i’d prefer this to the debates. at least it would be witty.
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I didn't have my glasses on.... 
I would be an excellent Flytist! I learned all kinds of dubious limericks in college.
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for some reason, i suspected that you had that skill set!
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I live this with my friends every Friday night. :)
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Great that you are continuing the old traditions
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With no fighting over the twitters, either.
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Yes )
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I’ve become rather obsessed with this election. I’m not sure what I’m going to do with myself when it ends. I actually think I might be sad. I can’t believe I’m typing this.
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Don’t worry, the next election campaigns will begin soon after.)
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It will all be interesting in the end that is for sure. Like Roy I have become obesses but I will be glad when it’s over
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I can’t wait )
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I’m a slow thinker, not fast on my feet. I think of great comebacks two hours or days after a conversation:) I’d get annihilated in this.
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Just have some mead and enjoy the show )
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Yes! This I would watch.
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Me too )
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You’re either wit ’em or against ’em
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Yep!)
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So are you telling me these debates have made you batty?! (I love the fact that the one channel put a Charlie Brown cartoon on immediately following their last debate! Makes you wonder if there was some sort of “hidden message” in there someplace?!) :)p
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You don’t like rude, interrupting, lying, posturing people?
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I just wonder though if the people at that time looked back to some older custom and “those were the days…”
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ha! perhaps they did )
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Reblogged this on talktodiana and commented:
Flyting seems to have been a necessary thing to do in a time when people could not hide behind their computer screens to take shots at people and the Housewives of (insert any city) did not yet exist.I guess the more things change, the more they stay the same. ;)
Thanks for this awesome piece of history and teaching me a new OLD word Beth! <3
Diana xo
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thanks for passing this on, diana )
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I love new OLD words!
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Now that I’d stay up for.
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me too!
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Agreed. And what a funny thing!
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)))
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This is a new word for me, but I was familiar with the concept. Thanks, Beth :)
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Yes, I think many of us are quite familiar with the concept)
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