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| DrawingsDrawing like a child :)Remembered mother and thought to draw her picture on MS Paint. Drew one picture, she looked like a girl whom I know :) Drew second and then third, but all looked like girls, hardly anything near my mother :) Then I returned back to a child’s comfort area: drawing flowers and home. Hope you like these two pictures :) ...
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| 00:38 | 31/Aug/2008 |
| Hungry Baby | |
| NatureTouching tale of a baby whale I hope you all must have heard about this baby whale in Sydney. This month in every year, whales take part in their migration towards Queensland and pass through the Sydney harbor. This 2 week old baby whale was estranged from her mother and lost her way. She was hungry. And what happened next was heart breaking....
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| 00:34 | 25/Aug/2008 |
| Last letter | |
| Dear Naina, I don’t even know why I am taking the pain to write this to you, because I have been seeing how inconsequential this discussion always turns out to be. The way things have been developing, I doubt whether you would even care to read this. But still if it doesn’t hurt much, extract five minutes from your precious time to hear me out. Y...
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| 22:01 | 23/Aug/2008 |
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| J&KThree Men – Three Destinies…***(1) One man standing who became the Tank Man… (1)Do you know who Tank Man was? Tank Man, or the Unknown Rebel, is the nickname of an anonymous man who became internationally famous when he was photographed during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in China. Students were protesting against the authoritarian rule of...
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| 12:28 | 20/Aug/2008 |
| Accepting the unacceptable? | |
| Society Good guys do it like Sachin does I was not comfortable posting this picture here, since many a times, too much righteousness backfires and makes readers search for some contradictions in the author himself. But I am ready to take the risk :) Once, one of our professors asked the girl students to share if they had faced some kind of harassme...
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| 13:29 | 16/Aug/2008 |
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| Days It means a lot! Someone sent me this message: “I am Rakhee how you you?” (her name changed :). I thought there was some grammatical error! Now I know there was none! And I am loving it, when I say: I have 7 Rakhees, how are you? :) From the childhood, the more number of Rakhees we had, the luckier we were. And those who didn’t have sister...
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| 20:29 | 15/Aug/2008 |
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| क्योंकि… **~*~*~*~*~**गहरे कुएँ से निकालते रहे सब पानी पर्वत से तोड़ते &#...
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| 09:14 | 13/Aug/2008 |
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| PersonalV2 For Sister I was around 9 or 10 and my younger sister had recently joined my school. Every Republic Day, a Fun Fair was organised in our school where we used to buy and sell many things. At that time, we didn’t get any pocket money, because parents provided us with anything we wanted. But they didn’t want us to read comics and hence we h...
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| 15:12 | 10/Aug/2008 |
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| Books V2IslamRethinking issues in Islam Through his book “Rethinking Issues in Islam” (first edition, 1998, Orient Longman), Asghar Ali Engineer provides a great insight into the religion which has been into controversies and has been used as a means for much unrest throughout the world. After having read the book, which addresses host of issues a...
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| 00:08 | 7/Aug/2008 |
| How to win over Array!!! | |
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| BlogsYou can do it! Array can't kill your comments... When it first happened to two of my posts, I was surprised at his name: Array! What an exotic name :) Then an array of thoughts came running… The comments page was left looking like ruined. Let me do some experiments! And when Monalisa got angry, I had to do something… :) (P.S.: One round of th...
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| manu | 16:21 | 26/Aug/2008 |
| Friends: (194)
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| hope float's |
| hope float's in my eye's like a tear's in bride's eye's with tint of pinksyness in hope of new begining ,beginingof unknown unseen with hands full streched for all joy's and grief's of life with ear to ear smile and bouns of twinkling eye's in hope ,want to enter in new phase leaving behind all memories of past experince with heavy heart filled wit...
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| nishi | 08:46 | 3/Aug/2008 |
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| Dosti shayad zindgi hoti hai,Jo har dil mein basi hoti hai,Waise to jee lete hai sabhi akele magar,Phir bhi zarurat inki har kisi ko hoti hai..!!Tanha ho kabhi to mujko dhundna,duniya se nahi apne dil se poochna,Aas pas hi kahi base rahte hai hum,yaado se nahi saath guzare lamho se puchna..!!Khawaish Hi Nahi Alfaaz Ki,Chahat Ko To Zarurat Hai Bas E...
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| life | 21:02 | 16/Aug/2008 |
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| Why dowry will not die ? |
| Dowry harassement ,it is a disease to society ,recently I have seen so many cases it happened in Bangalore, not only in bangalore, all over India. Nowadays Educated people are also demanding dowry very highly, if the girl would be well educated and well earning. The world has entered the new millenium but it is a harsh reality that the woman in...
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| naveen krishna | 11:30 | 23/Aug/2008 |
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| friends You fell in love, friends went away, Knowing you'd have a closer friend one day. I thought that friend would always be me - Things have changed, as we can see. You'll fall in love again one day, Then once again your friends will go away
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| sahil banga | 12:48 | 30/Jul/2008 |
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| The Derailed Desire |
| Clasping wasn’t passion anymore, but a routine. Carnal needs and desires hitchhiked to a state of arousal, and sunk in an unfamiliar state of eerie silence. The breaths deceived. When pacing, they puffed of someone else’s lovemaking skills. When gasping, they panted of a fulfilled orgasm but unsatiated needs. When hushed, the breathings murmured se...
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| rina chaturvedi | 21:39 | 27/Aug/2008 |
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| sometimes i feel that we dont really show our true feelings .To anyone for that matter. Even with your closest relations we tend to hide a lot more than we show. Take for example sometimes the children might resent our interrogation or some advice but they will not say anything. or with your husband you want to disagree on everything and will think...
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| taniya | 23:06 | 29/Aug/2008 |
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| " W E CANNOT CHANGE OUR PAST.WE CANNOT CHANGE THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ACT IN A CERTAIN WAY.WE CANNOT CHANGE THE INEVITABLE.THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO IS PLAY ON THE ONE STRING WE HAVE AND THAT IS OUR ATTITUDE. "
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| Sandip Chaud... | 04:03 | 31/Aug/2008 |
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| GENTLY OPENS , GENTLY OPENS THE TENDER MIND ,EXPANDS AND UNFOLDS JUST LIKE A BEAUTIFUL FLOWER .ONLY TO BE MORE GLORIOUS WITH ALL ITS FRAGRANCE AND COLOUR ,INTENTLY I LOOK ALL THESE THINGS TO FIND A JOY OF NEW KIND.A ROSE BLOOMS TO SCATTER ALL ITS FRAGRANCE AND COLOUR ,BUT VERY SOON , IN THE DUST IT LIES DEAD.THE MOMENT THE PETALS ARE WITHERED AND T...
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| vidushi chau... | 02:19 | 30/Aug/2008 |
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| Do you hear it?It’s the sound of nothingness, of the emptiness that has taken over me. I hear it in the dead of the night when its velvety softness engulfs me, swirling with the emotions buried deep within the frenetic activity of day. I hear it in the bridges collapsing and the distance lengthening between once-beloved friends.I hear it when m...
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| sareena nafe... | 10:26 | 15/Aug/2008 |
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| FRANKLIN AZAD GANDHI |
| "We've to stand united against terrorism",spoke the president on the eve of Independence day.I sat listenung to the television news.In the regional news .....there was another message from a cybercafe to the DGP's office.....threat to kill the chief minister by a terrorist outfit.The DGP was answering anxious journalists,"as such the DGP's site wil...
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| raja | 16:52 | 31/Aug/2008 |
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| We often here phrases in life such as:- “The world doesn’t acknowledge my true worth” (meant on a sadnote) Or“The world doesn’t know who I am and my true worth” Or“I am an unacknowledged genius” I like to brief on this, by a story:- True worth “Murali,...
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| tahera | 11:10 | 17/Aug/2008 |
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| have u ever loved a woman..... |
| i love the following song by bryan adams...its so well put that it really touches the heart...read on... To really love a womanTo understand her - you gotta know her deep insideHear every thought - see every dreamN' give her wings when she wants to flyThen when you find yourself lyin' helpless in her armsYa know ya really love a woman When you lov...
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| chanchal bala | 00:13 | 18/Aug/2008 |
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| Sometimes in life, you find a special friend; Someone who changes your life just by being part of it. Someone who makes you laugh until you can't stop; Someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world. Someone who convinces you that there really is an unlocked door just waiting for you to open it.
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| myparadise | 00:53 | 12/Aug/2008 |
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| "learner or loner ! " |
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| no ! m not a poet not even a writer,however m a gud orator on my isolated iland....no ! i dnt hve regrets being a loner ........as i believe loner will radiant sooner!thus, m a learner on my isolated iland..........n without "You fellow blogger" it wudnt b possibleYour blogs gives me inspiration to do smthng........whenevr i hv tried hard to do ...
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| DISHAA TRIPATHI | 00:13 | 25/Aug/2008 |
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| Koi tumse pooche kaun hoon main,Tum keh dena koi khaas nahi.Ek dost hai kaccha pakka sa,Ek jhooth hai aadha saccha sa.Zazbaat ko dhake ek parda bas,Ek bahana hai accha sa.Jeevan ka ek aisa saathi hai,Jo door ho ke pass nahin.Koi tumse pooche kaun hoon main,Tum keh dena koi khaas nahi.Hawa ka ek suhana jhonkha hai,Kabhi najuk...
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| Jim | 00:21 | 29/Aug/2008 |
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| Flight of Fancy |
| Wouldn't it be great If, for a change My mind freed itself From its rein I would gallop away On the highway of my dreams Away from worries And life's sundry pains I would dance at Cindrella's ball Feast on boars with Asterix the Gaul With's Robin's merry men would I sing And help Calvin finally beat Rosalyn For one moment, if I could set sail And c...
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| saurav sharma | 12:42 | 16/Dec/2007 |
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| Juvenility |
| Juvenility The Juvenility in my life is immense…But what I have to choose for me is always suspense!! So many colors of life are there to be initiated…So many phases are waiting to be palpated!!Though attempts were there to figure this out…They were there for a while…but then altogether wasted!! As a kid I used to explore every corner to get the be...
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| TRUTH andArt... | 10:19 | 29/Aug/2008 |
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| THE MIND AND ITS TRAVAILS A student on a ten-day Vipassana course approached the conducting teacher to ask for permission to leave the course mid-way. At the time of registration for the course on day zero, each applicant is asked whether he is prepared to stay for the entire length of the course and that, if he has any doubt about bei...
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| Neelima sharma | 15:21 | 31/Aug/2008 |
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| missing u my son |
| Meri har baat me usi ki baat rehti haiNaa jane kyon dil ko har pal usi ki aas rehti haiSirf or sirf usi ke Didaar ki Tadap rehti haiWo samajhta hai mere dil ki har baatIsliye ye juban khamosh rehti haiMere Dil ki Dhrakan, meri jaan hai woMere har khayal me ussi ki yaad rehti hai one more................................................... ..............
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| Namrata Prashar | 17:34 | 6/Aug/2008 |
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| Final Inspection |
| The Final Inspection One of the most beautiful poems I have come across .... The soldier stood and faced God,Which must always come to pass,He hoped his shoes were shining,Just as brightly as his brass."Step forward now, you soldier,How shall I deal with you?Have you always turned the other cheek?To My Church have you been true?"The soldier squared...
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| Amrut patil | 10:03 | 30/Aug/2008 |
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| Despite Mamta |
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| Despite Mamta...Well Mr Tata during his launch of Nano has said that task was accomplished and car should have named as "Despite Mamta" rather than Nano..I am really afraid to say now if the plant closes down at singur he would have to say "Because of Mamta" as she is the one a fierce lady or Person who can take on mighty Tata and he will have to a...
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| anupama | 11:05 | 19/Aug/2008 |
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| Birthday Wishes !!!!!! |
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| Hey friends....Today (19/08/2008) is the birthday of our dear rediffiland friend : Sami Ahmed (http://onceuponatime.rediffiland.com/s cripts/xanadu_home_view.php). He has given us wonderful stories like: When they got married, A Tale of Love, When heart Stops, Love Letter to Girlfriend and many more of such beautiful writings . He is a wonderful...
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| StudentOf VIHE | 08:06 | 30/Aug/2008 |
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| These are the words of wisdom from Roman Philosopher Cicero who lived some 2000 years back. Living in a delusion that it is only by subduing others one can be prosperous.Worrying about things, which cannot be changed or improved.No proper understanding of one’s own Strengths and Abilities (Lack of Self-Awareness).Not able to stop paying attention t...
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| Renu Ayyar | 16:13 | 12/Aug/2008 |
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| Adieu.. |
| Dear iLanders, Sometimes, in life priorities change…what matters the most to you become secondary or perhaps redundant!‘Normal’ becomes boring, mundane and very off-beat!!! And as always,’ Change’ becomes the only constant in our lives….!!!! All of us understand that excess of anything is always bad, injurious & harmful to health. Yet, we commit t...
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| nikita prashar | 20:07 | 14/Aug/2008 |
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| Independence Day |
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| Independence Day - The memoriesI'm out of school now and missing badly the good days of my school life.First of all I wish all my readers A very HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!Remembering this day during my school days gets a smile on my face, the day when we used to dress in white and assemble in the school to celebrate after the routine prayers there w...
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| arpit srivas... | 15:41 | 26/Jul/2008 |
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| Pain of a Married Man ...!!A woman awakes during the night to find that her husband was not in bed. She goes downstairs to look for him. She finds him sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee in front of him. He appears to be in deep thought, just staring at the wall. She watches as he wipes a tear from his eye and takes a sip of his coffe...
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| somya | 20:43 | 25/Jul/2008 |
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| PLANING |
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| present and future i am watching Mahabharat on T.V . in maha bharat i undersatand that Bhism ( hindi hi achhi hai) pratigya lete hai ki aajeewan kunwra rahuga knyoki unke pita Shantnu ko shadi karni thi. aur uske bete ke liye ,vichitra viray paida hota hai aur uske liye Amba ,Ambika aur ambalika ko swamvar se utha lata hai unak bhavishay banane ke...
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| neelima | 14:14 | 31/Aug/2008 |
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| YOU are unique and special creation of God ,worth far more than any earthy treasure. Oh my God! aap sabne muze itna mis kiya.................................. thankyou to all of you
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| Srinivasan P... | 22:19 | 29/Aug/2008 |
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| The new story I read is heart rending. Please read the following article in Indian Express.Violence in OrissaMob violence has a social sanction in India. During 1984 , I was just 22 years. My blood boiled at the inaction of authorities who were mute spectators to the Nov riots. Mobs which roamed Delhi - the capital of the largest democracy in the w...
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| ajit balakri... | 03:53 | 21/Aug/2008 |
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| "Rani Comes Safe Out of the Ruins" |
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| One of the pleasanter outcomes of the ongoing newspaper wars in Bombay triggerered off by the launch of Hindustan Times, Bombay Edition and DNA has been the dramatic flight to quality of all including the incumbent, Times Of India. "The Mumbai Mirror" is a something the Times now distributes free with the main paper and good , hard, well reported ...
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| Sandeep Ozarde | 10:47 | 26/Oct/2007 |
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| The Real Shopping-Cart Revolution |
| Five hundred years of progress packed into a sack of flour.By J. Bradford DeLong, Wired MagHere's some food for thought.A smart shopper can buy a 5-pound bag of Gold Medal flour for 69 cents. That's enough to feed three people for a day - 7,500 easy-to-digest, relatively nutritious, and potentially tasty calories. All for less than 0.7 percent of a...
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| Uday Sodhi | 13:29 | 23/Jun/2008 |
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| Lonely on an island.... |
| Once upon a time, a man decided to vacation on a cruise shipin the Caribbean. It was wonderful--the experience of his life! He was waited upon hand and foot. But, alas, it didnot last. A hurricane came up suddenly and the ship wentdown. The man found himself, he knew not how, swept up on the shore of an island. There was nothing else anywhere...
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| Rakshita Verma | 15:56 | 29/Aug/2008 |
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| The Canvas The painting is pulled downFreed of the frame Repaint, recreate a storyPut up on a fresh frame The canvas is clogged Will the amateur artist know?Layers of lonely shades How’ll the colors in contrast show? Smear and smudge The sob story is over Young, smart strokes are hereHope is hopping over (Experimenting with Alliteration)©...
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| prasanna sri... | 20:06 | 29/Jul/2008 |
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| Just Laugh |
| Huge Pause A bearwalks into a bar and says, "I want a bourbon and............... coke"The bartender asks "what's with the huge pause?"The bear says, "I've had them all my life." An Old Fart Oneevening, a family brings their frail, elderly mother to a nursing home andleaves her, hoping she will be well cared for. The next morning, the nursesbathe...
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