Roger Ailes: I hired Sarah Palin ‘because she was hot’

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Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Roger Ailes’ latest comments about Sarah Palin will be further proof to many that the Fox News chairman is sexist, but he probably is too rich and too powerful to care.
In an interview celebrating the 15th anniversary of Fox News, Ailes told The Associated Press that he hired the former Republican vice presidential candidate “because she was hot and got ratings.”
According to one Republican who is close to the Fox News chairman, Palin certainly wasn’t hired because Ailes respected her intellect.
“He thinks Palin is an idiot,” the insider told New York magazine earlier this year. “He thinks she’s stupid. He helped boost her up. People like Sarah Palin haven’t elevated the conservative movement.”
Given Ailes’ history, many may find it difficult to believe the conservative network even if they bother to clarify what he meant.
In a 2008 prologue to his planned book, former Fox News executive Dan Cooper recalled that Ailes liked to “talk macho and compare the anatomies of women in the office.”
“I was too scared to make salacious comments about women in the office,” Cooper wrote. “Like everyone, I had taken classes in workplace behavior. Not Roger. ‘How about those bazookas on that Indian girl, or whatever the hell she is!’ Squirm squirm. ‘Pussy masala on the menu today?’”
Inside Cable News noted that Cooper’s claims were not verifiable — but it’s hard to dispute Ailes’ history of hiring leggy blondes.
In August, Fox News’ Megyn Kelly dodged a question about whether “Fox has cultivated a reputation as a stomping ground for news babes.”
“Roger is very good at finding attractive people who are also interesting and smart,” Kelly told Marie Claire. “But you have to be careful what you’re looking at. Some on-air talent have objected that some websites will Photoshop the skirts and make it seem like the women were wearing something more like a belt than a skirt. Don’t believe it unless you’ve seen it live.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/10/05/roger-ailes-i-hired-sarah-palin-because-sh...
"Honestly I thought Sarah was pretty Hot when she first made the scene, Man talk about Sparkle and Fade!!!"
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bike10
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This from the network that preaches moral christian family values.
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bike10
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KB723
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bike10:
Sure enough... =)
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KB723
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Conniepae
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From the way it looks, that's how he picked most of the women at Fox. It certainly wasn't for their intelligence. Jon Stewart shows their crazyness on a regular basis.
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Conniepae
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KB723
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Conniepae:
Certainly Not on their intelligence... =)
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KB723
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DanCastro
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The "man" is simply expressing the good "christian" values he uses to decide on hot broadcast babes. Why does the left hate Christianity? Where is the compassion for this poor undocumented (until bush skipped the line) immigrant/foreigner who came to this country to make his way by lying and has been rewarded with billions? I could cry! ;-)
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DanCastro
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DanCastro:
Billions for sure... =(
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KB723
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DanCastro
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KB723:
More like "cry"? "for sure"!
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DanCastro
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DanCastro:
Cry I will Not...
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letsliveinpeace
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Isn't that something to say. He hired her because she was hot, hello she is married!
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letsliveinpeace
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DanCastro
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letsliveinpeace:
Yet another "lefty" anti-christianity slur! The man is a businessman and like all good businessmen his only interest is in profit. He knows the dummies in his audience are suckers for hot babes and will suck in the propaganda that allows the hate in the nation to flourish thereby keeping US too busy fighting ourselves to notice how we have been and are being robbed and our land poisoned while 1% live rich beyond the dreams of avarice? How can we peasants have the absolute audacity to question our overlords and I for 1cry fowl! ;-)
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DanCastro
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JuliusBC
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Sarah is seen here hanging out at one of her previous family reunions. As we all know, she puts family first. I guess she will have more time to spend attending to her family's needs and her wolf demolition projects.
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JuliusBC
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Leen61
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It's no surprise this is why Ailes hired her. FOX is basically nothing but a T & A channel anyway. Always has been. I don't think she's hot and neither does my husband. As KO would say "That woman is an idiot." That will NEVER change.
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Leen61
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Leen61:
Hence, she will never be POTUS... Have a great day Leen... =)
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KB723
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Leen61
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KB723:
Thank goodness she will never be POTUS....just got home. Man, I'm tired. Worked my butt off.
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Leen61
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KB723
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Leen61:
I am still at work, working my butt off Leen... Hey check out this Article... =)
http://current.com/community/93480749_dennis-kucinich-i-support-the-occupywallst...
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Buckeye_Bill
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I can categorically say that this is the FIRST intelligent thing Sister Sarah Palin has done since she came under the spotlight when she was chosen as McCain's VP during the 2008 elections!
But that in't saying much. It's most likely someone in her "inner circle" explained common sense to her MORE than fifty times before it sank into her cranium.
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Buckeye_Bill
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chew_chew
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"“I was too scared to make salacious comments about women in the office,” Cooper wrote. “Like everyone, I had taken classes in workplace behavior. Not Roger. ‘How about those bazookas on that Indian girl, or whatever the hell she is!’ Squirm squirm. ‘Pussy masala on the menu today?’”"
Yeah... that Roger Ailes is such a classy dude.
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chew_chew
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bike10
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To me she is frigid.
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bike10
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artemis6
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That was obvious .
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artemis6
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Anonmaly
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I too think Sarah Palin is an idiot.... Hmmm, small world..
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Anonmaly
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dugdog47
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I heard that porno called"Nailin Palin" was hot.
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KB723
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dugdog47:
Send me a link dugdog47... =)
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Argon18
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KB723:
http://www.slackers.co.za/uploads/20081014/paylin.jpg
I'm surprised you haven't seen it, since you already posted an image of Lisa Ann who was the star of the movie
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Argon18
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KB723
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Argon18:
Very Cool, Thanks Argon18... =)
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tverdell
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I don't believe this to be true, he is only trying to discredit her and thereby hurt the tea party.
Fox news hires attractive women for ratings but they hired Sarah because she served another purpose and is no longer useful.
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tverdell
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tverdell:
Funny you should say that cos I do the same thing sometimes... =)
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tverdell:
The thread about blow jobs is three boards over and two down....FYI.
Oh...you mean you weren't referring to that?
OOOPS! My bad!
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Buckeye_Bill
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alexandrek:
I am sure there are folks that think both listed are Hot as Hell??? Maybe, I am not sure...
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GHBill
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alexandrek:
Maybe he thinks Beck and O'Reilly are hot.
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cherry5000
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If ailes was a federal employee, he will be fired.
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cherry5000:
If he didn't own a huge chunk of the gov't he actually could be fired... =)
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cherry5000
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KB723:
the republicans in the senate and the house of representatives is ailes' bitch.
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cherry5000
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cherry5000:
Thirsty Bitches... =)
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Joeydee44
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Well, that's about as much journalistic integrity that I can handle in one evening. Good night, everyone!
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KB723
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Joeydee44:
Good Evening Joeydee44... =)
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KB723
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Argon18
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/05/sarah-palin-2012-decision_n_988656.html
"Palin certainly wasn’t hired because Ailes respected her intellect. People like Sarah Palin haven’t elevated the conservative movement.”
I'm betting sttements like that have a lot to do with why Sarah finally decided not to get into the campaign, since she was probably counting on much more support from Fox than that.
I wonder what is going to happen with all the donations she spent that were collected by SarahPAC?
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Argon18
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Argon18:
I am guessing she either got a Boob Lift or spent it on that Gawdy lapel pin???
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ACSUS
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Argon18:
I heard she got out because someone asked her what type of music she liked to listen to and she just couldn't take another "gotcha" question.
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Argon18:
She withdrew not because she didn't want to run but because her dirty laundry is now starting to surface. In time, much more will be known about her shady little secrets. Her political career would have gone down in flames just like a few other politicians that have made the mistake of believing their past wouldn't eventually find the light of day. Her bait and switch approach of invoking "prayer and family first" is an old strategy but it only works until the lid pops off of the bottled truth. Due to her decision not to run will most likely slow the process of the truth coming out but only temporarily.
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JuliusBC
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tverdell
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Ailes is a master tactician.
Based upon this and his other forthcomings me thinks he is trying to kill his frankenstein AKA the tea party.
Ails giveth, Ailes taketh away.
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tverdell
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tverdell:
Tactician Eh'???
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tverdell
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KB723:
Google rolling stones and Roger ails
I'm on an iPad or I would give you the link, - 8 months ago
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tverdell
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KB723
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tverdell:
Who Me??? I am sitting in a chair... What's the difference???
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KB723
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tverdell
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KB723:
Seriously its a great read.
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tverdell
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tverdell:
Ok, I will look into this, but not til Dawn... Sound Fair???
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bailey78
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Old Pervert ............................ I wonder if he has time to be my hero??
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bailey78
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KB723
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bailey78:
How can an Old Pervert be your Hero???
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bailey78
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KB723:
Old Perverts have Old Porn I just love me some Old porn from the past. Good stuff.
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bailey78
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bailey78:
Heh, I know what you mean... =)
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bailey78:
here ya go bailey, old porn....I think it might be Cheney and Rumsfeld:
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Incredulous
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bailey78
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Incredulous:
Hey Old stone porn even. Way Cool.
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bailey78
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bailey78
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alexandrek:
aah yes Marilyn Chambers. now she was a star.
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bailey78
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JuliusBC
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bailey78:
It appears that Lorena Bobbit struck again. The statues are stoney but not boney!
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JuliusBC
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bailey78
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JuliusBC:
AH! so thats what they are looking at in disbeleif.
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bailey78
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JuliusBC
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bailey78:
Yes Bailey! A passer-by claims to have over heard their conversation and
It went as follows:George: "OMG! I can't believe what that little wench just did and then took off with em. What will we ever do?"
Tom: "Shouldn't we go after her?
George: "Hold on,... I think she just tossed em into that nearby field. Once we know she is gone for good, I will go get em. Oh, and hurry, call the mason and get him on his way. Time is of the essence.
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Later on, another passer-by noted that when George returned there was some dialogue between the two men and it went as follows:
George: "Hey Tom, I don't know how to say this but... we both look kinda hot without em. When I was younger I would have never gone there but I can't quit looking at your man boobs either and I think I have a pretty nice set as well.
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Disclaimer! It is true that this is only hear-say but when George and Tom were asked as to the truth of these claims they refused to make any comment. They appeared to be pretty tight lipped about the whole thing.
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JuliusBC
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JuliusBC:
sounds about par for the course.
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bailey78
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Incredulous:
Hooray!!! Fairy Dust, Thanks Incredulous... =)
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Incredulous
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KB723:
where would Sarah be without it?
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Incredulous:
In the mind of many married christian men and teenagers... =)
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Incredulous:
I am guessing her next step will be soft porn... Her daughter already did dancing with the Stars... There's really not much left....
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"Holy Makerel, She is Hot!!! Oh, and I Dig the lapel pin as well.... =)
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bailey78
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KB723:
BOOB ^+d
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bailey78
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bailey78:
Smiles everyone, Smiles... Welcome to Fantasy Island... =)
BOOBS bailey78... =) - 8 months ago
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KB723
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bailey78
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KB723:
Thanks just what i need Umm which one fixes the sandwiches??
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bailey78
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KB723
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bailey78:
LOL, maybe the one in the center, they are the same you know, or should I say the same girl... =)
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bailey78
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KB723:
Thats Ok so long as one of them can fix a sandwich.
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bailey78
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bailey78:
Any particular sandwich bailey78??? =)
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bailey78
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KB723:
Why P.B. & J. of course.
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bailey78
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bailey78:
One of my all time Faves... Maybe some Grilled Cheese as well... =)
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KB723:
Oh man! I have some mediterranean sun dried tomato with herb cheese that makes a killer fucking grilled cheese.
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bailey78
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bailey78:
I Love grilled cheese and Tomato soup... =)
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KB723:
Wouldn't Fantasy Islands be more accurate?
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JuliusBC
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JuliusBC:
Sure, why not???
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KB723:
Don't you just love photoshop?
I don't think they are that nice.
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JuliusBC
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KB723:
I just see more than one island there.
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GoodGodGuy:
Photoshop is Good, I use it all the time... =)
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JuliusBC:
You are correct JuliusBC, almost like A Bermuda Triangle, No???
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Lisayou
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I thought he hired her cause she could see Russia from her house :)
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Lisayou:
LOL!!! Yes, or maybe cos she needed a rear view to see the back of her head... =)
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Roger Ailes: I hired Sarah Palin ‘because she was hot’
"Honestly I thought Sarah was pretty Hot when she first made the scene, Man talk about Sparkle and Fade!!!"
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KB723:
You were not alone, Mr. Maverick used to think so too.
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JuliusBC
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artemis6
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JuliusBC:
Ahhhh ! I did not want to see that !
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artemis6
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JuliusBC:
LOL!!! =)
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JuliusBC:
OMG WTF NS GMAB
So much for that, now I have an image no person should be left with. - 8 months ago
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artemis6:
Why do you hate guns so much? I could photo shop it out if that would help your image.
Chuckles... I know what you meant.
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GoodGodGuy:
I don't know, does this help any or not so much?
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JuliusBC
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JuliusBC:
I know ya do . I know the antidote , George Carlin . What it really needs is a warning . I am sure some people think it is funny or witty , but to others , it is just revolting . I propose a revolting image warning , so people can mentally brace themselves ... How about Z for zombie(level of gross) $ for shallow and WTF !!!----- Z$WTF!!!
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artemis6