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mopaul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 08:49 AM
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with gas prices so high, i can barely go out CROSS MOWING anymore!
Edited on Tue Aug-16-05 09:03 AM by mopaul
i mowed down about 500 crosses and flags last night and i'm broke this morning! it's just not fair!
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Beaver Tail Donating Member (903 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 08:50 AM
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1. I'm buying a bike on Payday
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Hugin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 08:50 AM
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2. LOL!
Headline of the day, mopaul!
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K-W Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 08:50 AM
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3. Ive been forced to mow down crosses with my bicycle.
It just isn't the same at all.
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mopaul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 08:51 AM
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4. now that's sad
and doing it by hand is just so hard, i may have to hire mexican guest workers to do it.
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K-W Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 08:54 AM
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11. The worst is when a cross gets stuck in your spokes and flips you.
And the dirty peaceniks all start laughing at you.
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mopaul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 09:00 AM
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15. i HATE IT when that happens
and the ragged flags get in the chain and gears! JESUS!
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Hugin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 08:51 AM
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5. How many crosses/gallon are you getting?
My huge bloated Pick-em-up only gets three gallons to the cross.
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mopaul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 08:53 AM
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8. it took half a tank for 500 crosses and flags
considering using pig shit methane from w's ranch
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Hugin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 09:07 AM
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20. Hook it up to some RW bloviator.
Either end'll do.
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Beetwasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 08:51 AM
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6. I Think You Should Spit On Old Women Instead, Saliva is Free!
n/t
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magellan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 08:52 AM
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7. Cross-mowing, the new Republican pastime!
"Course I'm a Christian! Now watch this drive...."
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 08:53 AM
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10. That would make a great t-shirt.
"Cross-mowing

The New Republican pastime.
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 08:53 AM
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9. *cleans coffee off keyboard*
Edited on Tue Aug-16-05 08:54 AM by Lex


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mopaul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 08:57 AM
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12. 'hop in the car kids, we're goin' on a sunday cross mowin'
those days are sadly gone, my children will never know the joys of a family cross mowin' drive again.
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magellan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 08:58 AM
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14. You Sunday cross-mower, you! (nt)
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wtbymark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 08:57 AM
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13. thanks Mopaul for lightening up the morning, thanks (nt)
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Spike from MN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 09:01 AM
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16. I just use my chainsaw.
I cut down the crosses and clear brush at the same time. Makes me feel real pResidential.
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mopaul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 09:02 AM
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18. Clearin' Crosses in Crawdad, Texas
you KNOW it was dubya
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Catherine Vincent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 09:01 AM
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17. heehee!
You better watch it. The right wingers will claim a democrat did this pretending to be a republican just to make them look bad.:-)
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displacedtexan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 09:04 AM
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19. Where's the toon version of this thread, mopaul?
I need to post it on my blog.
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A Simple Game Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 09:07 AM
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21. I guess I'm the only one that doesn't think this is funny.
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mopaul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 09:09 AM
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22. so far
but that's o.k., i wasn't trying to be funny
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