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Lizzie Sharp Riggins (Elmer's mother) about 1891 (tintype.)

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George Elmer Riggins (Elmer's father) about 1891 (tintype.)

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One of George's calling cards

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The young fellow on the right is Elmer Riggins.
The family home was on Clementon Road
in Gibbsboro, New Jersey

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The Rathgeber children

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Elmer George Riggins 1890 - 1970

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Blanche (Pentlarge) Riggins 1892 - 1970

4 Generations 1908
4 Generations - Elmer Riggins / Lizzie Sharp Riggins (left)
Louella Sharp (right) / John Snuffin (seated)

4 Generations

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Blanche

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Elmer

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George Elmer Riggins 1858-1919
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Frances Casner Rathgeber

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4 Generations

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Lizzie Sharp Riggins

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Elmer, Blanche, George and Dorothy "down the shore"

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Dorothy May Riggins - May 16, 1919

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Dorothy's 1st grade class in Philadelphia

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Down the shore again

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90 Kendall Boulevard, Oaklyn, NJ
1925 set a US record for new homes: Almost
1,000,000; a record that was not broken until 1975

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Elmer/Lizzie/Anna/Blanche/Fred/George
Fred Moeller was Anna's husband, but Blanche's father
was Frank Pentlarge of Lancaster County, PA

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photo 1937
Daniel and Dorothy Rathgeber

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The mother of the bride

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Blanche/George/Dorothy/Dan/Elmer/Frances/Dan (Gus)

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War Ration Books
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4 Generations

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4 Generations

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photo 1944

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Cobia

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George Riggins served in the Pacific

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April

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David's first offshore trip from Captain Starn's in Atlantic City

photo 1950
Includes Dougie and Aunt Viola Bower

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Ross Allen's Reptile Institute - Florida

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Fortescue, NJ on the Delaware Bay

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photo 1956
Built from a Luger boat kit

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photo 1957
Square Circle Sportsman's Club in Gibbsboro, NJ.
Lots of fun for many years.

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Preparing for the commute to   Collingswood High School

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First cross country win; Collingswood vs. Atlantic City

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"...and proper driving attitude." That is soooooooo ME!

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$75 a week before taxes

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South Philly High - College-bound senior physics

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8176 24th Avenue North, Saint Petersburg, FL

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Same home as above 57 years later

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Augustus (Dan) and Frances (Nan) Rathgeber
Blanche and Elmer (the poet) Riggins
August 7, 1965

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Her father, Major John F Casner, commanded Company K
of the 91st Infantry and fought in many civil war battles including Gettysburg, where his name appears on the monument below.

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photo 1966

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Douglas in training at Fort Dix, NJ

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photo 1967

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Her first birthday party.

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photo 1969

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804 Jamestown Road, Turnersville, NJ

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Near Munich

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Dorothy/Dan/Blanche/Elmer/George/Emily

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photo 1972

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Neen helping with David's Masters Thesis

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photo 1973

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photo 1974

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Yosemite

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photo 1975

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photo 1976

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Fort Lauderdale

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On the Wading River in the new Jersey pine barrens

photo 1977

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Move in day! 926 Morgan Drive, Yardley, PA

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926 Morgan Drive, Yardley, PA

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Custom made furniture

photo 1979
The Greek islands cruise on the Stella Solaris

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Ephesus

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Delphi, Greece

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Temple of Karnak in Luxor, Egypt (ancient Thebes)

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4 Fitzalan Road, Claygate, Esher, Surrey KT10

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Windsor Castle

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American Community School, Cobham, Surrey, Englnd

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Urquhart Castle ruins on Loch Ness near Inverness

photo 1980

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5 Tudor Close, Cobham, Surrey KT11
Last sold in 2015 for about $2,000,000
Neighbor: John Lodge of the Moody Blues

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The garden: Our back yard

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A palm tree in England?

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Crossed the English Channel in the Hovercraft

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Rothenburg ob der Tauber

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Look familiar?

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Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

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photo 1981
David's licence to operate a color TV set!

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David's

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The pizza was not so good!

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Inside the crater of Mount Vesuvius.

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photo 1982

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"I really don't think you're as smart as me, Dad,
You've just had more experience."

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The Algarve on Portugal's south coast

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Pinball wizard?

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Linda Ronstadt?

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photo 1984

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Custom-built, locking, electronics box.

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7720 Bridle Path Lane, McLean, VA.
Senator Jake Garn was a neighbor.
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photo 1985
Wahoo!

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photo 1986

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Lake Laurie Campground, Cape May, NJ

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50th Anniversary celebration

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Sent them to celebrate in Maui for 2 weeks

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The model train platform with the Undecided II

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photo 1988
"Graduation" at Virginia Tech

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photo 1990

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Langley High senior class president speaks at graduation in DAR Hall, Washington, DC

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"Be all that you can be."

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Graduation Lunch at Clyde's

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photo 1991

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Same to you!

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photo 1992
New Years Day

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Fort Lauderdale

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Tuna Fever out of Rudee Inlet, Virginia Beach

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Thanksgiving 1992

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Christmas 1992

photo 1993

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photo 1994
Fishing out of Key West

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Wildwood, NJ

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photo 1995

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Fireworks aboard the Badger on the Potomac River

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photo 1996

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Disney World
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On the Clipper City out of Baltimore

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photo 1997

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Captain Bob White's Badger

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Fishing on the Sempre Fidelis III, Chesapeake Beach, MD

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photo 1998

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We beat the drum!

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July 4 at the Franchi resort

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On the Fishin' Frenzy before she became famous

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Grandpa Rathgeber's memorial trip

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photo 1999

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A good day on the Fishin' Frenzy out of Oregon Inlet
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Fable Factory at the Galaxy Hut, Arlington, VA

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The Oakrats at Larry's home in Avalon, NJ

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photo 2001

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6905 Rosemont Drive, McLean, VA 22101

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Aboard the Fishin' Frenzy with Captain Greg,
star of the TV series Wicked Tuna.

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Ocracoke Inlet, NC

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photo 2002

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A "Happy Birthday" cruise aboard the
Cherry Blossom out of Old Town Alexandria

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From the South Jersey Marina in Cape May

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photo 2003

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46879 Willowood Drive, Potomac Falls, VA

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Dante Ristorante in Great Falls, VA

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The spring races in Middleburg, VA

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Horizons on the Bay, Chesapeake Beach, MD
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photo 2006

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The beach house in Hatteras, NC

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Who's the old bald guy?

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Well I'll drink to that!

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photo 2007

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A "Happy Birthday" cruise on the
Catherine Marie out of Annapolis, MD

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photo 2008

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That's not the horizon, it's just the top of the first wave!

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47224 Ox Bow Drive, Potomac Falls, VA
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photo 2010

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A big Blue Marlin on the other end

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A 4th of July fireworks party

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A few days at the Breakers Resort in Palm Beach

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photo 2011

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The bear trap at PGA National

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Dearly beloved...

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Laguna Beach, CA

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Meryl who?

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Carlos Santana? You've got to change your evil ways . . .

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Pauline's retirement party at the Charles Town races

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The Athens Cowboy Choir - Who's the guy with sun glasses?

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National fireworks from the balcony
Our neighbor was Senator John McCain

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Christmas

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Holy carp!

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The "Sheriff" from the Athens Cowboy Choir

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TGA on the Blue Heron

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The Director at Pepco in Washington, DC

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The new view in Palm Beach

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Borgata Casino, Atlantic City, NJ

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The Athens Cowboy Choir

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Wicked Tuna!

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Captain Tom, Captain Greg, and Captain David.

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Nags Head, NC

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Davey performs at the Flicker Bar in Athens.

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Merry Christmas!

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Surprise! Happy birthday Neen.

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Elf Power on the cover of Flagpole Magazine

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On a coast-to-coast tour with Elf Power

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A good day on the Hot Pursuit out of Edgewater, MD

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Wyatt — May 28, 2019

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Another good day on the Hot Pursuit

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Watch out, world.

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Thanksgiving

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If you can read this, itz working fine.
All I had to do was cut the cord off: Wireless!

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Home, home and deranged...
...where the beer and the cantaloupe lay...

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