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  2. Andy Stedman12:29 AM

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  3. gcallah2:17 PM

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  4. Andy Stedman3:50 PM

    Oh, yes. Is it really okay that my second sentence has no verb? Can it still be a sentence?

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    Andy punked out, so I'll post a sentence with no verb. Shit! Or maybe that's a sentence with no noun. Oh, well.

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