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Happy bearthday, Father Steve. ;)

I like the dragon-as-ratcatcher stories about Magnus too.


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Are you sure the first word of the subject isn't supposed to be feets?


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What Mav said, Father Steve. When you reach a certain age you are expected to start counting backwards you know. I hope it's all you could wish for.


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ok. I'm confused.

guess I'd better google St. Magnus...



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Birthday greetings to you, Father Steve, even though I haven't a clue what Mav's on about! (isn't the first time...)


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hehheh

ycliu (whatdja get at the bottom of the page, eta?) - but it's not a birthday anniversary...

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Maybe a festivity for people with big feet?
No, no... not just men with big feet!... What y'all thinking of anyway, huh?


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Even having looked up St. Magnus, I still have no idea what Maverick is talking about.

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> (whatdja get at the bottom of the page, eta?)

© 2005 google



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d'oh!

> © 2005 google
lol!

It seems appropriate that a sharply prescriptivist regard to diacritics yields such differences of search results.

Try googlin "Feast of Saint Magnus of Füssen"...


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