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Old 05-31-2012, 02:10 AM   #19251
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Old 05-31-2012, 09:27 PM   #19255
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Old 05-31-2012, 09:31 PM   #19256
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iLion forgot to start a new one, so I'll do it...


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Old 05-31-2012, 09:59 PM   #19257
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I thought I'd started one.. but I see it's the wrong meter anyway.
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Old 06-01-2012, 12:05 AM   #19259
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As writers, we want to get paid
As lovers, we wanna get laid
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Old 06-01-2012, 12:10 AM   #19260
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As writers, we want to get paid
As lovers, we wanna get laid
And combining the two
Is what you should do
By writing of sex with the maid.

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Old 06-01-2012, 03:04 AM   #19263
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Old 06-01-2012, 03:11 AM   #19264
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