When USC canceled its spring game, one of the first things you heard was “Nebraska and Texas also did it.”
But let’s note a difference: Nebraska has sold out 403 straight home games. Texas sold out every game last season and has set an all-time season-ticket record four of the past five seasons.
These teams don’t need to sell tickets. USC has fake sellouts where it says all tickets are sold, then sells tickets on the secondary market. And when you go to the actual game, there are thousands of empty seats.
In short, USC needs events like a spring game to drum up interest in the program. The USC season-ticket renewal deadline is Feb. 28. I bet the people who work in ticket sales were thrilled to hear the spring game was canceled less than 10 days before the deadline.
But hey, don’t worry, there will be a fan engagement event in August.
A USC source told ESPN, “The biggest purpose that a spring game actually serves now is a fan engagement tool, and we just think we can engage fans in a better way,” the source said.
Oh really? Better than a spring game? On a sweltering August day? Will Lincoln Riley be engaging any fans?
- And now for some history:
- Did you know USC played Miami in the first college baseball regular-season series televised by ESPN? USC coach Rod Dedeaux is greeted by Miami coach Ron Fraser in the 1981 photo below.
- Traveler made an appearance at Dodger Stadium in 1977 as USC defeated the Dodgers, 5-2, in their once annual game. You know how many people showed up for the game? 48,000!
- Sometimes, a random photo can have so many stories behind it. This is from the 1977 Cal-USC dual track meet.
- USC sprinter Michael Simmons edged Cal sprinter Wesley Walker in the 100 meters. Simmons and Walker knew each other because they were teammates at Carson High School. In 1975, Simmons ran the second leg on USC’s 4×100 relay team that won the NCAA championship. Walker ran the anchor leg for Cal, which finished second, just behind the Trojans.
Simmons was also a member of USC’s 1977 4×100 relay team that won the NCAA title.
Walker was an All-American wide receiver for the Golden Bears and played for the New York Jets from 1977-89, where he amassed more than 8,300 yards receiving.
- USC cornerback Ricky Odom returned a fumble for a TD against Stanford in 1977. The Trojans won the game, 48-24.
- Paul Hackett talks to the USC offense during the Oregon State game in 1977.
THREE EXAMPLES OF A DIFFERENT WORLD
- Frank Gifford was still a USC student when he landed a role as an extra in the 1952 film, “Bonzo Goes To College.” The movie was the sequel to “Bedtime for Bonzo.”
- Grammy-winning singer Sarah Vaughn sang at an Open House for USC’s Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity on April 4, 1956. Tickets were 50 cents and the money was donated to a YWCA club.
Vaughn performed at USC following an engagement at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas.
- Actress Mitzi Gaynor (South Pacific) attended the 1953 USC-Minnesota game at the Coliseum. According to a press report, “She was wearing a grey flannel dress which she had apparently been poured into.”
PICTURES OF THE DAY
It’s French actress Sonia Petrovna.
And by popular demand, it’s a second week of English actress Alexandra Bastedo.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
- You want to see a jubilant USC team and crowd? Watch the final seconds of this short video of the 1973 USC-Stanford game, which came down to a Chris Limahelu field goal.
InsideUSC with Scott Wolf 
1973 Stanford, and another come-from-behind victory for the Trojans. That seemed to be the norm back in the 1970s
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Now the norm is come from ahead losses.
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Great year of football
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Last week, new data dropped showing that inflation has hit a seven-month high , driven in no small part by rising food , gas , and housing costs. Egg prices alone jumped 15.2 percent from December. But coffee and other items have also grown more expensive.
As numerous reporting was quick to point out, this is not a great look for President Donald Trump, who campaigned on the promise of lowering costs for consumers on “day one,” and who has also promised lower interest rates, which the Fed is unlikely to deliver unless inflation is under control. Trump reacted to the inflation news by blaming his predecessor. “BIDEN INFLATION UP!” he posted on Truth Social
BIDEN IS LAUGHING HIS A S S OFF AS HE GIVES TRUMP TWO MIDDLE FINGERS.
Trump is a fraud who it proves it day after day
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Last month’s report of the last days of the Senile Joe Regime showed that the Senile Joe Regime’s Bidenomics caused food prices to rise 30% over the last 4 years. Now that Trump is getting his cabinet approved he will be able to undo the damage of 4 years of incompetent Democrat rule. Amazingly, Cowardly Gabby aka TebowObama aka Charlie Bucket the UCLA Fan aka The Guy who posts as So Cal’s Wife & Michael Guarino & LawyerJohn & Pudly & Plow Horse & steveg49 & DOJ & Scott Wolf and Frank Young and KATHY and Foreskin Thoughts defended the Senile Joe Regime.
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but Trump said on day #1 he would drop prices. Are you saying trump was lying AGAIN.
every time you magats get your c r o t c h caved in you try to move the goalpost.
more insecurity issues.
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Inflation won’t drop for awhile, Biden & Co made sure of that with all his spending, but it will come down and you might even get a $5000 check courtesy of Trump, which you can blow on sex dolls since no woman will go near you.
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A 5k check from Trump would only cause inflation to go up…..
You’re a total DUMB-A S S
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Lowering the price of oil will cause prices to go down, Cowardly Gabby aka TebowObama aka Charlie Bucket the UCLA Fan aka The Guy who posts as So Cal’s Wife & Michael Guarino & LawyerJohn & Pudly & Plow Horse & steveg49 & DOJ & Scott Wolf and Frank Young and KATHY and Foreskin Thoughts. You need Remedial Economics.
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Trump has zero control over the price of oil. ..oil is a commodity……DUMB-A S S …..
you have idea what you’re talking…
just more insecurity issues
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Cowardly Gabby aka TebowObama aka Charlie Bucket the UCLA Fan aka The Guy who posts as So Cal’s Wife & Michael Guarino & LawyerJohn & Pudly & Plow Horse & steveg49 & DOJ & Scott Wolf and Frank Young and KATHY and Foreskin Thoughts, your hero Brack Husseion Obama and his puppet Senile Joe wanted to stop all oil production in the US in the name of the Green New Deal so we would spend $7 a gallon on gas and alternative energy would then be competitive with fossil fuels. “Somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe,” said Steven Chu — the man Barack Obama would ultimately tap to be energy secretary — in September 2008. He was explaining to The Wall Street Journal that higher energy prices are the centerpiece of the Left’s energy overhaul. Once again you are proven to be a liar!
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Also funny…
I remember gas going down by a nickel about year ago and the Village Idiot/Blog Pehdo/Yapping Chihuahua/Abby Normal saying “Thanks, Joe!” LMFAO
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It appears no one is listening to Paul Hackett
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Rod Dedeaux, not only a sensational coach, but a truly nice guy to boot
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— Got to love how the fans at that 1973 Stanford game were jumping up and down like human pogo sticks
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To have had a chance to woo French actress Petrovna, I might have learned French
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KAM: You think Riley will change his mind about the Spring game?
DON: Not on your life
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KAM:LA Officials Blame Residents for Wildfires, Admit They Knew The Fires Were Coming and Pacific Palisades Reservoir Was Empty for “A Year”!
DON: Democrat Mayor Karen Bass left LA for Ghana to establish a consulate in LA for Ghana and other African countries when the fire started saying that “prioritizing minorities” is one of the Mayor’s priorities. She knew of the potential for a fire but claimed “there’s nothing they could do” despite “red flag warnings” and “big indication of fires.”
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I love the old days, ’62 grad.
But it looks as though tradition is a thing of the past
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Good to hear from you, ’62 grad. But SC “tradition” for most Trojans is closely tied to ‘how Trojan-football is doing, and I recall a lot of ‘tradition’ awakening in 2016 with Sam’s Rose Bowl and 2022 with ‘Celeb’ running around.
Like wine, I’m told, some years are better than others
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Wrong. Ending the Pac 12, playing games on Friday nights that used to be reserved for high school football, ending the rivalries with Cal and Stanford, now the head coach snubbing the memorial for JRob and ending the Spring Game- tradition is dead.
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Sparrow is wrong every day about almost everything, which makes me think he’s fake Gabby
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go service your goats and quit being a pest….you sound really limited
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Nope, he’s Lawyer John. Cowardly Gabby aka TebowObama aka Charlie Bucket the UCLA Fan aka The Guy who posts as So Cal’s Wife & Michael Guarino & LawyerJohn & Pudly & Plow Horse & steveg49 & DOJ & Scott Wolf and Frank Young and KATHY and Foreskin Thoughts is a pervert Libtard who always gives herself away with her repetitive spams.
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you’re the Queen of repetitive spam……
DUMB-A S S
why all the insecurity issues. Focus on providing some real “inside USC” info.
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Cowardly Gabby aka TebowObama aka Charlie Bucket the UCLA Fan aka The Guy who posts as So Cal’s Wife & Michael Guarino & LawyerJohn & Pudly & Plow Horse & steveg49 & DOJ & Scott Wolf and Frank Young and KATHY and Foreskin Thoughts is the Queen of 6th and Grand Avenue where she hold forth from her Dumpster Throne!
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100-meter sprinters Simmons and Walker in a photo finish demonstrating the slight differences beween elite athletes. Simmons beat him out on the track but it was Walker who had the nice pro footall (football) career
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Watch the video and look at a SC coach basically telling Stanford to f’ing eat a merde sandwich with a very pronounced gesture towards their sideline
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The most recent polls show an overall dip in the president’s approval rating, which indicates Trump’s approval rating is heading downward more like an anchor
and he continues to hide from addressing the economy and inflation. Retaliation is his only concern.
wait for it… 3….2….1 more lame rebuttal from the sock p u p p e t s
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Wrong once again.
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you took the bait…. what a dumb—a s s
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The most recent polls show an overall dip in Cowardly Gabby aka TebowObama aka Charlie Bucket the UCLA Fan aka The Guy who posts as So Cal’s Wife & Michael Guarino & LawyerJohn & Pudly & Plow Horse & steveg49 & DOJ & Scott Wolf and Frank Young and KATHY and Foreskin Thoughts approval rating, which indicates Cowardly Gabby aka TebowObama aka Charlie Bucket the UCLA Fan aka The Guy who posts as So Cal’s Wife & Michael Guarino & LawyerJohn & Pudly & Plow Horse & steveg49 & DOJ & Scott Wolf and Frank Young and KATHY and Foreskin Thoughtsapproval rating is heading downward more like an anchor
and she continues to spam, dox and threaten to post animal d e f e c a t i o n videos. Banning is her only concern.
Wait for it- more “crotch kick” comments and challenges to fight from this psychotic loser.
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Give me that kind of a win in the lasts seconds over a 50-0 blowout any time! In those the opposing fans were down from the start. They never thought they had a chance.
But the games in which they are leading throughout and convinced their victory is assured, celebrating through the entire 4th quarter and thinking about how they’ll continue celebrating that evening, only to have their hearts ripped out in the end? Oh yeah, that is true satisfaction!
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I’ll take 50-0 wins every week
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The ONLY thing I like about those is giving the 3rd & 4th stringers a chance to play, especially the seniors.
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A weekly curb stomping is better than a close game to a lesser opponent, which you could easily lose
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Under Sir Lincoln of Riley, we are the fans in the games in which we are leading throughout and convinced our victory is assured, celebrating through the entire 4th quarter and thinking about how we’ll continue celebrating that evening, only to have our hearts ripped out in the end. Thanks, Bohn Head!
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— Best part of SC in the ‘Big-10’ is that the Trojans play Ohio St, Michigan and Penn St at least once every 3-years, and not wait a lifetime for a Rose Bowl match-up
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KAM: Democrat LA Mayor Karen Bass Fires DEI Lesbo Fire Chief Kristin Crowley Effective Immediately
DON: When Does Bass Resign With Honor?
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Consumer sentiment numbers released on Friday show that consumer sentiment plunged over the last month, as prices on consumer staples such as eggs and coffee rose significantly.
From the latest University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey, “America’s economic mood is now souring — and Trump is getting the heat for it.”
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Are you really so stupid to think that Trump could fix the economy in a month ? Yes, yes you are.
And they would never say that Trump is feeling the heat, that’s coming from the legacy media that still hasn’t found out it’s irrelevant now.
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so what you are saying is that trump’s campaign pledge was just one massive lie
You sound really insecure.
I am calling trump.out…..he made the promise.and you fools drank the kool-aid.
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What you are unable to comprehend is that it takes time for Trump to get his cabinet appointments approved and institute the reforms needed. Your Dictator Senile Joe destroyed America.
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trumps latest speech was extremely incoherent……embarrassing…..zero talk about the economy and inflation
snake oil saleman…total fraud
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Keep crying (and trying to claim you aren’t crying)!! LMAO
We love it!! Trump is doing a great job of cleaning up Biden & Harris’s messes.
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Your every post is extremely incoherent…embarrassing… zero football IQ and zero political IQ. You actually supported a senile corrupt old pervert for 4 years and yet you still have the nerve to show your face around here. At least Owns knows he was snookered and has disappeared
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Your every post is extremely incoherent…embarrassing… zero football IQ and zero political IQ. You actually supported a senile corrupt old pervert for since 2016 and yet you still have the nerve to show your face around here. At least MG knows he was snookered and has disappeared
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Remember when Cowardly Gabby chickened out of this fight?
Chickens$#@ Gabby is a B&^%hurt Narcissist
JULY 4, 2023 AT 10:07 PM
Meet me in Miami at 4pm ET tomorrow, Chickens%$ Gabby! If you aren’t there, you are only proving your name. I don’t want to hear any excuses! None! No f&*^ing excuses! Tomorrow at 4pm ET! Be there or everyone will know for a fact that you are a true chicken
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KAM: Herbert Hoover was a President nearly 100-years ago but apparently times don’t change much– “Professional Liberals and Conservatives want the firey debate…The hardest job for a politcian today is to have the courage to be a moderate. It’s easy to take an extreme position”
DON: You won’t like this but it is said that ‘A Liberal is a person too broadminded to take their own side in a quarrel
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KAM: Democrats are about to go to court to force taxpayers to keep paying welfare to illegals.
DON: Gonna be an optics disaster. But they have no choice. Ask yourself why.
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Karen Bass trying to blame Fire Chief, Crowley! Removed her from her position effective immediately.
Bass is such a piece of shxt. I remember someone on this board claiming she wasn’t liked her because we’re racist! LMAO
Her incompetence is what we didn’t like and it’s been exposed. (not the first time.)
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Which preachy lib said that? Cowardly Gabby, Trans Bruin or Inquisitive Libtard?
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The DOW just had it’s worst day of the year and Trump was quick to point out it’s Biden’s fault.
trump is looking desperate as his poll numbers drop like an anchor
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” The worst day of the year”? Wowsie wowsie woo woo, Bad Luck Schleprock aka Cowardly Gabby aka TebowObama aka Charlie Bucket the UCLA Fan aka The Guy who posts as So Cal’s Wife & Michael Guarino & LawyerJohn & Pudly & Plow Horse & steveg49 & DOJ & Scott Wolf and Frank Young and KATHY and Foreskin Thoughts, we aren’t even through February yet!
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The conflicts that erupted on Joe’s watch were not a coincidence. We installed incompetence & weakness and the bad guys of the world took advantage of it. The timing was not a coincidence.
But the idiots who claim to be so compassionate like to pretend the loss of lives that occurred the past 4 years had nothing to do with their horrible choice. The rest of us know better.
I pray every night that the hostilities that grew under our last weak administration can be reigned by Trump, who seeks to promote peace & prosperity.
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,,,,reigned in…
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Proof that a UCLA degree is worthless:https://x.com/charliekirk11/status/1893005065390068133
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You go Scotty! Tear them Trojans down! Show them whose boss. It will make you feel better.
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Wolf has major insecurity issues. He hides behind numerous sock——p u p p e t s
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Speaking of major issues, Cowardly Gabby aka TebowObama aka Charlie Bucket the UCLA Fan aka The Guy who posts as So Cal’s Wife & Michael Guarino & LawyerJohn & Pudly & Plow Horse & steveg49 & DOJ & Scott Wolf and Frank Young and KATHY and Foreskin Thoughts needs treatment for her paranoid schizophrenia condition. It is a fairly common (and can be severe) mental illness: about 0.32% of the population suffers from it. [Let’s see. There were 331 million Americans in the 2020 Census. I don’t believe they diagnose it (for sure) until one’s late teenage years, so let’s apply it to those Americans and Traitors like Cowardly Gabby 18 and over. Google says that 258 million Americans are 18 years old & older: 258 million x 0.0032 = 825,600 people adults who suffer from paranoid schizophrenia, just like Cowardly Gabby.
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Speaking of major issues, Cowardly Gabby aka TebowObama aka Charlie Bucket the UCLA Fan aka The Guy who posts as So Cal’s Wife & Michael Guarino & LawyerJohn & Pudly & Plow Horse & steveg49 & DOJ & Scott Wolf and Frank Young and KATHY and Foreskin Thoughts needs treatment for her paranoid schizophrenia condition. It is a fairly common (and can be severe) mental illness: about 0.32% of the population suffers from it. [Let’s see. There were 331 million Americans in the 2020 Census. I don’t believe they diagnose it (for sure) until one’s late teenage years, so let’s apply it to those Americans and Traitors like Cowardly Gabby 18 and over. Google says that 258 million Americans are 18 years old & older: 258 million x 0.0032 = 825,600 people adults who suffer from paranoid schizophrenia, just like Cowardly Gabby…..
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KAM: Zelensky SURRENDERS to President Trump and will be signing a mineral deal within HOURS.
DON: WINNING!
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“Inside USC” by Scott Wolf
LOSING!!!
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Cowardly Gabby aka TebowObama aka Charlie Bucket the UCLA Fan aka The Guy who posts as So Cal’s Wife & Michael Guarino & LawyerJohn & Pudly & Plow Horse & steveg49 & DOJ & Scott Wolf and Frank Young and KATHY and Foreskin Thoughts wasting 2 decades of her life spamming this site = LOSING!
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KAM: United Firefighters of Los Angeles president is “outraged” over removal of LAFD chief by Castro loving Democrat Mayor Karen Bass.
DON: Chief Crowley is being made a scapegoat, and she is being terminated for telling the truth.
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Wolf throws out some interesting topics and hardly anyone responds to them. Scott should retitle his blog ‘Non Sequiturs’ or ‘Inside Donnie’
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speaking of “non-sequiturs–
DON Glad you called, it takes my mind off of stuff I got to do, and in fact I’ve got Putin on hold, so what you got?
KAM: It is February 22,, George Washington’s birthday, and because everybody already got their day off, only Washington’s immediate family will be celebrating
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In the battle between the French versus English blog beauties:
Viva La France
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