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Because I had promised

Because I had promised by yaznotjaz.
For Hashim, who hates macros and craves deep-dish pizza.

(Zachary's Pizza. This was the San Ramon location, during lunch with AyeshaD - but I'm linking to the College Ave. location because they are more awesome. The end.) 

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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

you really are horrible...
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

horrible...
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

and cruel...
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

did i mention horrible?
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called macros are under-rated..., and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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Rokkin Foto  Pro User  says:

Deep dish in SF? Thats like having Buffalo Wings in LA!! LOL!!

Probably not the same thing!!
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manna from the heavens™  Pro User  says:

I am all about thin crust.
and crunchy.

just make sure you watch them cook it so you know they're not blowing air from their mouth under the pizza dough during pre-cooking.

yes. some places do that. I was a witness..
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yaznotjaz  Pro User  says:

holy good GOD, you guys work fast! i just uploaded this drama!

hashim,
you're just JEALOUS. in all caps!
that is all.

rokkinfoto,
dude, next time i'm in chicago, i gotta have the chicago version.
for now, this does quite nicely. god, i've been hungry for hours, and this photo is making it worse.

hoda,
thick crust is crunchy, tooooo. and, umm, blowing air from their mouths under the pizza dough? whoa. thanks, i will never trust pizza places again.

i'm waiting for our phoenix buddy, O, to come along eventually and tell us all about his take on Zachary's!
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Joyful Reverie - away  Pro User  says:

i've never had deep dish pizza, this looks scrumptious! yummmmmmmmm and looove the macro =)
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

i've never had deep dish pizza

*jaw drops*
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

DSC_5085
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yaznotjaz  Pro User  says:

hashim, vat is UP with your linkaging?
i will have you know what when i was 13-14 and living in pakistan, we used to spend whole afternoons plucking feathers off dead chickens.

you can't rattle me that easily.
hmph.
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yaznotjaz  Pro User  says:

joyful,
glad SOMEONE likes the macro, at least! =)
(we need to launch a full-fledged glare attack on hashim.)
you must try deep-dish pizza sometime!
even if you don't like it (as my sister doesn't), at least you can say you've tried it. =)
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Rokkin Foto  Pro User  says:

Yaz - gotta come to Buffalo and Try some REAL Wings!!!

We have pizza and wing shops on every street corner but this is the original place:

www.anchorbar.com/
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Rabujee says:

o God, this looks so delicious, im hungry now =\
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

we used to spend whole afternoons plucking feathers off dead chickens.

oodly enough, i found that chickens taste really damn good *taaza taaza*, freshly plucked for dinner is pretty darn *taaza*.

btw, if i were you... i'd for sure bullet that plucking experience on your resume.
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mercuricstranger says:

luv the macro... i dont think we have deep dish pizzas here in Pakistan... its either thin/ thick or stuffed.. but this looks YUMMY.... sawere sawere aisa khana.. God help me till lunch time ;)
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

we used to spend whole afternoons plucking feathers off dead chickens.

i tried this once too, but the chicken was alive... i have no idea why i did this btw, i was a kid at the time and wanted a feather. i chased and chased... without luck.

a true but very sad story.

*sigh*
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natashajahangir  Pro User  says:

you are a genius!!!! :D
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

you are a genius!!!! :D

but cruel and very horrible.
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Vani Kurup  Pro User  says:

Wow! beautiful shots.
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Ayeshaaz  Pro User  says:

WOW!
That's the one you were telling me about, right?
I have never had deep dish pizaa either and i think i am missing quite something in my life. Lets make this our our destination for next meetup.
Theek?
I am curious about the filling - what else it has apart from pizza sauce.


we used to spend whole afternoons plucking feathers off dead chickens.

ARE YOU SERIOUS? Why? because every family slaughtered their own chicken?
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

I have never had deep dish pizaa either

you MUST do this Ayesha... you'll never settle for *regular* pizza afterwards.

ny style pizza is icky...
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TDH says:

You had to go to the length of adding the multiple views to make us feel miserable :(

_dies_
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

omg!

see what you did?

you just killed TDH...




btw, the gaudi + nusrat thing... not at all bad. very very mellow.
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Zana Khan  Pro User  says:

never had deep dish pizza, looks like an english quiche...yummy!
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cu♥re di marmo  Pro User  says:

Yeah looks more like a pie! Delicious!!
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icubaji  Pro User  says:

bah! thin and crispy for me. that looks like a huge layer of sauce enclosed by a shell.
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Anjum (barsaat)  Pro User  says:

ufff, now i want pizza for breakfast! not a great idea.

yasminay the macros and the photo (a quadtych?) are awesome. really great photos. plus a bonus! making hashim so JEALOUS!

PS as a loyalist NYer I must say, deep dish sucks, thin crust rocks. :P i have had deep dish at giordanos in chicago, and i was not THAT impressed. my rxn: "it's stuffed and deep - congratulations. its good. but i want a pizza, not a pastry dish."
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fiction~dreamer.●๋•  Pro User  says:

deep crust? thin crust? crunchy? buffalo? english quiche?
oye hoi, I thought this was katlamma!

abidnawaz - katlamma 230507
I want katlamma~punjabi pizza!!!
[courtesy: abidnawaz]

the mosaic is really good - you are teasing us from all angles!
hummpphh!
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

icubaji, did you just bah! deep dish?

*sigh*

PS as a loyalist NYer I must say

but you're in NJ!

*smacks forehead*

I thought this was katlamma!

i've never had it, have seen it, but have never had it... looks like a giant soggy *papard*.
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phxpma  Pro User  says:

Demerit to Yaz for posting Zachary's while I toil in the desert, helpless. It makes me anger and frustrate.

Zacharyyyyyyyyyzzzzzzzz.......

Where was I? Oh yeah. I want pizza for breakfast now but I didn't order any last night so I'm kind of stuck with a lame bowl of cereal. Bah.

Although Yaz, you still need to try Little Star, if I'm not mistaken.

And I'll just deal with the supposed best pizza in the country being a couple miles away from me :

Breakfast of Champions

When Oprah makes her best friend leave Chicago to come to Arizona to eat pizza, you know its for reals.
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

When Oprah makes her best friend leave Chicago to come to Arizona to eat pizza,

barry obama was sent all the way from ord to phx for pizza?
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

PS as a loyalist NYer I must say

the PS is for post script... not Print Server...

*wink wink*
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Anjum (barsaat)  Pro User  says:

Jerseyans identify with 1 of three things -- NYC, Philly, or the Jersey Shore. "central jersey" might be its own thing too, who the hell knows. I am part of central NJ, so I identify with taht (lots of parks, suburbia, malls, highways), BUT i also identify with NYC. sooooo yes, I much prefer thin crust pizza, ny ishtyle.

*shove*
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Anjum (barsaat)  Pro User  says:

with that said, i'm going to pizzeria uno's for lunch today for some deep dish. *wiggles hips*
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

you HIP WIGGLER...
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Anjum (barsaat)  Pro User  says:

*secret smile*
guilty as charged. but i can never do the moves as well as you do 'em.
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vxm says:

All one needs with that deep dish is a smooth cup of Kopi Khota .
:-)
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stjernesol  Pro User  says:

well i love macros and think i would love the pizza too ;))))
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icubaji  Pro User  says:

indeed, i did just bah! deep dish. it's too wet and mucky and thick and yucky for me. in st. louis, we'd have these waferthin crust pizzas cut into squares. that's what i'm talkin' about. also, if ever in DC, Vace's thin crust is A NUMBER VAN!
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*~Starlit Dreams~* (Goodbye Everyone..) [deleted] says:

Great set! Beautiful work... the pie looks so yummy! :)
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inn3rflow says:

yum. don't know about the dead chickens, but i guess he got his message accross.
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

yaznotjaz says: Hashim loves snow, I hear.

Posted 53 months ago



H@shim A™ says: i love snow like yaznotjaz loves chai...

=)

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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

barsaat says: i will be sure to add "brilliant" to my biodata. :)

Posted 12 minutes ago.



H@shim A™ says: don't forget dorky...

that's sure to score points with the *aunty* crowd.

Posted 12 minutes ago.

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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

Ayeshaaz says: damnit!
and half of the time in last 4 months he wasn't on flickr.

Posted in 1989.



H@shim A™ says: yes... it reminds me of stiglitz pasta.

gah.

Posted in 1974.

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Ayeshaaz  Pro User  says:

H@shim A™ says:

*packs bags and books ticket*

*gets detained by homeland security*

*wonders if there is room in CoMD's suitcase for the trip to Pakistan instead*

Posted 14 months ago.
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

*gets detained by homeland security*

this part is very true much too often...

*sigh*
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

H@shim A™ says:

i hate it when i misplace or lose CDs...


yaznotjaz says:

me, tooooo.

where do you think they go?

maybe that same black void in the sky where mismatched socks go.

also, there is absolutely no reason why i should have lost that album, because the only place i listen to CDs is in my car.






yaznotjaz says:

did your lens sent via carrier pigeon arrive at its destination faster than my postcard sent via USPS?

i bet it did.

it's all USPS' fault, i TOLD you.


H@shim A™ says:

your postcard is sitting right in front of me while we speak (write)... your *Ls* *Ts* *Ms* and especially *Vs* are really stabby lookin'.

almost as creepy as your memory...

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yaznotjaz  Pro User  says:

holy god.
i'm ridiculously behind in replying to comments, as it is...

thank you for the comments, everybody! and welcome to the food-related MADNESS that is my flickr timesuck and obsession! =)

...but i've got to ask, really quickly, the hell are you DOING, hashim?
i keep getting all these gmail notifications of your crackheaded flickr cmments, and i have no idea what's going on. but thank you for the 'quote archive' tag. that, buddy boy, is sheer GENIUS. i'm sure we'll be making use of it on other footoos, too, at the rate you're going.

also, did i even know you 53 months ago? much less, in 1974? (i wasn't even born then.) *squints at timestamps*
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

i think this sums it all up pretty well...

*yaznotjaz says:

you FOUND it!
multiple exclamation points!!!!!
i lowve you! so much!

PS: re. jaznotyaz -
i also hate you so much.
BASTID.


*note the extra exclamation points...
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Farida!  Pro User  says:

Wow, that looks so scrumptious!
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phxpma  Pro User  says:

By the way, Yaz, have you read this?

Zachary's nowhere to be found, it seems...
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yaznotjaz  Pro User  says:

thanks for the comments, rockstars! i say we all go out for pizza tomorrow evening, and then we can have it for breakfast on friday morning, too. who likes this plan? (me! me!)

O,
dude, i haven't heard of ANY of those places! i totally need to get out more. i like that the writer doesn't like pineapples on his pizza, though; that makes me trust him more.

also can't resist responding to hashim -

btw, if i were you... i'd for sure bullet that plucking experience on your resume.

well, i did mention it in my college application essays, how 'bout THAT?! ;)

and vxm:
All one needs with that deep dish is a smooth cup of Kopi Khota .

nooo, no chai, yaara! i'll pass, thanks. and i don't even know what to say in response to your kopi luwak reference/link over there, but i am suitably enlightened now, and now i NEVER want to drink chai. that is all!
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

while Yasmine and i were having lunch today... out of nowhere she tells me that it's been like 8 years since Nazia Hassan had died.

i'm like... wah?

really?

she's like *yah* and then proceeds to start singing one of her songs.

the restaurant manager came over and politely asked her to stop.

was actually pretty funny.

anyhow, she goes on to tell me about her massive crush on Zohaib...

so this one's for you kiddo!
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phxpma  Pro User  says:

I say that Yaz should record Young Tarang 2: Electric Boogaloo. It will sell millions. A huge success. Yes.

Especially if she uses the insanely hard choreography from this in her videos.

The world won't know what hit it.
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

Charlie's Disco!

ha!


Yasmine told me she was gonna sing Ooie Ooie on my birthday...
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

i just saw your new icon btw O...

sellout.


*sigh*
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yaznotjaz  Pro User  says:

O,
back in full-force, i see! just watched that wideo, and the red hearts in the background kept cracking me up, as did the insanely hard choreography. the girl has hella shiny hair, though. maybe she should stick to shampoo commercials.

hashim,
you just keep me updated on what day it is, and i'll practice. when's your birthday? i bet it's december or january, since you love winter SO MUCH.
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phxpma  Pro User  says:

I'm not too sure about this manga icon being my avatar either. But I'm too lazy to change it back. Maybe later.

Bah.

But if Yasmine sings you Ooie Ooie, there better be Rubik's cubes flying over her head. That is all.
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yaznotjaz  Pro User  says:

you guys are killing me with the youtube wideos. KILLING ME.
at the end, when they continually throw him up in the air, i kept thinking the dude was going to land flat on his back on the floor.

loved this part of the wideo description:

This is the track that I listen to all the time in my car and make an ass out of myself all the time by trying to mimic the song...

hashim? is that you?
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phxpma  Pro User  says:

i kept thinking the dude was going to land flat on his back on the floor.

And then the girl with the rose yells "Nahin!" while the other girl runs over to him and cries and pats his head with a kerchief. Girl with rose then gets up and walks over to the other girl, slaps her, yells Chudail! and a catfight ensues. Rest of the jumo nacho crowd eagerly watches them pull each other's hair instead of helping Mr. Indian Idol , who's lying in pain. Meanwhile, the playback track is skipping and his "voice" is repeating "Huh! Huh!" over and over again...
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yaznotjaz  Pro User  says:

O, you're crazy.
craaaazy.
am laughing so hard, and will have to come back to properly respond to that comment.

meanwhile, esspeaking of foods you all love, i'm going to go eat...
(guess! guess!)

...CHAPLI KABOB!

goodbwye!
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Anjum (barsaat)  Pro User  says:

oh pyaaarisi yasminay, make sure you bring some back for us!
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phxpma  Pro User  says:

you're crazy

Your point being...?

CHAPLI KABOB!

Is that a gloat? You realize I live in a chapli kabob wasteland, right?

Bah.

* leaves to find dinner, which WON'T be chapli kabob *
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

aik dho... keyney bhee dhooo

t(h)een char... ho gaya pyar

mein toh chala...

lalalalaaa
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

i MUST get that DVD!
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

And then the girl with the rose yells "Nahin!" while the other girl runs over to him and cries and pats his head with a kerchief. Girl with rose then gets up and walks over to the other girl, slaps her, yells Chudail! and a catfight ensues. Rest of the jumo nacho crowd eagerly watches them pull each other's hair instead of helping Mr. Indian Idol , who's lying in pain. Meanwhile, the playback track is skipping and his "voice" is repeating "Huh! Huh!" over and over again...

dude, and here i thought i had issues with run on sentences...

regardless... i liked this part best.

*Rest of the jumo nacho crowd eagerly watches them pull each other's hair instead of helping Mr. Indian Idol , who's lying in pain.*


the only think i'd change is i'd introduce a villian who has giant feet and goes around stabbing ppl with a orange plastic fork...

...while singing Ooie Ooie at the same time.
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phxpma  Pro User  says:

Well, considering she never walked through this door maybe she's ready to make her 80's Bollywood debut instead.

Hmmm.....
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shazbhaz2 says:

so i saw this picture and my family and I went to Zachary's soon after and it did not disappoint!
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Ayeshaaz  Pro User  says:

I am going to ignore all the comments above and just want to complement shazbhaz2.
What a good one who actually went and tried it. I want to try it too. ASAP.
Lets put it on our list for next visit to east bay, Yasmine!
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Ayeshaaz  Pro User  says:

oh shazbhaz2 is guavajuice.
*hi*
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

i thought this was funny...

*I’m surprised he didn’t rupture his eardrums with that amount of pressure.*

i started to imagine stuff flying out both ears and the dude screaming in pain and then running out of the lecture hall while the professor had jaw dropped and was left speechless for a good 30 seconds or so before getting back to lecture like nothing had happened.
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shazbhaz2 says:

ha yeah I'm guava juice I made a new account :) The pizza was great you def. need to go
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

for you...
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Omar A.  Pro User  says:

After seeing this photo, I 'am soooo going there ASAP...maybe tonite!
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Omar A.  Pro User  says:

We went to Zachary's in San Ramon on Friday night - it was great!
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yaznotjaz  Pro User  says:

hashim,
there ARE movies about my life. they're called 'animoto' or something, and some dude on flickr keeps adding gah music to 'em. ;)

shaz,
dude! so glad you liked it! maybe i should make recommendations about things beyond gelato more often. =)

OMAR!
i need to give you all-caps and multiple exclamation points (!!!!!!!!), because i was so amused by your comments on this photo, but little did i realize that that would be NO match for this evening, when Nadia told me you had come down into our corner of the east bay to visit her and A, and referenced my pic here and essentially said, 'we need to go to zachary's.' i laughed so hard, you have no idea. so THAT'S who the 'we' was! =) so glad you guys had a rocking time and enjoyed the pizza! hope ramadan's treating you and the familia well.
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

“I’m a queen!” she says. “You could boss me around if you wanna.”
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yaznotjaz  Pro User  says:

thanks for referencing one of the most fun comment threads ever, crackstar.

(one of my favorite bits:
shahid afridi doesn't like people who don't like The Princess Bride.

man, i am too much the funny sometimes.)
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

˙sdooɥ-ɐןnɥ ʎnq oʇ sı ǝɟıן uı ןɐoƃ ʍǝu ʎɯ puɐ '(ssɐɹƃ uo uɐɥʇ ǝʇǝɹɔuoɔ uo ɹǝʇʇǝq sʞɹoʍ ʇɐɥʇ ʇɐɥʇ uo ʎןɹɐǝ pǝɹǝʌoɔsıp ı ʇnq) ǝdoɹ-dɯnɾ ʎɯ uo punoɹɐ dıʞs uǝʌǝ ı 'sǝɯıʇǝɯos
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yaznotjaz  Pro User  says:

thank you kindly for your contribution to the conversation, hashim.
wait, i mean my contribution.
never mind.
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kit_mal says:

that's a weird kinda pijja no cheesy pijja for me?
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

a very stylish young lady in a green top and sunglasses at 3:20 am just walked by and burped loudly.

classy

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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

my vote goes to...

have you ever noticed that it's a conversation between a mouse and a pig, both apparently english-speaking?

ms. 'im all in a demure kindev mood at the moment', i like your watch - but it's on the wrong wrist!

;o)
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yaznotjaz  Pro User  says:

there is a reason for everything, smartass!
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

the memory is too much the boggling...
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yaznotjaz  Pro User  says:

don't forget AWESOME.
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H@shim A™  Pro User  says:

don't forget AWESOME.

*YEAH!*
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