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I still watch TLC from time to time* favouring their specials (i.e. Half-Ton Teen and the one about Treeman) over their more pedestrian fare–I never got into Jon & Kate. But what the hell? Since when did they go from wholesome to Exploitation Central? There are the more obvious targets like Toddlers & Tiaras and Say Yes To The Dress which, the Antabuse Online Cheap more I watch, the more I begin to loathe the Antabuse Online Cheap idea of getting married (it’s like MTV’s Sweet Sixteen, but with grown-ups!) And Little People, Big World was an Antabuse Online Cheap interesting enough concept when it was the only show about little people, but a Antabuse Online Cheap riff on the theme was necessary and now little people are Antabuse Online Cheap the new big family. The Little Couple and The Little Chocolatiers are apparently just like us, but little (duh!), so they must be interesting.
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* Except Cake Boss. I loooove Cake Boss.
Simon
Dec 30th, 2009
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