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Australian couple loses home via Facebook
wiccantexan
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12-16-2008 9:27 PM
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12-17-2008
12:40 PM
wiganfootie
good one,,
12-17-2008
12:51 PM
cakebelly
(Ah, you already clipped it - deleted mine)
Darn it, they can get you anywhere, anytime.
1-14-2009
9:53 AM
zizzy
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