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well, there are some, like in Amish communities (they still need to register with the state which is what makes it official, not the guy in a beard speaking words, but they ignore that) and small compounds in Utah and Idaho that makes it's own rules and only applies there, not many of those left but a few.

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I think this is one of those things that varies wildly. Our marriage license had to be signed by an officiant who then mailed it in. I thought it was weird that neither of the people actually getting married had to sign it.

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Incidentally, when the Trumpettes complain about "money in politics" that particularly guillable stenographers "journalists" confuse for "economic populism" this is what they really mean. See the wingnuts love the idea of goverment being run like a business...untill they discover that they aren't as favored a demographic as they think they are.

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According to Huckabee, 'Murica is "God, Guns, Grits, and Gravy". If it's a three legged stool, maybe the gravy is the lube. Those dirty, dirty, dirty, Republicans. Always thinking about sex.

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Is that a "The Atheist Ayn Rand" bitchslap that I hear?

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Some actors were talking about boycotting the burgeoning Georgia film industry. Georgia has been under boycott before for stupid laws. Deal knows where his bread is buttered.

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Nice harp yourself. I built mine, and I'm sure you can play far better than I can because I suck at practicing.

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Which always cracked me up, because from what I hear she was actually a staunch Republican.

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It is

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He will too! Just check out the Kingdom Hearts franchise!

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Throw in a giant lizard invasion snd I really WILL thank Obama.

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I built this one. https://uploads.disquscdn.c...

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Wow! Nice job.

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Thanks.

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Disney/Marvel has setup a BIG shop in ATL. I friend of mine has been there over a year working on their sets, and the Marvel stable is full enough to crank out films for the rest of the century. They were one of the first to say, "fuck that, we'll take our $$$$$$$$$$ back to SoCAL if you insist on being a giant, hateful Bag-O-Dicks™." That's the ONLY reason Deal was smart enough to say, "No."

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Anyone who is licensed by the state to perform a legal marriage can marry you. No religion required. You have to sign the License when it's issued to you at the Clerk's Office, so you've already signed it prior to the wedding. But if you don't mail in the signed license to the state capital for filing before it expires, you're not legally married. And yes - churches aren't required to marry anyone they don't want to.

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