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Ha! Larry Send a noteboard - 26/05/2014 05:01:07 AM

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Besides, my opinions make enough sense that most of them should be considered fact automatically!

To be honest, I'm just glad we're having some levity with our disagreement. Much easier for us to then try to have a dialogue, no?

Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

Je suis méchant.
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Funny - Tolkien's prose is rather clunky to me. - 25/05/2014 06:37:27 PM 860 Views
I can understand that - 26/05/2014 05:00:21 AM 857 Views
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Why would I try to defend myself against an ill-supported opinion? - 25/05/2014 05:16:35 AM 854 Views
Providing evidence takes too long..... - 25/05/2014 06:35:33 PM 861 Views
Ha! - 26/05/2014 05:01:07 AM 1018 Views
Why would you defend yourself against a great compliment? *NM* - 26/05/2014 08:01:27 PM 358 Views
True, but... - 27/05/2014 03:18:41 AM 859 Views

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