Hallmark Scientists Identify 3 New Human Emotions


	Hallmark Scientists Identify 3 New Human Emotions

Socratoad

5-21-2007 6:58 PM

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5-21-2007 7:18 PM

gingembre

Ah, but Hallmark will never discover a better emotion than the one represented here:

5-22-2007 3:27 AM

Thorne

LOL! Very good!

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