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Disastor Tours, for God's sake!
mugofcoffee
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8-29-2007 12:10 AM
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destruction
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disaster tours
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people
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travel.
mugofcoffee
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people actually pay to participate in the disaster tours!!!!!!!!!
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8-29-2007
12:52 AM
skwirlinator
Making money for what? Relief efforts - yeah, right
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