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They said 'ski', but they heard 'vodka'!


Ismail Kadare

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- Criminal Minds
DEYTH BANGER And what do they want!?
DEYTH BANGER He said he heard the helicopters, but he didn't feel they were close enough.
CINDY DODDS They know what they want, but aren't sure how to find it.
JAMES C. DOBSON I'm not against vodka - they just asked us. They put out some story about us entertaining intern...
ROBIN DAY Residents in the area said they heard an explosion.
FRANCISCO PAZ The deadline is set and they think I am their pet.
SANTOSH KALWAR And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans a...
BIBLE People think they need to be at a ski-in/ski-out resort, but the reality is it's not such a big deal...
CRAIG COOK Russians will consume marinated mushrooms and vodka, salted herring and vodka, smoked salmon and vod...
HEDRICK SMITH Martinis are glamorous but also so simple because they only have a few ingredients, and you can real...
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RALPH BAKSHI They say miracles are past.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE They Learn to speak... and when they were at level "AVERAGE", they started making the rules and star...
DEYTH BANGER "Always love people for who they are, not for whom you like them to be." ~ Tom Baker
TOM BAKER AKA THE PONDERING MAN I was a victim of violence... No reason for vileonce just few sucirity guards came... we were 3... t...
DEYTH BANGER Reasons... questions... what they have in common?

- All get finded in the hard way.
DEYTH BANGER Who are "THEY", you are one of "They" and they are the people/humans.
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And all good people say,
All nice people, like Us, are We
An...
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But they meant children-killing centers.
They sai...
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-Rena Ryuugu
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