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  1. July 5th, 2015, 10:54 AM #1
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    Default Not every girl is someone's dotter...

    This one popped up on our Facebook group, courtesy of Jill McInstosh.


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    Default Re: Not every girl is someone's dotter...

    Bonus points for identifying any errors in the article.

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    Default Re: Not every girl is someone's dotter...

    Quote Originally Posted by david i View Post
    Bonus points for identifying any errors in the article.
    She actually hated bowling, and only participated to be "one of the gang".
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    Default Re: Not every girl is someone's dotter...

    Quote Originally Posted by Jon Szanto View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by david i View Post
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    She actually hated bowling, and only participated to be "one of the gang".
    I thought he was a cross dresser.
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    Default Re: Not every girl is someone's dotter...

    I suppose in Iceland she would be a "dottir"?

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    Default Re: Not every girl is someone's dotter...

    Oh wow, is that Sydney who worked in the repair department in the '80s?
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    Default Re: Not every girl is someone's dotter...

    Anyone remember the Seinfeld episode about "man hands"?
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    Default Re: Not every girl is someone's dotter...

    White dots started in 1924?
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    Default Re: Not every girl is someone's dotter...

    Quote Originally Posted by ethernautrix View Post
    Oh wow, is that Sydney who worked in the repair department in the '80s?
    Nope -- that was Sydney Brown.

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    Default Re: Not every girl is someone's dotter...

    I believe cocaine is a little less granular nowadays...
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    Default Re: Not every girl is someone's dotter...

    Quote Originally Posted by Cryptos View Post
    I believe cocaine is a little less granular nowadays...
    Yes, but there's a fundamental difference between dots and lines!

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    Default Re: Not every girl is someone's dotter...

    Youz guys iz a tough crowd. The lady seems very nice. And, think of all the Dots she done gave us.

    Wuz the White Dot an "ever since 1925 thing"?

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    Default Re: Not every girl is someone's dotter...

    "eight one-hundreds of an inch" is mighty fine small

    8/100" !?

    Ain't got any top line Sheaffers to hand but aren't white dots a tad bigger... like 1/8" (3mm ish) ?
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    Default Re: Not every girl is someone's dotter...

    meh ignore that... no huge difference between 0.08" & 0.125" in overall scheme of things
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    Default Re: Not every girl is someone's dotter...

    Quote Originally Posted by tamiya View Post
    meh ignore that... no huge difference between 0.08" & 0.125" in overall scheme of things
    Well - 50%!

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    Default Re: Not every girl is someone's dotter...

    I wonder what her married name would be...
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