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								by Hunter B   »  Tue May 30, 2006 7:21 pm 
			
			
			
			
			That from a movie?
			
			
									
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								by Kilgore Trout   »  Tue May 30, 2006 9:58 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Do you think I know how much you screamed when I saw what you did with Freddy at that scary movie on Elm Street last summer, or was it Halloween?
			
			
									
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								by mccormack44   »  Tue May 30, 2006 10:08 pm 
			
			
			
			
			How can anyone ask an intelligent question about a complicated sentence like that?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
																			
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								by Hunter B   »  Tue May 30, 2006 11:08 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Is it only possible if you're the Grande Dame?
			
			
									
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								by Sean Whitton   »  Wed May 31, 2006 1:02 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Am I annoyed?
			
			
									
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								by Darb   »  Wed May 31, 2006 3:58 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Haven't you already exceeded your non-sequitur quota for this thread, Xy ?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
																			
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								by mccormack44   »  Wed May 31, 2006 5:35 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Why do I have trouble responding to Hunter B's game posts (most of them, most of the time) when I enjoy them so much? 
 
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								by Darb   »  Wed May 31, 2006 5:40 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Could it be writer's block ?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
																			
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								by Hunter B   »  Wed May 31, 2006 11:44 pm 
			
			
			
			
			What's wrong with my posts? 
 
			
			
									
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								by mccormack44   »  Thu Jun 01, 2006 12:15 am 
			
			
			
			
			Why do you believe I think something is wrong when I SAID I enjoyed them? 
 
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								by ausfi   »  Thu Jun 01, 2006 3:57 am 
			
			
			
			
			Why cannot I write with more variety and vigour?
			
			
									
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								by Sean Whitton   »  Thu Jun 01, 2006 7:47 am 
			
			
			
			
			Perhaps improving your grammar would help? 
 
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								by Hunter B   »  Thu Jun 01, 2006 10:24 pm 
			
			
			
			
			How about a dash of creativity?
			
			
									
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								by Sean Whitton   »  Fri Jun 02, 2006 11:45 am 
			
			
			
			
			Which side of the brain is that generated within?
			
			
									
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								by Kilgore Trout   »  Fri Jun 02, 2006 12:32 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Do you need to know which side of your head to squeeze?
			
			
									
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								by Darb   »  Fri Jun 02, 2006 12:37 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Or rather, which side to adjust the bolts on ?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
																			
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								by Sean Whitton   »  Fri Jun 02, 2006 2:35 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Could that have been misinterpreted as not a question?
			
			
									
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								by mccormack44   »  Fri Jun 02, 2006 5:37 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Or could it not be seen as an amended question?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
																			
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								by Hunter B   »  Fri Jun 02, 2006 6:17 pm 
			
			
			
			
			How 'bout just a creative one?
			
			
									
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								by mccormack44   »  Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:02 am 
			
			
			
			
			Should we pick a new subject?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
																			
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								by Sean Whitton   »  Sat Jun 03, 2006 4:05 am 
			
			
			
			
			Would that be sensible?
			
			
									
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								by Hunter B   »  Sat Jun 03, 2006 3:20 pm 
			
			
			
			
			What, was the other one getting stale?
			
			
									
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								by Sean Whitton   »  Sat Jun 03, 2006 3:28 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Have I lost things again?
			
			
									
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								by Hunter B   »  Sat Jun 03, 2006 3:36 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Now what'd you lose?
			
			
									
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								by Sean Whitton   »  Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:15 am 
			
			
			
			
			My marbles, perhaps?
			
			
									
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