OppositeBlog.  It Exists.

"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction) 11/19/2015 at 14:56 • Filed to: OppoBlog

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For those looking for wheat, not chaff. The cream of the crop. The Best of OPPO and less of the rest. Some say it’s the Reader’s Digest of OPPO. Does anyone know what Reader’s Digest is anymore...?

Anyway, if you want to keep up with the finest prose, photography or conversations from OPPO, but don’t have the time or energy to keep spinning that scroll wheel, check it out.

OppositeBlog is OPPO (just less of it).

Thanks,
Dave (and !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! )

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Jcarr > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 11/19/2015 at 15:01

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Does anyone know what Reader’s Digest is anymore...?

That thing I used to read when I had to poop at grandma’s.

Ash78, voting early and often > Jcarr 11/19/2015 at 15:07

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And it was already 6 years old with a light coating of dust, featuring at least one cover story about surviving an airline disaster and another one about a quadriplegic CEO?

I’ve seen that one a few times.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Jcarr 11/19/2015 at 15:12

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Well, feel free to read OppoBlog when you need to take care of business. Just don’t let us know, okay?

Jcarr > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 11/19/2015 at 15:14

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Coming to an Oppoblog near you: Stools, ranked.

Patrick Nichols > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 11/19/2015 at 15:15

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How does one get something posted there/shared from Oppo?

Urambo Tauro > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 11/19/2015 at 15:19

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That reminds me: I haven’t seen “Best of Oppositelock” shared to Jalopnik in a while.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Patrick Nichols 11/19/2015 at 15:19

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If Das or I see something that we think is worthy, we just share it to OppoBlog. If you’ve written something you think is deserving, write us a note with the link, and we’ll check it out.

You should have just gotten a notification that I shared one of your recent posts, btw. Awesome project!

Patrick Nichols > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 11/19/2015 at 15:21

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Well thank you! Have you ever thought about people tagging things with oppositeblog for your review? I think you making me aware of this has officially killed all productivity from my days.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Urambo Tauro 11/19/2015 at 15:23

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Das has been busy (you know, life and stuff), and it takes time to put together his Best of OPPO posts. We do notice that posts we share to OppoBlog often bounce to Jalopnik soon after; I think some of the editors use it as a resource.

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 11/19/2015 at 15:24

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I like OppositeBlog because DasWauto once cross-posted one of my articles there. I was very happy.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Jcarr 11/19/2015 at 15:27

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I came here to say this. Seriously.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 11/19/2015 at 15:28

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We aim to please. Honestly, the idea started because I just found it hard to keep up with OPPO (with job, family, etc.) and wanted something like this for myself. Also, I wanted to help DW somehow with his Best of OPPO posts (which hopefully we’ll figure out a way to get back on a regular basis).

DasWauto > Patrick Nichols 11/19/2015 at 15:28

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I/we have previously asked people to do so and while some did, it was mostly forgotten and we end up scrolling thorough all of Oppo anyway, mostly negating the need for tagging. Like Dave said though, if we miss something, feel free to hit us up.

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 11/19/2015 at 15:29

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I also liked the Best of Oppositelock series. I do agree OppositeBlog is useful if you don't get much time to spend on Oppo.

DasWauto > Urambo Tauro 11/19/2015 at 15:30

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Yeah, that would involve me having/taking the time to make those posts. Alas, I don’t have the time to dedicate.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Patrick Nichols 11/19/2015 at 15:33

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Hahaha - you’re welcome, and I’m sorry... There really is so much good content on OPPO if you can pare away the fluff. We’ve thought about tags, but Das and I usually see everything, sooner or later. There will always be worthy stuff that falls through the cracks, unfortunately, but we do our best to not let that happen.

Jcarr > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 11/19/2015 at 15:33

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It’s a universal truth.

Urambo Tauro > DasWauto 11/19/2015 at 15:36

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That’s too bad. I wish someone would do a weekly roundup or something like that in your stead.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 11/19/2015 at 15:38

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The Best of OPPO posts definitely inspired OppoBlog. It won’t keep you up to date on the drama , but it will keep you up to date on the incredible writing and other content that some of the authors publish here.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > DasWauto 11/19/2015 at 15:44

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You know, if we add the two guys you were thinking of, it would end up being just one Best of OPPO post for each of us per month. I could commit to that.

DasWauto > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 11/19/2015 at 16:28

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I will message both today. I think I still have the other thread open on my computer but I forgot about it as I’m usually doing this from my phone.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > DasWauto 11/19/2015 at 16:33

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Sounds good.

That Facebook/Twitter bar they added to Kinja makes typing any post or reply on mobile an absolute nightmare...

DasWauto > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 11/19/2015 at 16:37

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It goes away when the keyboard pops up on my phone, not so on yours?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > DasWauto 11/19/2015 at 16:44

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This happens on any post more than a few lines (that “share” bar is right over the line of text with the cursor, and the formatting bar sometimes gets in the way, too). iPhone 5S, fwiw.

DasWauto > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 11/19/2015 at 16:56

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Ah, that sucks. I initially thought you meant that the share bar stayed at the bottom of the keyboard instead of up top like it is on both of ours. That would really sick and throw off my typing. Mine (Moto G) is manageable but composing longer comments/posts can be bit of a pain as the composing window could be bigger and easier to scroll without that bar.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > DasWauto 11/19/2015 at 17:02

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Yeah, it makes it pretty much unusable for anything more than a short reply or a post with a picture or two (not that I’d want to type up much more than that with my thumbs anyway).

DasWauto > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 11/19/2015 at 22:35

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They’ve been messaged.

Party-vi > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/12/2016 at 11:34

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OppositeBlog is the devil!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Party-vi 02/12/2016 at 11:37

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Damn, I thought we were keeping that on the DL...

Party-vi > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/12/2016 at 11:39

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I REJECT YOU SATAN!!!!!

*unshares*

Ash78, voting early and often > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/12/2016 at 11:40

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Some say it’s the Reader’s Digest of OPPO.

I Survived a Ferrari Fire and Lived to Tell the Story! p. 23

10 Weight Loss Tips for Track Day. p. 49

Is globalization good for the industry? p. 71

How Much do College Finals Suck? p. 72

Today I Learned... p. 121

The SR20 Rule and Erosion of Trust p. 173

Tan Crossover or Brown Wagon? Take our Poll! p. 193

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/12/2016 at 11:43

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Readers Digest be wut I reads in the terlit.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Ash78, voting early and often 02/12/2016 at 11:43

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Hahaha - this is good OPPO. I hope DasWauto sees this.

Page 173 is the best.

StingrayJake > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/12/2016 at 11:44

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Yo, dawg. I heard you like Oppo, so we made an Oppo for your Oppo to make it easier for you to Oppo.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Party-vi 02/12/2016 at 11:45

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Ha - so I actually checked to see if you did.

OppoBlog is heaven sent for Opponauts who only have 15 minutes to commit to OPPO each day!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > StingrayJake 02/12/2016 at 11:47

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Pretty much. For Opponauts with only 15 minutes to give to OPPO each day.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/12/2016 at 11:48

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Please feel free to read OppoBlog while you vacate your colon.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Jcarr 02/12/2016 at 11:50

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I’m still waiting on this.

Ash78, voting early and often > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/12/2016 at 12:02

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It’s my standby at every senior citizen’s house I ever visit. I get halfway through an article and I’m like “Wait, George W. Bush is still running for his first term?” and then I look at the date on the cover.

Nuclear war: Cockroaches and Readers Digest.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Ash78, voting early and often 02/12/2016 at 12:05

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At least with the old ones you’ve had time to forget the Humor In Uniform and Laughter: The Best Medicine entries so they’re fresh! Thus giving you the same experience as actually having dementia.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Ash78, voting early and often 02/12/2016 at 12:07

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This won’t win but COTD.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/12/2016 at 12:08

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Clearly, your priorities are out of whack.

HammerheadFistpunch > Ash78, voting early and often 02/12/2016 at 12:08

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How much do finals suck? I need to know!

JR1 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/12/2016 at 12:09

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We really should have like a link to this from the main Oppo page at all times

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > JR1 02/12/2016 at 12:11

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Seems like a good idea to me. Mods, can we make this happen?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/12/2016 at 12:14

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Thanks for notifying me. Will strive to get them back into whack.

Jcarr > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/12/2016 at 12:30

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Too many stools, not enough time. Might need to farm this out to DeMuro.

RallyWrench > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/12/2016 at 12:39

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Thanks for the reminder, I’m ashamed to admit I forget it exists. Man, there’s all kinds of great posts that I missed since I can usually only browse in fits and bursts and can’t scroll through everything. Thanks for keeping it up, guys.

RallyWrench > JR1 02/12/2016 at 12:41

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This would help me remember to check it.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > RallyWrench 02/12/2016 at 12:46

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Our pleasure!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Party-vi 02/12/2016 at 12:56

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Is this possible? http://oppositelock.kinja.com/we-really-shou… Seems like we could use a Related Blogs section in the dropdown (next to “Blogs You May Like”) with OppoBlog, LaLD, Overland & Exhibition, Rally Takeover, etc.

Party-vi > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/12/2016 at 13:13

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No idea - I’ll ask ze Mod hive mind.

dietryng > Ash78, voting early and often 02/12/2016 at 14:05

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national geographic too........ and twinkies

JR1 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/12/2016 at 14:36

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I mentioned it once or twice before and even did the kinja help thing nothing happened

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Party-vi 02/12/2016 at 15:32

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Thanks.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > JR1 02/12/2016 at 15:35

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Thanks for trying. I mentioned it to Party-vi.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/13/2016 at 09:04

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None of my banal, pointless, off-topic crud makes it there, but I am happy to see that Ttyymmnn’s does. He puts a lot of time and effort into what he posts here. Thank you for noticing his work.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/13/2016 at 09:14

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The mix of the banal and the thought-provoking, in-depth writing that can also be found here is one of the things that makes OPPO great. It’s always our pleasure to show off the fantastic articles that pop up from time to time, hopefully to prevent them from being lost in the firehose nature of this place. Always hate seeing a excellent post — that the author clearly spent an hour or two on — getting buried by other posts and only getting 20 views.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/13/2016 at 10:00

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Or fewer, as in the case of Ttyymmnn’s work, too often. I love Oppo, most particularly because of how excellent everyone keeps it. Oppo is the counterexample to all of the cowardly, viscious, anonymous ugliness on the Internet. And, having said all of that, and for the excellent that is found here on Oppo, I have zero time for any of the front pages. Zero. Time.

Spanfeller is a twat > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 11/08/2017 at 17:27

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DasWauto just shared my second post here to OppositeBlog. I am honored to be there! Thanks for the opportunity, I hope I can get there again!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Spanfeller is a twat 11/08/2017 at 17:38

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Thanks for the great content - keep it up!

dannyzabolotny > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 12/21/2017 at 14:53

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Wow, I feel flattered to have an article of mine shared to there. At first I was like “huh, what’s OppositeBlog, is Kinja acting up again?” But then I Googled it and found this. I learned something new today!

First step, OppositeBlog, next step, Jalopnik!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > dannyzabolotny 12/21/2017 at 14:54

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Haha - keep after it! Several OPPOs have made the bigs as writers or photographers.

dannyzabolotny > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 12/21/2017 at 14:59

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Thanks! I’m going to keep writing for sure, I have lots of entertaining stories about owning cheap luxury cars and my adventures with them. People tell me I talk about cars too much in real life, so I’m just going to express myself on here (and on car forums).

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > dannyzabolotny 12/21/2017 at 15:06

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Yeah, it’s hard to be a car guy living among “the norms”.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 04/09/2018 at 14:32

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thanks for curating Oppositeblog. It is nice to see so many quality posts. I am proud to have been included!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 04/09/2018 at 16:08

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You’re welcome! There’s so much good content on OPPO, but sometimes it’s hard to get to it when you have to wade through so much to get to it.

Nibbles > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 04/09/2018 at 16:21

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Oh yeah? Well I’m gonna start OppositeBlag, where the shittiest of good shit goes to die . And it’s gonna have blackjack, and hookers!

In fact, forget OppositeBlag!

Discerning > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 04/09/2018 at 16:22

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Hmmmm. I feel like this already existed. On my PC, it’s called the “Page Down” key. Is that unique to my Dell?

;)

I’ll admit that I forgot this exists

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 04/09/2018 at 16:27

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I have this tag that I use for some of the stuff I’m proud of. Not to honk my own horn.

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/tag/coflwriting

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Nibbles 04/09/2018 at 16:31

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Ha - when was the last time we could make new Kinja blogs...? [pours one out]

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Discerning 04/09/2018 at 16:32

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Yeah... it’s really for the folks that just have a few minutes every few days for OPPO.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 04/09/2018 at 16:33

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The fun thing is that OppoBlog will forever be in the greys.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > winterlegacy, here 'till the end 04/09/2018 at 16:35

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We know our place.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 04/09/2018 at 16:36

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Smart! Wish I’d done that...

HammerheadFistpunch > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 04/09/2018 at 16:37

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Thanks less to me, I need to do more of my part.

HammerheadFistpunch > JR1 04/09/2018 at 16:39

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hmm, I don’t think its possible as we can only pin tags and not separate kinja blogs, but they change features on us all the time so we’ll see.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > HammerheadFistpunch 04/09/2018 at 16:41

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I’ve been less than consistent lately, too, but always try to keep it in mind as I’m scrolling through OPPO.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 04/09/2018 at 16:43

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If you guys every need an extra hand with sharing to Oppositeblog, I’d be more than happy to assist. I promise I won’t go rogue.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 04/09/2018 at 16:47

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Thanks - I think we’re good at the moment (DasWauto’s the owner, and he’d mentioned in the past that he didn’t want too many with authorship), but we might just take you up on that at some point...

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 04/09/2018 at 18:00

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What about the Cream of Wheat?

AestheticsInMotion > dannyzabolotny 04/09/2018 at 18:15

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Write more! I want to hear the trials and tribulations of the fleet

My bird IS the word > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 04/09/2018 at 19:07

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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 04/09/2018 at 22:06

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No one wants that.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > My bird IS the word 04/09/2018 at 22:07

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https://goo.gl/images/Jm2Z7v