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HA! i immediately thought that as well.

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texas? alaska? texas? alaska?

who will win?

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I don't think Texas has a teachers union.

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In related related news, fuck this "teacher".

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Like <i>this</i>?

Oh wow. I feel <b>empowered</b> now.

Freakin' carets - who knew? Gotta brush up on my IRC skillz.

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Makes sense to me.

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Well, to be fair, when everyone in town is your cousin, it IS hard to avoid.

PS: how do you guys get italics in your posts? Nothing I try does the trick.

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"even al Quaida looks down on them"

I wasn't aware that they looked up to anybody (other than Mohammed's imaginary evil twin.)

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Hey, Jesus invented algebra!

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But do leave Austin on the back porch ... we'll be around to pick it up later.

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Yup - and she'd better stay well clear of abandoned trailers.

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It's a god thing.

Fixed.

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After they get the fires out and collect their federal disaster relief funds, and after the most recent cotton, peanut, and soybean subsidy checks have cleared.

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They won at the Alamo... it's in all the Texas history books.

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Don't hold your breath: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011..." target="_blank">" rel="nofollow noopener" title="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/sports/30allen....">http://www.nytimes.com/2011...

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