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Old 04-20-2012, 10:08 AM   #30026
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Nymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate compliments
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Mahi-mahi, or should I say, walleye'll be. . .I don't mean to be nit-pickeralin' here, and I certainly don't mean to carp, but don't y'all think these here puns is startin' to smelt jest a little bit?
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I'm listening, but not herring anymore fish puns, so are you all fin-ished yet?
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Drachen Jager is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsDrachen Jager is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsDrachen Jager is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsDrachen Jager is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsDrachen Jager is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsDrachen Jager is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsDrachen Jager is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsDrachen Jager is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsDrachen Jager is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsDrachen Jager is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsDrachen Jager is so great that we've run out of appropriate compliments
Isn't that a little out of tuna with prevailing attitudes around here?
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Don't you know this place shark-an get a mean attitude? Do I need to go get on my cod piece?
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Old 04-21-2012, 12:38 AM   #30032
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Old 04-21-2012, 01:04 AM   #30034
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Nymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate compliments
When Drachen Jager is told things he doesn't believe, does he say, "That's a bunch abalone"?
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With fronds like these, who needs anemones?
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Old 04-22-2012, 04:33 AM   #30039
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Nymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsNymtoc is so great that we've run out of appropriate compliments
Are you attempting to launch an argument?
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I'm feeling a little dinghy, mind if I skiff out of this conversation?
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Are we going to barque up the wrong tree?
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Shouldn't we all just abandon this thread, the schooner the better?
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Then what would we talk aboat?
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Couldn't we just frigate this one, and shore up our other threads?
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Maybe we could just ketch some Z's?
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Given more spare time, wouldn't most of the users here just spend it playing with their dinghies and watching prawn?
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You're suggesting they would just bow out of this thread? Isn't that a little stern?
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If they did bow out, wouldn't that leave us rudderless?
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