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It’s so true that we are so neat. We really need to take showers all day, brush our teeth after every single snack, use after-shave-lotions, deodorants, powder... We can’t stand smelly people around... And I’m a man! ...Ah, and women... Let’s not go there!!! Isn’t that being a little extremist? Are we cleaning freaks? Why are we like that? :-/
Leonardo González
bixarre at hotmail.com
By LeofromPereira on Jul 19, 2005, 23:42 in Friendly Talkzone.
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emero says on Jul 20, 2005, 01:20: I'll second that you have just described my boyfriend perfectly hugs Diane x 1 funny, 0 helpful. |
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shirly1981 says on Jul 20, 2005, 02:17: That comes with us......... That comes with us!!!! most of the poeple in colombian like to be neat, we are like that we like to be clean, smelling good, clean teeth, feet, hands etc....and manicure is not just for women, men like to have good looking hands. A man doesnt have to be waring the most expensive t-shirt or jeans if this guy is clean, smells good and have a very clean mounth is perfec for me............. Sophia 0 funny, 1 helpful. |
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quindioman says on Jul 20, 2005, 02:25: definately a colombian thing and one realises this once one has travelled abroad.
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shirly1981 says on Jul 20, 2005, 02:51: British People People here just get up, put cloth on and get out of the house, they dont like to take showers everyday 'cause it is very cold here. I dont like to be in crowded places 'cause there is always a person with a hurt wing. i dont care i take a shower at least once a day, i dont care if it is cold or not........... Sophia 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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quindioman says on Jul 20, 2005, 02:56: shirly..... you can't be serious..?
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shirly1981 says on Jul 20, 2005, 03:02: Cockney......... You are right, no matter what we have to take a shower. Thanks God that i have a heater here 'cause i would have to take my showers with cold water, but i dont go out without getting clean...... no no no i come from a place (Barranquilla) in which i used to take at least 2 or 3 showers a day........... Sophia 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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quindioman says on Jul 20, 2005, 03:52: a costenya en Inglaterra...you are a rare breed madam...how is England treating you?
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quindioman says on Jul 20, 2005, 03:58: shirly did you hear the one about Ken Livingstone (mayor of London)?.....you might be well aware that the past few weeks have been HOT...very HOT...well he made a statement last week asking people that use the tube to take a shower in the morning...i was shocked, but i shouldn't have been all that surprised.
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shirly1981 says on Jul 20, 2005, 04:03: Cockney............ Let me tell you that at the beginning it was hard really cold but now its fine, i came 4 months ago. People say that its gonna get colder for next month so i have to take advange of these shiny days. Last weekend i had to take 3 showers and open all window 'cause it was really hottttttttttttttttttttttt Sophia 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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quindioman says on Jul 20, 2005, 05:13: 4 months! damn you are a fast learner woman....and you are quite right...take advantage! After November you'll need that central heating to be on top form!!!
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emero says on Jul 20, 2005, 05:17: Roofus hugs Diane x 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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quindioman says on Jul 20, 2005, 05:22: don't worry elmo i have 1 brother that never bathes...he couldn't give a rat's arse if he washed or not...in fact he should be an honorary corroncho the fucker's so lazy.....he works for a month, gets paid and then spends the next week calling sick to work
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bob777 says on Jul 20, 2005, 06:28: So many showers, but all cold!!!! I typically take a shower every morning, but I have to say it is very difficult when I stay at my wife's family's house in Palmira, because there is no hot water. Perhaps I am spoiled, but nothing beats a nice warm shower in the morning or after a good work-out. Cold showers are a bit hard to get used to. :)
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shirly1981 says on Jul 20, 2005, 06:37: Smell like gamin.......... A longgggg time ago when i was in Barranquilla i had a blind date with a American guy, i was so happy 'cause it was the first time i was going to see this guy after a while chatting. The day came and i got my best outfit just to meet this guy in one of the best restaurants of Barranquilla, i arrived at the restaurant and i was looking where this person was when i see him i walk to the table and what a surprise i got when this guy smell like a "gamin" ohhhh my God i didnt know what to do, but for sure that i had to breath. the waitress came to take my order and i just said please a glass with water, 'cause with that smell i had eaten even the dressert. He is a good looking guy, well dressed but with that smell he killed all my expectations..... Sophia 1 funny, 1 helpful. |
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Inti´illapha says on Jul 20, 2005, 07:00: Maybe Colombians are basically smelly and dirty, Thats why they have to take so much shower and so much perfume so that noone notices ;) Rimini, Llagta, rimini may carupi causangapa; Mana quiquin Llagtashina cuyanguichu runataca. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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carolain11 says on Jul 20, 2005, 07:56: not all... i've run into people here who are not neat and clean... greasy hair, smelly clothes, but such an attitude...
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rjstuff says on Jul 20, 2005, 09:56: Colombians love showers as much as some of us love beer! The first time I met my fiancee and we made love, soon after she hit the shower! I wondered if there was something wrong (dirty) about me and then I found out - she loves to take showers 2,3 sometimes 4 times a day - I wish we were making love 4 times a day (no viagra for me - I am allergic!)
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vicshere says on Jul 20, 2005, 15:30: for gad sakes How in the world do you associate taking a shower with being neat..... Colombians (in General) are the most unneat people I know.....the street are full of crap ..the air is full of crap... the water is full of crap.....sure they may shower in the morning ....big deal ........then they go out on the air polluting moto or car....while throwing the garbage out the car window will .....stopping along the way to piss on the side of the road .......then when they get home they shower again to get all the crap they caught outside off of themselves.........come on Leo wake up for god sakes
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Sylvie says on Jul 20, 2005, 16:17: From experience I've also noticed that Colombians are very clean people but Venezuelans are by far the cleanest people in the world. It freaks me out. All the Venezuelans I know brush their teeth at least 6 times a day and shower a minimum of 3 times a day. When I was there they looked at me weird when I told them that I only take a shower once a day.
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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 21, 2005, 13:57: Sylvte I think you should not generalised, I live in the UK and still I haven't come across an smelly person, and no even in France, maybe I just hang around in the right places. and What is wrong with being clean, I love people that smell and look nice.
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utopiacowboy says on Jul 21, 2005, 15:31: Are you serious, Kat? It's a contest between Colombians and Americans to see who can take the most showers. Nobody cares about anything except cleanliness. Disclaimer: any comment I make is inane and is not to be taken seriously, and is so patently ridiculous that no one should take it seriously, even as an insult. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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BlondeJamesBond says on Jul 21, 2005, 15:50: Comments of an Englishman This thread is forcing me to turn into BritannicoX!!!!!
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kernow62 says on Jul 21, 2005, 17:31: BlondeJamesBond, the stereotype with bad teeth in Britain is actually or should I say was deserved. Flouride in the water and the post war shortages had a lot to do with it. As a child I remember we couldn't afford toothpaste so we brushed our teeth with salt or soot! However I note that in general British teeth look quite normal nowadays, perhaps not overly bleached and perfectly straight as in the US but natural.
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Tinto (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 21, 2005, 17:39: Mysteries of the world Even with his terrible teeth, famous Englishman Austin Powers got to shag Liz Hurley, Heather Grahams and Beyonce. ;-) I wanted access to health care, housing and education, but, no, I get potholes, trash and silicone tits instead. -Desi. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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cutethings4me says on Jul 21, 2005, 20:05: I can relate My baby's father was the same exact way. I was amazed at how he brushed his teeth after he ate or drank anything. He also had to wash his hands (I mean scrub them) everytime he ate something. I had never seen anything like this in my life. I was born and raised in South Carolina, and I have been raised to brush my teeth about 3 times a day and I wash my hands regularly, but he was obsessive with it!!! It must be a Colombian thing..... Which I rather be with someone who is clean than someone who is nasty.... I can not deal with that.
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kernow62 says on Jul 21, 2005, 20:14: Tinto it was his hairy chest. Yeah baaaby!!!
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adrimm (Moderator) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 21, 2005, 22:05: Agree I think that the whole Colombian neat & hygiene thing (which I agree with) ties onto the emphasis on "appearances" that is including the visual and non-visual end of things. Ie fashionable clothes, manicures, nice scent etc. etc.
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LeofromPereira says on Jul 21, 2005, 23:03: Awaken... Leonardo - bixarre@hotmail.com 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Sylvie says on Jul 21, 2005, 23:24: BlondeJamesBond and Kat1, show me where I said the british smell.... I don't believe I ever wrote that. They smell quite nice actually. I just said that most have bad teeth and that is probably because toothpaste in the UK is rather expensive compared to the rest of the world.
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Cerealkiller says on Jul 22, 2005, 00:46: I dont think colombians are overly clean and to be honest i find it a rather ridiculous statement, if you go to small towns in boyaca and cundinamarca youll bump into people who are outside their houses doing the shopping and all that who -clearly- havent bothered with taking a shower. Yes the tube in london stinks in the summer, so do buses during rush hours but then again same thing happens in buses here in bogota...I think I blame the strong smells in london on curry...seriously, the more curry the stronger the smell, food and excretions are directly related. Toothpaste is not expensive at all, go to boots or superdrug and you can always get like 2 boxes of colgate for like 3 pounds!!! Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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BlondeJamesBond says on Jul 22, 2005, 01:32: BritannicoX replies Sylvie - and a fine set of choppers you have, unfortunately refering to "MOST" instead of "ALL" is still generalising! In your defence perhaps the green-toothed 'Brit' you ran into was Kerry/Maleorange/Londonmale, which I imagine would be enough to damage your impression of us permanently. ;-)
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kernow62 says on Jul 22, 2005, 04:29: Mmmm. I love rhubarb and custard.. sweeties that is. At one time us Brits were the biggest consumers of sweets (candy) in the world, not sure if that contributed to the bad teeth stereotype.
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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 22, 2005, 06:54: I agree with you CK, and you can buy two thoothpastes for £1pound in asda or tescos, even if you buy it in Harrods it won't be expensive
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rjstuff says on Jul 22, 2005, 07:20: My My Sylvie Nice picture. But terrible website! When you click on "next" twice - who is that - Elmodfoq and Ash? jejeje
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Sylvie says on Jul 22, 2005, 12:19: rjstuff, I just use that site to host pictures. The rest of the photos do not belong to me.
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BlondeJamesBond says on Jul 22, 2005, 12:46: Sylvie - expensive paste. It depends what price you put on your dental hygiene I guess.
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Sylvie says on Jul 22, 2005, 13:15: I prefer to buy handbags, shoes and clothing at Harrods. :-)
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kernow62 says on Jul 22, 2005, 15:17: I have never noticed Hugh Grant's teeth, are they really yukky or are they just not pure white glow in the dark, straight as an arrow little pearls?
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kernow62 says on Jul 22, 2005, 15:22: Just buy Boot's basic house brand toothpaste, only 29P a tube.
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rjstuff says on Jul 22, 2005, 21:52: Poor man's toothpaste If you run out you can use salt! Common salt works well when you have dental/gum pain or discomfort also. Who ever worries about the cost of toothpaste? Food yes but not toothpaste and soap! Did we not step into the 21st century recently? Hello! Hello! Anyone here! Next people will start complaiing about the high cost of toilet paper. Oh MY!
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Hunter says on Jul 23, 2005, 01:24: Tourist prices Generally tourists don't know where to shop, even many English people are not cost consciouse.
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Alejandrita1981 says on Jul 25, 2005, 12:47: did YOU ever wonder??? Hey Roofus....Did you ever wonder that all men might not be Dogs? But I guess in your case ...it takes one to know one...hence your name ROOFUS?
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Alejandrita1981 says on Jul 25, 2005, 12:53: IT'S TRUE!! I am colombian and my fiancee is to...we take showers 3 to 4 times daily and our house has to be neat and clean as well...our parent s are the same way. I think it has alot to do with the way your parents raised you and with the level of cleanliness that they raised you in. I love to know that my house is clean and that everything is in it's place!
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kernow62 says on Jul 26, 2005, 08:10: Elmo, I would have to agree, at the fiesta here in Orlando there were some pretty ugly Colombianos, of course all the gringos I saw were ugly too including the old guy with the young Colombian hottie (by the way, people WERE staring). To be balanced though there were quite a few ugly ass Colombianas too, some with only a couple of teeth, others with big rolls of fat on display, so the stereotypical image of the Colombiana is busted. There are beautiful and ugly alike as well as those in the middle ground, there are those with nice figures and fat ones too (perhaps US food and habits).
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Colombiche says on Jul 26, 2005, 08:29: Elmo.... re: "Why are colombianos so freaking ugly?" -- Like I said on another thread, I don't know what is happening, I didn't think colombiano men are lookers at all (you know usually colombianas have a reputation for being pretty but not the men), but I tell you, this weekend at the colombian festival in Toronto I saw a lot of very handsome colombianos. Taller, more muscular, a lot of green eyes, tan skins, I was very pleasantly surprised. Some of these guys were fresh off the boat so you can't even say that it is the Canadian food that made them grow tall. A lot of these guys could have easily have passed for Puerto Rican or Cubanos but they were wearing the flag so I know they were chibchombianos. I wonder if there is something in the tap water in colombia now adays and the new generation of muchachones is starting to look more promising. There weren't that many Lizandro Mesas (man he can sing but damn), more guys along the lines of Juanes. there were a lot of guys with that Jonh Leguizamo look (you know average colombian ni pa qui ni pa alla), but there was a fair number of male hotties to be fair. No me den trago extranjero, que es caro y no sabe a bueno.... (Rafael Godoy) 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Colombiche says on Jul 26, 2005, 08:31: Oh... And having just come back from Mexico, I am telling you colombianos didn't really look so short anymore to me. No me den trago extranjero, que es caro y no sabe a bueno.... (Rafael Godoy) 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 26, 2005, 08:37: colombiche you should had tak colombiche you should have taken a picture of them and post it here for our delight ;-)
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kernow62 says on Jul 26, 2005, 08:39: Kat1 you can see some of the ones from the fiesta in Orlando and judge for yourself.
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Colombiche says on Jul 26, 2005, 08:43: I know Kat I thought about taking pictures of some of these fine ejemplares to post on this guebsite ;P No me den trago extranjero, que es caro y no sabe a bueno.... (Rafael Godoy) 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Colombiche says on Jul 26, 2005, 08:49: Kernow... Where can I see the pictures of la fiesta de orlando? I went to your image gallery but there was nothing from orlando there... No me den trago extranjero, que es caro y no sabe a bueno.... (Rafael Godoy) 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Lucia Rojas says on Jul 26, 2005, 19:34: Yes we are clean When I lived in London, my italian boyfriend called me "antiseptic" because i was always taking showers...and people there dont take showers in the winter. Nonetheless, the stinkiests are the french! Nothing like the awful scent of the paris metro in the summer, with no air conditioning and people who consider deodorant a luxury item. For us it's a basic necessity. But yeah youre right campesinos from Boyaca... dont use deodorant so you can smell them from under their "ruanas". I still consider it a smell that never equates the one in Paris.
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utopiacowboy says on Jul 26, 2005, 19:42: Young guys never clean anything especially if they share a house together. They try to con the women they're sleeping with into cleaning it. Disclaimer: any comment I make is inane and is not to be taken seriously, and is so patently ridiculous that no one should take it seriously, even as an insult. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Sylvie says on Jul 26, 2005, 22:27: Today at work I walked into the ladies room at 5 and saw a girl brushing her teeth. I couldn't help myself and asked "Would you happen to be South American?" Without me even saying another word She smiled at me and said "Yeah I know, we brush our teeth a lot in Venezuela"
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kernow62 says on Jul 27, 2005, 05:39: I was at a traffic light on the way home and saw a guy picking his nose, I was going to ask him if he was a redneck but the light changed.
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BlondeJamesBond says on Jul 27, 2005, 06:04: Kernow LMFAO.
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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 27, 2005, 11:55: down where? jejeje legs of course. i can feel UC COMING TO THIS THREAD!!!LOL
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utopiacowboy says on Jul 27, 2005, 11:56: You can feel me? Paddling up the Amazon! Going to Rio! Disclaimer: any comment I make is inane and is not to be taken seriously, and is so patently ridiculous that no one should take it seriously, even as an insult. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 27, 2005, 11:58: LMAO.UC, don't get lost is a jungle down there.
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vicshere says on Jul 27, 2005, 12:03: to esanch36 thought no one would ever ask.....some of the younger generation have the area down there smooth as a baby ass....but some older ladys have more hair on their legs than me....uckkkkkkkk
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Sylvie says on Jul 27, 2005, 12:04: "I was at a traffic light on the way home and saw a guy picking his nose, I was going to ask him if he was a rednck but the light changed."
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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 27, 2005, 12:06: vicshere They certainly haven't heard of the Brazilian ;-)
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kernow62 says on Jul 27, 2005, 12:55: I had a friend who died laughing because he got a hair caught in his throat! The worst is when a hair gets wrapped around your willy! Ouch!!!
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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 27, 2005, 13:01: Kernow that is a very long hair
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vicshere says on Jul 27, 2005, 13:09: elmo if they are shaved down there why would you gag.....elom......I know your sleeping with them there donkeys for gad sakes poor elmo
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utopiacowboy says on Jul 27, 2005, 13:16: They don't all shave or some of them shave only during swim season etc. I don't care whether a woman shaves or not. I'll go to Rio or up the Amazon. I'm a bush-eating koala. Disclaimer: any comment I make is inane and is not to be taken seriously, and is so patently ridiculous that no one should take it seriously, even as an insult. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 27, 2005, 13:31: you dont care to be ambush UC ;-0
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utopiacowboy says on Jul 27, 2005, 13:38: I love to be ambushed. I've got special tools for getting through the bush. Disclaimer: any comment I make is inane and is not to be taken seriously, and is so patently ridiculous that no one should take it seriously, even as an insult. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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kernow62 says on Jul 27, 2005, 13:46: A long and painful hair, you don't notice these things in the heat of the moment, it is only afterwards that it becomes painfully apparent.
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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 27, 2005, 14:31: Kernow , at least it didn't got tangle on your neck, otherwise what a way to die lol
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