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Old 06-25-2011, 16:00   #1
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Situation In SWA...

...and bottom-line why we'll never succeed there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGisV...ature=youtu.be

And so it goes...

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Old 06-25-2011, 17:20   #2
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That's all right; success is often an unobtainable goal. But sometimes the journey is at least worth watching.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZydT...eature=related
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Old 06-25-2011, 17:24   #3
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Richard's post reminds me of a kindergarten class, while Peregrino's post reminds me of something entirely different.
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Old 06-25-2011, 17:50   #4
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Sorry, Richard's makes me want to run away and well Peregrino's makes me .......
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Old 07-24-2011, 22:51   #5
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Thanks for clip.
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Old 07-24-2011, 23:12   #6
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That's all right; success is often an unobtainable goal. But sometimes the journey is at least worth watching.
Ya know?, they're so damn cute, you can't help but watch them.

Thanks for the post.
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Old 07-25-2011, 00:17   #7
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Like the lady kept repeating, " It's really hard ".
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Old 07-25-2011, 00:36   #8
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Like the lady kept repeating, " It's really hard ".
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Old 07-25-2011, 08:11   #9
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Damn.
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