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Anonymous said…
Numba 3 and "Number 9, Number 9, Number 9."
Star said…
oh what an arduous task ;)
The Bard said…
FYI - I chose number 1 and 6, though I like many of the others and will possibly use them but I chose to have those two touched up by the photographer. Thanks for all your opinions!
Matt, as the person who has likely known you longer out of all 7 of your readers, I feel it is my duty to tell you how much you remind me of Jim from the American Pie Movies. But just in these 9 pictures. You know in real life, around 10 years ago, you resembled Steve, from Blues Clues. Just thought I'd put in my two cents. Honestly Matt, and this goes way back to 7th grade, so think hard....In the words of the ever so Bill-Cosbyish Band Teacher Bill Baxter, "Of all the people I know, you're one of them."

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