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Chinese couple want to call baby '@'
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8-16-2007 11:11 PM
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Anyone with a name like that should be a character
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8-17-2007
10:43 AM
wiccantexan
Well, why not? It worked for The Artist Formerly Known As Prince.
8-17-2007
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