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broman



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PostPosted: Tue May 22, 2007 3:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So let me guess... the guy with the stick is JimDunlop2 and the horse is other people's freedom to discuss something without ridicule.
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Nismo



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PostPosted: Wed May 23, 2007 1:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Actually, it's just a visual representation of "beating a dead horse." He's just saying that the thread is over. The horse is dead. There's no use in continuing.
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JimDunlop2



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PostPosted: Wed May 23, 2007 1:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you for explaining, Nismo. I never did see myself as the tophat-wearing type. Laughing
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Eva Pilot



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PostPosted: Thu May 24, 2007 12:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

JimDunlop2 wrote:
Thank you for explaining, Nismo. I never did see myself as the tophat-wearing type. Laughing


I could see furiousmilksheikali dressed in that attire.
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furiousmilksheikali



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PostPosted: Thu May 24, 2007 1:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Eva Pilot wrote:
JimDunlop2 wrote:
Thank you for explaining, Nismo. I never did see myself as the tophat-wearing type. Laughing


I could see furiousmilksheikali dressed in that attire.


Don't mock me commoner or shall have you horse-whipped. I amn't joking.
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PostPosted: Thu May 24, 2007 7:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

and although I know what you mean furious, since we're on the suspend logic thread, I couldn't help to think of being whipped with a horse instead...
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Craig!



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PostPosted: Thu May 24, 2007 8:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

"Let me have a think..." is the best logical mispeak I have heard from a student
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