This is kinda stupid, eh? I got on this thing cuz I really wanted to post a question to anyone that could maybe help me with something. Now I am reading this s*it and I'm wondering if I have wasted my time! Is this real or what?
Re: Re: Fuckit Beatit
Jul 17, 2005
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Welcome to usenet. Often you get what you pay for. But then again, often you get much more. Usenet, like life itself, is a gamble whose odds improve the more you put into it.
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