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    <title>Off Topic</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Who of you has "music" as a hobby?</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2015 10:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/who-of-you-has-music-as-a-hobby.61/</link>
      <guid>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/who-of-you-has-music-as-a-hobby.61/</guid>
      <author>Fasulye</author>
      <dc:creator>Fasulye</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[One of my hobbies is music, but I first want to know, if any of you see &quot;music&quot; as your hobby and in which kinds of music activities you are engaged (like playing an instrument , singing in a choir, teaching music). It also would interest me, if there is a professional musician under us. <br />
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Fasulye]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Do you do cardio vascular exercise regularly?</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2015 21:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/do-you-do-cardio-vascular-exercise-regularly.94/</link>
      <guid>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/do-you-do-cardio-vascular-exercise-regularly.94/</guid>
      <author>Big_Dog</author>
      <dc:creator>Big_Dog</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I&#039;ve always believed in getting enough sleep, eating healthfully and doing cardio vascular exercise regularly. As I get older, these things seem to be more and more important. Other than running around and playing with my friends as a kid, the first formal cardio vascular exercise I did was at the age of 8. My family was living in Jamaica at the time, and every week day we would drive across town to swim in what was known as the &quot;University pool&quot;. We did this for 2 years, up until the day we...<br />
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<a href="http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/do-you-do-cardio-vascular-exercise-regularly.94/" class="internalLink">Do you do cardio vascular exercise regularly?</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Happy new year , polydog</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 15:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/happy-new-year-polydog.403/</link>
      <guid>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/happy-new-year-polydog.403/</guid>
      <author>hungtosec</author>
      <dc:creator>hungtosec</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="http://i.imgur.com/mIrbg.gif" class="bbCodeImage LbImage" alt="[&#x200B;IMG]" data-url="http://i.imgur.com/mIrbg.gif" /><img src="http://i.imgur.com/ATOY8.gif" class="bbCodeImage LbImage" alt="[&#x200B;IMG]" data-url="http://i.imgur.com/ATOY8.gif" /><img src="http://i.imgur.com/tHZab.gif" class="bbCodeImage LbImage" alt="[&#x200B;IMG]" data-url="http://i.imgur.com/tHZab.gif" /><br />
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/MMxLX.gif" class="bbCodeImage LbImage" alt="[&#x200B;IMG]" data-url="http://i.imgur.com/MMxLX.gif" /><img src="http://i.imgur.com/VAh8U.gif" class="bbCodeImage LbImage" alt="[&#x200B;IMG]" data-url="http://i.imgur.com/VAh8U.gif" /><img src="http://i.imgur.com/4g9VA.gif" class="bbCodeImage LbImage" alt="[&#x200B;IMG]" data-url="http://i.imgur.com/4g9VA.gif" /><br />
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Happy new years  2015]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>The phd - I am a caveman!</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2014 17:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/the-phd-i-am-a-caveman.398/</link>
      <guid>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/the-phd-i-am-a-caveman.398/</guid>
      <author>Big_Dog</author>
      <dc:creator>Big_Dog</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>Introduction</b><br />
After suffering from a number of symptoms, some of them having lasted for decades, I started doing some radical experimentation with my eating habits recently, and I stumbled upon the phd (<a href="http://perfecthealthdiet.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">perfect health diet</a>). I have adopted it as my diet, not in a temporary sense, but as the way I intend to eat from now on.<br />
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I’m writing this post to organize my thoughts while the book, which I just finished reading, is fresh in my mind. This will...<br />
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<a href="http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/the-phd-i-am-a-caveman.398/" class="internalLink">The phd - I am a caveman!</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>a look-see at sex and the Holy See</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2014 09:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/a-look-see-at-sex-and-the-holy-see.357/</link>
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      <author>biTsar</author>
      <dc:creator>biTsar</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this day and age, how can you hide something behind a translation ?<br />
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<a href="http://www.wtvq.com/story/d/story/vatican-alters-draft-report-translation-about-gays/16416/CYAJrdCoqk2rBmQLSidbnQ" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-size: 22px">Associated Press: Vatican alters draft report translation about gays</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>One of those restricted vocabulary experiments</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2014 22:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/one-of-those-restricted-vocabulary-experiments.346/</link>
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      <author>biTsar</author>
      <dc:creator>biTsar</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&#039;s not Toki Pona, but in some ways this effort out-ponas TP. Pona?<br />
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“<i>The Edge of the Sky</i> is an enthralling read that turns on its head the conventional (and in my view thoroughly misguided) wisdom that complicated scientific ideas can only be described using complicated language. Roberto Trotta takes the reader on a fascinating and entertaining journey through the very latest discoveries in astrophysics and cosmology, using only the 1000 most common English words, but never...<br />
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<a href="http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/one-of-those-restricted-vocabulary-experiments.346/" class="internalLink">One of those restricted vocabulary experiments</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Which language learning character would you like to put a hit on?</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2014 16:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/which-language-learning-character-would-you-like-to-put-a-hit-on.348/</link>
      <guid>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/which-language-learning-character-would-you-like-to-put-a-hit-on.348/</guid>
      <author>Big_Dog</author>
      <dc:creator>Big_Dog</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We&#039;re pooling our money together here at Polydog in order to clean up this dirty industry a little. This post inspired me:<br />
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		<blockquote class="quoteContainer"><div class="quote">The character of Ex is goofy and sometimes hard to make out, and I have read of people stopping the course because of that.</div><div class="quoteExpand">Click to expand...</div></blockquote>
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</div>So we know who Peregrinus wants on the list. Personally, I&#039;m adding all the &quot;dumb&quot; Michel Thomas students. Who do you want to add to the list?]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>LOL funny article</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2014 00:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/lol-funny-article.351/</link>
      <guid>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/lol-funny-article.351/</guid>
      <author>Wise owl chick</author>
      <dc:creator>Wise owl chick</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://web.mit.edu/phaley/www/Fun/BushBash/belgium.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">http://web.mit.edu/phaley/www/Fun/BushBash/belgium.html</a><br />
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I know that this is old, but it&#039;s funny I think :<br />
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Belgians Lead Push for Regime Change in America</b><br />
By Phil Lebovits<br />
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Spurred by reports of an aggressive military build-up and failure to reign in corporate terrorists, the government of Belgium is pressing for a preemptive strike against the regime of George W. Bush.<br />
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&quot;We cannot sit idly by and eat our delicious chocolates while the United States government engages in a...<br />
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<a href="http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/lol-funny-article.351/" class="internalLink">LOL funny article</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Is it ok to call the USA "America"?</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2014 19:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/is-it-ok-to-call-the-usa-america.329/</link>
      <guid>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/is-it-ok-to-call-the-usa-america.329/</guid>
      <author>Big_Dog</author>
      <dc:creator>Big_Dog</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This is a bit of a pet peeve of mine. Although the USA is the only country with &quot;America&quot; in it&#039;s name, some people get very offended when we call ourselves Americans, tell people we&#039;re from America, etc. So do you think it&#039;s ok, or not?]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>10 Horrifying Technologies That Should Never Be Allowed To Exist</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2014 15:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/10-horrifying-technologies-that-should-never-be-allowed-to-exist.317/</link>
      <guid>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/10-horrifying-technologies-that-should-never-be-allowed-to-exist.317/</guid>
      <author>Big_Dog</author>
      <dc:creator>Big_Dog</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<span style="font-size: 22px"><a href="http://io9.com/10-horrifying-technologies-that-should-never-be-allowed-1635238363" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">10 Horrifying Technologies That Should Never Be Allowed To Exist</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 18px">Funny at times, but scary. Still wish I could do time travel. But only me.</span>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>We lost Chase yesterday</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2014 21:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/we-lost-chase-yesterday.325/</link>
      <guid>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/we-lost-chase-yesterday.325/</guid>
      <author>Stelle</author>
      <dc:creator>Stelle</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A week ago, we took Chase in to the vet for a re-check of his leg, which was still hurting enough to make him tremble in between pain meds. Except that it wasn&#039;t his leg at all. We were shocked when the vet discovered a football-size tumour hanging on one of his kidneys.<br />
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He went downhill fast over the next seven days. He had a few really good days, but in the end he stopped eating and drinking, and his weakness and suffering were just too much. We said good-bye late yesterday morning through...<br />
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<a href="http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/we-lost-chase-yesterday.325/" class="internalLink">We lost Chase yesterday</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>World clock: where are you?</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2014 05:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/world-clock-where-are-you.208/</link>
      <guid>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/world-clock-where-are-you.208/</guid>
      <author>Wise owl chick</author>
      <dc:creator>Wise owl chick</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The polydog visitors live across the world, it would be nice to see where and what time zone. I love maps, therefore here is a map LOL<br />
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My zone is <b><span style="color: #00b300">Belgium</span></b> Central European Time (CET) which is GMT +1 and green on this map:<br />
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<img src="http://www.ko4bb.com/ham_radio/Clock/TimeZoneMap.jpg" class="bbCodeImage LbImage" alt="[&#x200B;IMG]" data-url="http://www.ko4bb.com/ham_radio/Clock/TimeZoneMap.jpg" /><br />
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I will guess some others&#039; time zone, please say if it&#039;s not correct and please add your one if you want.<br />
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<b>Josquin</b> <b><span style="color: #00b300">Germany</span></b> same as me GMT+1 (+2...<br />
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<a href="http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/world-clock-where-are-you.208/" class="internalLink">World clock: where are you?</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>changing your voice</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2014 03:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/changing-your-voice.311/</link>
      <guid>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/changing-your-voice.311/</guid>
      <author>biTsar</author>
      <dc:creator>biTsar</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[From the transgender community. What they do is somewhat mind blowing,<br />
<iframe width="500" height="300" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/10Ml5qdLSiw?wmode=opaque" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
whether it has application to language learning I can&#039;t say.]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>What punching bags do you have at home?</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2014 22:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/what-punching-bags-do-you-have-at-home.277/</link>
      <guid>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/what-punching-bags-do-you-have-at-home.277/</guid>
      <author>Big_Dog</author>
      <dc:creator>Big_Dog</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I stole the idea from <a href="http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/grammatical-habits-in-written-english-reveal-linguistic-features-of-non-native-speakers’-languages.276/#post-2923" class="internalLink">this</a> thread. So Cainntear has Benny &amp; Krashen punching bags at home. I have Benny &amp; Steve Kaufmann. Peregrinus has a Benny &amp; The Fun Slow Crowd. Seems to be a pattern there. I doubt if anybody has an Iversen or Solfrid Cristina. I wonder about the rest of you…?]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>홍어회 hongeo</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2014 00:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/%ED%99%8D%EC%96%B4%ED%9A%8C-hongeo.204/</link>
      <guid>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/%ED%99%8D%EC%96%B4%ED%9A%8C-hongeo.204/</guid>
      <author>biTsar</author>
      <dc:creator>biTsar</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Must be <b>true,</b> I read it in the <b>Scotsman</b>,,,<br />
<i><br />
“I used to think that people could not possibly eat this stuff unless they were crazy,” said Park Jae-hee, 48, a marketing executive. “But like smelly blue cheese, it has no replacement once you fall in love with it.”</i><b><br />
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<a href="http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/food-drink/features/ammonia-tang-of-hongeo-fish-gains-recognition-1-3452728" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow"><b>Ammonia tang of hongeo fish gains recognition</b><br />
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      <title>Don't sleep 8 hours!</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2014 02:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/dont-sleep-8-hours.252/</link>
      <guid>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/dont-sleep-8-hours.252/</guid>
      <author>Big_Dog</author>
      <dc:creator>Big_Dog</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Is 7 hours of sleep better than 8? <a href="http://online.wsj.com/articles/sleep-experts-close-in-on-the-optimal-nights-sleep-1405984970" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">Link</a>.]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>follow the yellow box road...</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2014 19:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/follow-the-yellow-box-road.243/</link>
      <guid>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/follow-the-yellow-box-road.243/</guid>
      <author>biTsar</author>
      <dc:creator>biTsar</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Since this is a language<i> <b>learning</b></i> forum, figured this here item should be categorized <b>off topic</b>,<br />
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<a href="http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/230317/rosetta-stone-campaign-makes-small-the-big-story.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow"><b>Rosetta Stone Campaign Makes &#039;Small&#039; The Big Story</b></a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Блядь</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2014 11:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/%D0%91%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%B4%D1%8C.237/</link>
      <guid>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/%D0%91%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%B4%D1%8C.237/</guid>
      <author>biTsar</author>
      <dc:creator>biTsar</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[My brother turned me on to dashcam videos. Over time, one word stood out.<br />
(I don&#039;t study Russian)<br />
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<iframe width="500" height="300" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3SfMhIS7RJ0?wmode=opaque" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>joy of Sisyphus</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2014 21:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/joy-of-sisyphus.233/</link>
      <guid>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/joy-of-sisyphus.233/</guid>
      <author>biTsar</author>
      <dc:creator>biTsar</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeQuote" data-author="Peregrinus">
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		<blockquote class="quoteContainer"><div class="quote">... At least it looks like someone with stick-to-it-iveness would be able to actually complete it, as opposed to it merely being a Sysyphean undertaking.</div><div class="quoteExpand">Click to expand...</div></blockquote>
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</div>Might have been rude to post this off topic vid where you made your comment, but your words immediately reminded me of this &quot;it&#039;s all downhill from here&quot; difficult task accomplished no doubt by quite a bit of stick-to-it-iveness<br />
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<iframe width="500" height="300" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xIe6hYAdw_I?wmode=opaque" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
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By the way, is the rider...<br />
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<a href="http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/joy-of-sisyphus.233/" class="internalLink">joy of Sisyphus</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>How was your day (international version)</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2014 20:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/how-was-your-day-international-version.138/</link>
      <guid>http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/how-was-your-day-international-version.138/</guid>
      <author>Wise owl chick</author>
      <dc:creator>Wise owl chick</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In a different language that the one above, you must tell about your day. <br />
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<b>Dutch</b><br />
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vandaag had ik best wel veel stress want ik moest vroeg op en dat past helemaal niet goed bij mij LOL. <br />
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Dan zag ik een vogeltje dat niet kon vliegen, en zag erg zwak uit. Het was een kuikentje maar het ging niet goed met hem. Ik wilde uitstappen en iets doen om te helpen, maar mijn vader zei dat er geen tijd voor was. <br />
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Hoe was jouw dag?]]></content:encoded>
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