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Wednesday, February 25, 2004

Onion piece to lighten the mood

At least *my* religion has a sense of humor (Mistranslated Myths Of Nomadic Desert Shepherd Tribe Taken At Face Value)
Posted by JC at 2/25/2004 03:58:00 PM
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Labels: humor, Jewish Stuff, onion, religion

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