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	Village of Hope

bignosemousie

9-22-2009 9:42 AM

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do it for the children!

bignosemousie says:

The Mocha Club funds many projects. Check out ways you can support The Mocha Club's efforts.

$7 a month can change a life. That's a lot of hope for a little change. (see what I did there with the pun? $7 = a little change.)

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9-25-2009 1:34 PM

Steve Savage

They didn’t want her around because her children were born in the bush.

Is this a double entendre?

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