The essays in The Great Taos Bank Robbery were my project to win a Master of Arts degree in English when I quit being a newspaper editor and went back to college.

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Ilias Mp

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3 years ago

Αν τελικά ισχύσει το στοίχημα εγώ ποντάρω στον jalanque αν βεβαίως βεβαίως συμφωνήσουν να μεταφέρουν αμερόληπτα το αποτέλεσμα.

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παράφρων

-9 points

3 years ago

H μόνη περίπτωση στο tpp να ακουσθεί βία κατά ανδρών είναι να τους δείρουν οι αστυνομικοί.

Αν ήταν γυναίκα όμως ...!

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palio platanos

0 points

3 years ago

Ουστ γιδι!!

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אלוהים איתנו GR UA EU IL

-1 points

3 years ago

Και έχεις και τα ουστράκια (σαν το jalanque από κάτω) να σκουζουν...

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palio platanos

0 points

3 years ago

Ουστ γιδι!!

J

3 points

3 years ago

Είσαι η έννοια της κοπρολαγνείας. Μακάρι να άκουγα τα σχολιάκια σου έξω. Βέβαια αν μπορούσες να τα λες έξω δεν θα ξεσκιζόσουν να τα γράψεις στο tpp, χεστράκο.

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παράφρων

-3 points

3 years ago

"Μακάρι να άκουγα τα σχολιάκια σου έξω"

Αν θες, μπορούμε να κανονίσουμε να βρεθουμε, να στα πώ απο κοντά!

J

0 points

3 years ago

Ευχαρίστως, αν υποσχεθείς ότι δεν θα φορέσεις πάνα ακράτειας αυτή τη φορά.

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παράφρων

-2 points

3 years ago

Πότε και πού?

J

0 points

3 years ago

Όπου θες στο κέντρο. Να φοράς άνετα παπούτσια.

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παράφρων

0 points

3 years ago

Και με τις σαγιονάρες έρχομαι.

Λεω καπου πιο απόμερα. Να τα πούμε με την ησυχία μας. Τι λές για άλσος Συγγρού, Μαρούσι? Παρασκευή στις 12? Στην κεντρική είσοδο και να μπουμε μεσα!

J

1 point

3 years ago

Μια χαρά, βολεύει. Τα λέμε εκεί!

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Πανος Παβιδελης

3 points

3 years ago

Σιγά μην πει. Θα το ρίξει στην τρελίτσα όπως ήδη κάνει.

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ManosOrff

4 points

3 years ago

Κύλισε ο τέντζερης της αστυνομικής βίας και βρήκε το καπάκι της Κρητικής σκατολεβεντιάς... Να τα χαιρόμαστε τα μπουμπούκια της ΕΛΑΣ

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