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#162053 09/21/2006 1:56 PM
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"I have a stack of chapeaus here. Which should I wear today?"

"Take the top hat."

Shirley Someone can outdo this cheesy morsel.


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#162054 09/22/2006 12:38 PM
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> Shirley Someone

who's she?


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#162055 09/22/2006 1:14 PM
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She is an obscure, almost hypothetical character, a cousin of Shirley Ujest.

#162056 09/22/2006 1:30 PM
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ah, and also Shirley Udonme'enmee, no doubt.


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#162057 09/22/2006 6:32 PM
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Could be. So, Shirley Etaoin must have a clever entry, perhaps with some sort of shoe theme?

#162058 09/23/2006 12:48 AM
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Shirley is the first person of the well known trinity of trackers, Shirley, Goodness and Mercy.

#162059 11/03/2006 7:50 PM
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Shirley Yew will like this better:

They are all out standing by Jove.

#162060 11/14/2006 6:54 PM
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Quote:

Shirley is the first person of the well known trinity of trackers, Shirley, Goodness and Mercy.



"...and stop calling me Shirley!"


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#162061 11/14/2006 10:34 PM
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Quote:

stop calling me Shirley!"




OK, Laverne.

#162062 11/15/2006 1:13 AM
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That shows your age.


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#162063 11/17/2006 7:34 PM
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They are all out. Standing by, Jove.

Et jouyeux Jour de Rendre de Grâces pour toutes!

#162064 11/18/2006 3:33 PM
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Hmm..joyeux? (petit nit)

Aramis #173937 02/23/2008 2:56 AM
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Originally Posted By: Aramis
They are all out. Standing by, Jove.

Et jouyeux Jour de Rendre de Grâces pour toutes! <img src="http://wordsmith.org/board/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />


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