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Jimmy Carter is president of the US President Carter announces punitive measures and embargos against the USSR in retaliation for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan Mount St. Helens in Washington state erupts in a violent blast estimated to be 500 times as powerful as the Hiroshima atomic bomb Ronald Reagan is elected the 40th US president in a sweeping victory US Representative Michael O. Myers is expelled from the House for his role in the Abscam scandal Hewlett-Packard announces release of its first personal computer Microsoft announces their version of UNIX, Xenix Christina Ricci, Chelsea Clinton, Venus Williams, Jessica Simpson, Macaulay Culkin, and Jake Gyllenhaal are born Philadelphia Phllies win the World Series Pittsburgh Steelers win Superbowl XIV New York Islanders win the Stanley Cup The Empire Strikes Back is the top grossing film "Lady" by Kenny Rogers spends the most time at the top of the US charts U.S. viewers get caught up in the "Who Shot J.R.?" cliff hanger on the soap opera series, Dallas, which is solved on a November 21 episode, drawing a record numbers of viewers "Nobody makes me bleed my own blood...NOBODY!"
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In 1992 (the year you were born)
George H.W. Bush is president of the US Hurricane "Andrew" becomes the most costly in US history with $20 billion worth of damage Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton is elected President of the United States Riots break out in Los Angeles after police are acquitted in the Rodney King case An "Earth Summit" is held in Brazil to address global environmental problems Jay Leno replaces Johnny Carson as host of the Tonight Show on NBC George H. W. Bush becomes ill on a visit in Japan and vomits on the Japanese Prime Minister Mike Tyson goes on trial charged with raping a 1991 Miss Black America Contest contestant Amy Fisher, the "Long Island Lolita," is arrested for shooting Mary Jo Buttafuoco on the front porch of her home Toronto Blue Jays win the World Series Washington Redskins win Superbowl XXVI Pisstburgh Penguins win the Stanley Cup Aladdin is the top grossing film "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men spends the most time at the top of the US charts Mad About You and The Real World premiere Sailor Moon premieres on TV Asahi in Japan What Happened the Year You Were Born? | |
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In 1978 (the year you were born)
Jimmy Carter is president of the US US Senate votes to turn over the Panama Canal to Panama on December 31, 1999 Israel and Egypt reach a peace settlement at the Camp David Accords The US and mainland China announce that they will restore full diplomatic relations Members of Jim Jones' People's Temple commit mass suicide in Guyana Pope John Paul II becomes the first non-Italian pope in centuries Ted Bundy is captured in Florida The first computer bulletin board system is created Garfield debuts in newspapers Ashton Kutcher, Kobe Bryant, Usher, Clay Aiken, and Nelly Furtado are born New York Yankees win the World Series Dallas Cowboys win Superbowl XII Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup Saturday Night Fever and Grease are the top grossing films "Night Fever" by the Bee Gees spends the most time at the top of the US charts Diff'rent Strokes and Mork & Mindy premiere What Happened the Year You Were Born? | |
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SaraWright10 said: In 1992 (the year you were born)
1992?! jeeeeesus i feel old | |
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In 1961(the year you were born):
John F. Kennedy becomes President of the US An estimated 1200 anti-Castro exiles aided by the US make a failed invasion of Cuba's Bay of Pigs Navy Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard Jr. becomes the first US spaceman rocketing 118 miles above the earth Hurricane Carla wipes out Texas gulf cities, claiming 46 lives. Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin makes the first manned space flight. Wayne Gretzky, Henry Rollins, Fabio, George Clooney, Dennis Rodman, and Diana, Princess of Wales are born. New York Yankees win the World Series Green Bay Packers win the NFL championship Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup Disney's "101 Dalmatians" is the top grossing film Catch-22 by Joseph Heller is published The Miracles' "Shop Around" becomes Motown's first million-selling single [Edited 4/4/07 10:54am] [Edited 4/4/07 10:56am] | |
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***In 1987 (the year you were born)***
Ronald Reagan is president of the US Wall Street crashes sending the Dow Jones Industrial average down 22.6% President Reagan and Soviet Leader Gorbachev sign an unprecedented missile reduction agreement Televangelist Jim Bakker resigns amid accusations of sexual infidelity and financial impropriety Wall Street financier Ivan Boesky is sentenced to three years in prison in an insider trading scandal Gary Hart withdraws from the 1988 presidential campaign under accusations of infidelity The Food and Drug Administration approves anti-AIDS drug AZT Prozac makes its debut in the US Bow Wow, Joss Stone, and Hilary Duff are born Minnesota Twins win the World Series New York Giants win Superbowl XXI Edmonton Oilers win the Stanley Cup Three Men and a Baby is the top grossing film "Walk Like An Egyptian" by The Bangles spends the most time at the top of the US charts Full House, Married with Children, and Star Trek: The Next Generation premiere What Happened the Year You Were Born? http://www.blogthings.com...ebornquiz/ [Edited 4/4/07 11:01am] Soul mate-One of two persons compatible with each other in disposition, point of view, or sensitivity.
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***In 1967 (the year you were born)***
Lyndon B. Johnson is president of the US President Johnson and Soviet premiere Aleksei Kosygin agree not to let any crisis push them into war Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first black Supreme Court justice The first home microwave is released by Amana Dave Matthews, Kurt Cobain, Liz Phair, Vin Diesel, Julia Roberts, and Anna Nicole Smith are born St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl I Boston Bruins win the Stanley Cup Disney's The Jungle Book and The Graduate are the top grossing films One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez is published Paul McCartney announces that all four members of the Beatles have "dropped acid" For the first time, Jimi Hendrix sets his guitar on fire during a concert in London Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is released The first issue of Rolling Stone magazine is published The FCC orders that cigarette ads on television, radio and in print must include a warning about the health risks of smoking What Happened the Year You Were Born? http://www.blogthings.com...ebornquiz/ He was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.
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SureThing said: In 1978 (the year you were born)
Jimmy Carter is president of the US US Senate votes to turn over the Panama Canal to Panama on December 31, 1999 Israel and Egypt reach a peace settlement at the Camp David Accords The US and mainland China announce that they will restore full diplomatic relations Members of Jim Jones' People's Temple commit mass suicide in Guyana Pope John Paul II becomes the first non-Italian pope in centuries Ted Bundy is captured in Florida The first computer bulletin board system is created Garfield debuts in newspapers Ashton Kutcher, Kobe Bryant, Usher, Clay Aiken, and Nelly Furtado are born New York Yankees win the World Series Dallas Cowboys win Superbowl XII Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup Saturday Night Fever and Grease are the top grossing films "Night Fever" by the Bee Gees spends the most time at the top of the US charts Diff'rent Strokes and Mork & Mindy premiere What Happened the Year You Were Born? OMG I just actually read mine, and theres so many things I LOVE in mine, how neat! I love the bee gees and ashton kutcher. I LOVE Chineese Indian AND Egyotian food! I LOVE Italians! And I love Cowboys Cheerleaders. HOW COOL! | |
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In 1973 (the year you were born)
Richard Nixon is president of the US Supreme Court rules in Roe vs. Wade that states may not prevent a woman from having an abortion during the first trimester US announces the end of the military draft Spiro T. Agnew resigns after pleading no contest to charges of tax evasion while governor of Maryland Gerald R. Ford becomes the first appointed vice president under the 25th Amendment A total ban on oil exports to the US for six months is imposed by Arab nations after the outbreak of an Arab-Israeli war President Richard Nixon announces that a peace accord has been reached in Vietnam Drea de Matteo, Tori Spelling, Carson Daly, Monica Lewinsky, and Kate Beckinsale are born Oakland Athletics win the World Series Miami Dolphins win Superbowl VII Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup The Exorcist and American Graffiti are top grossing films Elvis Presley's Aloha From Hawaii television special is seen around the world by more than 1 billion viewers KISS performs their first concert, at the Coventary Club in Queens "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack wins a Grammy for song of the year Schoolhouse Rock premieres  She couldn't stop crying 'cause she knew he was gone to stay | |
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In 1977 (the year you were born)
Jimmy Carter becomes president of the US Most of the 10,000 Vietnam War draft evaders are pardoned by President Carter Singer Anita Bryant starts her "Save Our Children" crusade against gay rights Elvis Presley dies in his Graceland bathroom Congress creates a Department of Energy Anwar Sadat flies to Jerusalem in a dramatic gesture of willingness to discuss peace Orlando Bloom, Shakira, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Liv Tyler, and Ludacris are born New York Yankees win the World Series Oakland Raiders win Superbowl XI Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup Swedish music group ABBA passes The Beatles as having most records sold Star Wars is the top grossing film The Shining by Stephen King is published "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone spends the most time at the top of the US charts Three's Company premieres Rhythm floods my heart♥The melody it feeds my soul | |
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In 1979 (the year you were born)
Jimmy Carter is president of the US A major accident occurs at a nuclear reactor on Three Mile Island near Middletown, PA An American Airlines DC-10 loses its engine and crashes seconds after takeoff, killing 275 people Hurricane David kills over 1200 in the US and the Dominican Republic Some 90 people, including 63 Americans, are taken hostage at the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan ESPN starts broadcasting Aaliyah, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Norah Jones, Heath Ledger, and Kate Hudson are born Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series Pittsburgh Steelers win Superbowl XIII Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup Kramer vs. Kramer is the top grossing film Sophie's Choice by William Styron is published "My Sharona" by The Knack spends the most time at the top of the US charts The Facts of Life premieres In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular. |
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1966
Lyndon B. Johnson is president of the US As part of nationwide protest against the Vietnam War, demonstrations are staged all over the US In Miranda vs. Arizona, the Supreme Court rules that criminal suspects must be apprised of their rights before interrogation US planes begin bombing of the Hanoi area of North Vietnam Controversial American comedian Lenny Bruce is found dead of a drug overdose in his home John Lennon says, "We are more popular than Jesus" sparking controversy in the US The first black Senator is elected to the United States Senate Cindy Crawford, Janet Jackson, Mike Tyson, Halle Berry, Adam Sandler, and Kiefer Sutherland are born Baltimore Orioles win the World Series Green Bay Packers win the NFL championship Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is the top grossing film Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann is published Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys and Sounds of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel are released Star Trek and The Newlywed Game premiere MyeternalgrattitudetoPhil&Val.Herman said "We want sweaty truckers at the truck stop! We want cigar puffing men that look like they wanna beat the living daylights out of us" Val"sporking is spooning with benefits" | |
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M.....some cool ppl were born in 1966!  | |
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babooshleeky said: M.....some cool ppl were born in 1966!
I know, right? The only thing that pops out at me from that year is the people born and the first black senator. Yey!!!! M MyeternalgrattitudetoPhil&Val.Herman said "We want sweaty truckers at the truck stop! We want cigar puffing men that look like they wanna beat the living daylights out of us" Val"sporking is spooning with benefits" | |
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reneGade20 said: ***In 1967 (the year you were born)***
Lyndon B. Johnson is president of the US President Johnson and Soviet premiere Aleksei Kosygin agree not to let any crisis push them into war Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first black Supreme Court justice The first home microwave is released by Amana Dave Matthews, Kurt Cobain, Liz Phair, Vin Diesel, Julia Roberts, and Anna Nicole Smith are born St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl I Boston Bruins win the Stanley Cup Disney's The Jungle Book and The Graduate are the top grossing films One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez is published Paul McCartney announces that all four members of the Beatles have "dropped acid" For the first time, Jimi Hendrix sets his guitar on fire during a concert in London Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is released The first issue of Rolling Stone magazine is published The FCC orders that cigarette ads on television, radio and in print must include a warning about the health risks of smoking What Happened the Year You Were Born? http://www.blogthings.com...ebornquiz/ me too! other interesting notes: April 4 - Martin Luther King, Jr. denounces the Vietnam War during a religious service in New York City. April 7 - Six-Day War: Israeli fighters shoot down 7 Syrian MIG-21s. April 14 - In San Francisco, 10,000 march against the Vietnam War. April 28 - In Houston, Texas, boxer Muhammad Ali refuses military service. April 29 - Fidel Castro announces that all intellectual property belongs to all people and that Cuba intends to translate and publish technical literature without compensation. May 12 - The album Are You Experienced is released by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. June 5-June 10 - Israel defeats its Arab neighbours in Six-Day War, occupying the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Sinai peninsula and Golan Heights. June 12 - Loving v. Virginia: The United States Supreme Court declares all U.S. state laws prohibiting interracial marriage to be unconstitutional. July 22 - The town of Winneconne, Wisconsin, announces secession from the United States because it is not included in the official maps and declares war. Secession is repealed the next day. 
October 2 - Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first black justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. October 8 - Guerrilla leader Che Guevara and his men are captured in Bolivia. The next day Guevara is executed for attempting to incite a revolution. October 21 - Tens of thousands of Vietnam War protesters march in Washington, D.C.. Allen Ginsberg symbolically chants to 'levitate' The Pentagon. November 15 - Civil rights activists in the US succeed in their campaign to extend the definition of murder to include the killing of blacks. LSD declared a illegal by the United States government. Summer of Love Nobel Peace Prize was awared to no one | |
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heartbeatocean said: me too!
other interesting notes: April 4 - Martin Luther King, Jr. denounces the Vietnam War during a religious service in New York City. April 7 - Six-Day War: Israeli fighters shoot down 7 Syrian MIG-21s. April 14 - In San Francisco, 10,000 march against the Vietnam War. April 28 - In Houston, Texas, boxer Muhammad Ali refuses military service. April 29 - Fidel Castro announces that all intellectual property belongs to all people and that Cuba intends to translate and publish technical literature without compensation. May 12 - The album Are You Experienced is released by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. June 5-June 10 - Israel defeats its Arab neighbours in Six-Day War, occupying the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Sinai peninsula and Golan Heights. June 12 - Loving v. Virginia: The United States Supreme Court declares all U.S. state laws prohibiting interracial marriage to be unconstitutional. July 22 - The town of Winneconne, Wisconsin, announces secession from the United States because it is not included in the official maps and declares war. Secession is repealed the next day.
October 2 - Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first black justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. October 8 - Guerrilla leader Che Guevara and his men are captured in Bolivia. The next day Guevara is executed for attempting to incite a revolution. October 21 - Tens of thousands of Vietnam War protesters march in Washington, D.C.. Allen Ginsberg symbolically chants to 'levitate' The Pentagon. November 15 - Civil rights activists in the US succeed in their campaign to extend the definition of murder to include the killing of blacks. LSD declared a illegal by the United States government. Summer of Love Nobel Peace Prize was awared to no one Plus we were born somewhere in all of that.....  He was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.
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reneGade20 said: heartbeatocean said: me too!
other interesting notes: April 4 - Martin Luther King, Jr. denounces the Vietnam War during a religious service in New York City. April 7 - Six-Day War: Israeli fighters shoot down 7 Syrian MIG-21s. April 14 - In San Francisco, 10,000 march against the Vietnam War. April 28 - In Houston, Texas, boxer Muhammad Ali refuses military service. April 29 - Fidel Castro announces that all intellectual property belongs to all people and that Cuba intends to translate and publish technical literature without compensation. May 12 - The album Are You Experienced is released by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. June 5-June 10 - Israel defeats its Arab neighbours in Six-Day War, occupying the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Sinai peninsula and Golan Heights. June 12 - Loving v. Virginia: The United States Supreme Court declares all U.S. state laws prohibiting interracial marriage to be unconstitutional. July 22 - The town of Winneconne, Wisconsin, announces secession from the United States because it is not included in the official maps and declares war. Secession is repealed the next day.
October 2 - Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first black justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. October 8 - Guerrilla leader Che Guevara and his men are captured in Bolivia. The next day Guevara is executed for attempting to incite a revolution. October 21 - Tens of thousands of Vietnam War protesters march in Washington, D.C.. Allen Ginsberg symbolically chants to 'levitate' The Pentagon. November 15 - Civil rights activists in the US succeed in their campaign to extend the definition of murder to include the killing of blacks. LSD declared a illegal by the United States government. Summer of Love Nobel Peace Prize was awared to no one Plus we were born somewhere in all of that..... Once I had a reading by an astrologist. When I told him what year I was born, he said, "Well, both you and I know what was going on that year!" meaning a whole lot of chaos, I guess | |
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MIGUELGOMEZ said: babooshleeky said: M.....some cool ppl were born in 1966!
I know, right? The only thing that pops out at me from that year is the people born and the first black senator. Yey!!!! M Oh, I did not read that. You were born 2 year b4 me..YAY! my very first love was born in 1966...great year M! | |
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babooshleeky said: MIGUELGOMEZ said: I know, right? The only thing that pops out at me from that year is the people born and the first black senator. Yey!!!! M Oh, I did not read that. You were born 2 year b4 me..YAY! my very first love was born in 1966...great year M! Let's hear it for Generation X. M MyeternalgrattitudetoPhil&Val.Herman said "We want sweaty truckers at the truck stop! We want cigar puffing men that look like they wanna beat the living daylights out of us" Val"sporking is spooning with benefits" | |
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MIGUELGOMEZ said: babooshleeky said: Oh, I did not read that. You were born 2 year b4 me..YAY! my very first love was born in 1966...great year M! Let's hear it for Generation X. M And Bay Area ppl too! I grew up in Fremont, CA!!!! going to see P in SF??? (sorry, off topic) | |
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babooshleeky said: MIGUELGOMEZ said: Let's hear it for Generation X. M And Bay Area ppl too! I grew up in Fremont, CA!!!! going to see P in SF??? (sorry, off topic) Yes!!!! Woo hoo!!! I'm in San Jose. I've been here since I was 4. We totally have to meet. Chrissy right? M MyeternalgrattitudetoPhil&Val.Herman said "We want sweaty truckers at the truck stop! We want cigar puffing men that look like they wanna beat the living daylights out of us" Val"sporking is spooning with benefits" | |
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heartbeatocean said: reneGade20 said: Plus we were born somewhere in all of that..... Once I had a reading by an astrologist. When I told him what year I was born, he said, "Well, both you and I know what was going on that year!" meaning a whole lot of chaos, I guess I always wondered why I was kinda ....MAGOO!!!!  I was born 10 days into 67, so I got to "experience" all of the chaos.....He was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.
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MIGUELGOMEZ said: babooshleeky said: And Bay Area ppl too! I grew up in Fremont, CA!!!! going to see P in SF??? (sorry, off topic) Yes!!!! Woo hoo!!! I'm in San Jose. I've been here since I was 4. We totally have to meet. Chrissy right? M YEP, I guess yer not going to Prince in May then, right??? I am!!!!! Don't live in Fremont anymore! | |
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reneGade20 said: heartbeatocean said: Once I had a reading by an astrologist. When I told him what year I was born, he said, "Well, both you and I know what was going on that year!" meaning a whole lot of chaos, I guess I always wondered why I was kinda ....MAGOO!!!! I was born 10 days into 67, so I got to "experience" all of the chaos.....Oh Lawd. That was my nickname in elementary school (Magoo). Thank God it never stuck. M [Edited 4/4/07 15:24pm] MyeternalgrattitudetoPhil&Val.Herman said "We want sweaty truckers at the truck stop! We want cigar puffing men that look like they wanna beat the living daylights out of us" Val"sporking is spooning with benefits" | |
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reneGade20 said: heartbeatocean said: Once I had a reading by an astrologist. When I told him what year I was born, he said, "Well, both you and I know what was going on that year!" meaning a whole lot of chaos, I guess I always wondered why I was kinda ....MAGOO!!!! I was born 10 days into 67, so I got to "experience" all of the chaos.....chaos is my middle name! but in a good way  | |
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babooshleeky said: theodore said: In 1990 (the year you were born)
George H.W. Bush is president of the US Operation Desert Shield forces leave for Saudi Arabia to defend them following the invasion of Kuwait Congress passes Americans with Disabilities Act Nelson Mandela is released from a South African prison East and West Germany are reunified The first McDonald's opens in Moscow, Russia Super Mario Brothers 3 is released on the Nintendo Entertainment System console, selling over 6 million copies The Space Shuttle Discovery places the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit Windows 3.0 is released by Microsoft Cincinnati Reds win the World Series San Francisco 49ers win Superbowl XXIV Edmonton Oilers win the Stanley Cup Home Alone is the top grossing film Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton is published "Vision of Love" by Mariah Carey spends the most time at the top of the US charts Chris Farley and Adam Sandler join Saturday Night Live What Happened the Year You Were Born? http://www.blogthings.com...ebornquiz/ I LOVED THE MARIAH CAREY PART! 
That's 1 of my favourite songs Aww...I was hittin' the night clubs hard the year you were born theo!!!! 
   
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REDFEATHERS said: This is too depressing.. wtf ppl born in 1980 and 1990!
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theodore said: babooshleeky said: Aww...I was hittin' the night clubs hard the year you were born theo!!!!
Man, those were the mutha f*ckin days | |
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babooshleeky said: theodore said:
Man, those were the mutha f*ckin days | |
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