OMG!! A Stupid Filter . . .


	OMG!! A Stupid Filter . . .

debbyski

11-9-2007 12:40 PM

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11-9-2007 1:24 PM

kmcolo

What will I do? I think I have a small audience now...

11-9-2007 3:10 PM

ratilfar

11-9-2007 3:17 PM

arifsali

is the joke? i don't freaking like it.

11-9-2007 3:18 PM

arifsali

Oops, it didn't work here. Hurray.

11-9-2007 3:27 PM

NonStatQuo

maybe we can apply one to the white house.... wait, oh wait, why stop there?

11-9-2007 3:29 PM

zizzy

I don't like it either. What's the criteria? Who decides? Censorship sucks.

11-14-2007 6:57 AM

thisnamecantbetaken

11-14-2007 7:06 AM

ljsdesign

Maybe we could get a "Don't feed the troll" smiley instead.

11-14-2007 7:25 AM

debbyski

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