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Meet the Moritz/Jones Family of Portland Maine

Chino Blanco, October 30, 2009October 30, 2009

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Comments (4)

  1. Hellmut says:
    October 30, 2009 at 12:03 pm

    A real threat to the family, aren’t they?

    Reply
  2. profxm says:
    October 31, 2009 at 6:20 am

    Great video!

    Reply
  3. wayne says:
    November 2, 2009 at 10:57 pm

    Hellmut- Boy howdy….they sure have threatened my marriage……

    I wish them success.

    Reply
  4. wayne says:
    November 3, 2009 at 9:17 am

    I just realized how bad my last post sounds.

    They are not endangering my marriage nor do I want it to be.

    Reply

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