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View Voting Results:SmartestandFunniest Schmerd1948 (3) Funniest 5 hours ago Too soon, subster, too soon. Somacandra (0) Funniest 35 minutes ago Abraham "Ashli Babbitt" Lincoln? JustinCase (0) Funniest 12 minutes ago Thanks subby. Madman drummers bummers (0) Funniest less than a minute ago One kid had a full-blown case of the measles; the other, just a tad. Displayed 4 of 4 comments Enable JavaScript for Fark in order to vote for entries. Log in (at the top of the page) to enable voting. View Voting Results:SmartestandFunniest Redisplay/refresh comments If you're having problems voting, quoting, or posting comments, try disabling any browser add-ons that might disable Javascript (NoScript, AdBlock, etc).See our FAQ. Forgot password? Create an account to make comments Remember me If you can see this, something's wrong with your browser's CSS support. (Or you're a spambot.) 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