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Odds & Ends: From Chicago, With Love Edition | 168 comments (168 topical, 0 editorial, 1 hidden)

Today, we are all Obamas.

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Tue Nov 11th, 2008 at 05:47:21 PM EST
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Re: It's Dutch (4.00 / 4)

Seriously. You see this? We finally elect a president with an IQ above 6, and these schmucks try to claim him immediately.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Tue Nov 11th, 2008 at 05:57:11 PM EST
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Re: It's Dutch (none / 0)

She's from Chicago.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Tue Nov 11th, 2008 at 06:07:22 PM EST
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Re: It's Dutch (none / 0)

That's not part of Yurp either, unless you want credit for Daley.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Tue Nov 11th, 2008 at 06:16:25 PM EST
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Re: It's Dutch (none / 0)

I think he's arguing I have legitimate claim to being an Obama because I live in Chicago.

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Tue Nov 11th, 2008 at 06:19:08 PM EST
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Re: It's Dutch (none / 0)

I know.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Tue Nov 11th, 2008 at 06:23:20 PM EST
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Re: It's Dutch (none / 1)

If you go back far enough, we're all related. As discussed in the old Heritage thread.

This is more than just a trivial notion, brothers and sisters!

by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Tue Nov 11th, 2008 at 06:39:14 PM EST
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Re: It's Dutch (none / 1)

True enough. But then, we have Balkenende. Can you blame us?

by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Tue Nov 11th, 2008 at 06:13:26 PM EST
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OMG (none / 0)

the end of Balls?

notes from no w here

by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot dotty communists) on Tue Nov 11th, 2008 at 06:21:00 PM EST
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Re: It's Dutch (none / 0)

Ich bin ein Obama!

notes from no w here

by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot dotty communists) on Tue Nov 11th, 2008 at 06:09:13 PM EST
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Re: It's Dutch (none / 0)

"I am an Obama donut"?

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Tue Nov 11th, 2008 at 06:13:17 PM EST
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Re: It's Dutch (none / 1)

"I am an Obama nut"

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Tue Nov 11th, 2008 at 06:13:48 PM EST
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