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Jul19
He's like a curtain...
e.g. went off the rails
There were 145 posts and 1,928 votes
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- No more votes.Brian B
He can be very chintzy
Alan F and 48 peopleAngel E
Ann B
Brian P
Brit Y
Caroline F
Charlene A
Chris M
Chris W
Cyn S
Daniel O
Dina D
Donna G
Dot Cassidy D
Elena N
Faye E
Francine L
Hilary G
Jack S
Jim W
Julie S
June K
Karen F
Karen U
Kathy R
Katie P
Kimberly R
Laurie F
Laurie B
Laurie W
Linda B
Linda S
Liz B
Marillyn H
Maxine R
Mel S
Michael G
Pamela H
Patricia R
Peggy H
Robin A
Rosanne M
Sarah Ann D
Sharon F
Shirley B
Shirley F
Steve J
Susan C
Thomas A like this - No more votes.Rare S
just a little off the wall
Alan F and 45 peopleAngel E
Anne L
Beth V
Brian P
Brit Y
Caroline F
Charlene A
Chris M
Christine C
Cyn S
Dave M
Dina D
Donna G
Dot Cassidy D
Elena N
Francine L
Hilary G
Holly Z
Jack S
Jenn V
Jim W
JoAnna S
Johnson S
June K
Karen F
Katie P
Kelly S
Kimberly R
Laurie F
Laurie W
Linda B
Linda R
Liz B
Lucy A
Mark S
Maxine R
Mel S
Peggy H
Rob H
Rosanne M
Sharon W
Shirley B
Steve K
Thomas A
William B like this - No more votes.Linda S
something is holding him back
Alan F and 45 peopleAlden S
Angel E
Beth A
Brian B
Carl N
Charlene A
Chris M
Chris M
Christine C
Cyn S
Donna G
Dot Cassidy D
Elena N
Francine L
Hilary G
Holly Z
Jim W
JoAnna S
Johnson S
Julie S
June K
Kaisa S
Karen F
Karen U
Kathy R
Kelly S
Kimberly R
Laurie F
Laurie W
Linda B
Linda R
Liz B
Lucy A
Lynn W
Mark R
Patricia R
Peggy H
Peter U
Robin A
Rosanne M
Sharon F
Ski Z
Susan C
Vincent M
William B like this - No more votes.Chris W
I saw him between patients at the hospital
Angel E and 44 peopleBeth A
Beth V
Bob S
Brian B
Brit Y
Charlene A
Chris M
Chris M
Christine C
Daniel O
Dina D
Donna G
Dot Cassidy D
Francine L
Hilary G
Holly Z
Jack S
Jim W
JoAnna S
June K
Karen F
Katie P
Laurie F
Laurie B
Linda B
Linda R
Linda S
Liz B
Lucy A
Maxine R
Melissa T
Michael G
Mike K
Peggy H
Rob H
Robin A
Rosanne M
Sharon F
Sharon W
Shirley F
Ski Z
Susan C
Thomas A
Vickie R like this - No more votes.Caroline F
Was raised in the theatre
Alan F and 38 peopleAnn B
Annie K
Beth V
Brian P
Carol F
Charlene A
Charly L
Chris M
Chris H
Chris M
Chris W
Christine C
Dina D
Elena N
Francine L
Jack S
Jake H
Jamie B
Jenn V
Jeremy H
June K
Kaisa S
Karen U
Linda B
Linda R
Lucy A
Maxine R
Mel S
Mike K
Pamela H
Peggy H
Robin A
Rosanne M
Sarah Ann D
Shirley B
Steve J
Vickie R
William B like this - No more votes.Kate E
I wanted to hang him
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Donna G ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Cary, North Carolinamade you mad?
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaWe all do!!!
- No more votes.Hilary G
hides his pane
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Charlene A ·
Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Lives in West Berlin, New JerseyI can't compete with your answers........;(........good one!
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Rosanne M ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Madison, Wisconsinhilary, good one!
- No more votes.Elena N
I stopped putting on a show when he fell for me
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Caroline F ·
Top 100 Player · Associate Broker/Realtor at Tierra Antigua Realty in Tucson, ArizonaNice
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Elena N ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Chandler, ArizonaThanks.
- No more votes.JoAnna S
I think he might be hiding something
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaNice one, JoAnna!
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Rosanne M ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Madison, Wisconsini thought he looked shifty!
- No more votes.Neal G
he can really darken a room
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Liz B ·
Top 100 Player · Registered Dietitian/Nutrition Educator at Kaiser Permanente in Palmdale, CaliforniaNice Neal!
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaNice, Neal. Neal, nice. Works either way.
- No more votes.Kathy R
he blacked out in my bedroom
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaLikely story...
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Rosanne M ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Madison, Wisconsinsuper duper!
- No more votes.P.F. B
really just window-dressing
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaWay to go, Phillip Frank (am I close??) :)
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Rosanne M ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Madison, Wisconsinsnap!
- No more votes.Joel M
his call brought me back to the stage.
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaWOW!!!
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Ski Z ·
Top 100 Player · Journeyman at Millwright Local 1607 in Pomona, CaliforniaSmart! Smart! :)
- No more votes.Marillyn H
was so ugly I went blind
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaThis is fantastic, Marillyn!!!!!!
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Ski Z ·
Top 100 Player · Journeyman at Millwright Local 1607 in Pomona, CaliforniaHahahaha. :D
- No more votes.Christopher H
It's easy for him to get hooked
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Sharon W ·
Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Works at Harrah's EntertainmentNice!
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaOn me???
Oh, you meant you. Anyway....Love it, Chris! -
Christopher H ·
Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Online Mentor Teacher at racine unified in Racine, WisconsinYes, Dot, It's You...Thanks...I feel really good now!
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- No more votes.William B
he was held back due to lack of brightness.
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Charlene A ·
Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Lives in West Berlin, New JerseyMan alive, I had to think for many seconds!
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Ski Z ·
Top 100 Player · Journeyman at Millwright Local 1607 in Pomona, CaliforniaYou are as cleaver as they come, William. Great post!
- No more votes.Carl N
when he came down we knew play time was over.
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Lucy A · Badass at Bitch Flicks in Fort Greene, New York
Love it.
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaFunny!!! Nice wording, Carl.
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- No more votes.Beth A
got clawed by my cats
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Liz B ·
Top 100 Player · Registered Dietitian/Nutrition Educator at Kaiser Permanente in Palmdale, CaliforniaUnfortunately too true! Nice Beth!
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Peter U ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Makanda, IllinoisSuper fantabulous !
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaHe and the leather furniture? Tell me about it.
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- No more votes.Kelly S
I pushed him to the side this morning
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaYou can make it up to him tonight, Kel. (Great one!!)
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Kelly S ·
Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Joined Feb 20, 2011I'll pull him back in tonight ;)
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Peggy H ·
Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Works at Plays OneUpMe with a lot of flavor from Los Alamitos, CaliforniaGood girl, Kelly! Keep him close!! <3
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- No more votes.Benjamin S
Many have seen my boobs since I ditched him.
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Benjamin S ·
Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Systems Administrator at Seneca Insurance Company in New York, New YorkSorry. I know you all were probably expecting Kelly Everett when you clicked.
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Dina D ·
Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · From Howard Beach, New YorkActually - Jenn
- No more votes.Linda R
He ballooned up years ago.
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaHe needs to valance his diet.
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Linda R ·
Top 100 Player · Job at Any Where in Boston, Massachusettslol, Dot!
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- No more votes.Kristina Y
he clings to me in the shower
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Brit Y ·
Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Lives in Bossier City, LouisianaYuck Yuck Yuck!!! I have no phobias, but I loathe having the shower curtain touch me in the shower!
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaSounds good to me. (He, not it.)
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- No more votes.Liz B
he fell into a puddle
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Maxine R ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Los Angeles, Californiaexactly what Karen said. I think probably many of the voters didn't understand.
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Liz B ·
Top 100 Player · Registered Dietitian/Nutrition Educator at Kaiser Permanente in Palmdale, CaliforniaYes...I didn't either until the gal who did our new house curtains "puddled" them..I love it and so do the cats, they hide in and about!
- No more votes.Laurie F
was never the same after he came clean
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Peter U ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Makanda, IllinoisSuper fantabulous !
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaI tried to do something with this idea this morning, but no luck.
You did -and you did it exactly right!!!! <3 Laurie!!! -
Laurie B ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Paradise, Californiagreat!! so nice to find you :-)
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- No more votes.Ann B
He never quite measured up.
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaDidn't grow into the job, eh?? Great, Ann!!
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- No more votes.Donna G
looked much longer online than he turned out to be
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Laurie F ·
Top 100 Player · Worked at School District (Para III) in Jefferson, Wisconsinbig laugh, dgg ;-)
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaI can't tell you how often that's happened to me....
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- No more votes.Greg O
involved in the disappearance of my assistant
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaPure magic, Greg! :)
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Laurie F ·
Top 100 Player · Worked at School District (Para III) in Jefferson, Wisconsingreat thinking, greg!
- No more votes.Charlene A
I got sick of looking at him so I replaced him
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Liz B ·
Top 100 Player · Registered Dietitian/Nutrition Educator at Kaiser Permanente in Palmdale, CaliforniaHa! Need to do that every once in a while!
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Charlene A ·
Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Lives in West Berlin, New Jersey;)
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- No more votes.Melissa T
I'm the real wizard behind him
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Kathy R ·
Top 10 Elite · Lives in Hayward, Wisconsinwow what a good post
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaWonderful!
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- No more votes.Ronan D
I can see right through him
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Liz B ·
Top 100 Player · Registered Dietitian/Nutrition Educator at Kaiser Permanente in Palmdale, CaliforniaHe's so transparent...nice Ronan!
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Ronan D ·
Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · oxford city fc at Football Manager 2013 in Corkhaha Thanks
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Rosanne M ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Madison, Wisconsinsheer genius!
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- No more votes.Peggy H
he brought flowers to my kitchen
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Peggy H ·
Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Works at Plays OneUpMe with a lot of flavor from Los Alamitos, CaliforniaIt was a repost folks ..I just remember flowery curtains in our kitchen.
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Peggy H ·
Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Works at Plays OneUpMe with a lot of flavor from Los Alamitos, CaliforniaThank you all. Have a lovely night! May the angels watch over you.
- No more votes.Ski Z
The neighbors saw right thru his transparency
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Ski Z ·
Top 100 Player · Journeyman at Millwright Local 1607 in Pomona, CaliforniaI wish I could help, Peggy. You'll be home soon, that will help.
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Peggy H ·
Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Works at Plays OneUpMe with a lot of flavor from Los Alamitos, CaliforniaSki, here is my lost post: I altered him to fit my needs.
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- No more votes.Katie P
I like his fancy rod
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Susan C ·
Top 100 Player · Wine Merchant at Moore Brothers Wine Company in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaRight.
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Kaisa S ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Lappeenranta, FinlandYes, it was his rod that attracted me in the first place.
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Liz B ·
Top 100 Player · Registered Dietitian/Nutrition Educator at Kaiser Permanente in Palmdale, Californiaand how, pray tell, did he fancy it up?
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- No more votes.Sharon W
mounted him inside our window today
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Charlene A ·
Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Lives in West Berlin, New JerseyWhoa, lol!
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Ski Z ·
Top 100 Player · Journeyman at Millwright Local 1607 in Pomona, CaliforniaHahaha! :D
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- No more votes.Phil G
There's a side of him that never lightens up
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaThat's a thinker, Phil!
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Ski Z ·
Top 100 Player · Journeyman at Millwright Local 1607 in Pomona, CaliforniaHey, Phil :)
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- No more votes.Kaisa S
he's quite wrapped up in himself
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June K ·
Top 100 Player · Worked at Valley Presbyterian Hospital (HR Benefits Specialist) in Kingwood, TexasDiggin' this, Kaisa.
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Kaisa S ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Lappeenranta, FinlandYou have excellent taste, June! ;)
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June K ·
Top 100 Player · Worked at Valley Presbyterian Hospital (HR Benefits Specialist) in Kingwood, TexasYes I do. It's not all in my mouth, either :)
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- No more votes.Conor D
I used him while playing Hide-and-Seek
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Marillyn H ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Tulsa, OklahomaI play it with my dogs
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Liz B ·
Top 100 Player · Registered Dietitian/Nutrition Educator at Kaiser Permanente in Palmdale, CaliforniaFound you!
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- No more votes.Michael S
Kept me from being defenestrated
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaWell you broadened my horizons! Really sharp!
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- No more votes.Gp L
He and rod are a couple
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaLaughing out loud!
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- No more votes.Glen M
He really changed when he was in Venice
Charlene A and Dot Cassidy D like this-
Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaI think this is hilarious, Glen!
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Glen M ·
Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Joined Feb 22, 2011wow thanks...a little off center
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Maxine R ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Los Angeles, California
so good
9 months agoSteve J ·
Top 10 Elite · Works at Indelible Ink in New York, New York
great, Laura. Love it.
9 months ago