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Old 12-03-2012, 12:16 PM   #1
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It was really tempting, but it would have been too easy to stir up add this to the other recent "positive" thread...
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Old 12-03-2012, 12:39 PM   #3
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Old 12-03-2012, 12:51 PM   #4
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It was really tempting, but it would have been too easy to stir up add this to the other recent "positive" thread...
The words below the picture remind me of a Charlie Brown where Marcie(?) is saying "Cheer up, remember that the flowers of maturity are watered by the tears of unhappiness". (or something similar)
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I have to admit you topped me with that one (Keep Calm)... literally.
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Which 'positive' thread was that?

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