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	Senior Citizens Rally for Doughnuts

iulawboy

3-18-2009 8:23 PM

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iulawboy says:

Good for the Seniors. What is this obsession with living forever? If an old person wants to enjoy their life by eating a doughnut let them! Go ahead and educate people about the health risks of doing something, but really, after that its a personal call.

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