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Old 10th August 2008
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The Olympics are over hyped.. so far, all they've done is interrupt stuff I watch on television.
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Dancing with the stars? It doesn't make the images less beautiful.
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Dancing with the stars?
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It doesn't make the images less beautiful.
Yeah, sorta does.. I hold grudges for years.
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Yeah, sorta does.. I hold grudges for years.
Bought a bad radio at Walmart?
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I have absolutely no idea what that means, I don't even own a radio.
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Radio? ... I vaguely remember something about that ... Maybe from my history classes at school ... Either that, or I read another ``back in the day'' post by DrJ again ...

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The Olympics are over hyped.. so far, all they've done is interrupt stuff I watch on television.
So true.
And lets not even start all the whining about Tibet.
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Either that, or I read another ``back in the day'' post by DrJ again ...
Would it surprise you that I put together a Heathkit AM radio as one of my first soldering projects when I was very young?
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Radio? ... I vaguely remember something about that ... Maybe from my history classes at school ...
Has never owned a car.
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Has never owned a car.
Most avarage mobiles today is integrated radio, so you dont have to buy a car to listen to the news
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I saw the drum part of the openning ceremonies, I don't know why - but I felt like I was watching something from Brave New World or 1984....probably just me.
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Microsoft at the Olympics
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I didnt watch the opening ceremony, so is this for real, not photoshoped? Wow, its gold! Nice find, mate
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