Malaysian Woman Jailed For Worshipping Tea Pot

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	Malaysian Woman Jailed For Worshipping Tea Pot

infidel70

3-20-2009 1:28 AM

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3-20-2009 3:05 PM

debbyski

Can't the police busy themselves solving crimes?

3-20-2009 4:49 PM

jmatts78

Sure.. tea cozies today, killer koolaid tomorrow.

3-20-2009 8:11 PM

AcesLucky

Tea from heaven? How do we know it's tea?

3-20-2009 10:10 PM

cakebelly

3-21-2009 6:26 AM

apgalea

Infidel70:
You deserve recognition.
You may have started something!
The founder of a new world-wide community: Worshippers of the TEA GOD.
Anyone for Tea?

3-21-2009 6:45 AM

apgalea

Infidel70:
THE TEAPOT TEMPLE , far grander and more useful than the CAPELLA SISTINA.
Equal to the Pyramids and other monuments world-wide.

3-29-2009 3:10 PM

Jorjor

This must be that teapot that Bertrand Russell talked about.

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