! |
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pt22 (400 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 05:30 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. You probably don't weigh 120 kilograms either. |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 09:13 PM Response to Reply #70 |
73. True............. |
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ingac70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
2. washed and dipped them in cream right in the field! |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 12:01 AM Response to Reply #2 |
85. yeah...VERY low class... |
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sharesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
3. Being relentlessly exploited by capitalism has ruined the honor system. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 02:51 AM Response to Reply #3 |
89. No, |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
4. It would not occur to me to eat even one that I didn't pay for. I hate the way |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 10:08 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. IDK |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 10:11 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. If it's red, it's ripe. No, I don't have to "sample" out in the field, any more |
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miles 2 go (368 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 10:14 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. I would have eaten a berry or two |
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Clovis Sangrail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. I have *way less problem |
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miles 2 go (368 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 10:36 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Yeah it is, but |
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Clovis Sangrail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 12:05 PM Response to Reply #15 |
44. you can usually get a pretty good idea of how good something is |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 12:11 PM Response to Reply #13 |
45. at my safeway, if the produce person is out in the area he OFFERS samples |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 10:59 AM Response to Reply #4 |
24. Having a LITTLE taste at U-pick produce farms is allowed and |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:05 AM Response to Reply #4 |
31. We've eaten a few to check for ripeness and flavor. |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 12:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
50. where we picked berries, it was assumed people would sample a LITTLE |
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Celeborn Skywalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 01:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
58. I don't give a flying fuck |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
8. finally, a use for amateur sniper services |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
10. I used to go to a pick-your-own strawberry farm in Homestead, FL. |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
11. This is in Britain. |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
14. What the hell? |
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DefenseLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
16. If you have a strawberry patch and I have a basket |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 10:55 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. ROFL |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:06 AM Response to Reply #16 |
33. Well, then, I just might let you into ours. |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:08 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Turn them into wine! |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
17. I occasionally sneak a grape in the supermarket |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
18. I see it all the time in the produce department, someone even said |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:00 AM Response to Reply #18 |
26. wrong place |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
22. A few U-Pick places I know of just charge a fee to go in and tell the pickers |
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Sundoggy (489 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
23. Scrupulous honesty is a progressive value n/t |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
27. weigh them in...weigh them out...charge per oz...mg...what have you... |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:04 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. These kind of people would get round that |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:05 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. that would be a fun video to show at the checkout |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
29. Most here don't do u-pick for strawberries anymore. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
35. i cannot imagine doing something like that. |
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windbreeze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
42. could always weigh the people as they go in, then when they come out?? |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
46. I have had people do that to my private strawberry patch...many times a carload of them |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 12:21 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. wow |
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pt22 (400 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 01:15 PM Response to Reply #46 |
56. If they did that to me I would shoot out their tires. |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
49. this is so sad...some of my best childhood memories are strwberry picking with my mom and sisters... |
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pt22 (400 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 01:16 PM Response to Reply #49 |
57. Starving thieves don't steal strawberries. |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 01:32 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. why not? it's certainly lower risk than lifting in a big supermarket.. |
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dembotoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
53. both funny and sad |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
60. that's too bad. seriously. n/t |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
66. Wow, it blows my mind how some people have zero respect for other people. |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 09:33 PM Response to Reply #66 |
76. have you tried bird nets? only thing that keeps our blueberries from getting ravaged... |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
72. I bet they don't think of it as "Stealing" since they were invited in. |
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NC_Nurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
75. Wow, that's disgusting! I bet if someone had come to him and COULDN"T |
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pork medley (262 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
77. this is why i shoot at any birds and small animals that get near my |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
79. He wasn't "forced" he made a choice. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
82. My boys used to do the same thing when I sent them out to pick blackberries. |
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