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Caption This for 12/07/12

Posted December 06, 2012 4:45 PM by Kaplin
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12/06/2012 5:50 PM

Hair Club for Men with our money back guarantee if you're not absolutely thrilled with your results.

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12/06/2012 7:56 PM

Kennynabb6 behind the scenes.
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12/06/2012 8:23 PM

Short circuit invented the dreadlocks.

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12/06/2012 10:01 PM

Looks like he just figured out another use for those suction devices...

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12/06/2012 10:03 PM

Faced with even stricter federal education standards, teachers turn to additional cognitive stimulation methods to get students through state assessments.

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12/06/2012 10:23 PM

"Scuse me Ralph - mind if I milk your brains for a bit?"

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12/06/2012 10:33 PM

Brain storming.....!!?

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12/06/2012 11:39 PM

Now where did that cow go? I thought <burp> I would find her udder here <hick>.

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12/06/2012 11:43 PM

Visit to the hairdresser. Prototype.
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12/07/2012 12:33 AM

Adolf demonstrates to the Hitler youth how he gets fried up fired up for a party rally.

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12/07/2012 12:41 AM

Now we know Einstein's hair styling secret!
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12/07/2012 1:25 AM

Thats is a Megger isn't it?

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12/07/2012 2:28 AM

A hair-raising experience??

(it's all relative)

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12/07/2012 3:42 AM

At last! The long-lost photo has surfaced of the initial trials of the KrisDel™ "Curlivator©" follicle stimulator and hair curling device! Just in time for Christmas, too!

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12/07/2012 4:47 AM

Hair today, gone tomorrow (RIP)

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12/07/2012 5:37 AM

The original French Tickler.....

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12/07/2012 6:40 AM

So now we know what Ben Turpin was hiding under that hat:-

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12/07/2012 6:44 AM

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12/07/2012 6:46 AM

Scientist milked for all his knowledge...

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12/07/2012 7:31 AM

Hey, that's a pic of my former Mother-In-Law 'Dragon Lady" at the hairdresser!

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12/07/2012 7:58 AM

Go easy - 'Mother-in-law' is an anagram of 'Hitler-woman'.

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12/07/2012 7:33 AM

"Watson, can you read my thoughts now"?

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12/07/2012 7:35 AM

Introducing the new LynDoor Industries "BrainoMatic", a revolutionary advanced machine for setting brain implants!

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12/07/2012 7:36 AM

A definite improvement over Tinfoil hats!

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12/07/2012 7:38 AM

Does this guy work for DARPA?

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12/07/2012 11:53 AM

He may be just another innocent, unsuspecting, naive pawn subjective, in another one of DARPA's dark and evil plans. (All paid for and probably maybe approved through our Congress to blindly - always blindly, to vote for such funding into the dark side).

Our Tax dollars at work - It's always a proud moment as well as a pleasure to see!

Remember the LSD experiments done at Montreal's McGill University performed by the CIA? How soon we forget and forgive, so very sad,

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12/10/2012 11:53 AM

Or...... He may be working for CARPA - The Chinese Advanced Research Projects Agency!

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12/07/2012 7:58 AM

some of these women should have something done about their facial hair.

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12/07/2012 8:05 AM

WOW that was good S#*T

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12/07/2012 8:57 AM

The one that made him cross-eyed, was not over his head !

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"Back off the pressure on the right hand side Fred, we've pushed his eye out of place."

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12/07/2012 10:16 AM

Clearly more work was needed on the Flowbee before it was ready for the mass market.
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12/07/2012 10:41 AM

Today's news for Dec. 7 1922.....

Professor's Turbin and Pollard lead the world with innovative technology....Shown here with the're latest breakthrough's, the "Brain Stimulator" , said to increase IQ by 20%, and the infinite mileage commuter car, yes, it runs on magnetic power....

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12/07/2012 10:52 AM

Billy was having another one of those dreams again. His mother was welcoming him into her warm, soft embrace. A rapid series of knocks woke him up. Somehow he had gotten into the barn.

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12/07/2012 10:58 AM

Got Hair?

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12/07/2012 12:48 PM

This adjustment controls the right eye....

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12/07/2012 4:14 PM

First prototype of

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Holy crap, Marty!

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12/07/2012 4:29 PM

Dadgummit!

How many times do I have to tell you your sucking the wrong head.

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12/08/2012 7:16 AM

Not what he envisioned when she asked if he liked good head...
But hey, it seems to be working.
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Can you see me now Mum?
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Highlighting those nasty split ends.

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Beauty School Drop Out

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But wait till you see the photo(shopped) results!

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Kim Kardasian before make up

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