Scholarships - a little offbeat, and easier to get than you thought.


	Scholarships - a little offbeat, and easier to get than you thought.
coconutshell
2-11-2008 4:18 AM
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coconutshell says:
A few more at the source...there's a "Tall Clubs International" for women over 5'10 and men over 6'2"....

I want to learn to duck-call.
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