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I love his mansion, Monticello!
Yes, his slaves kept it spotless!
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1/2/2014 9:41:30 PM
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Yes, his slaves kept it spotless!
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Does the Pope understand?
- Jody -
1/2/2014 5:25:36 PM
Hah, hah, hah, hah!!!
- bowser -
1/3/2014 5:51:39 AM
So...
- Jody -
1/3/2014 9:39:57 PM
If I missed the topic, what was it?
- bowser -
1/4/2014 5:13:27 PM
I think the pope needs to keep his mouth shut.
- Jody -
1/2/2014 10:59:49 PM
It looks like the Pope has the Right sweating bullets...
- ER -
1/3/2014 12:24:53 AM
I have no idea what the right thinks
- Jody -
1/3/2014 12:37:24 AM
Yeah, its terrible how the rich are picked on. But...
- ER -
1/2/2014 6:17:49 PM
Napoleon Bonaparte
- ER -
1/2/2014 8:16:20 PM
PJ O'Rourke
- Robert -
1/2/2014 8:30:58 PM
"Tax the rich, feed the poor...
- ER -
1/2/2014 9:33:25 PM
"Stupidity is far more dangerous than evil, for evil takes a break from time to time, stupidity does not."
- TB -
1/2/2014 7:04:13 PM
I'm sorry. That is a completely stupid comment.`
- bowser -
1/3/2014 5:55:22 AM
JFK
- ER -
1/2/2014 8:06:18 PM
Good.
- TB -
1/2/2014 9:43:17 PM
Yes, and thank you for Your service.
- ER -
1/2/2014 10:36:34 PM
Oh wow...
- Jody -
1/2/2014 9:33:04 PM
I don't think JFK was talking about charitable donations.
- ER -
1/2/2014 9:39:41 PM
Actually, he was talking foreign aid. In both of these quotes.
- TB -
1/2/2014 10:46:20 PM
No, it was really all about guillotines.
- ER -
1/2/2014 11:00:34 PM
“You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar”
- Jody -
1/2/2014 6:58:45 PM
Technically untrue . . .
- DanS -
1/4/2014 11:34:22 AM
Thomas Jefferson
- ER -
1/2/2014 8:07:24 PM
The actual quote:
- TB -
1/2/2014 9:58:56 PM
Tom was heavy stuff, Tom. (n/t)
- DanS -
1/4/2014 11:37:43 AM
Sally Hemmings' part got edited out too.
- ER -
1/2/2014 10:39:38 PM
That's how history is lied about.
- TB -
1/2/2014 11:04:06 PM
All quotes are taken out of context.
- ER -
1/2/2014 11:22:49 PM
Then don't use quotes to make your points.
- TB -
1/2/2014 11:37:35 PM
The fundamentals of tyranny and and freedom change continuously.
- ER -
1/2/2014 11:52:18 PM
I love his mansion, Monticello!
- Jody -
1/2/2014 9:37:03 PM
Yes, his slaves kept it spotless!
- ER -
1/2/2014 9:41:30 PM
I know, right?
- Jody -
1/2/2014 11:05:09 PM
If you knew...
- ER -
1/2/2014 11:23:53 PM
Heh
- Jody -
1/3/2014 12:33:28 AM
So was I.
- ER -
1/3/2014 1:09:27 AM
I would have no need to "brief" Jefferson on anything.
- TB -
1/3/2014 2:51:40 AM
I'd tell him about Vaginal ultrasound probes.
- ER -
1/3/2014 3:32:10 AM
Make that $1000.
- TB -
1/3/2014 4:22:34 AM
There isn't the slightest doubt in my mind Mr J and I would get along just fine.
- ER -
1/3/2014 4:46:37 AM
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