Firefox Hack Was Just a Joke :)


	Firefox Hack Was Just a Joke :)

travislaborde

10-4-2006 7:41 AM

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travislaborde says:

well good.

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10-4-2006 7:42 AM

Kore7

Thanks for the follow-up!

10-4-2006 10:25 AM

enbar

What a weird joke.

10-4-2006 3:22 PM

BitDrifter

Maybe they were paid off to say it was only a joke

11-15-2006 8:21 PM

tzar469

Who would you think they were paid by?

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