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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">He'll always be a great footballer... <a href="http://www.materazzisays.com/">Materazzi-thrasher </a>or not!</div>
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<issued>2006-07-20T16:03:00-07:00</issued>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Ok, so I imagine that this is one of those things that become easier once you've done it once. Because I'll tell ya, the first time is a BITCH! Mind you, my driveway isn't level, which didn't help with stabilizing the hoist. In addition, the hoist did not have a leveler, which also didn't help matters. But all good things take time... old engine's out, new engine's in, just gotta wrap things up. I now feel all sortsa intimate with my automobile.</div>
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<issued>2006-06-28T16:38:00-07:00</issued>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Never done it... I hear it's doable. Swap an M10 in a 1970 BMW 2002. Need to. Mine is dead. My driveway's oily.</div>
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<issued>2006-01-19T13:59:00-08:00</issued>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">You wonder, what with all the fuss about American education standards, public schools being crap, slipping rankings internationally, etc...<br/>
<br/>You wonder.<br/>
<br/>Well... at least -I- wonder... why the hell the majority of the native speakers in this country can't spell to save their lives! The word is:<br/>
<br/>DEFINITELY, derived from 'define'.<br/>
<br/>not:<br/>
<br/>DEFINATELY<br/>DEFINATLY<br/>DEFINATLEY<br/>DEFENITLY<br/>DEFENATELEY<br/>
<br/>and definitely not:<br/>
<br/>DEFIANTLY.<br/>
<br/>For cryin' out loud, people...</div>
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<issued>2005-12-28T16:50:00-08:00</issued>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Damn 'm... <a href="http://theculturesluts.blogspot.com/2005/12/gettin-love-actiony-with-shaun-ryder.html">Giggin with Shaun R?!</a> Lucky sods!! HALLELUJAH!! :)</div>
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<issued>2005-11-17T12:27:00-08:00</issued>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">I love the idea of living  in a modern home, will all the accoutrements, and the added safety of being on the water. As long as tsunamis stay out, <a href="http://www.mmh.se/mmh_eng/start_frame_eng.html">this should be pretty comfy living! </a>Now, how do you get one from Sweden to the West Coast?</div>
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<issued>2005-11-17T08:55:00-08:00</issued>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">And here I thought that <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059319/">The Ipcress File </a>and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066921/">A Clockwork Orange</a> were just figments of twisted imagination, inspired by Cold War hysteria or Moloko-induced madness... As <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2130301?nav=wp"/>Slate reports in <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2130301?nav=wp">The Birth of Soft Torture</a>, it turns out that there's a lengthy history of government-sponsored experimentation of breaking down the human Self, not only in Nazi Germany, but even in placid, pleasant Canada!</div>
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<issued>2005-11-09T11:32:00-08:00</issued>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">If so, there's only one thing I want. I know, I know... modesty is a virtue. Please, honey?<br/>
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<issued>2005-11-04T15:55:00-08:00</issued>
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<br/>wow.</div>
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<issued>2005-11-04T14:58:00-08:00</issued>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Today, I like vinyl. As in vinyl toys. Let out the inner child, in a dada sorta way. Want an example?<br/>
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<a href="http://www.kidrobot.com">Kid Robot</a> has this wicked cool 7" tall WTO protester toy. What a sweet way to battle against the New World Order! By buying imported art toys. I love 'm...</div>
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