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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: FaC on November 20, 2012, 07:24:51 PM
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Facebook Photo Of Woman At Tomb Of The Unknowns Sparks Outrage
I wonder what her username here is?
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BOSTON (CBS) – Two women have been placed on unpaid leave from their jobs after their photo at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia angered thousands of people on Facebook.
Lindsey Stone was visiting the Tomb of the Unknowns last month on a business trip when she posed for a picture next to a sign that reads “silence and respect.â€
In the photo, Stone is pretending to yell and she’s showing her middle finger.
The photo, taken by a co-worker, went viral and sparked thousands of angry comments.
Some of those comments were posted on the Facebook page of their employer, Living Independently Forever, Inc.,(LIFE) a non-profit organization in Hyannis that helps adults with disabilities on Cape Cod.
More... http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/11/20/facebook-photo-of-plymouth-woman-at-tomb-of-the-unknowns-sparks-outrage/
Moral of the story... don't do stupid shit and upload it to FaceBook unless you want to suffer the consequences.
Better yet... stay off FaceBook altogether.
I will go collect more later - I wanted to catch it before it goes down the memory hole...
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Big campfire. A 3rd are upset that DU is being linked to the photo.
The others are split between defending here (Artic Dave is the a$$hole there), and saying it was wrong.
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Her hair is too clean to be a DU poster.
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Her hair is too clean to be a DU poster.
and rats aren't following her.
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Big campfire. A 3rd are upset that DU is being linked to the photo.
The others are split between defending here (Artic Dave is the a$$hole there), and saying it was wrong.
Now that Arctic Dave's wife, the Mammarian Candidate, is no longer running for the Alaska state legislature, he is free to release his inner asshole.
Hey, Dave. The next time Jodie lets you kiss her, smell her breath. That's the smell of Dog cock.
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Barack_America (23,980 posts)
3. "Banned_Freeper"?
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Lest we forget, the Democratic party actually honors veterans.
Since when, the last 15 minutes??? When did this change - I must have missed the memo
Chiyo-chichi (2,160 posts)
9. Why do you have to disparage DU by suggesting that she is a member?
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You're free to go if you don't like the company here.
Are you kidding? I think it is a obvious conclusion to jump to
GermanSmoker (28 posts)
16. Yo
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I think the picture is funny. And the outrage about it just shows that too many people in the USA idolize the military.
Ah - the truth slips out
FBaggins (10,866 posts)
67. Again... she wasn't arrested.
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Nobody egged her house or beat her up.
She just lost the ability to convince her employer that she was worth keeping around (and likely convinced many of her "friends" that she wasn't worth having as a friend).
Yet another self administered WallDude
FBaggins (10,866 posts)
46. She wasn't arrested
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Amazing how few people understand that foundation. "Free speech" does not mean "no consequences for any kind for your personal expression"
Other residents of our free country are free to express their dissatisfaction with her behavior... including her employer.
Small ray of truth pierces the darkness
FBaggins (10,866 posts)
66. Does it impact her employer's reputation in the community?
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Of course it does.
This is a nonprofit organization that deals with adults with various mental disabilities. They specifically advertise that their staff provides a "nurturing and caring environment". Who they choose to employ certainly impacts the public's view of their ability to provide this nurturing/caring environment.
"Obnoxious and very stupid" doesn't fit that need. They absolutely could lose business because of her actions.
They're under no obligation to continue her employment.
"It is a scary place that this society is racing towards" the belief that you can do whatever you want and the rest of society has to enable that behavior.
This guy MUST be somebodies mole
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This guy MUST be somebodies mole
Actually no mole would be stupid enough to draw attention to itself that way.
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Here's a pic of the woman, she's taking a beating on Facebook, and she and her boss have been suspended, a few think it's disrespectful, a few:
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/11/20/article-0-1623121A000005DC-19_634x478.jpg)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021856648
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Facebook Photo Of Woman At Tomb Of The Unknowns Sparks Outrage
I wonder what her username here is?
<snipped>
More... http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/11/20/facebook-photo-of-plymouth-woman-at-tomb-of-the-unknowns-sparks-outrage/
Moral of the story... don't do stupid shit and upload it to FaceBook unless you want to suffer the consequences.
Better yet... stay off FaceBook altogether.
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc156/556308/facebookstone.jpg)
seabeyond (79,568 posts)
1. What a nasty thing to suggest about a duer
Star Member dmr (25,544 posts)
10. Thank you. That was very insulting. n/t
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11. Not really...
wasn't that long ago that some here were mocking the "Old Guard" at Arlington National Cemetery.
obamanut2012 (7,002 posts)
17. There was no mocking
liberalmuse (15,103 posts)
45. TOTALLY Uncalled for.
There are many DUer's here who have served in the military. I served. There are many DUers who support the military even though they don't support trumped up wars. To insinuate this stupid woman is a member of our community is beyond the pale.
Arctic Dave (10,875 posts)
74. Is the old guard above mocking?
Why?
Barack_America (23,980 posts)
3. "Banned_Freeper"?
Lest we forget, the Democratic party actually honors veterans.
Swamp Lover (243 posts)
112. but its not funny
crass is crass
sadbear (3,152 posts)
7. Some people take shit way too seriously.
Smelling salt sales are skyrocketing. Along with fainting couches.
closeupready (18,069 posts)
8. Takes very little these days to make headlines - last week,
it was the pizza delivery guy peeing on the front door of the woman who stiffed him out of his tip.
Today, it's some crazy photo that gets posted to Facebook, and suddenly, it's national news.
I mean, how lazy are journalists today that instead of getting out there and actually reporting about worthy subjects, modern journalism now is like 12-year-old's tattling on teacher's pet to mommy? Seriously.
This is a complete non-story.
stuntcat (11,389 posts)
84. right?
ALL the REAL terrible things going on in the world, but this kinda stuff is what my fellow citizens bother about.
Chiyo-chichi (2,160 posts)
9. Why do you have to disparage DU by suggesting that she is a member?
You're free to go if you don't like the company here.
bluestate10 (6,835 posts)
13. I hope they keep their jobs. May be they have learned what the term "Stupid" means. nt
GermanSmoker (29 posts)
16. Yo
I think the picture is funny. And the outrage about it just shows that too many people in the USA idolize the military.
glacierbay (2,259 posts)
22. Theres nothing funny about disrespect towards the dead
and it's not idolizing the military, it's about respecting veterans of the military who served their country.
Arctic Dave (10,875 posts)
57. Yes, it is idolizing.
Just because someone was in the military doesn't mean they are better then others.
Elitist and snobish is what it is.
glacierbay (2,259 posts)
114. Who the **** said that?
It is not about idolizing, it's about respect.
Star Member Arctic Dave (10,875 posts)
124. When you think you are above jokes and mockery you don't deserve respect.
Anyone I ever respected was able to take a joke and never thought they were above the next person because of deeds done.
Star Member FBaggins (10,868 posts)
130. And when you think nothing is above crass behavior... you have none to give.
So why would anyone care if they had earned it?
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Star Member Arctic Dave (10,875 posts)
124. When you think you are above jokes and mockery you don't deserve respect.
Anyone I ever respected was able to take a joke and never thought they were above the next person because of deeds done.
I've seen how DUmmies react to jokes and mockery about Obama.
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This is just not going to end peacefully. Keep pushing.
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I think there is already another thread on here about it. I could care less. She was being goofy. Who gives a ****?
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I think there is already another thread on here about it. I could care less. She was being goofy. Who gives a ****?
A person can be goofy and not be disrespectful to the dead.
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I think there is already another thread on here about it. I could care less. She was being goofy. Who gives a ****?
I care, a lot, and discounting her behavior as simply goofy is pretty despicable itself.
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I care, a lot, and discounting her behavior as simply goofy is pretty despicable itself.
Say what you like, but I think a mountain has been made out of a mole hill. We have far more important issues to be debating. Do I think it was disrespectful? Yes I do. Do I think it has been blown out of proportion? Yes I do.
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I just (via email) ripped the CW3 from Ft. Hood a new asshole since he thought that pic wa such a hoot and anyone who was upset was a 'softie".
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Why you don't joke around at Arlington (http://www.waaf.com/Why-you-don-t-joke-around-at-Arlington-National-Cemetery-/11280151?pid=279899)
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Will she be arrested by Obama to stave off riots by violent protesters?
No?
Even though so many at DU demanded that the "The Innocence of Muslims" filmmaker be arrested?
Still no?
Then that is why America's fallen deserve respect: because the American people and their warriors are better than - - superior to - - the savages you traitors would have us appease at the expense of the very law that protects this sow of yours.
You don't deserve it but they still fought to keep it for you.
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Why you don't joke around at Arlington (http://www.waaf.com/Why-you-don-t-joke-around-at-Arlington-National-Cemetery-/11280151?pid=279899)
Mandatory reading! :wink:
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Surely we could teach the people of today something from the Bible.
Romans 13:7 "Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour."
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Why you don't joke around at Arlington (http://www.waaf.com/Why-you-don-t-joke-around-at-Arlington-National-Cemetery-/11280151?pid=279899)
That's a great article,fl. Hi-5 for the link.
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Say what you like, but I think a mountain has been made out of a mole hill. We have far more important issues to be debating. Do I think it was disrespectful? Yes I do. Do I think it has been blown out of proportion? Yes I do.
I totally disagree, our Country is sinking into 3rd world Nation status, you have stupid people who vote for high unemployment and high debt because they want their freebies, add to that a growing disrespect and ignorance among the electorate, you increasingly have people being robbed for fun, seniors being robbed and beaten up, groups of kids going into stores by the hundreds to rob and harass for fun, this picture isn't just a picture of disrespect to those who served and lost their lives for this Nation, her poor judgement and disrespect is indicative of a once great Nation sliding downward.
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I think there is already another thread on here about it. I could care less. She was being goofy. Who gives a ****?
Being a classless cretin in a place that holds the remains of those who gave the full measure for her to squander what had been paid for in blood? I do, I give a ****. There are certain lines that are never crossed, this is one of them.
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Why you don't joke around at Arlington (http://www.waaf.com/Why-you-don-t-joke-around-at-Arlington-National-Cemetery-/11280151?pid=279899)
My type of girl!
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Say what you like, but I think a mountain has been made out of a mole hill. We have far more important issues to be debating. Do I think it was disrespectful? Yes I do. Do I think it has been blown out of proportion? Yes I do.
This is the type of societal rot that having "far more important issues to debate" has wrought. When behavior and standards are sacrificed to the left (which it has been for, lo, many years), this is the kind of crap that will float to the top. The "far more important issues" will mean jack shit if we do not start to demand standards of behavior; the individuals you count on to be reasonable and thoughtful will not have the skills to pull it off.
That's why this is such a big deal.
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This is the type of societal rot that having "far more important issues to debate" has wrought. When behavior and standards are sacrificed to the left (which it has been for, lo, many years), this is the kind of crap that will float to the top. The "far more important issues" will mean jack shit if we do not start to demand standards of behavior; the individuals you count on to be reasonable and thoughtful will not have the skills to pull it off.
That's why this is such a big deal.
Thank you.
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I give a ****, too, Maxiest.
Get a load of the DUmp, being all butthurt that someone would ask her DU name. DUmbasses, every Memorial Day, every Veteran's Day, every day set aside to honor our servicemen and women brings forth thread after thread from you people that I can't stomach to read. The disrespect, the disdain you show for those who sacrifice their all for the likes of you nauseates me. Yes, this asshole woman is one of you, through and through.
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Say what you like, but I think a mountain has been made out of a mole hill. We have far more important issues to be debating. Do I think it was disrespectful? Yes I do. Do I think it has been blown out of proportion? Yes I do.
They used to say the same thing about a very few vocal atheists that bitched about nativity scenes. Now, try to find one. If you don't care about it when it's an isolated event, it soon escalates. History is your friend.
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Thank you.
You are very welcome, sir.
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I heard she was suspended from her job. Her dad is totally trying to speak for her saying how sorry she is. Well if she is so damn sorry she needs to OWN it and speak for herself. Bitch needs a beat down for what she did. Stupid whore.
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This is the type of societal rot that having "far more important issues to debate" has wrought. When behavior and standards are sacrificed to the left (which it has been for, lo, many years), this is the kind of crap that will float to the top. The "far more important issues" will mean jack shit if we do not start to demand standards of behavior; the individuals you count on to be reasonable and thoughtful will not have the skills to pull it off.
That's why this is such a big deal.
Perfectly said. Hi-5
I give a ****, too.
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I don't know about a beat down but she's taking a PR beating and that is good and proper.
I am curious if her apology is "Sorry for what I did" or "Sorry I got flak."
DU bitches about bullies whenever bullies pick on their beloved fags. Supposedly it's wrong to pick on those that can't fight back. Yet they never seem to tire of picking on dead heroes, Mother Teresa, Jesus and folks because it makes them look high and mighty.
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This isn't a "girl" this jiggling blob of shit is like 32 years old. WAY old enough to know better. And I damn sure would fire her. First off, I would never trust someone so effed up in the head around vulnerable cognitively impaired residents. If she thinks mocking soldiers that gave their lives (many way younger than she is) for their country, how do we know what "pranks and jokes" she finds humor in at the expense of innocent developmentally disabled people? AND she did this on company time. Hope she had fun, glad it went viral. She can post pictures of herself mocking signs in welfare offices now.
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This isn't a "girl" this jiggling blob of shit is like 32 years old. WAY old enough to know better. And I damn sure would fire her. First off, I would never trust someone so effed up in the head around vulnerable cognitively impaired residents. If she thinks mocking soldiers that gave their lives (many way younger than she is) for their country, how do we know what "pranks and jokes" she finds humor in at the expense of innocent developmentally disabled people? AND she did this on company time. Hope she had fun, glad it went viral. She can post pictures of herself mocking signs in welfare offices now.
High ****ing five!
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I think there is already another thread on here about it. I could care less. She was being goofy. Who gives a ****?
It is not about politics. What she did was disrespectful.
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This isn't a "girl" this jiggling blob of shit is like 32 years old. WAY old enough to know better. And I damn sure would fire her. First off, I would never trust someone so effed up in the head around vulnerable cognitively impaired residents. If she thinks mocking soldiers that gave their lives (many way younger than she is) for their country, how do we know what "pranks and jokes" she finds humor in at the expense of innocent developmentally disabled people? AND she did this on company time. Hope she had fun, glad it went viral. She can post pictures of herself mocking signs in welfare offices now.
Maybe this needs to be pointed out to her employer. :whistling:
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Maybe this needs to be pointed out to her employer. :whistling:
Already done.
Director of life Cape Cod e-mail below.
diane@lifecapecod.org
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Consequences, she and the DUmmies are getting a hard lesson that actions have consequences.
To those at the DUmp defending her actions, :bird: you, you worthless :censored: :censored: pieces of :censored:.
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Why you don't joke around at Arlington (http://www.waaf.com/Why-you-don-t-joke-around-at-Arlington-National-Cemetery-/11280151?pid=279899)
Very well said.
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Already done.
Director of life Cape Cod e-mail below.
diane@lifecapecod.org
Thanks for the link, sent them my opinion of their employee.
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Thanks for the link, sent them my opinion of their employee.
Employees plural. The woman who snapped the photo was the supervisor.
In my letter I let her know how both of those employees reflect on her organization.
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This isn't a "girl" this jiggling blob of shit is like 32 years old. WAY old enough to know better. And I damn sure would fire her. First off, I would never trust someone so effed up in the head around vulnerable cognitively impaired residents. If she thinks mocking soldiers that gave their lives (many way younger than she is) for their country, how do we know what "pranks and jokes" she finds humor in at the expense of innocent developmentally disabled people? AND she did this on company time. Hope she had fun, glad it went viral. She can post pictures of herself mocking signs in welfare offices now.
Excellent point. H5.
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Employees plural. The woman who snapped the photo was the supervisor.
In my letter I let her know how both of those employees reflect on her organization.
Damn, I missed that. :mad:
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Damn, I missed that. :mad:
I wonder if the unemployment office has any signs they can mock and grab photos of for Facebook.
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These are the same people who mock Christians, hate Jews, side with terrorists, and kill babies.
Its no wonder that a$$holes like Artic Dave see nothing wrong with this behavior.
These same liberal worms love to call conservatives racist not for acts of racism, but for the crime of being conservative.
and yet, the DU thread discussing this asks for sympathy for this liberal b!tch. Since when have liberals ever shown sympathy for anyone they disagree with?
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Already done.
Director of life Cape Cod e-mail below.
diane@lifecapecod.org
TO: diane@lifecapecod.org
Ma'am,
My name is <redacted>. I am a Veteran of the US Army, and a Department of the Army Civilian employee. I am also a member and former national officer of the Patriot Guard Riders (PGR), an organization of Veterans, bikers, and patriotic Americans who honor the men and women of the Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives in service to our country. The PGR have escorted thousands of military members who were Killed In Action to their final resting place and stood between grieving family members across the country and protesters, including at Arlington National Cemetery. I have heard "Taps" played in that Garden of Stone; it joins the Vietnam War Memorial (The Wall) and the USS Arizona Memorial as the only geographic locations which reduced me to tears.
Like many Americans, I hold Arlington National Cemetery to be a sacred place. I was upset to see the photograph of your employee, Lindsey Stone, acting disrespectfully in that sacred place. In addition to my disgust at her disrespect toward Arlington itself and those within, I also felt concern that her inappropriate behavior was seen by your developmentally disabled clients. Such poor judgment is certainly not conducive to quality care or service toward your clients, and can't reflect positively on the image of LIFE.
I appreciate your action in disavowing the behavior of Ms. Stone and her co-worker, Jamie Schuh, and in removing them from contact with your clients. I have no doubt that you will do the right thing for your clients and your organization.
Respectfully,
"Big Dog" <Name redacted>
<City redacted>, KS
<Telephone number redacted>
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A hearty, and enthusiastic (not to mention well-deserved!) H5 to you, sir.
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Perhaps they could shack up with the bitter old Vermontese primitive.
They do have much in common.
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Why you don't joke around at Arlington (http://www.waaf.com/Why-you-don-t-joke-around-at-Arlington-National-Cemetery-/11280151?pid=279899)
Great article.
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I received a reply yesterday afternoon that both employees involved were terminated after consulting the company's attorney. The unfortunate part is that because this is the republic of Massachusetts they will probably be able to collect unemployment without any difficulty.
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I received a reply yesterday afternoon that both employees involved were terminated after consulting the company's attorney. The unfortunate part is that because this is the republic of Massachusetts they will probably be able to collect unemployment without any difficulty.
Confirmation:
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/11/21/women-fired-after-facebook-photo-at-tomb-of-unknowns-goes-viral/
Women Fired After Facebook Photo At Tomb Of Unknowns Goes Viral
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It's obvious to me her DU handle is Arctic Dave.
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Are we keeping a running WallDude total?
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Are we keeping a running WallDude total?
Heh, WDOTY award.
Maybe next year.
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I could see it if she was 12 years old. That lady is an adult and not a really young one either. Actions have consequences.