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2004-01-20 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Gambling-Mad Aussies Flock to Annual Cockroach Race

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Posted by tipper 2004-01-20 8:22:29 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 1-800-BETMYWIFE.

Posted by Charles 2004-1-20 8:29:20 AM|| 2004-1-20 8:29:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 As the story goes, the race dates back to the day 23 years ago when two old betters were sitting in the bar arguing over which suburb had the biggest and fastest cockroaches.

I'll vouch for the large-sized buggers. I saw a few biggies while spending some time on the Holiday Coast. Squashing them with a well-placed shoe would probably have resulted in a very loud POP.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-1-20 10:11:03 AM|| 2004-1-20 10:11:03 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 EEEyuck

Posted by raptor 2004-1-20 11:05:46 AM|| 2004-1-20 11:05:46 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 They had one in Iowa last night, and there's another next week in New Hampshire.

Ooops, sorry, that's the Democrat primary, not the . . . well, . . . they're hard to tell apart sometimes.

Posted by Mike 2004-1-20 11:07:53 AM|| 2004-1-20 11:07:53 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Is Blue Velvet running this year?

Posted by Shipman 2004-1-20 11:49:03 AM|| 2004-1-20 11:49:03 AM|| Front Page Top

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