No, You're Reading That Right.


	No, You're Reading That Right.

EddieIsSteady

10-26-2009 6:42 AM

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banks, credit-cards, fraud

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10-26-2009 9:10 AM

lollipop10

that's just crazy.

10-26-2009 10:46 AM

beanz

yeh, but you just know that a whole bunch of suckers/desperadoes/semi-illiterates/whatever - will take it up and whammo !

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