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#39494 08/27/01 12:36 PM
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As was the edifice upon which he caught himself.

Hoist on his own poignard.


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and so fated to complete the delightful irony indeed®, of being deprived of his equal liberty by his stunt on old Liberté's fraternal bonnet!


#39496 08/27/01 04:22 PM
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Not to mention his Mastercard and AMEX.

Do you know me?

300 million Catholics do.

The American Express card.

Don't leave Rome without it.

K-A-R-L W-O-Y-T-I-L-A





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what would the Colossus of Rhodes have said, if the Statue of Liberty had been towed on a barge into the harbor of Rhodes?

Don't know, but I can imagine Liberty with a Mae West accent:

"Is that a doric column, big boy, or are you just pleased to see me?"


#39498 08/27/01 05:16 PM
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"Is that a doric column, big boy, or are you just pleased to see me?"

"Non, m'amie, it is Ionian, please note the concentric spirals at the top!"


#39499 08/27/01 11:54 PM
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When I was learning to shoot pool, my teacher, Rodney, told me that when faced with no easy shot, imagine the most elaborate shot possible. If you make it, everyone will be in awe. If you miss it, well, it was a tough shot anyway. So the French guy missed it. It was a tough shot anyway.


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