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	The Wall

laceym

4-16-2007 11:56 PM

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religion, faith

laceym says:

stop praising the wall and start treating it as an obstacle.

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4-17-2007 6:17 AM

mugofcoffee

lace, just so meaningful! so much of expression in one little word.'wall'...very nice clip!

4-17-2007 6:33 PM

AcesLucky

Good analogy (metaphorically speaking). Ha! It's a parable!

4-17-2007 6:42 PM

ratilfar

We don't need no education
We don't need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave the kids alone
Hey teacher leave us kids alone
All in all it's just another brick in the wall
All in all you're just another brick in the wall

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