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Postby velocirafter » Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:06 am

Roberto Dobbisano wrote:well then, listen to this universal truth and heed it's warning.


SIT DOWN, SHUT THE FUCK UP, AND DRINK THE GODDAMN KOOLAID.


Ok, i'm going to have to ask, is this a quote from somewhere? If I had to guess I would say the electric kool aid acid test but i dont remember it off hand
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Postby AntiM » Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:54 am

Google Jim Jones and Jonestown.
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Postby theCryptofishist » Thu Aug 19, 2010 10:46 am

AntiM wrote:Google Jim Jones and Jonestown.

I know, he's from Ireland and my high school was right across the street from Evergreen, in the early 80s...
But that's something I thought everyone knew.

Of course, I should go after Roberto for using the idiom, but I don't want to get into that discussion.
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Postby velocirafter » Thu Aug 19, 2010 11:43 am

theCryptofishist wrote:
AntiM wrote:Google Jim Jones and Jonestown.

I know, he's from Ireland and my high school was right across the street from Evergreen, in the early 80s...
But that's something I thought everyone knew.

Of course, I should go after Roberto for using the idiom, but I don't want to get into that discussion.


thanks, so much of your cultural references get lost on me, come by the paddy mirage and I'll sort you out with a packet of tayto and a pink snack...lets see if anyone can figure out what they are :lol:


....quite a grim reference by the way...
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Postby theCryptofishist » Thu Aug 19, 2010 11:50 am

velocirafter wrote:
theCryptofishist wrote:
AntiM wrote:Google Jim Jones and Jonestown.

I know, he's from Ireland and my high school was right across the street from Evergreen, in the early 80s...
But that's something I thought everyone knew.

Of course, I should go after Roberto for using the idiom, but I don't want to get into that discussion.


thanks, so much of your cultural references get lost on me, come by the paddy mirage and I'll sort you out with a packet of tayto and a pink snack...lets see if anyone can figure out what they are :lol:


....quite a grim reference by the way...

Indeed. Which is why I cringe when people use it so casually.
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Postby Fire_Moose » Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:52 pm

velocirafter wrote:
theCryptofishist wrote:
AntiM wrote:Google Jim Jones and Jonestown.

I know, he's from Ireland and my high school was right across the street from Evergreen, in the early 80s...
But that's something I thought everyone knew.

Of course, I should go after Roberto for using the idiom, but I don't want to get into that discussion.


thanks, so much of your cultural references get lost on me, come by the paddy mirage and I'll sort you out with a packet of tayto and a pink snack...lets see if anyone can figure out what they are :lol:


....quite a grim reference by the way...




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