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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 21. July | 84 comments (84 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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So I go out to leave for the airport, and I discover that a large tree has fallen on my car. It's always something. Fucking brilliant.

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

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Mon Jul 21st, 2008 at 09:40:23 AM EST

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Ouch!

(Hope you got pictures for Photoblog Friday ;-)

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon Jul 21st, 2008 at 09:46:53 AM EST
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Re: European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch (4.00 / 2)

Heh. Well, yeah, kinda had to get pics for the insurance company. Not optimistic about getting money to fix it, unfortunately, since the tree is on a bankrupt developer's land.

[Drew's Crystal Ball of GAAAAAHHHHH(TM) Technology]

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

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Mon Jul 21st, 2008 at 09:52:50 AM EST
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Can't you get the land in compensation?

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon Jul 21st, 2008 at 10:18:23 AM EST
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Re: European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch (none / 0)

Erm, the land is probably county-controlled, which will create a headache. Dunno, we'll see. Luckily the damage is just a ding on the trunk.

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

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Mon Jul 21st, 2008 at 10:57:37 AM EST
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New macro (none / 1)

((*gaaah))

[Drew's Crystal Ball of GAAAAAHHHHH™ Technology]

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Jul 21st, 2008 at 11:05:57 AM EST
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