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#1 Totah Sam

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Posted 08 July 2012 - 10:00 PM

If it is, break it to me gently. I'm fragile. :P

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#2 meghann

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Posted 08 July 2012 - 10:04 PM

YUP!!!

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#3 spyonabird

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Posted 08 July 2012 - 10:08 PM

Sorry... Don't cry...but...

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#4 Bird Brain

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Posted 08 July 2012 - 10:17 PM

Sorry, male House Sparrow.

We did not inherit Mother Earth from our Ancestors.....

We have borrowed her from our Descendants.

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Man belongs to the Earth...Earth does not belong to Man.

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#5 Pat B.

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Posted 08 July 2012 - 10:34 PM

Dear Sam, I am sorry to inform you that this is indeed a House Sparrow. Note the black bib. My deepest sympathy. :(

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#6 larrcamp

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Posted 08 July 2012 - 11:32 PM

Even though he doesn't belong here, he is a handsome guy.

#7 Totah Sam

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Posted 09 July 2012 - 12:05 AM

:: le sigh ::
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#8 BarnSwallow

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Posted 09 July 2012 - 12:19 AM

It isn't a house sparrow!
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Ok, it really is. :wacko:

#9 Liam

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Posted 09 July 2012 - 02:15 AM

It's an English Sparrow.
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#10 Aveschapines

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Posted 09 July 2012 - 02:15 AM

No, It's a Gorrión Común!

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#11 Aveschapines

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Posted 09 July 2012 - 02:19 AM

Great minds think alike, Liam! (And at the same time, apparently ;) )

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#12 Liam

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Posted 09 July 2012 - 02:22 AM

I can bend time, remember? B)
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#13 Aveschapines

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Posted 09 July 2012 - 02:26 AM

LOL Yes, I remember now!!!

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#14 ColoTomo

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Posted 09 July 2012 - 03:53 AM

I can bend time, remember? B)


Liam's Back !!! (to the future)
Sorry Helen, we cannot guarantee your safety
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#15 Aveschapines

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Posted 09 July 2012 - 04:03 AM

Liam's Back !!! (to the future)
Sorry Helen, we cannot guarantee your safety
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Hey, I remember it from the first time; I'll just show Liam around and fix him up with Hustle lessons and a lime green leisure suit. We'll be fine!!

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#16 Totah Sam

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Posted 09 July 2012 - 05:34 AM

I love you people. LOL
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#17 folkeye

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Posted 09 July 2012 - 06:30 AM

It's an apartment sparrow. Can't afford a house :D

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