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Re: [OT] Someone got divorced today....

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From: neppie
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:17
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"DG" <dammygerritsen@censored.zzn.com> wrote in message 
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> Op 20-1-2010 18:16, neppie schreef:
>>>>>>> ....guess WHO!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> why the hell did you get married in the first place?
>>>>
>>>> Momentary lapse of reason.
>>>
>>> That's no excuse.
>>
>> It in fact IS an excuse, check with the Journal of Abnormal Psychology.
>
> Well, it isn't a lapse of reason if there wasn't any reason to begin with.

Note to self: Don't take Danny to incompetence hearing.

>
>>>
>>>>> I think it had something to do with Pokémon cards.
>>>>
>>>> Being 17 years older, he had no clue what Pokemon cards were/are.
>>>
>>> Hmmm, reminds me of a post on itmademyday.com.
>>> http://itmademyday.com/2010/01/19/funny-win-story-msjamers/
>>
>> Seriously? Wow.
>
> Spooky, Pokémon are everywhere. They've been around for almost 15 
> agonizing years.

I *really* can't believe it has been that long.  I remember taking my 
daughter to Wizards of the Coast ALL the time, but I refuse to believe it 
was that long ago!  O.O
This means I am old.

>
>>>
>>> I've actually amazed little kids by knowing Pokémon existed and knew a
>>> few names. Somebody old that knows about this stuff? Freaky!
>>
>> The way you describe your age makes me think you are as old as
>> Methuselah! Quit pulling my leg.
>>
>
> I've got grey hair. White even. I can remember the seventies, but not the 
> sixties. So according to Grace Slick I must have been around then too. I'm 
> still not sure. All my memories of the fifties have two red haired guys, 
> their none too smart friend and a guy in a leather jacket with things 
> called "chicks" under each arm.

Well, if I were Sherlock Holmes I STILL couldn't glean anything from that.
You can remember the 70s - truth
You can't remember the 60s - truth, but doesn't mean you weren't there.  Of 
course, I think not remembering the 60s was more an American thing?  I 
dunno, I wasn't there.  =)
You remember the 50s - from Happy Days???
 
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Subject: Re: [OT] Someone got divorced today....
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