Tracing Slang To Ireland


	Tracing Slang To Ireland

debbyski

11-10-2007 9:47 AM

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11-11-2007 10:27 AM

pibita

a little bit of Irish in all of us!

11-15-2007 12:19 PM

cabanaben

I am part Irish and Native American, love the combination. You should check my dialect out. LOL

11-15-2007 5:20 PM

debbyski

Oh, that sounds sexy Cabanaben

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