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May 25, 2006
3 Responses to “”
May 25th, 2006 at 3:56 pm
He’s the ever expanding Congressman.
May 26th, 2006 at 9:41 am
Who cares if this has nothing to do with Hastert’s politics? This post is hilarious, because fat people suck.
May 27th, 2006 at 8:33 am
* the sound of air being constantly, rhythmically blown into a balloon that’s ready to pop *