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Funny convo... AWhig (4:34:15 PM): hey, what's your last name? AWhig (4:34:18 PM): chen? AWhig (4:34:38 PM): scratch that Shanting (4:34:42 PM): chen craig Shanting (4:34:45 PM): Tina Craig Shanting (4:34:50 PM): i kept chen as my middle name Shanting (4:34:56 PM): scratch what AWhig (4:35:06 PM): i guessed chen, but then thought that was ginny's Shanting (4:35:20 PM): hehe, what, u think all chinese people are named chen? just kidding AWhig (4:35:28 PM): what is her last name? Shanting (4:35:36 PM): who AWhig (4:35:41 PM): ginny? Shanting (4:35:46 PM): chen AWhig (4:35:52 PM): oh man Shanting (4:35:54 PM): 8-)

KELTIX (5:51:09 PM): oh, you know my cousin, the one who lives next to the house you pointed out? KELTIX (5:51:24 PM): i have to see that one, do you have it? AWhig (5:51:35 PM): then apparently cartman's j lo "kissed" ben down there AWhig (5:51:36 PM): :-) AWhig (5:51:44 PM): i think I do, on my tivo... AWhig (5:51:52 PM): i'll keep it if I have it KELTIX (5:51:58 PM): anyways, that cousin of mine is an LAPD, he pulled over j lo and ben last week AWhig (5:52:09 PM): for what? KELTIX (5:52:15 PM): illegal left turn AWhig (5:52:48 PM): did they get a ticket? KELTIX (5:53:03 PM): and ben told him he was being harrassed by papparazzi, who were taking pictures of the whole being pulled over thing, and so he let them go and stopped the papparazzi until they could get away KELTIX (5:53:26 PM): ron is super nice, can't believe he's a cop AWhig (5:54:04 PM): funny AWhig (5:54:08 PM): so they didn't get a tix? KELTIX (5:54:13 PM): nope AWhig (5:54:25...

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