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Monday, October 15, 2012

The History of the Exclamation Point

You are hereLand of the free, home of the DMCA, RIAA, MPAA, ETC.It appears dogs has unearthed an historical artifactSee Spot. See Spot Spot Fish. See Spot Fish.We have evidence that a Flying Spaghetti Monster created the universe. None of us, of course, were around to see it, but we have written accounts of it




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