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A most peculiar conversation makes Imagethief paranoid

Imagethief is sometimes surprised at which posts drive the big discussions. I certainly didn't expect yesterday's throwaway on smelly taxis to be quite the lightning rod that it has been. But has it got me in trouble with the state? I ask because... ...full story at Imagethief

from Imagethief on Tue, Mar 06 2007

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