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1-7-2009 8:22 PM

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1-7-2009 10:08 PM

masbury

No no no! Can we bear another month of advertisements about it?

1-7-2009 10:16 PM

BartendingBear

Laughing with Masbury because I feel very much the same. One would have to be dead not have heard about the switch.

1-8-2009 2:04 PM

wiccantexan

Not to mention that annoying little ticker that comes across the lower screen during my favorite programs.

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