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Finding My Kind...

bennybergs13 by bennybergs13 · Feb 11, 2002 · 541 views · Journal

I dont think anyone here can relate to this at all but i just came to a realization of myself. I'm mixed, meaning I'm korean german and swedish...And i never see people with an Asian and european mixture anywhere in the American congregations...i feel like i'm a dying breed. Now that i think of it i feel more korean when i'm with americans and more American when i'm with koreans---that probably didnt make any sense but thats how i feel--i just feel out of place sometimes.

Like if i ever had a boyfriend i would feel weird, eventhough my nationlity has nothing to do with it. Ahhh i'm just confusing myself. Well to get to the point i just get really giddy and happy when i see other mixed people...like at work i just found out that there are 2 mixed people there and that band Hoobastank's frontman is mixed...i guess i just have to stop seeing myself as being mixed and see myself as Jenny...

Theres a lot more to this but i cant type it...blah im lazy

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161 Comments

magnum #1 magnumOG 2001

umm stop inhaling the paint thinner fumes young lady

bennybergs13 #1.1 bennybergs13OG 2001

Well i did write this at 2:30 in the morning for crying out loud!

rocksupastar #2 rocksupastarFounder

well.. what do you count as mixed, i mean everyone is mixed... well.. not EVERYONE, but most people have a mix in their background, like im more italian than anything else, but i have like european mutt in me. I think its kinda cool though... oh well maybe im missing the point...

bennybergs13 #2.1 bennybergs13OG 2001

maybe i inhaled too much paint

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#3 nine9starOG 2001

I can see what you mean hun, you dont feel like you fit it?

But really how much does your ethnic background matter - as you said isnt it more about who's inside?

In the truth there should be no bariers because of the way we look, or because we think we look different, we are all united because of our love for Jehovah and mankind and surely that should be the most important thing

I know it may seem awkward/hard or just plain strange sometimes, but if people can't see past the colour of our skin to whats inside are they really worth worrying about?

bennybergs13 #3.1 bennybergs13OG 2001

yea i know but you always feel difference you know what i mean? or maybe not...like i dont feel bad for myself or anything...i think its pretty unique!

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#3.1.1 nine9starOG 2001

ha ha thats the best attitude to have :D

thefunkyfresh #4 thefunkyfreshFounder

i'm half italian, and half retarded

g.f.s.rocks #5 g.f.s.rocksOG 2001

Full 100% Italian here, but you already knew that Jenny...plus Jenny, you have been close to our family for years, so it seems like you also have a little Italian on you too...Your the best Jenny, and dont be confused, just be your fun and excitable self!!

bennybergs13 #5.1 bennybergs13OG 2001

HAHAHA! My name is now Jenny Coral Bergman Matteo MArra

g.f.s.rocks #5.1.1 g.f.s.rocksOG 2001

That is the best name to have...congrats and welcome to the family :)

tpham #6 tphamOG 2001

I'm the dying breed... I have yet to actually hang out with a fellow asian of mine..in the truth that is.. I barely ever see an asian at any party.. or anywhere for that matter.. whats up with that..Where have all the asians gone...100% yellow forever ever.. foreva eva.

thefunkyfresh #6.1 thefunkyfreshFounder

you're a dying breed? aren't there more asian's on this planet than any other race... i mean asia is the biggest populated continent (i know that from years of playing RISK)

rocksupastar #6.1.1 rocksupastarFounder

hahaha... hey.. we should play risk at some point, i LOVE that game.. its the BEST!!! do you still have it?

thefunkyfresh #6.1.1.1 thefunkyfreshFounder

lol, yeah it's the bomb. and yeah i still do, i just saw it in my closet last night and i was thinking about how we all used to play it (and cheat)

tpham tphamOG 2001

i always get dominated in risk.. i downloaded the RISK II game... so good.. it's just like the board game.. but it stinks in that you always lose.. or i just suck

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

you probably just suck.. haha.. i dunno ill have to try it!

tpham #6.1.2 tphamOG 2001

yea but how many asian witnesses to you see running around in jersey?!?!?!?! i don't see any..!

thefunkyfresh #6.1.2.1 thefunkyfreshFounder

well there's you... and probably lots of others

g.f.s.rocks g.f.s.rocksOG 2001

There are loads of them! come to my sister congregation, The Woodcliff Lake Japanese Congregation, you'll find bus loads there!

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nine9starOG 2001

erm wouldnt they be japanese not asian?

g.f.s.rocks g.f.s.rocksOG 2001

hmmm, your blond, so Im not going to explain that JAPANESE AND ASIAN ARE THE SAME!!!

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nine9starOG 2001

Your italian so im not going to explain that THEY ARE NOT

Ijit!

g.f.s.rocks g.f.s.rocksOG 2001

Your just jealous that the Italians dominated your country before you guys did...you Div! Plus, THEY ARE!

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nine9starOG 2001 g.f.s.rocks

they are not the same, japanese are oriental ie from Japan, china etc whereas Asians are from India, pakistan etc

Moron

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder nine9star

LOL!!! she just called you a moron! wow... that is harsh! but seriously, i guess there is a difference

g.f.s.rocks g.f.s.rocksOG 2001 thefunkyfresh

Yeah, I guess there is, thanks for clarifying that for me Matt

g.f.s.rocks g.f.s.rocksOG 2001 nine9star

Do you always have to be so mean??

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nine9starOG 2001 g.f.s.rocks

there is so a big difference, and why am i mean? - figure it out!

g.f.s.rocks g.f.s.rocksOG 2001 nine9star

Im afraid to figure it out, I dont want to know, but "what you need right now is love, sweet love...."

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nine9starOG 2001 g.f.s.rocks

anyhow ur the one who started it i was only nicely pointing out that japanese and asians were diff (like matt just did) and u blinkin bit my head off!

g.f.s.rocks g.f.s.rocksOG 2001 nine9star

Oh, so your trying to blame this on me now?? I see how it is and I didnt bite your head off!

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nine9starOG 2001 g.f.s.rocks

well............

re: Finding My Kind...

by: g.f.s. rocks @ 02/12/2002 10:31 AM (#16) In Reply To: #15

hmmm, your blond, so Im not going to explain that JAPANESE AND ASIAN ARE THE SAME!!!

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nine9starOG 2001 nine9star

And do you think i care who dominated our country first???

we have it now - thats all that matters!

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jollycandymanOG 2001 nine9star

Im actual the same amount Italian as i am English, so does that mean i dominated myself for 400 years? And then when i fell i regained control of myself

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder jollycandyman

matt you are hilariously funny. hey next time we go to sea isle, you have to go in the dollar store and start asking how much everything is

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jollycandymanOG 2001 thefunkyfresh

That'd be great, it would be fun just to get the manager to ask us to leave, because we're making a scene

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder jollycandyman

exactly... we'd be like "but this isnt MARKED man!! how am i supposed to know how much it is?? do you charge tax? so its actually a little more than a dollar huh? sounds like bad advertising to me. you wouldnt want me to call the dept of better business would you??"

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder nine9star

guys guys.... my goodness.. all this tension on eZabel today.... everyone take a CHILL PILL!1

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder rocksupastar

yeah i know seriously... i'm on the verge of tears here

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nine9starOG 2001 thefunkyfresh

really? ya wimp ;)

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder nine9star

ive been crying for a while now...

g.f.s.rocks g.f.s.rocksOG 2001 rocksupastar

you really are a wimp

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder nine9star

sarcasm sarcasm! but fereal, i do cry alot. except for NOT

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nine9starOG 2001 thefunkyfresh

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha lol, NOT , i love it lol

bennybergs13 #6.1.2.2 bennybergs13OG 2001

Well when i use to go to Korean meetings when i was little I saw a lot of mixes when we went to the conventions...i got all excited...YO Ty how about i hook you up with a nice Korean Sister, lol

tpham tphamOG 2001

is she korean?

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001

yea, why????????????????

tpham tphamOG 2001

actually that was meant as a "stupid " joke.. but if you don't get it the first time then it'll neverrrr be funny : (
howeve.r.. I've never dated an asian....go figure.

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001

I KNOW, DUHHHH!!!!

bennybergs13 #6.1.3 bennybergs13OG 2001

LOL...i never played that game

bennybergs13 #6.2 bennybergs13OG 2001

Thats true, i never see an asian at a party (when i do go)-- and then you kinda feel like you stand out!!!

tpham #6.2.1 tphamOG 2001

Yea always ! like the party i went to on sat.. NO ASIANS but me !!! .. i still dominated the dance floor and everyone knew who i was by the end of the night.. partyyyy

bennybergs13 #6.2.1.1 bennybergs13OG 2001

Dude that happens to me too i, people know me by the end of the night cause i'm on the dance floor groovin....

tpham tphamOG 2001

oh yeah... by the end of the night i'm pretty sweaty though.. thats frustrating... but it's alll good...

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder

why dont you two just get married already?

tpham tphamOG 2001

as soon as you and tina adriana morriale GET MARRIED !!!!!!!

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001

Mr Funky I hardly no the man!

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001

Actually i htink i saw Mr ty at a Hackettown/Hacketsville whatEVER PARTY in the fall...i was with Keith McElroy and Evan P...WHATEVER

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder

i dont know keith, but i'm good friends with ev. yup, good ol big red.

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001 thefunkyfresh

I dont think its the same evan..he's italian not red

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder bennybergs13

oh then you are wayhaheyyyy off, stop trying to act like we have the same friends and copying me all the time, cuz i'm tired of it okay?!

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001 thefunkyfresh

ERRRR you are probably from the shore or the mountains - thats why i know NONE OF YOU MUUUUAHHHHHHH, only giacomo

tpham tphamOG 2001 thefunkyfresh

geez, why don't you two get married already..

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder tpham

why don't you?! i know you are but what am i? i know you are but what am i? i know you are but what am i INFINITY!!!

iwz iwz thefunkyfresh

i'm a loner dottie, a rebel.

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder iwz

one time i lost my temper and i took a knife and i... well you know those little "do not remove" stickers on mattresses?? well i CUT one of em off!! i got a baaaad temper

tpham tphamOG 2001

well i'm about 6'3 a tall black man, i enjoy braiding hair and my favorite dish is fried chicken with a side order of waffles....

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001

thats too tall for me I'm about 2 feet tall and i'm in the circus so you will have to keep up with my schedule and travel...

tpham tphamOG 2001 bennybergs13

hmmm yea.. this isn't going to work out...i'd probably end up stealing all your earnings from the circus and run with it.

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001 tpham

errrr well then i'm going to have to bite of your ankles

tpham tphamOG 2001 bennybergs13

Don't tease me !

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001 tpham

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH....

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder

lol, settle down boys and girls it was just a joke

tpham tphamOG 2001

WHO ARE YOU CALLING A GIRL !!!! ... haha

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001

JOKE? A JOKE! o HAHAHAHAHAHA

thefunkyfresh #7 thefunkyfreshFounder

maybe i'm a sheltered individual, but i think its more important what kind of a person you are than what race. i mean, you're asian, i'm cauc-asian. at least asia is a place, i mean, where the heck is caucasia?! it's not even a real place, which goes to show that i have no heritage, not like i really care or anything, but its the principle of the thing, bringing me back to my main point.... it's all senselessness, so just be yourself.

bennybergs13 #7.1 bennybergs13OG 2001

wow tha was good...i like that Mr. Funky...According to the most insightful resource you are 2 A: of or relating to the white race of humankind as classified according to physical features B: of or relating to the white race as defined by law specifically as composed of persons of European, No. African, or southwest Asian ancestry ...DUDE YOu're Asain too why we are all connected, hmmm, that was too fruity

thefunkyfresh #7.1.1 thefunkyfreshFounder

whoa, according to this new information, i've really been around the block!!

bennybergs13 #7.1.1.1 bennybergs13OG 2001

you're like a profound nomad and you didnt even know it

bennybergs13 #7.1.1.2 bennybergs13OG 2001

NICE PIC MR FUNKY...LOLOLOLOLOLOL

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder

thanks... i'll have to change it one of these days. its kind of... hmmm.. what's the word i'm searching for?? ... stupid... yeah thats it, it's a stupid picture

tpham tphamOG 2001

yea it is.. it's like blue steel.. but it's not...

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001

Nah, you're like the Mac Daddy

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder

awww yeah! ty, it's my own "look" that has taken years to perfect

tpham #7.2 tphamOG 2001

yea i really don't care .. either.. but i'm just saying.. it's a rarity to see an asian at a party.. thats all... YELLOW POWER!

bennybergs13 #7.2.1 bennybergs13OG 2001

too bad im not yellow i have my dads skin, but mom soent look yellow she has very fare white skin or maybe its yellow

tpham #7.2.1.1 tphamOG 2001

i dont think anyone is actually yellow....i consider myself to have a golden brown.. cinnamonish complexion.

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder

i mean is there anyone thats really white? how freaky would that be? to see somebody that had skin that was completely and utterly colorless

tpham tphamOG 2001

yea guy.. they are called ALBINOS !! hello... and thats a disease.. i don't think you should be making fun of dude.. thats just wrong.. i mean it's fun and games if you're making fun of friends but when you make fun or peoples disabilities.. i draw the line there and i'll beat the NAFF out of you if you choose to continue

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder

even albino's aren't totally white, their skin is like... greyish. or what about black? what if somebody's skin was totally black, or red, or yellow, or orange, or fuschia, or pink, or salamander, or beet-picklebugler-cylone-mcdugle?

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001

well if you really want to know why dont you get tattoo of lizard scales all over your body and you can bacome mr funky lizard man...yea that was pointless- sorry

g.f.s.rocks g.f.s.rocksOG 2001

ITs not a disease its actually an adaptation....and he isnt making fun of them!! You CARDBOARDAPHOBIC!!

tpham tphamOG 2001

an adaptation ? so you're saying that when one is born without the ability in their cells to contain pigmentation.. that , that is an ADAPTATION ? i think not mr. Gay Friendly Socks

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001

hahah that was a good come back i like how you change the meaning to GFS...extra bonus points

g.f.s.rocks g.f.s.rocksOG 2001 bennybergs13

dont encourage him....

g.f.s.rocks g.f.s.rocksOG 2001

Yes its an adaptation...how else do you think the aisans have squinty eyes, the italians and spanish have olive skin and the english and irish have high tolerances?? They adapted to their environment.... CARDBOARDAPHOBIC !

tpham tphamOG 2001 g.f.s.rocks

Not really... maybe you can read up on some books there buddy.. dwarnism would like you to think that people adapted.. however at the incident of babel.. people spread to areas in the world in which they could have tolerated.. black people didn't become black because they live in africa.. they already were..

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001 tpham

But seriously it doesnt matter what color or race you are...

tpham tphamOG 2001 bennybergs13

exactly , but why did that comment come in at that point?

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001 tpham

i dont know, i felt i had to say something

tpham tphamOG 2001 bennybergs13

kudos

g.f.s.rocks g.f.s.rocksOG 2001 tpham

Great candybar...

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001 tpham

i learned what that meant from either Fraiser or Seinfield and now i always use it but i dont htink a lot of people know what it means

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder tpham

i'm sure he is, and so am i

tpham tphamOG 2001 thefunkyfresh

you're not going through the source and reading are you ?

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder tpham

huh?

iwz iwz tpham

yes, i am.

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder iwz

tpham tphamOG 2001 iwz

in which way are you reading them .. and look at matt.. know that he knows my secret because i accidently slipped he's doing it all the time now.. that gay

punkprincess punkprincessOG 2001 tpham

me too

magnum magnumOG 2001 punkprincess

funi suck :/ i too lazy to figure it out

g.f.s.rocks g.f.s.rocksOG 2001 magnum

Dont worry Man, you'll get it...

tpham tphamOG 2001 g.f.s.rocks

and no way in hades can a disease causing your cells to lack pigementation an adaptation.. i'd understand you're line of reasoning if there was an actual country that contained all albinos due to their habitat.. but there isnt'.. it's something you're born with and it's rampant around the world.. alright MR Gay Fluffy Shoes.

g.f.s.rocks g.f.s.rocksOG 2001 tpham

Fine, if you say so Mr. CARDBOARDAPHOBIC !!

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder tpham

excellent explanation my friend. it's not like one area of the globe is populated with albinos. it would be just as likely as if there were a whole race of people born with no legs, and calling the land they were from "nubland," or "nolegsland," or "stumptia"

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001 thefunkyfresh

thats even a better point, i think we got Mr fun socks man

g.f.s.rocks g.f.s.rocksOG 2001 bennybergs13

Aright there Jenny with peas and carrots!

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001 g.f.s.rocks

O man dont even get me started you and your sister never stop with that one day i am going to take frozen peas and carrot and throw them at you and make you run RUN RUN i Tell yyou

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001 bennybergs13

man i should write a journal on forrest Gump...thanks Mr. Grumpy freak Snail---that wasnt a good one

g.f.s.rocks g.f.s.rocksOG 2001 bennybergs13

Isnt it Ironic that your talking about running, you know like running through a forest or something JENNY!

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001 g.f.s.rocks

wow that took awhile to digest...hmmmmmm.. WEIRDO, that pushes helpless girls out of the way to get in front of a crowd to see No doubt, but thats another time and another story that i might put in my journal!

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001 bennybergs13

HEY GIACOMO...check out my new PIC!

tpham tphamOG 2001 bennybergs13

hmm.. that korean german mix makes you look a lot like my friend Gwen... we go way back..

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001 tpham

Yea I like to give her fashoin advice...we go way back to, i wonder why you and i never met...

tpham tphamOG 2001 bennybergs13

thats because gwen hates you and doesnt want to introduce you to her REAL friends..like me

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001 tpham

o ok...i actually think she doesnt want me to meet her wierd 6'7" black ankle biting lover as a friend

tpham tphamOG 2001 bennybergs13

6'3 ! not 6'7!!!

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001 tpham

yea whatever MR Ty...

g.f.s.rocks g.f.s.rocksOG 2001 bennybergs13

Nice Pic Jenny...AWESOME!!

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001 g.f.s.rocks

Yea i know! I got a a lot more...that pic was taken when they were at Virgin Megastore in Time Square...i got my cd cover signed by them that had to be the best day of my life so far...

tpham tphamOG 2001 thefunkyfresh

thank you sir mac daddy.. someone need to set mr Grumpy Frumpy and Slumpy straight.

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001

yea they are called albinos mr funky...i think there are a bunch of them in Mahwah or something

g.f.s.rocks #7.2.1.2 g.f.s.rocksOG 2001

Why dont you two get married already??

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

either that or SHUTUP!!!

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001

HOW RUDE...lol...remember Stephanie Tanner from Full HOuse and how she would always say "how Rude!"

tpham tphamOG 2001

and then the smaller girls use to say that... man .. that was the show back then.. TGIF rocked... step by step, family matters, full house , and boy meets world.. !!!! woo hoo

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001

Yea man those did rock...i remember i made sure i was home on friday nights, then again i was little and had no where to go

tpham tphamOG 2001

yea exactly.. that was my friday nights. it's not like a had a hott party to go to at the age of 9. i was more worried about my spiderman underwear and how cool they were. that i had a superhero protecting my booty

tpham tphamOG 2001 tpham

..wait.. maybe that was more like 6 than 9... i think at 9 i outgrew the spidey undies.. who am i kidding.. i'm wearing them now !!! woohoo

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001 tpham

i was more into Sheera (i think i spelled that wrong) you know heman's cousin...yea i so thought i was her...

g.f.s.rocks g.f.s.rocksOG 2001 bennybergs13

GET A ROOM YOU TWO..TRY AND SQUEEZE IN WITH MIKE AND KATIE IN THE CHAT ROOM!!

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001 g.f.s.rocks

We're just reminicing...sheesh

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder

those shows all rocked! i also loved the fresh prince, hey dude, and clarissa explains it all... yeah i was a nick watcher too. oh, and perfect strangers was the bomb!

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001

yea i like those show...but my favorite nick show was Salute your Shorts...

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crazygirlOG 2001 bennybergs13

yes! that was a great show! actually my favorite was boy meets world! i was addicted to that before i found ezabel.lol

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder bennybergs13

yeah that one was great!!

Camp Annawanna,

we hold you in our heart.

And when I think about you,

It makes me wanna FART!!

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001 thefunkyfresh

yea thats it...haha Spudnick ruled, i always wanted to be Dina , but i realized she was a brat

legs legsFounder thefunkyfresh

"Say it right or pay the price" hahaha

bennybergs13 bennybergs13OG 2001 legs

Exactly, lol...ahh what memories

iwz iwz

yeah, man. i loved TGIF. wasn't there like a really hott girl on Step by Step? i think i had a crush

iwz #7.3 iwz

dude, Caucasus. it's between the Black and Caspian seas. look it up.

C
#8 crazygirlOG 2001

poeple, people!!! geez malize.. can you fight anymore.. soo violent.. youre suppose to be loving.

thefunkyfresh #8.1 thefunkyfreshFounder

haha geez malize??!!

g.f.s.rocks #8.1.1 g.f.s.rocksOG 2001

or is it GEEZ ELYSE (aka Spankey)!! HAHAHAHA

thefunkyfresh #8.1.1.1 thefunkyfreshFounder

alright, elyse!!

g.f.s.rocks g.f.s.rocksOG 2001

Everyone e-message Elyse to congratulate her arrival, e-mail name : SPANKEY!!

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#8.1.2 crazygirlOG 2001

i know ive been saying at latly and i learned to love it!! muhahaha.. man i think all this evilness is effecting me

ballyhoo #9 ballyhooOG 2001

Im half Irish, half kick everyones butt into oblivion! Stop trippin on your race, dont disgrace, the sun has rays, put you in your place, you can count the days, so keep up the pace. word.

bennybergs13 #9.1 bennybergs13OG 2001

Why are you Mac Daddy Jr...i dont disgrace i was just saying

rocksupastar #9.1.1 rocksupastarFounder

yea.... spoken like a TRUE mac daddy!

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