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Home of the random obscure movie reference and occasional news from a unique perspective.RPMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04294406748353031441noreply@blogger.comBlogger1676125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4368440423590180612.post-46758614280121901082016-12-25T12:29:00.003-06:002016-12-25T12:29:43.198-06:00The Tradition Continues<div style="text-align: center;">
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Blatantly stolen from the King of MS Paint.</div>
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RPMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04294406748353031441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4368440423590180612.post-91969175715567395862016-11-18T10:51:00.000-06:002016-11-18T10:51:47.192-06:00They're baaaaaack!And they're better than they ever were! Rejoice Top Gear fans. The Grand Tour is Clarkson, Hammond and May unbridled.<br />
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If you have an Amazon Prime account you can watch The Grand Tour. Episodes release every Friday. I like that. Otherwise I would binge the whole thing in a day then have the sads until next year.RPMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04294406748353031441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4368440423590180612.post-60698235947089341122016-11-08T13:52:00.006-06:002016-11-08T13:52:59.988-06:00The day has come<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oWb8hqvqqhk" width="560"></iframe><br />
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Lord help us all. Whoever wins, we lose.</div>
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But can it get from Atlanta to Texarkana and back in 28 hours?</div>
RPMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04294406748353031441noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4368440423590180612.post-1703960647831566862016-10-20T08:35:00.000-05:002016-10-20T08:35:47.405-05:00Tip Top Mechanical Tip #2If your car has a sunroof, make sure said sunroof is closed when there are thunderstorms in the forecast. Some dumbass who shall remain nameless left their's open in the rear vent position at work last night.<br />
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Now who would be stupid enough to do that?RPMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04294406748353031441noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4368440423590180612.post-67426991402628533612016-10-20T05:29:00.000-05:002016-10-20T05:29:09.878-05:00Oh, Donald...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />RPMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04294406748353031441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4368440423590180612.post-70231586680612954732016-10-18T12:23:00.000-05:002016-10-18T12:23:17.537-05:00What a Jerk!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/W1g68nc9kcA" width="854"></iframe><br />
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This guy needs an attitude adjustment. He almost hits not one but two Northwest ISD buses on 114.RPMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04294406748353031441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4368440423590180612.post-50519591203797053512016-10-16T10:59:00.000-05:002016-10-16T10:59:02.106-05:00Rock You Like a Hurricane<div class="tr_bq">
I have an online friend that lives in Bermuda. Here's what he had to say about Nichole.</div>
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We have two apartments below the house. On one side we have had flooding because the leaves and stuff block a drain and it causes the flooding problem. I went out in that thing 3 times to unblock that drain...we have guests arriving in a couple of days and could not have it flood out.<br />
I got fed up with changing out of wet clothes so on the last time I just stripped down, through on a rain jacket and went. My wife was watching from a window in the living room. Three times I heard the roar of an oncoming gust and jumped up and ducked into the entranceway of the apartment, shoving myself as far into the corner and I could and bracing myself so I didn't get pushed over by the wind. My wife said that the gusts totally whited out her view and when it cleared I was not there and she freaked out, thinking I had been blown away.<br />
It would have been difficult for her to explain why I was naked and just had a raincoat on if it had been the case....lol<br />
I didn't go out again after that, it was just too bad and I was worried trees were going to start flying around. I am actually amazed so many didn't.</blockquote>
He also sent me a link to this video from Team Oracle.<br />
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<br />RPMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04294406748353031441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4368440423590180612.post-14554170674908438192016-10-07T09:34:00.001-05:002016-10-07T09:40:41.619-05:00Tip Top Mechanical Tip and Other Sage AdviceIt's always best to wait for a big thunderstorm to change your wiper blades. You ever heard that one? Yeah, neither have I. But that's exactly what I did. I do not recommend you follow my example.<br />
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Driving home from work with the storm dumping buckets of rain and 18 wheelers kicking up a spray worthy of Niagara Falls I decided to swap blades ASAP if not sooner. I nearly ran off the road twice because I couldn't see Jack Schidt.<br />
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$40 and 2 Bosh Icon wiper blades later it was a whole new world. Talk about money well spent! I've always thought my car's windshield had been treated with Rain-X by the previous owner the way it smeared and streaked when I ran the wipers. The old blades looked perfectly fine so I naturally blamed the glass.<br />
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Turns out I'm not as bright as I thought. But I am just as cheap as I suspected.<br />
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Speaking of work, I've noticed a definite trend. The last half of my last shift of the week is when all Hell breaks loose. There is no skating through the shift and out the door on time. My daily report took me 3 hours to prepare versus the normal 30 minutes. The phone was ringing constantly, I was covered up with reports to file, email notifications to send and a coworker I don't particularly get along with but try to be the better person was bugging me about trivial BS. I outrank her, but you'd never know it by her attitude. Her constant interruptions really put me behind schedule and tried my patience. But I was the better person and didn't tell her to STFU and let me finish my work like I dearly wanted to.<br />
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She's lucky I'm the kinder, gentler RPM. Version 1.0 would have taken a completely different tact with her. But I digress...<br />
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It's that time of year again, The Red River Shootout! (I refuse to use any of the new PC names for Texas / OU Weekend)<br />
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As much as I hate to admit it, Longhorns coach Charlie Strong's job is on the line. Lose this game and it's absolute metaphysical certitude he's gone at the end of the season. A sound thrashing of the Land Thieves would go a long way to keeping the wolves at bay and Charles in charge.<br />
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Now isn't a good time to go coach shopping. The masses are calling for Tom Herman to take the Longhorns helm, but I don't think he's leaving Cougar High anytime soon. Not with the big fat contract he signed and the performance he's getting out of that team.<br />
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But, I could be (and frequently am) wrong. (See: windshield wipers)<br />
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<br />RPMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04294406748353031441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4368440423590180612.post-45035711153804223142016-09-21T20:16:00.000-05:002016-09-22T08:10:54.582-05:00RIP Howard. You sound like a helluva guy.<a href="https://media.victoriaadvocate.com/cache/4a/6a/4a6af686b251762da5ac9f3446a7897d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://media.victoriaadvocate.com/cache/4a/6a/4a6af686b251762da5ac9f3446a7897d.jpg" /></a>HOWARD WAYNE NEAL<br />
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LOLITA - Wayne Neal has exited his rickety old body, having lived twice as long as he expected and way longer then he deserved. He passed on September 11, 2016, at 74 years old. He often wished in his later years that he had not treated his body like a Tavern.<br />
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Wayne never met a man he didn't want to Indian leg wrestle, or play mercy with. Mainly because he was an ornery ole bastard<br />
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He was a modest man who very seldom bragged about all of his treasures on Facebook. By the Way, who the hell taught him about Facebook?<br />
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He was considered the best concrete contractor in all of Texas, and if you ever doubted him, you could ask anyone that endured the hours of one more and we will call it a night at Wayne's Hurricane Bar.<br />
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Proceeded in death by his wife Carolyn (mainly because she had enough of his shenanigans), son Christopher Wayne Neal, mother Irene, father Harold, brother Jim, and sister Candy.<br />
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He is survived by his favorite son Buddy and another kid, some grandchildren, a few more great grandchildren, a trilogy of brothers, and one sister.<br />
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He had a passion for old cars, scotch, his construction company, scotch, travel, and oh yeah scotch. Did we mention scotch?<br />
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He will be missed by many and remembered by all who knew him.<br />
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Funeral service will be held on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Oaklawn Funeral Home Chapel in Edna. Burial to follow in the Lolita Cemetery in Lolita. Jim Munro will be officiating.<br />
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Pallbearers will be Mike Neal, Rodney Neal, Steve Neal, Kenny Love, David Rutherford, and Marc Neal.<br />
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<a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/obituaries/2016/sep/16/howard-neal/">https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/obituaries/2016/sep/16/howard-neal/</a>RPMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04294406748353031441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4368440423590180612.post-2351471728767628872016-09-14T13:49:00.000-05:002016-09-14T13:49:28.074-05:00Do you like fishsticks?<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XYHLlZcDWkU" width="560"></iframe>RPMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04294406748353031441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4368440423590180612.post-992658873827794952016-09-04T14:09:00.001-05:002016-09-04T14:09:35.506-05:00The Off Season is Over!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Herrrrrrrrre's Charlie!</div>
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Jake kicked Mike in Duncanville's ass. Ticket fans will get this. The rest of you need to start listening.<br />
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Stay hard.RPMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04294406748353031441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4368440423590180612.post-43433108848815820922016-08-20T13:39:00.001-05:002016-08-20T13:39:26.153-05:00Let's get ready to Rrrumblllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllle!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Marvel Comics did a cool thing and drew up some college football fantasy covers for opening weekend. They even did a Longhorns / Notre Dame version. One slight problem. They seem to think they're the TENNESSEE Longhorns. Wrong shade of Orange and wrong font on the logo.<br />
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Other covers can be seen on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CFBonESPN/photos/a.1025547990894328.1073741835.274190169363451/1025548074227653/?type=3&theater">ESPN's Facebook</a>.RPMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04294406748353031441noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4368440423590180612.post-48282300594868922892016-08-17T10:00:00.001-05:002016-08-17T10:00:24.867-05:00...and that's why today doesn't suck.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Life sucks when you hate your job. I love mine.<br />
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I didn't want to jinx it by celebrating too soon, but it looks like this may be the job I have always been looking for. I like the people I work with. I like my Supervisors and as far as I can tell they like my performance. I certainly have nothing against the paycheck. I put in over 80 hours in the last 10 days.<br />
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Did I mention they also feed me at work for free?<br />
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My sole complaint is the computer I work on operates at the speed of smell. The poor thing probably hasn't been turned off since the day it was plugged in and I'll guarantee you it's never been defragged.<br />
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Anyway that's this week's excuse why I haven't posted anything. At least it's a new one.<br />
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I'm watching steam train videos as I write this. I love old trains. This one's a beaut, Union Pacific 4-8-4 (4 guide wheels up front- 8 drive wheels- 4 trailing wheels in back) #8444 (which is actually UP #844, but that's a whole nother story) and Southern Pacific 4-8-4 #4449 (The Freedom Train) steam to Los Angles for the 50th Anniversary of Union Passenger Terminal.<br />
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These are the big dogs and were the top of the line in travel in their day. I'd love to take a trip to California (or just about anywhere else) on either of them.<br />
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Speaking of travel and work, I sure do miss my Mercedes C300. I should have just refinanced it instead of selling, but that's water under the bridge. To make lemonade out of lemons I made a great choice for a replacement vehicle. I really like my Cadillac CTS. It's extremely similar to the C300 but with less bells/whistles/technology. It's a very comfortable ride and gets a respectable 24MPG. I have to be honest and tell you I wish it was a CTS-V. But then it wouldn't get a respectable 24MPG and I probably wouldn't have my spotless driving record and possibly my license. I know me.<br />
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Speaking of driving... let's talk drinking (Please don't mix the two). Working near Dallas has given me the opportunity to shop at some of the more reasonably priced liquor stores. My best deal so far was finding Platinum Vodka 1.75L for 14.99. Distilled 7 times it's extremely smooth and clean tasting. Being a former player in the liquor business I know my booze and you can pay a lot more for a lot less. Do not let the blue plastic bottle fool you. This is some very good vodka.<br />
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Insider tip. If you want to improve the taste of any vodka run it through a Britta water pitcher a few times. Turns <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2neTWvh6AqY">chicken shit into chicken salad</a>.<br />
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So there you have it. I'm off work from a job I like, watching steam train videos and drinking good cheap vodka... and <i><b>that's</b></i> why today <i><b>doesn't</b></i> suck.<br />
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A mother breastfeeding in public allegedly 'squirted her boob' at a woman who told her to move somewhere private.<br />
The incident is said to have happened in a park in Dartford, Kent this week and was later reported on a local Facebook forum.<br />
A recent law protects the rights of breastfeeding mothers, who cannot be discriminated against in public by being asked to leave cafes, shops or public transport.<br />
Guidance on the NHS England website tells parents: 'You shouldn't ever be made to feel uncomfortable about breastfeeding in public.<br />
'In fact, the Equality Act 2010 has made it illegal for anyone to ask a breastfeeding woman to leave a public place, such as a cafe, shop or public transport.'<br />
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Just got a promotion at work! Now I sit in the big chair.</div>
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I promise to use the power at my disposal for good.</div>
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My <a href="http://www.shaggytexas.com/board/index.php">Shaggy</a> friend Chad F went to the International Experimental Aircraft Association Annual Fly-in at Oshkosh, Wisconsin and came back with some incredible pics. One of the themes this year was the 100th anniversary of Coast Guard Aviation.</div>
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h/t <a href="http://www.bagofnothing.com/">bagof nothing</a>RPMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04294406748353031441noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4368440423590180612.post-80267976407544446782016-07-27T16:40:00.000-05:002016-07-29T20:53:29.406-05:00Hello, Remember me?I have been busy, busy, busy! New job, farming, car problems. There's never a dull moment on the South 40.<br />
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First off, as previously reported I started a new job at Deloitte University working out of their Security Command Center. I have to patrol the whole property and my fat ass is not in shape for that. But I'm working on it.<br />
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During one of my training patrols I told the guy I was working with that my calves were killing me and I might have to take a break for a second. This guy was from Scotland (not that it has any bearing on this story) and he wrote a report that I told him I was taking a break during the middle of a patrol. He said I went into Starbucks (we have one on site) and sat down to drink a cup of coffee. That absolutely DID NOT HAPPEN. I stayed with him step for step all the way back to the Security Command. Not sure what his agenda was but that report got me called into the main office in Dallas where I was completely confused as to WTF was going on. I told my supervisor to check the video (which I assume they did) and I was exonerated. Scottish guy was fired for unrelated reasons. I think he had issues...<br />
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You may recall about a year ago I had to part ways with my beloved 2010 Mercedes Benz C300 and replace it with an '07 Cadillac CTS. The CTS isn't a bad car. In fact it's one of the very few GM vehicles I would consider buying. And I did.<br />
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2 Weeks ago I started having problems with the radio and alarm chimes. Sometimes they would work, sometimes they wouldn't. I would have to turn the key on and off several times until I got lucky and they'd come on. Eventually they quit working altogether.<br />
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I looked on the Cadillac forums and found very few entries with this problem. The ones I did find said if the chimes weren't working it was a bad amp. I took my test light and checked the inputs to the amp and they all looked like they were working but could get nothing from the outputs. I was 99% convinced I 'd isolated the issue but went ahead and called my friend who is an ASE Master Mechanic for a local GM dealership. He brought his diagnostic tools over and found there was an issue with one module communicating with another. He seemed to think the problem was with my head unit (radio) or with the wiring harness. The wiring harness would be the worst case scenario and require running caveman wiring. I called CarToys and was quoted it would start at $900 and up to rewire. A couple other places wouldn't even touch it. Vunderbar...<br />
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I crossed my fingers and went on eBay searching for a used GM amp. I managed to find one for $9.99 + shipping. $25 and 4 days later it showed up. I plugged it in and VIOLA! Everything is working again.<br />
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So for future reference to all you GM owners, if your radio quits working and so do your door chimes... replace the amplifier. The chimes and radio are two different systems and the amplifier is the common point.<br />
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I think that pretty much gets us caught up except for one last thing.<br />
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I have to drive past the new Buc'ees on the way to work and have been taking advantage of the cheap gas there. It's usually 20-30<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 19.2px; text-align: center;">¢ </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.2px; text-align: center;">cheaper than it is near home. I have heard many rave reviews about the food they serve there and sampled many of their offerings. Verdict? Don't waste your time or money. It's all hype. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.2px; text-align: center;">I bought a pastrami sandwich that tasted like it was soaked in Bread & Butter pickle juice. It was sticky sweet. WTF? If anything pastrami should be slightly salty, not sweet. I tried a sliced brisket sandwich that tasted like it was made from old cardboard. The polish sausage roll wasn't bad. But there was much more roll than sausage. I haven't tried their sweet rolls because I'm trying to lose some weight, but they smell like they would be decent.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.2px; text-align: center;">And there you have it. I'll try to post more often as I become more accustomed to my work schedule.</span>RPMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04294406748353031441noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4368440423590180612.post-77244234871752460572016-07-20T20:09:00.000-05:002016-07-20T20:09:07.267-05:00Screw the conspiracy theorists. I watched it live.<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p7c-PbfnQuw" width="854"></iframe>RPMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04294406748353031441noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4368440423590180612.post-91426944474058201522016-07-19T14:16:00.002-05:002016-07-19T14:29:34.418-05:00Looks like that wasn't the first time Melania Trump "borrowed" somebody else's work.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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