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  1. Apr 11, 2015, 10:36 PM #1
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    Some days most anything will remind me of this hobby

    Grabbing a quick bratwurst at Costco ...

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    But I always thought onions were, you know, bi-directional.
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    I get it. Onions reminded you of the crowns on some aviator watches.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dbakiva View Post
    Grabbing a quick bratwurst at Costco ...

    But I always thought onions were, you know, bi-directional.
    LMAO!!! I think I've waken up my roomies.

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    Why, I enjoyed one of those myself just the other week.

    And then someone here gave me poo for shopping at Costco. Sheesh.


    Quote Originally Posted by dbakiva View Post
    Grabbing a quick bratwurst at Costco ...

    Name: Onions.jpg Views: 263 Size: 37.7 KB

    But I always thought onions were, you know, bi-directional.
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