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    Dec 20th 2015, 3:47 PM

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    Dec 20th 2015, 3:24 PM

    And in other news.

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    I am hungry now, I think tuna, pasta and garlic I think for dinner lol.
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    Your over sensitive with pasta aren’t you, lol. I said I think, I had chips instead…

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    Dec 23rd 2015, 5:59 PM

    With Chicken… lol.

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