Denmark Vesey: You Write The Caption

Monday, November 27, 2006

You Write The Caption

"No child should be left behind. So I'm gonna take lil Ray Ray here, home with me ..."

4 comments:

Anonymous said...: Just checkin you out DV; Nov 29, 2006, 10:16:00 PM
Denmark Vesey said...: LOL. Well damn, it's about time Robyn! Why it take you so long to holla at your boy?; Nov 30, 2006, 9:29:00 AM
Anonymous said...: To tell you the truth, I have been looking at your site for a while, I just had to figure out how to post. At first glance, it looks like you need a password.

And I've been meaning to say re: thestateof, I have a MAC computer in my office, sometimes late in the day I am prevented from posting for whatever reason, the computer just sits there. Many times, I've written this great comment and cant post it. A couple of times i've had a mind to email them to J and say "post this for me," but I never did. So, you aint really had the last word in some of those battles, I was just hindered by technical difficulties. :-)!; Nov 30, 2006, 12:35:00 PM
Anonymous said...: Damn, now my whole name is out there like that....; Nov 30, 2006, 12:35:00 PM

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