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iowahawk.typepad.com - 11/21/2008

Lemon.

— iowahawk.typepad.com — It's in the way you dress. The way you boogie down. The way you sign your unemployment check. You're a man who likes to do things your own way. And on those special odd-numbered Saturdays when driving is permitted, you want it in your car. It's ... (more) Lemon.

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