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Getting a Ticket
Submitted by TK42ONE on Fri, 06/01/2007 - 9:26am.
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Getting a ticket from an SFPD Motorcycle officer on the corner of Fulton and Laguna Streets, San Fran, CA.
in perspective
Submitted by Another Anonymous Tipster on Sun, 08/26/2007 - 3:53pm.
I like this site because of its historic content.... and when you think about it, anything that has already happened is historic photos. Meaning that any photos would qualify.
Life is too short to be too picky.
Just a fad
Submitted by Ken on Fri, 06/01/2007 - 12:39pm.
We're just having a little fun with the new Google images. Maybe if they were sepia toned.
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Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 06/01/2007 - 11:54am.
It’s sad that google has its own site for blogging its cams yet posters are turning this great site with old photos of interest into a google voyeurs delight.
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