I, Libertine - Creation of a Hoax


	I, Libertine - Creation of a Hoax

hitchhiker08

6-26-2008 12:29 PM

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english literature, novels, authors, bestsellers, radio jockeys, jean shepherd

hitchhiker08 says:

Bestsellers can be created?!

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6-26-2008 4:47 PM

righthand

Good lesson. What have we learnt since?

6-27-2008 2:29 AM

hitchhiker08

Agree righthand. We never seem to learn from our mistakes...

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