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  • Mi sono iscritta in palestra e domani comincio a seguire un corso - prossimamente potro' raccontare delle mie avventure nel mondo del cardio-kickboxing *sorriso malefico* La mia amica Sam mi ha mandato della bella lana e ora non ho scuse per non cominciare a lavorare a maglia, ho comprato anche i ferri e sono pronta per imparare!

    Chirpiness Ra 2009

  • Mi sono iscritta in palestra e domani comincio a seguire un corso - prossimamente potro' raccontare delle mie avventure nel mondo del cardio-kickboxing *sorriso malefico* La mia amica Sam mi ha mandato della bella lana e ora non ho scuse per non cominciare a lavorare a maglia, ho comprato anche i ferri e sono pronta per imparare!

    Archive 2009-01-01 Ra 2009

  • Solo una ligera diferencia separa el estirar brazos y piernas haciendo gimnasia a estirarlos en el potro de tortura.

    El Funcionario Loco 2008

  • 'Vi prego, Signori, di credere que porro ogni mio studio a contribuire tanto che potro alia prosperita della nostra instituzione ch' e gia arrivata ad un punto si rispettevole.

    Life of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887

  • Over his clothes he wore a red cloak or poncho, and heavy iron spurs on his feet, which were cased in the _botas de potro_, or long stockings made of a colt's untanned hide.

    Far Away and Long Ago 1881

  • Shawls round the loins, tucked up between their legs and fastened with a girdle, did duty as breeches; their feet were encased in _potro_ boots, made of the hock-skin of horses, while over their half-naked shoulders hung ponchos of skin, not without a certain amount of wild grace.

    Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure Gordon Stables 1875

  • He turned and walked away, his _potro_ boots making no sound on the sward.

    Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure Gordon Stables 1875

  • 'Vi prego, Signori, di credere que porro ogni mio studio a contribuire tanto che potro alia prosperita della nostra instituzione ch' é gia arrivata ad un punto si rispettevole.

    Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780 James Boswell 1767

  • The three most common methods were the garrucha, similar to the strappado; the toca, or ordeal of water; and the potro, a form of the rack.

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] 2010

  • Everyone else is running away with a string of fantastic, un-beaten etc.. results … maybe gulbis is going through a losing streak … this sucks … i mean, juan martin del potro has DEFINETELY improved and look where he is now, already at the age of 20 and some months younger to gulbis, he is at the AO QF against Federer .. who knows, he mite beat Federer too?!

    WordPress.com News 2009

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