Santas Down Under Urged to Say "Ha-Ha-Ha"


	Santas Down Under Urged to Say "Ha-Ha-Ha"

Hawkeye_84

11-15-2007 12:10 PM

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santa, ho, pc gone wrong

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11-15-2007 12:59 PM

adamc

"Gimme a break," said Julie Gale

Simple, yet completely spot on.

11-15-2007 1:57 PM

Hawkeye_84

So true!

11-15-2007 4:52 PM

bignosemousie

hahaha!

12-8-2007 9:05 PM

grammydjb1

Society today sure does know how to complicate the most innocent things.

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