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Old 01-15-2013, 07:47 PM   #351
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Ahem.

*knuckle cracks*

You TOTALLY missed the point of that passage. My MOTHER read that passage and loved it. My sister's cousin's nephew's wife's cousin's foster-child's birthmother's GRANDFATHER is a REAL PROFESSIONAL WRITER who had TWO ARTICLES published by an AP affiliate on their BLOG, and I studied every single word of what they wrote about pig intestinal paracites AND SO I KNOW BETTER THAN YOU. Who are you people, anyway? All you do is publish vampire fiction and sparkly Harry Potter ripoffs. I have FOURTEEN GOOD REVIEWS ON FANFICTION.NET. I HAVE STREET CRED. I TALKED TO MY LONG DISTANCE INTERNET BOYFRIEND AND HE TOLD ME TO IGNORE YOU.

So I am. Totally. F*** you. F*** all of you. F*** you with a ******* sparkle vampire *****, you ***** **** and *******, eat my ******* jalapino ***** with a serving of glitter. I hope you all ***** ***** ****** and die.

****************8******88*****!!1!1!!!!one one one one ONE!!!1!

I AM PUBLISHING MY NEW THREE THOUSAND PAGE BOOK OF GOTHIC ANTEATER POETRY WITH A REAL LIFE PUBLISHER. THEY SAID THEY WOULD GIVE ME A ONE DOLLAR ADVANCE AND I WOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR ANYTHING SO F*** YOU AND I HOPE YOU ALL DIE.

I AM LEAVING TEH INTERNETS FOREVAR!!!!111on1! GOODBYE!
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Bravo. It's never serious until it's allcaps serious...

Though personally I would have gone on more about the ignorance of every other poster on the board and berated them teenagers or frustrated housewives depending on the age of the flouncer .
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Old 01-15-2013, 08:08 PM   #352
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Going all out on breaking RYFW is a key part of what earns you the Oscar of flouncing. Break it hard, break it LOUD.

References to the members: if female, they must be referred to as either frustrated housewives, brainless teenagers or "menopausing". Menopausing gets Big Points.

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Old 01-15-2013, 08:23 PM   #353
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Old 01-15-2013, 08:31 PM   #354
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Old 01-15-2013, 09:21 PM   #355
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bows to the greatness that is Christwriter... bravo.. bravo... you deserve an gold star for that fine bit of temper tantrim demonstration. damn you must spend time chatting with my daughters
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Old 01-15-2013, 10:44 PM   #356
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with a serving of glitter.
^^This made the whole rant for me. I would bow, but my bones are a bit creaky today.
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Old 01-17-2013, 12:29 AM   #357
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I want to flounce. I am actually looking for a way to delete my account here. Can someone point me in the right direction?
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Old 01-17-2013, 12:43 AM   #358
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Old 01-17-2013, 01:00 AM   #359
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That actually turned out to be quite an effective flounce. Kudos!
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Old 03-15-2013, 01:14 AM   #360
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10. My Doctor Says AW is Bad For Me.

Due to the extremely high stress of reading the selfish and hurtful posts on this forum, I have developed NEPS (Nervous Ear Pulling Syndrome). Although rarely fatal (one guy lost his balance free-climbing), it can be painful and debilitating, and the healing process is always interrupted by more ear pulling. I really want to stay and defend those who are being picked on, but I just can't take it anymore.
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Old 03-15-2013, 01:21 PM   #361
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Hmmmm

Not something easily undone, but there is a sewing technique to make a flounce. It has nothing to do with getting in a snit and stomping out of a room. But... the process of creating a perfect flounce may cause one to seriously consider it.
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Old 03-15-2013, 04:21 PM   #362
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Old 04-17-2013, 04:16 PM   #363
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