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Bird flu heading this way
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Fri, 16 September 2005 03:54
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PRIME Minister John Howard today committed Australia to a new international partnership to combat bird flu, and said there was a high possibility of an epidemic in the Asia-Pacific region.
US President George W Bush outlined the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza, aimed at limiting the spread of the disease during a potential outbreak, during his address to the United Nations World Summit on Wednesday.
The head of the UN World Health Organisation warned today that avian flu would likely mutate and become transmissible from human to human.
The disease already has killed more than 60 people in Asia and Mr Howard said action was needed.
"The possibility of a flu epidemic is quite high and it's very important that the world and particularly our own region should prepare for that," he said in New York, where he is attending the UN summit.
Health Minister Tony Abbott will attend a special international health ministers' meeting in Canada later this year to discuss global preparedness, while the issue will be prominent at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in November, Mr Howard said.
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"We share the view of the Americans and others that it's an area where APEC can and should be active," he said.
Mr Howard said the Australian Government was working at the domestic, regional and wider international level on influenza and pandemic preparedness and response, spending $18 million since 2003 to combat avian influenza and SARS in the region.
Mr Howard also committed $3 million over three years to the new Standing Fund for the Peacebuilding Commission created by the UN this week to help fragile states recover from wars and conflict, and increased Australia's contribution to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees from $270,000 to $650,000 this financial year.
Taken from: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,16621892-2927 7,00.html
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Fri, 16 September 2005 03:57
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THE END IS NEAR    
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Fri, 16 September 2005 04:40
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Can't we just accept that flu's exist and that people die? I mean, no one complains about being given the gift of life, how come we complain so much when it's taken away?
Hopefully they don't waste too much money on useless tactics (like trying to prevent the flu from spreading).
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August 2005
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Fri, 16 September 2005 05:03
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| RWDboy wrote on Fri, 16 September 2005 14:40 |
Can't we just accept that flu's exist and that people die? I mean, no one complains about being given the gift of life, how come we complain so much when it's taken away?
Hopefully they don't waste too much money on useless tactics (like trying to prevent the flu from spreading).
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You don't make sense, yet again this is toymodes.
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Central Coast, NSW
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February 2005
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Fri, 16 September 2005 05:06
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| Corona RT142 wrote on Fri, 16 September 2005 13:57 |
THE END IS NEAR
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ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh SNAP
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Newcastle
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June 2004
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Fri, 16 September 2005 05:11
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what about teh massiv3 AIDorz
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Central Coast, NSW
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February 2005
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Newcastle
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April 2003
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Fri, 16 September 2005 06:45
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| RWDboy wrote on Fri, 16 September 2005 14:40 |
Can't we just accept that flu's exist and that people die? I mean, no one complains about being given the gift of life, how come we complain so much when it's taken away?
Hopefully they don't waste too much money on useless tactics (like trying to prevent the flu from spreading).
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maybe you should read this
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/bird-fl u/dn7787
50% mortallity rate for wide spread infection and a 70% mortallity rate in the 60 or so infected so far.
Good idea not to waste money to prevent it from spreading hey. 
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Fri, 16 September 2005 07:18
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Can't stand people who complain. People today complain if someone sets them on fire. Back in my day if someone set us alight we said "Thank You" and went on our way.
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Perth, WA
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December 2004
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Fri, 16 September 2005 07:22
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This is going to be worse than SARS hype...
60 people in asia? out of a billion? my god, its an epidemic
Eldar.O.
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Fri, 16 September 2005 07:24
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| EldarO wrote on Fri, 16 September 2005 17:22 |
This is going to be worse than SARS hype...
60 people in asia? out of a billion? my god, its an epidemic
Eldar.O.
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lol lets not also mention the fact that we are also a lot more equipped with medication/hygiene etc to treat the illness. Most of the casualities would of been in rural village in china etc where they have no access to medical resources.
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Fri, 16 September 2005 10:57
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| RWDboy wrote on Fri, 16 September 2005 14:40 |
I mean, no one complains about being given the gift of life
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i do all the freakin time
are you different where you had a say in your birth
i think not and neither did i
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June 2004
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Fri, 16 September 2005 11:32
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Hi,
Geee, I better stop tongue-kissing the magpie!
Anyway, sounds like another man-made designer disease like AIDS.
seeyuzz
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Fri, 16 September 2005 14:44
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| M.J.H wrote on Fri, 16 September 2005 16:15 |
| RWDboy wrote on Fri, 16 September 2005 14:40 |
Can't we just accept that flu's exist and that people die? I mean, no one complains about being given the gift of life, how come we complain so much when it's taken away?
Hopefully they don't waste too much money on useless tactics (like trying to prevent the flu from spreading).
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maybe you should read this
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/bird-fl u/dn7787
50% mortallity rate for wide spread infection and a 70% mortallity rate in the 60 or so infected so far.
Good idea not to waste money to prevent it from spreading hey.
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Yeah it depends on how it is able to be transferred, sometimes it's just a waste of time trying to stop the spread of the virus simply because it's not (realistically) feasible. Note there is already anti-viral drugs available.
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Fri, 16 September 2005 15:54
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| river wrote on Fri, 16 September 2005 19:32 |
Anyway, sounds like another man-made designer disease like AIDS.
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I agree. Like most things of this sort. It sounds American.
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January 2003
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Fri, 16 September 2005 17:13
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sometimes i'm glad we have anal customs oficers 
bird flu? mad cow disease? ever seen them in australia?
nuh uh
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Perth, WA
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December 2004
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Fri, 16 September 2005 17:35
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im sure it also helps that we're more remote than saturn.
from everyone else i mean
people generally do tend to hype things up.
remember SARS? you had a modest 93% chance of surviving it, if you could put up with syptoms such as, headaches, dizzyness, nausea, sore muscles etc.
meanwhile the media portrayed it as a new "black plauge" set to kill millions!
Eldar.O.
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Sat, 17 September 2005 07:22
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OH SHIT
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Sat, 17 September 2005 07:30
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| EldarO wrote on Sat, 17 September 2005 03:35 |
im sure it also helps that we're more remote than saturn.
from everyone else i mean
people generally do tend to hype things up.
remember SARS? you had a modest 93% chance of surviving it, if you could put up with syptoms such as, headaches, dizzyness, nausea, sore muscles etc.
meanwhile the media portrayed it as a new "black plauge" set to kill millions!
Eldar.O.
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Yeah but even the black plague could of been cured with a simple shot of penicillin which they didn't have back then. The only reason so many ppl died is they didn't have modern medicine and antibiotics.
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Sat, 17 September 2005 07:36
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hooray for another useless fact.
i was referring to the effect the plague had, not the actual disease.
Eldar.O.
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Sat, 17 September 2005 07:55
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| EldarO wrote on Sat, 17 September 2005 17:36 |
hooray for another useless fact.
i was referring to the effect the plague had, not the actual disease.
Eldar.O.
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Coming from the person that insists an RS liberty has a 20v quadthrottle body engine i'd say thats a bit hypocritical
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Sat, 17 September 2005 08:05
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dori.. are you bubbles?
and yes, bird flu bad. it is (at this moment) also unable to spread human-human, so there's really not an awful lot to be worried about unless the disease mutates. be more concerned about aids and ebola. and stupidity... that diease is rampant on these forums, and rapidly spreading throughout australia
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Sat, 17 September 2005 11:02
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| draven wrote on Sat, 17 September 2005 18:05 |
dori.. are you bubbles?
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For the last time no.
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Sat, 17 September 2005 11:09
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| Dorio86 wrote on Sat, 17 September 2005 21:02 |
| draven wrote on Sat, 17 September 2005 18:05 |
dori.. are you bubbles?
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For the last time no.
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liar liar pants on fire       
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Sat, 17 September 2005 23:39
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hey, I asked before the guys in the other thread 
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Mon, 19 September 2005 03:04
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I have run the information available on this forum about bubbles and Dorio86 through the crime lab and there is a 99.999% probability that they are the same person.
I had the bird flu for a week or two, it was shit painful laying an egg each day and I got over eating seeds and worms pretty quick too, but in the end I came good. The only ongoing problem is I often stand on one leg and I steal chips off people all the time.
I also tried to swoop my boss for getting to close to my desk.
Dorio, you are more likely to have you legs taken out form under you by a drift spec Camira than dieing form the Avian virus. Don't stress man
Oh and Dorio, you gave away the fact that you were bubbles when you asked about something that was in my signature from before you signed up BUSTED!
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January 2004
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Mon, 19 September 2005 10:30
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| BUBBLES wrote on Fri, 16 September 2005 13:54 |
Bird flu heading this way
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Didn't they say that about communism in the 60's.
Next it will be:
Hurrican Katrina heading this way
or
Dorio86 confirmed alias of Bubbles
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August 2005
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Tue, 20 September 2005 10:22
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| ke382TG wrote on Mon, 19 September 2005 13:04 |
I have run the information available on this forum about bubbles and Dorio86 through the crime lab and there is a 99.999% probability that they are the same person.
I had the bird flu for a week or two, it was shit painful laying an egg each day and I got over eating seeds and worms pretty quick too, but in the end I came good. The only ongoing problem is I often stand on one leg and I steal chips off people all the time.
I also tried to swoop my boss for getting to close to my desk.
Dorio, you are more likely to have you legs taken out form under you by a drift spec Camira than dieing form the Avian virus. Don't stress man
Oh and Dorio, you gave away the fact that you were bubbles when you asked about something that was in my signature from before you signed up BUSTED!
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When I start going to toymodes events and people get to know my face that knew bubbles, and realize that I look nothing like bubbles the jokes on you.
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Wed, 21 September 2005 00:15
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When I start going to toymodes events and people get to know my face that knew bubbles, and realize that I look nothing like bubbles the jokes on you.
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Unfotunately no one know what bubbles looks like, so this will prove nothing.
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Wed, 21 September 2005 00:17
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And how do you no this?
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Wed, 21 September 2005 00:24
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There was discussion on this forum sometime ago about whether anyone had actually met or seen bubbles and no one knowingly had. I am sure people outside of the forum have met him.
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Wed, 21 September 2005 00:26
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Ok, check if he has sold anything.
Your going to learn that what goes around comes around.
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November 2003
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Wed, 21 September 2005 00:30
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Fact you both post obscure or meaningless questions in the tech and conversions section when you do actually post there.
Fact you both recently sold your sprinters. Did you acquire another one for $2,500 last week .
Fact you both spell toymods toymodes.
Fact majority of both of your posts are in the outhouse.
Fact your are both paranoid about the world ending.
Shall i go on.
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Wed, 21 September 2005 00:41
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Ok, Corona
Fact Your putting words in my mouth
Fact I'm not paranoid about the world ending
Fact I have live in Adelaide for most of my life
Fact I'm a rotor head and sold both car's in Adelaide
Fact Spelling toymods toymodes is a coincidence
Fact I know that I'm not bubbles
Fact I have better things to do then to argue
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Wed, 21 September 2005 00:45
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Your going to learn that what goes around comes around.
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Please explain 
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Wed, 21 September 2005 00:50
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maybe you are bubbles, but you just don't realise it yet.
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Wed, 21 September 2005 01:03
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Oh no, my plan of world domination, ruined!!! jk
I think bubbles has better things to do.
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Wed, 21 September 2005 01:03
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Oh no, my plan of world domination, ruined!!! jk
I think bubbles has better things to do.
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Wed, 21 September 2005 03:13
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this is too funny
you can't just goto a forum and ask for something then go aggro and blame toymodders and their attitudes becuase you didnt get a direct answer if you cant hack it go somewhere else.
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Re: Bird flu heading this way
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Wed, 21 September 2005 05:31
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| SW20R wrote on Wed, 21 September 2005 13:13 |
this is too funny
you can't just goto a forum and ask for something then go aggro and blame toymodders and their attitudes becuase you didnt get a direct answer if you cant hack it go somewhere else.
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When? were? and what?
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Wed, 21 September 2005 06:30
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BUBBLES!! how have u been mate!?!?
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