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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:35:16 MDT

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BETTING IS LEGAL IN IRELAND. THIS IS ONE OF THE LOCALES WHERE YOU CAN PLACE BETS.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:35:15 MDT

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I'M STANDING AT THE WALL OF THE CASTLE IN ATHLONE. ITS NAME IS ATHLONE CASTLE. PRETTY ORIGINAL.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:35:14 MDT

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VIEW FROM ATHLONE CASTLE. THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING ON THE LEFT WITH THE HANGING BASKETS WITH RED FLOWERS IS SEAN'S BAR. IT IS THE OLDEST PUB IN IRELAND DATING BACK EXACTLY TO 900 A.D. HOW THEY KNOW THAT IS BEYOND ME.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:35:13 MDT

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I'M HEADING TOWARD OUR B&B, THE GOLD COLORED BUILDING STRAIGHT AHEAD. I TOLD KAREN, "WALK THIS WAY." WE ATE BREAKFAST IN THE BRIGHTLY COLORED BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET. VERY NICE.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:35:12 MDT

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THIS PUB WAS AS NICE ON THE INSIDE AS IT WAS OUTSIDE. VERY POPULAR, GOOD TAP BEERS, GOOD FOOD, IRISH MUSIC, AND NICE SERVERS. JAMES JOYCE AND MICHAEL COLLINS USED TO FREQUENT THIS PUB. IT WAS MY FAVORITE PUB IN DUBLIN, AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT. IT ALSO HAS A HOSTEL UPSTAIRS FOR E19.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:34:48 MDT

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GALWAY HARBOR. THE SUN HAD JUST GONE UNDER WHEN I SNAPPED THIS PHOTO. HA. HA. GALWAY IS A NICE PLACE TO VISIT.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:34:47 MDT

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I'M STANDING BEFORE THE SPANISH ARCH IN GALWAY. THE SPANIARDS DELIVERED WINE TO THIS SPOT MORE THAN TEN YEARS AGO OR MAYBE THREE HUNDRED YEARS AGO. I CAN'T REMEMBER.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:34:46 MDT

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YOU COULD TAKE YOUR PICTURE AT THE ART GALLERY LOCATED NEAR THE SPANISH ARCH AND ADD IT TO THE COLLAGE OF PHOTOS. WE TOOK A PHOTO OF OUR PHOTO. COOL.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:34:45 MDT

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THIS WAS TAKEN IN A SMALL PARK IN THE TOWN CENTRE NEAR THE TRAIN STATION IN GALWAY. I'M STARING ALTERNATELY AND CONTEMPLATIVELY FIRST AT THE GREY HISTORIC STRUCTURE THEN AT THE RUSTY NEW STRUCTURE. I VOTED FOR THE GREY ONE.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:34:44 MDT

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VIEW FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE OF THE OLD AND THE NEW.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:34:43 MDT

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THIS HOTEL IS LOCATED A BLOCK FROM THE TRAIN STATION IN GALWAY. THE MAN IN BLACK IS SMOKING A CIGARETTE. NO SMOKING INSIDE PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN IRELAND SINCE ABOUT 2002. SOME LOCALS SAY IT HAS KILLED THE PUBS. IT HASN'T KILLED ANY OF THE PUBS I VISITED. THEY WERE ALL QUITE LOVELY.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:34:42 MDT

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THIS MUSICIAN WAS FROM SPAIN AND PLAYED CLASSICAL GUITAR REALLY, REALLY WELL ON A PEDESTRIAN STREET IN DUBLIN. A LARGE CROWD WAS GATHERED TO WATCH AND LISTEN. THE MAN KNEELING WAS PURCHASING ONE OF THE CD'S FOR SALE. THE MUSICIAN ALSO ACCEPTED TIPS. I WAS OUT OF CHANGE.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:34:41 MDT

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THAT'S ME ON THE LEFT, BUT I HONESTLY DON'T REMEMBER THIS PHOTO BEING TAKEN, NOR DO I REMEMBER WHICH PUB OR WHICH CITY WHERE IT WAS TAKEN. HONESTLY. I SEE THAT HEINEKEN WAS ON TAP, THOUGH. THAT SHOULD NARROW IT DOWN A BIT.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:34:40 MDT

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NOW I REMEMBER. THAT'S GARY GIVING THE PEACE SIGN. HE'S A COP IN ATHLONE. THAT'S GARY'S FRIEND ANTHONY BEHIND HIM. HE'S A COOK IN THE IRISH ARMY STATIONED AT THE ARMY BASE IN ATHLONE. THEY HAD BEEN AT THIS PUB FOR A VERY, VERY, VERY LONG TIME BEFORE WE ARRIVED. THEY WANTED TO DISCUSS POLITICS. I DIDN'T.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:34:39 MDT

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THIS IS A TYPICAL CAR DRIVEN BY IRISH PEOPLE. JUST KIDDING.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:34:38 MDT

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THIS PHOTO OF THE BRIDGE WAS TAKEN FROM THE CASTLE SIDE OF THE RIVER SHANNON IN ATHLONE. IT'S PRETTY OLD. OLDER THAN ME. OLDER THAN GEORGE WASHINGTON, TOO. NOT AS OLD AS MOSES, THOUGH.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:34:37 MDT

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THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN IN DUBLIN ON O'CONNELL STREET, I THINK. IT WAS CLOSED, AS IT WAS SUNDAY WHEN WE ARRIVED IN DUBLIN.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:34:20 MDT

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THIS IS TYLER HOLDING A PINT IN FRONT OF A VERY LARGE GLASS OF GUINNESS AT ST. JAMES'S GATE IN DUBLIN WHERE THE BREWERY IS LOCATED. I TOOK A HUMONGOUS DRINK OUT OF THE BIG GLASS, BUT YOU COULDN'T EVEN TELL.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:34:19 MDT

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A STATEMENT FROM A FAMOUS DUBLIN WRITER WAS PRINTED ON EACH PANE OF GLASS IN THE GRAVITY BAR ON THE 7TH FLOOR OF THE GUINNESS BREWERY IN DUBLIN. THE BAR WAS CIRCULAR IN SHAPE, AND THERE WAS A TREMENDOUS VIEW OF DUBLIN FROM THERE. THIS IS WHERE WE EACH RECEIVED OUR ONE COMPLIMENTARY PINT OF GUINNESS. THAT WAS RICH.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:34:18 MDT

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NO, TYLER WASN'T IN ANY DANGER OF FALLING SEVEN STORIES. THE SAFETY GLASS PANES IN THE GRAVITY BAR WERE AT LEAST 1/8 INCH THICK. NO WORRIES.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:34:17 MDT

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SERVERS AT THE GRAVITY BAR. THEY ALL SPOKE ENGLISH AND AT LEAST ONE OTHER LANGUAGE. NOBODY FROM IOWA, THOUGH.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:34:16 MDT

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I'M SAVING EVERYBODY BY LEANING AGAINST THE POLE. NOTICE THE EXPRESSION ON THE GLASS. WHEN I READ "EQUIDIFFERENT," AND "TO OBTAIN HIS LATCHKEY," I KNEW WE WEREN'T IN KANSAS, ANYMORE.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:34:15 MDT

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PART OF ATHLONE CASTLE BUILT IN 1210. THE DEFENDERS USED TO FIRE THEIR MACHINE GUNS OUT THE PORTHOLES AT THE ATTACKERS.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:34:14 MDT

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SOME SMALL ISLANDS ON THE LAKE NORTH OF ATHLONE. EACH IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF ALCATRAZ.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:34:13 MDT

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TYLER AND KAREN DURING OUR VIKING BOAT RIDE. OUR GUIDE WAS A FORMER VIKING, BUT HE ASSURED ME THAT HIS RAIDING AND PILLAGING DAYS WERE BEHIND HIM.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:34:12 MDT

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I'M DISPLAYING MY CHEESIEST SMILE BEFORE EATING MY FISH AND CHIPS AT A RESTAURANT IN ATHLONE.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:34:11 MDT

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THIS IS KAREN'S MEAL AT THE SAME RESTAURANT, THE THYME, IN ATHLONE. SHE ORDERED SALMON. THAT'S A FISH EYE IN THE FOREGROUND.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:34:10 MDT

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THIS IS KAREN STANDING BEFORE THE SPANISH ARCH IN GALWAY. THE UMBRELLA IS TO KEEP HER FROM GETTING SUNBURNED. THE IRISH WERE KNOWN FOR THEIR MASONRY WORK.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:34:09 MDT

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THE WATERFRONT AT GALWAY. THE SEAS WERE CHOPPY THAT DAY.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:33:52 MDT

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BEAUTIFUL, IVY-COVERED APARTMENT BUILDINGS IN DUBLIN. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE HAS BEEN NEGOTIATING WITH THE OWNERS TO RELOCATE THESE BUILDINGS ACROSS THE STREET FROM WRIGLEY FIELD.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:33:51 MDT

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A PHOTO TAKEN FROM THE UPPER DECK OF OUR DOUBLE DECKER BUS ON THE CITY TOUR WE TOOK IN DUBLIN.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:33:50 MDT

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A CATHOLIC CHURCH IN DUBLIN. THE NAME STARTED WITH ST., BUT I DON'T REMEMBER THE REST.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:33:49 MDT

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LOTS OF LOVELY FLOWERS IN WINDOW BOXES THROUGHOUT IRELAND, AND NONE WERE PLASTIC.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:33:48 MDT

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THE SAME CHURCH IN DUBLIN BUT ABOUT TEN SECONDS EARLIER.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:33:47 MDT

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NO CLUE.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:33:47 MDT

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THIS IS THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENT SIGNED BY ARTHUR GUINNESS AND THE MAYOR OF LONDON IN 1759 GIVING GUINNESS THE RIGHTS TO BREW AT THIS SITE FOR 9,000 YEARS.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:33:46 MDT

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THAT'S A COPPER BREWING VAT IN THE BACKGROUND. I USED A WIDE ANGLE LENS ON THIS SHOT.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:33:45 MDT

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IT'S HOPS, NOT POPCORN.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:33:44 MDT

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A VIEW OF DUBLIN FROM THE 7TH FLOOR GRAVITY BAR AT THE GUINNESS BREWERY.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:33:43 MDT

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DIFFERENT VIEW FROM THE GUINNESS BREWERY.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:33:42 MDT

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KAREN ENJOYING HER COMPLIMENTARY PINT AT THE GRAVITY BAR. IT'S HER FAVE. LOTS OF SMILES. HOG HEAVEN.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:33:27 MDT

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A POPULAR PUB IN THE TEMPLE BAR DISTRICT OF DUBLIN. NICE AREA, BUT STREET CLEANERS WERE NEEDED EVERY MORNING, IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:33:26 MDT

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MY FAVORITE PUB IN DUBLIN. IN FACT, THAT'S ME IN THE WINDOW WEARING THE RED SWEATER WATCHING QUIETLY AS THE COPPER STROLLS BY. I LET MY HAIR DOWN A MOMENT LATER.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:33:25 MDT

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LETTING MY HAIR DOWN AND QUENCHING MY THIRST AT THE SAME TIME AT GOGARTY'S. THIS ONE DIDN'T EVEN TOUCH THE SIDES.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:33:24 MDT

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THIS IS AT TRINITY COLLEGE. OUR FIRST HOTEL WAS ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE COLLEGE. LADIES WHO LIKE TO WEAR HIGH HEELS WOULD NOT DO WELL HERE.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:33:23 MDT

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INSIDE THE MAIN GATE AT TRINITY COLLEGE IN DUBLIN.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:33:22 MDT

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THE AULD DUBLINER PUB ACROSS THE STREET FROM GOGARTY'S PUB. THE MAN IN THE YELLOW SHIRT IS SO DRUNK, HE'S TALKING TO A STOP SIGN POLE.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:33:21 MDT

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TYLER WITH ME ON MY 58TH BIRTHDAY. WE JUST ARRIVED IN DUBLIN AFTER A LONG FLIGHT, AND WE ARE CELEBRATING AT GOGARTY'S PUB. THE PINTS LOOK LOVELY! THEY TASTED PRETTY GOOD, TOO;)

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:33:20 MDT

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CHEERS!

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:33:19 MDT

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THE SERVER I'M LOOKING AT DIDN'T THINK I WAS TWENTY-ONE. I'M NOT. I'M A LOT OLDER THAN THAT.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:33:18 MDT

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KAREN DOING HER LEVEL BEST TO RELAX AT GOGARTY'S PUB. SHE SUCCEEDED MANY TIMES WHEREVER SHE TRAVELED IN IRELAND:)

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:33:17 MDT

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HONEY, WHO SHRUNK TYLER AND KAREN? ACTUALLY, THESE ARE BIG CHAIRS IN THE LOBBY AT THE TRINITY CHAPEL HOTEL IN DUBLIN WHERE WE STAYED THE FIRST TWO NIGHTS.

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OrangeDUBBA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:33:16 MDT

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TYLER AND KAREN TRYING (AND SUCCEEDING) TO RELAX IN OUR DUBLIN HOTEL BEFORE WE WENT TO TRINITY COLLEGE.