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	"Torture"

thisnamecantbetaken

6-24-2009 7:20 PM

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6-24-2009 8:25 PM

debbyski

A Duplicate! Damn, we think alike don't we TN? Ok, it's worth a POP apiece don't you think?

6-24-2009 8:29 PM

thisnamecantbetaken

That it is.

(I still beat you, though. Nya nya, I win.)

6-24-2009 8:57 PM

debbyski

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Here is the story:</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL89H_a6zkE">The song, "Torture," was written to be sung by a robot under the direction of Darth Vader,</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL89H_a6zkE"><DIV>In 1992, no one expected that a song entitled "Torture" would ever be timely.  No one expected that we would have a vice-president who would frequently be likened to Darth Vader.  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