No more striptease send-offs


	No more striptease send-offs

evilhippy

8-24-2006 10:25 AM

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8-24-2006 10:33 AM

egoldstein

Striptease send-offs at funerals may become a thing of the past in east China

just not a sentence you ever expect to read

9-7-2006 2:52 PM

invizible

I kept telling her, but she didn't believe me! Disrobing serves a higher purpose!

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