My English Diet
I have eaten more packaged sandwiches since September than I had in the preceding 45 years.
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I would not have won such a contest. I don't live in Brooklyn.
ReplyDeleteNeither did the winner, Bob.
ReplyDeleteMan, that was a low blow. But it makes me wonder just what your web-surfing habits are.
ReplyDeleteWell, at the very least, a small blow.
DeleteHaha! That's funny shit.
DeleteLike I always tell people, Joseph - the fact that Gene's preferences are non-traditional is no reason to make fun of him.
DeleteDude, NSFW.
ReplyDeleteIn the renaissance it *was* considered a good thing to have a small penis. There are numerous nude paintings where the subject is flattered by the small and attenuated appendage. It was thought a small organ went with a more spiritual nature.
ReplyDeleteBob Murphy, renaissance man?