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Thank you so much!

As to the spammers, one of the things I regularly do is to wipe out the daily list of members with birthdays (it shows up on the bottom of the Board Index page) -- I might have shot myself if I hadn't seen my name in red there this morning! :lol:
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Wow -- a Mafioso older than me! I thought for sure that the Aphelion Mafia Lifestyle was fatal by a Certain Age not far from my own. But Lester prob'ly treats Death and Grim Reapers like revenooers nosing around his still -- fires a couple'a warning shots over their shoulders (and if their heads happen to get in the way, too bad). (I think Dick Cheney mistook his hunting buddy for a Reaper, what with viewing the world through Tea Party-colored glasses.)
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Mark Edgemon wrote:
Robert_Moriyama wrote:(I think Dick Cheney mistook his hunting buddy for a Reaper, what with viewing the world through Tea Party-colored glasses.)
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He was aptly named.

The legend of his Afro American hand was a misnomer, when in fact, it's brownish discoloration came about through 8 years of puppeteering George W, the wooden-headed face of President Cheney.
Wow. He must have freakishly long arms to reach all the way from, er, the South 40, to Bush's mouth...
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Thanks again, everyone -- and BD -- yes, the birthday gifts just get better every year.

When you're a kid, it's "Wow, a model car (or something)!" Then later it might be, "Wow, a new briefcase (or whatever)!"

These days, the gift is the same every year, but keeps increasing in value:

"Wow, I'm still BREATHIN'!"
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rick tornello wrote:Another revolution about a star completed
a breathe inhaled
a mind aware.
just doff clean underwear.

(btw keep the finger out of the trigger guard until you're ready to use it. A gun is always loaded).

RT
"Doff clean underwear?" What is this, the Magic Lester male revue? Methinks you meant "don clean underwear". Or, if your valet is named Frank, "Frank! Clean underwear!"
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Happy birthday, Lester! Hope you have many a-many more!!! Ya see, we're the same age!!
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Rick, I always observe proper trigger discipline.

Underwear? Maybe someday I'll need Depends, but for now, I go commando -- if I wear anything at all. I always wear my glasses, at least . . .
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Lester Curtis wrote:Rick, I always observe proper trigger discipline.

Underwear? Maybe someday I'll need Depends, but for now, I go commando -- if I wear anything at all. I always wear my glasses, at least . . .
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Robert_Moriyama wrote:
Lester Curtis wrote:Rick, I always observe proper trigger discipline.

Underwear? Maybe someday I'll need Depends, but for now, I go commando -- if I wear anything at all. I always wear my glasses, at least . . .
Don't yer short-n-curlies get caught in the hinges?
Surprisingly not . . . maybe it's just due to instinctive caution.
Got a good laugh out of that one!
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