Microwave popcorn cited in illness


	Microwave popcorn cited in illness

cpltaiji

9-4-2007 8:20 PM

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cpltaiji says:

Only in America!

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9-5-2007 1:28 PM

The REAL Napster

I have the clip on the factory side of this buried way down deep in my clip collection. Good to see the topic surface again.

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