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Anonymous said ... i'm nearly 52 years old and i have never posted a comment on the internet for any reason. however i feel compeled to comment on the Britney graph. who doesn't love a good trainwreck? this is one of the more clever things i've seen on the net.
Life sure does come at you fast. Jessica Hagy 2007
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And what have I read in response: rants against George W.Bush as though he's still in office, self-serving I'm misunderstood, citations of nebulous studies to confirm a personal hatred, more than one response that while espousing disdain of "political correctness", still compeled to toe the line with some of the above drivel.
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So I want to ask what compeled you to make an assertion
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I feel compeled to command you on this great article.
Democrats in Black and White - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Когда преступники претензии бог compeled их совершать свои преступления , мы не оправдывает преступления, потому что наш закон не библейский.
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Ne zaman suçlular suçu kendi işlemek için onları compeled iddia tanrı suç dolayısıyla İncil değil bizim hukuk, biz özür değil.
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Now that the conference has voted in favour of coalition, does that mean that you would feel compeled yourself to vote with the coalition on bills in the assemblyeven if you felt that a certain bill was making too much of a concesion to the other party or was in general against your LibDem principles?
Back in circulation 2007
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I think I would have been compeled to forward the missive to my department head at the very least, so that we could share a mutual chuckle.
An email to which I did not respond. Angry Professor 2006
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He has not felt compeled to go along with the crowd and has often had well thought out positions.
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He only felt compeled to tell of his dream to warn.
Oregon Pastor Predicts God Will Smite Portland on Father’s Day 2006
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