Walking down the street in Atlanta this guy yells at me from across the street:
dude I’d never seen before: “Fuckin’ dyyyyyyyke!”
me: “Fuckin’ really tall guy with cool shooooooes!”
Gotta call it like you see it.
Walking down the street in Atlanta this guy yells at me from across the street:
dude I’d never seen before: “Fuckin’ dyyyyyyyke!”
me: “Fuckin’ really tall guy with cool shooooooes!”
Gotta call it like you see it.
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April 5, 2008 at 6:58 am
MarthaQ
Way to make my day.
April 7, 2008 at 9:03 pm
georgia
jesse i love you so much
May 8, 2008 at 12:24 pm
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