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Mad as a Box of Frogs...

Sometimes you have to shake your head.Some ideas are best unsaid.Case in point,the idea that on the last day of the month students will be given wine to drink in classes.Apparently the CEO,Mr Inayoshi is taking the credit for this.Once again the... ...full story at Porcelain Monkey

from Porcelain Monkey on Mon, Jul 28 2008

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