Harlem Globetrotter Darnell Wilks Shattered a Backboard in Ecuador [Video]

All, International Basketball, Video Stephen Douglas November 29th. 2012, 2:14pm

Darnell Wilks played college basketball at the University of Cincinnati, where he earned an invite to the NCAA dunk contest. After finishing at Cincy in 2011, Wilks was drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters. During a recent stop in Ecuador, Wilks destroyed a backboard. Now, if this happened in a major American stadium, they clean up the glass and wheel out another hoop. Wilks breaking this backboard looks like the equivalent to Benny busting the guts out of the baseball. Now, they can’t play no more.

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73 Responses to “Harlem Globetrotter Darnell Wilks Shattered a Backboard in Ecuador [Video]”

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Babar 2.0 Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:17 PM
I didn’t realize they actually trotted the globe…based on the ACC-like attendance, I can’t imagine they’re in the black on this road trip.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:21 PM
Always felt it would be super awkward to see them in person. Loved them on Futurama though.
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BFFredo Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:21 PM
Guessing that was staged. Still, it looks cool.
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spencer096 Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:24 PM
Always felt it would be super awkward to see them in person. Loved them on Futurama though.
It was almost the perfect crime, but you forgot the one thing: rock crushes scissors…but paper covers rock. And scissors cuts paper. Kif, we have a conundrum. Search them for paper. And bring me a rock.
/has nothing to do with what you said…but like zapp brannigan needs an invitation
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VladimirCrouton Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:24 PM
Are we gonna get a post about Titus Young intentionally sabotaging the Lions offense?
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spencer096 Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:25 PM
sounds good to me…as long as we stop calling singers, rappers and punk bands ‘musicians.’
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:27 PM
R. Kelly
Bobby Brown
Jamie Foxx
Russell Simmons
Damon Dash
Estelle
Sisqo
Shaggy
M.I.A.
Santigold
Kelis
Ray J
T-Pain
Akon
Ne-Yo
Omarion
Jodeci
Mary J. Blige
Ginuwine
Mario
Keyshia Cole
Lyfe Jennings
Anthony Hamilton
Trey Songz (again and again)
Usher
Frank Ocean
Willow Smith
T-Boz
Gabbo!
GABBO!
GABBO!!!!
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VladimirCrouton Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:27 PM
as long as we stop calling singers, rappers and punk bands ‘musicians.’
Agreed. Can I throw in Taylor Swift, Will.I.Am and Kesha?
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spencer096 Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:28 PM
Agreed. Can I throw in Taylor Swift, Will.I.Am and Kesha?
singer, singer, singer? yes.
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sousedbergin Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:28 PM
Right now the autoplay ad is trying to teach me a prickly pear recipe? What the hell man?
/Shut up you idiot and short Gannett stock
//How the fuck do I do that?
///Step 1. Snort adderal and read Wikipedia entry: Money
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igotdagoldticket Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:28 PM
Got rooked into taking my wife’s granddad to see them. Since I wasn’t paying, we sprung for courtside seats. It was… about what you would expect. (As an aside, made me think courtside seats for an NBA or big college game would be a worthwhile splurge once or twice.)
There was a guy who played for the “generals” who was obviously great at basketball, and had to clearly tank in the second half for the “comeback.” My main takeaway from the game was how much it must suck for him to do that night in and night out.
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PeerLessPrices Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:28 PM
Ray J
Still angry at junior class for selecting “One Wish” as our prom song
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Career High Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:28 PM

Always felt it would be super awkward to see them in person. Loved them on Futurama though.
They were always great when they guest starred on Scooby Doo.
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VladimirCrouton Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:30 PM
When will the outage begin at actors/actresses who begin to sing for a living as well and singers who become actors/actresses? Fuck those people. Pick one! Their taking other actors/actresses and singers jobs.
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BFFredo Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:30 PM
as long as we stop calling singers, rappers and punk bands ‘musicians.’
Agreed. Can I throw in Taylor Swift, Will.I.Am and Kesha?
It’s like calling Tim Tebow or Mark Sanchez “quarterbacks”.
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roastbeast Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:32 PM
old commenters saw the most famous lineup…meadowlark, curly. maybe even at the cow palace. then watched the cartoon
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:32 PM
Doesn’t Swift count as singer/songwriter though at least?
Still kind of hope one of the guys she dumps just for the publicity ends up murping her.
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spencer096 Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:32 PM
When will the outage begin at actors/actresses who begin to sing for a living as well and singers who become actors/actresses? Fuck those people. Pick one! Their taking other actors/actresses and singers jobs.
to be fair…singing is just acting like youre a real musician, so is it really that different?
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roastbeast Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:33 PM
there’s a dog and an old lady
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KC Resident Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:33 PM
Wilks was drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters.
Good one, CRM.
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MP III Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:34 PM
speaking of music- does anyone have a record player that they like? i hear vinyl is the sh*t, and want to pick one up.
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Career High Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:34 PM

When will the outage begin at actors/actresses who begin to sing for a living as well and singers who become actors/actresses? Fuck those people. Pick one! Their taking other actors/actresses and singers jobs.
Exactly, just because you are famous as a singer/actor doesn’t mean you can act/sing.
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KC Resident Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:35 PM
When will the outage begin at actors/actresses who begin to sing for a living as well and singers who become actors/actresses? Fuck those people. Pick one! Their taking other actors/actresses and singers jobs.
We wouldn’t be able to take full advantage of the brilliance of Mandy Patinkin.
/Other day thread’d
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spencer096 Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:35 PM
speaking of music- does anyone have a record player that they like? i hear vinyl is the sh*t, and want to pick one up.
try the pioneer pl-990.
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roastbeast Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:35 PM
Exactly, just because you are famous as a singer/actor doesn’t mean you can act/sing.
the list of the best begins with sinatra
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VladimirCrouton Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:36 PM
to be fair…singing is just acting like youre a real musician, so is it really that different?
I’m just saying they’re all greedy narcissistic charlatans.
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spencer096 Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:37 PM
Exactly, just because you are famous as a singer/actor doesn’t mean you can act/sing.
id argue that it actually kinda does.
not well…but in the pop realm? who gives a shit. for fuck’s sake, listen to robert plant or an ac/dc album. any decent actor could sign like that if they were drunk enough.
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spencer096 Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:37 PM
I’m just saying they’re all greedy narcissistic charlatans.
and im just saying they’re all no-talent assclowns.
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Career High Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:37 PM

the list of the best begins with sinatra
Please, it’s William Shatner all day long.
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VladimirCrouton Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:38 PM
and im just saying they’re all no-talent assclowns.
Alright then.
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KC Resident Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:39 PM
I’m just saying they’re all greedy narcissistic charlatans.
and im just saying they’re all no-talent assclowns.
And I’m just saying work had free pizza for a lunch meeting and I ate too much.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:39 PM
Shatner’s version of Common People is better than any song recorded by the following bands:
The Decemberists
My Morning Jacket
Sleighbells
Mumford and Sons
Florence Henderson and the Machine
Edward Sharpe and the Refrigerator Magnets
The Avis Brothers
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scripty Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:40 PM
speaking of music- does anyone have a record player that they like? i hear vinyl is the sh*t, and want to pick one up.
MP, I do. There are some variables that you need to be aware of. First, you can just get a modern/new one but from what I’ve checked a lot of those suck. They prey upon dumbfuck hipsters and old people. The former is too dumb to appreciate sound quality and the 2nd is too geriatric to appreciate it or discern the quality of their Lawrence Welk vinyls.
I got an old radio shack one (realistic?) from the early 80′s, had some old speakers and a master stereo to run it through. I cant recall the name at the moment. You also have to be very careful about the cost of needels and possible the belts. I have a web site at home with a private guy who’s an expert on needles and has contacts for the replacements for every brand. I can dig that site up for you.
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sousedbergin Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:41 PM
The Decemberists
My Morning Jacket
Sleighbells
Mumford and Sons
Florence Henderson and the Machine
Edward Sharpe and the Refrigerator Magnets
The Avis Brothers
/cries
//taaaaaaaaaaaaaaakkkkkke it baaaaaaaack
///uh the chick from Florence loves Cil
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mizerle06 is sarah phillips Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:41 PM
Shatner’s version of Common People is better than any song recorded by the following bands:
The Decemberists
My Morning Jacket
Sleighbells
Mumford and Sons
Florence Henderson and the Machine
Edward Sharpe and the Refrigerator Magnets
The Avis Brothers
this is going to offend sportsgal, no?
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:42 PM
The new Sony turntables that are just the same as the ones from the 80s and 90s are fine, usually around eighty bucks.
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roastbeast Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:42 PM
Audiophiles are pedophiles
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spencer096 Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:42 PM
preamps, speakers and cables are just as important to sound quality than the turntable and needle.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:43 PM
These
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scripty Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:43 PM
I just have the lp player up in my attic where I do minor projects and stuff. I am not a hardcore audiophile though. Jack White bought a company and they make some good lp for a lot of bands now. The good new ones are nice and heavy b/c they are better materials.
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scripty Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:44 PM
speakers are important to sound?
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The Stigs American Cousin Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:44 PM
I will just share that Ecuador is a strange place.
Flight got diverted to Guayaquil. Was taken by bus to what we were told was the nicest hotel in the city. Between the airport and the hotel we got to drive through a slum. One block is full of metal-shuttered storefronts with sewage on the side of the street. Next had a Bentley, Porsche, and Mercedes dealership.
Was in Cuence for the 4th of July. One of the guys we were hanging out with got “drafted” into the military. And by drafted I mean a military truck showed up and collected everyone between 18 and 25. Fucking strange man.
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spencer096 Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:45 PM
speakers are important to sound?
to quality of sound, absolutely.
i feel like tihs was sarcastic tho.
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KC Resident Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:45 PM
Audiophiles are pedophiles
I was just thinking if you replaced “record player” with “adolescent boy” the tone of their posts wouldn’t change much.
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sousedbergin Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:46 PM
So like, how to you steal music from filthy worthless musicians and play it on vinyl? Is there a grooveshark app or something?
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scripty Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:46 PM
spencer, you know where that PNC bank is by NW corner of Mayfield/Warrsneville? Across the road there is this tiny business, one guy, a Mr. Wizard. He’s a crazy little dude who wears a lab coat like a pharmacist but he can fix anything.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:46 PM
I will just share that Ecuador is a strange place.
Flight got diverted to Guayaquil. Was taken by bus to what we were told was the nicest hotel in the city. Between the airport and the hotel we got to drive through a slum. One block is full of metal-shuttered storefronts with sewage on the side of the street. Next had a Bentley, Porsche, and Mercedes dealership.
Was in Cuence for the 4th of July. One of the guys we were hanging out with got “drafted” into the military. And by drafted I mean a military truck showed up and collected everyone between 18 and 25. Fucking strange man.
Jason McIntyre thinks Ecuador has a perfectly fine socioeconomic structure.
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roastbeast Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:46 PM
once read a story about audiophiles who go as far as having an advisor come to the house to analyze the room setup and pile of carpeting for acoustics
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KC Resident Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:47 PM
I will just share that Ecuador is a strange place.
Flight got diverted to Guayaquil. Was taken by bus to what we were told was the nicest hotel in the city. Between the airport and the hotel we got to drive through a slum. One block is full of metal-shuttered storefronts with sewage on the side of the street. Next had a Bentley, Porsche, and Mercedes dealership.
Was in Cuence for the 4th of July. One of the guys we were hanging out with got “drafted” into the military. And by drafted I mean a military truck showed up and collected everyone between 18 and 25. Fucking strange man.
It is like Stigs thought he was posting on the http://www.travel.com forum. That was random.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:47 PM
spencer, you know where that PNC bank is by NW corner of Mayfield/Warrsneville?
Our banks are in your city and my penis has been in your women. There’s no stopping the rot in Cleveland now.
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spencer096 Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:47 PM
Audiophiles are pedophiles
this doesnt surprise me in the least, coming from you.
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KC Resident Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:48 PM
And by drafted I mean a military truck showed up and collected everyone between 18 and 25. Fucking strange man.
That would be odd. What does the Ecuadorian army do?
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MP III Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:48 PM
My Morning Jacket
you are a f*cking butthole.
MMJ/Neil/Dwight are the reasons i want vinyl. SCRIPTY- what’s that site? i want something good, but i dont want to have replace a bunch of stuff.
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scripty Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:48 PM
So like, how to you steal music from filthy worthless musicians and play it on vinyl? Is there a grooveshark app or something?
cmon man, tape that vinyl right to your tape deck!!!!
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roastbeast Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:48 PM
Was in Cuence for the 4th of July. One of the guys we were hanging out with got “drafted” into the military. And by drafted I mean a military truck showed up and collected everyone between 18 and 25. Fucking strange man.
your third world vacation kicks off nicely when you see the police with automatic weapons and riot gear. alriiiighty then!
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spencer096 Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:48 PM
once read a story about audiophiles who go as far as having an advisor come to the house to analyze the room setup and pile of carpeting for acoustics
that’s far? no shit…
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:49 PM
Standardize on 12 gauge speaker wire and get some good banana plugs. One of the cheaper ways to help get better sound.
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scripty Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:50 PM
PNC deposit balances went down a billion dollars in the CLE area due to closed accounts in the year after PNC bought NCB.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:51 PM
Doesn’t matter, Ohio money is like Montana Freeman Militia money anyhow, not honored anywhere else.
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:53 PM
your third world vacation kicks off nicely when you see the police with automatic weapons and riot gear
Cabo was odd in that respect.
once read a story about audiophiles who go as far as having an advisor come to the house to analyze the room setup and pile of carpeting for acoustics
I used to know a music producer who had the black egg crates fronted with black acoustic panels in one of his rooms. Not the studio, either.
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scripty Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:53 PM
Its comments like that makes Ben Roethlisberger rape your women.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:54 PM
He raped someone in the deep south, that’s legal.
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The Stigs American Cousin Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:54 PM
What does the Ecuadorian army do?
Never did figure that out. We told his dad about it and he just bribed someone to get the kid back.
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jim Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:55 PM
They were always great when they guest starred on ~~Scooby Doo~~ Gilligan’s Island.
What I’ve always wondered about Gilligan’s Island is why the movie star and millionaires would go on that shitty boat. Couldn’t they have found a nice yacht to rent for the day?
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spencer096 Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:55 PM
I used to know a music producer who had the black egg crates fronted with black acoustic panels in one of his rooms. Not the studio, either.
if you see anyone with these cables…rob their house immediately.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:57 PM
I lay some high end cable if you know what I mean.
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roastbeast Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 2:58 PM
this doesnt surprise me in the least, coming from you.
confused, so i’m going to agree
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spencer096 Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 3:01 PM
confused, so i’m going to agree
youre not known for your love of fine details, so im not surprised youd hate on something like giving a shit about sound quality.
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roastbeast Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 3:02 PM
youre not known for your love of fine details, so im not surprised youd hate on something like giving a shit about sound quality.
i love music, so i’m going to agree
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 3:02 PM
Circle takes the square!
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roastbeast Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 3:06 PM
this is making me picture spence with a robe, an ascot, a glass of wine, legs crossed girl style, on a couch, eyes closed, his hand making conductor gestures
it’s ok
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mizerle06 is sarah phillips Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 3:11 PM
I lay some high end cable if you know what I mean.
what’s the tensile strength of that cable?
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
November 29th, 2012 at 3:14 PM
what’s the tensile strength of that cable?
Depends on how much I’ve had to drink.