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Location: Avondale, AZ | I poor russian school kid. I no speak english goodly. I make buddys and learned english hear. I wish guitar to play. I no have guitar. I to have a ovation to like. Maybe you can buy me guitar and we friends be. |
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Location: Parrish, FL | I get your point, but is this anyway to welcome new members??? |
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Location: Avondale, AZ | That wasn't my point. My point was humor. :p |
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Location: Phoenix, AZ | Am I the only one who finds it ironic the Chinese guy forgets one letter, the o at the end of hello, and draws a lot of attention, but OldLiverJones adds one letter, the h in peasant, to become a bird instead of a poor person, in his parody. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I suspect foul play! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I assumed OLJ did that on purpose as part of his joke. |
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Location: Avondale, AZ | I wonder did I or did I not do it on porpoise. There is something fishy. |
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Location: Parrish, FL | OLJ,
I see the humor and I thought it was pretty clever, but our new member may not, given the nuances of an unfamiliar language.
That's all from me on this subject, JMHO. |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | Originally posted by MWoody:
I suspect foul play! Shouldn't that be fowl play? :D |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Doesn't mean you can't find the fun where it lies.
Or tell lies for fun and prophet.
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Location: Avondale, AZ | Thanks fillhixx, glad someone gets it and if they want to send a guitar to this Russian, they can find me in Arizona. |
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Location: Hicksville, NY | ... and hopefully, it doesn't go beyond what it is -- a joke (nothing more, nothing less). |
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Location: Avondale, AZ | Yeah, but a guitar would be nice. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I have a nice guitar I will send you for free.
However shipping and handling will cost $1250 :p |
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Location: Avondale, AZ | Stephen, I have a brother coming down from Wyoming for Christmas. Perhaps he could stop by and pick it up and save on all that shipping and handling. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | That would work
Shipping was only $5 of the total.
That damn handling charge accounts for $1245 :D |
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Location: Avondale, AZ | I guess the lesson is: Nothing is free. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Well said OLJ.
Nothing (and only nothing) is free (everything else costs time, money, or effort!) |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | well, there IS...Theresa...
Cliff knows... |
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Location: SoCal | TANSTAAFL |
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Location: closely held secret | There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch |
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Location: NJ | Nullum Gratuitum Parandium. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Klaatu Barata Nikto. |
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Location: Avondale, AZ | That can keep the world from being destroyed. |
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Poor Russian pheasent say hell to you