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A Young Lady Busied Herself Getting Ready For A ... PRO
Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Feb 26, 2006 (message contributor)
A young lady busied herself getting ready for a blind date. This was not just dinner and a movie; her date had planned dinner at an exclusive downtown restaurant with live music and dancing. Wanting to make a good first impression she had taken the day off work. She cleaned her apartment; she went out that afternoon to have her hair done and get a manicure. When she got home she did her makeup, put on her best dress and was ready for her date’s arrival. His expected arrival came and went, but she continued to wait patiently. Finally after waiting over an hour she decided she had been stood up, so she took off her dress, let down her hair put on her pajamas, gathered all her favorite junk food and sat down to watch TV with her dog. Sometime...
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Out Of My Office Window I Looked Up And Saw A ...
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One Of Our Pastors (Larry Booker) Tells Of Going ... PRO
Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 27, 2004
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Moody Notes " It Is A Peculiar Thing, You Cannot ... PRO
Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 29, 2005
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Many Of These Rules For Evaluating The Behavior ...
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 8, 2004
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