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Looks like we may have lost a member of the PARF community...

When are these guys going to learn?

MS-13 Gang Member Died Trying To Gold Plate His Genitals - Viral News

The only way to make this work is to dip them in molten gold...

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Old 05-03-2016, 05:54 PM
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Safe to say he wasn't in line for a Nobel prize....
Old 05-03-2016, 05:56 PM
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Awesome!
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Old 05-03-2016, 06:22 PM
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Hope they all do it....
Old 05-03-2016, 06:24 PM
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Safe to say he wasn't in line for a Nobel prize....
The No-Ball Prize, on the other hand...
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Old 05-03-2016, 06:29 PM
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No great loss there. Maybe more of them will keep trying till they figure it out.
Old 05-03-2016, 06:36 PM
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Old 05-03-2016, 07:05 PM
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Now that is a darn shame.

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Old 05-03-2016, 07:57 PM
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What a dumbass. Every Pelican knows that you ether anodize or polish them...prevents structural weakness.
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When I rebuilt the DB4 I had the con rods "peened" to strengthen them. Should have tried that first.
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Old 05-03-2016, 08:38 PM
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Thinking about it; David Beckham will have to relinquish his nickname to this guy.
Old 05-03-2016, 09:06 PM
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Good for him !
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Old 05-03-2016, 09:35 PM
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Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha I laughed out loud here in the office! Damit!
Natural selection! No big loss to the world. Hope there are more trying this!
Old 05-04-2016, 12:37 AM
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Too good to be true....
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There's no way this is real. Other headlines are

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LONDON GANGSTER DIES AFTER GOLD PLATING HIS NUTS
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WOMAN CAUGHT MASTURBATING WITH SAUSAGE IN TESCO TOILETS
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Old 05-04-2016, 03:15 AM
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I'm voting that the site and story are not real, which is unfortunate.

Besides, everyone knows you use Gold leaf for that.
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Old 05-04-2016, 04:01 AM
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Old 05-04-2016, 04:16 AM
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Source may have credibility issues. Also carried this storey:

Wild Boy Found Living With Kangaroos In Australia - Viral News



eh......................, No

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