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	Spanish shopkeeper finds Homer Simpson euro

hitchhiker08

8-11-2008 3:23 PM

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simpsons, homer simpson, usa, cartoons, humor, mint, coins, euro, king juan carlos, spain

hitchhiker08 says:

'Homin' in on the rest of the world I guess...?!

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