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He's Got A Few Screws Loose
CarnivalBorn
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9-28-2007 10:57 PM
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9-29-2007
4:18 AM
suzikoh
What were his profits though? Can he bail himself out with the extras he made ? Then retire on a tropical island... tax-haven preferably....
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