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Most of my templates are working just fine but this one and a few others using the same picture layout are showing the pizza boxes where I didn't use an image.

Help!

Here's the auction number of one before I go and edit it:

5444800823



I know its prolly something simple I'm missing but I'm still getting used to these new tags Confused
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Yes it is the same template using this picture code:

<P align=center><IMG style="BORDER-RIGHT: #96B06C 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #96B06C 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #96B06C 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #96B06C 1px solid" hspace=1 src="[IMAGE2_URL]" width=400 vspace=2 name=picture>
<br>
<P align=center><IMG style="BORDER-RIGHT: #96B06C 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #96B06C 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #96B06C 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #96B06C 1px solid" hspace=1 src="[IMAGE3_URL]" width=400 vspace=2 name=picture>
<br>
<P align=center><IMG style="BORDER-RIGHT: #96B06C 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #96B06C 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #96B06C 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #96B06C 1px solid" hspace=1 src="[IMAGE4_URL]" width=400 vspace=2 name=picture>
<br>
Hi Wahm922,

I was looking at your problem, and checked your ebay page, but I think you may have already gone in and revised them all ?

They all look ok now. I did notice though that on your auctions that have the new christmas templates I had to scroll over by 2 inches to the right to view the page.

They were not centered on my viewing page. ? All of your auctions that have the kwk design template were fine though. ? it may just be me, and not your templates. I view at 800 x 600

I don't want to cause you more headaches lol Smile

I have this same problem when I use the scrolling store tag, (I have since removed the scrolling store and now use the flat store) seems to work for me?

anyway, like i said it may just be my computer that akes your page off, but thought you might want to ask other users how it looks to them.

Carol.
I am now having the same problem with my custom template as wahm922...

I have 7 pictures inside my custom template, on some auctions I only use 3 or 4 pictures. The other picture boxes are showing up as pizza boxes in the listed auction.

I also use the same html picture code as wahm922. Funny thing is when you preview your auction before posting it looks fine. It only shows the error (extra picture frames) when it gets to ebay.

I had to go in and revise every auction.

Where am I going wrong with my coding ? I am wondering if when I save the template I am saving it wrong ?

Here is a sample of the image html I used.

<P align=center><IMG style="BORDER-RIGHT: #556B2F 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #556B2F 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #556B2F 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #556B2F 1px solid" hspace=1
src="[IMAGE2_URL]" width=400 vspace=2 name=picture>

<BR>
<P align=center><IMG style="BORDER-RIGHT: #556B2F 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #556B2F 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #556B2F 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #556B2F 1px solid" hspace=1 src="[IMAGE3_URL]" width=400 vspace=2 name=picture>

<BR>
<P align=center><IMG style="BORDER-RIGHT: #556B2F 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #556B2F 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #556B2F 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #556B2F 1px solid" hspace=1 src="[IMAGE4_URL]" width=400 vspace=2 name=picture>

this would carry on for 7 pictures in total. When I save my template, I set the "choose image type" as " Original Image URLS "

Is this the right image to save it under ?

Can you see what I am doing wrong with my html image coding please.

Thanks
In case the cap'n is nestled down is his bunk (heated...the snows falling thick and fast) by the time you read his previous messages, here's a little example of CSSified code that works fine for him:

<a href="[IMAGE1_URL]">
<img src="[IMAGE1_URL]" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #556B2F 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #556B2F 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #556B2F 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #556B2F 1px solid; width:400;margin:2px"></a>

You'll have to clue me in about the name=picture business, as I'm not sure what that's in there for, dummy that I am.

Good Luck and don't get yer timbers shivered,
CB

"CSS coders do it with class...unless they're inline, in which case they do it with style"
Good morning Capt,

Hope your up and about on this snowy day ... We had to dig ourselves out one year ,,, brrrr

Anyway, back to solving this image thingie,

I really am not sure about the " name=picture " business either ?

I went into every auction and revised them, so the auctions look ok now. I just took out the extra image tags, it removed the pizza boxes on my auctions ...

The problem is, when you preview the template in auctiva (just before posting it) it shows up perfect, No pizza boxes. The problem seems to be when it gets uploaded to ebay the extra image tags (that are not being used) show up on the auction page.

I think Tom or Mike mentioned that auctiva normally removes any unused image tags. So, it is either I am using the wrong code, or auctiva is not picking up the extra image tags in my template as it uploads it to ebay.

I will try your css coding, and see if that works. Thanks for your help Tom,,, stay warm.

Hey Cap,, hows Sid? Razz
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I believe Auctiva put that name thing in when I put my template in. Ya know it has a funny way of changing things for you!

I would like to hear from the guys in CA why this is happening Wink

I'm just so tired of messing with all my templates to get htem to work right over here. I would like to have them working right once and for all. I have never had these problems in the past with my templates Frown
Ello again Capt.

I was wondering, what css code would I insert to make the top and bottom border the same size. ?

Left and right are ok, but the bottom border (gold stripe is thicker than the top)

I know you have the answer, cos your a whizz at this. You know Tom, maybe you should open up a web site on "fixing templates" and get paid for your knowledge. Or you could advertize it on ebay... TEMPLATE FIXER, they could pay for your service, a buy it now deal, then email you the offending template or post it to the free link.. you fix it, mail it back... bingo !!

I'm serious,, you should think about it. Smile
Hi Wahm922,

(wish I knew your name )

anyway I hear you friend ! I am beginning to get bored of all this too. I just want to list and have 100% or 99% at the very least, faith that I do NOT have to keep checking ebay to see how the auctions look.

I spend more time in here asking questions on how to FIX something or posting to the help desk. I know its free, and people say you shouldn't whine if its free, but I am getting so fed up of all the errors.

and I know that most auction hosts have problems from time to time, but I am beginning to wonder if we (auctiva users) are being used as TEST Pilots for this free site ? are we ?

I keep thinking after all the hard work to move everything over here from SD and getting everything set up, I really do not have it me to start again with another host... just to much work learning all again new.

So, I keep on trying to get this site working for me and keep on top of things... I just thank you from the bottom of my heart and Capt and Tom and Mike and all the other users who help and give great advice. keeps me sane.

Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin lol or maybe NOT
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Originally posted by carolelliott:
Good morning Capt,
Hey Cap,, hows Sid? Razz


Sid's right here, keepin' 'is feet warm on me coffee mug. Tail pointed out, I might add. Arr!

Looking at your template, I don't see any anchor statements. You need to have each one of those <img src=...> statements between <a href="[IMAGEx_URL]"> and </a>. Try taking that code I gave you earlier in the thread and inserting it after each one of those <p align=center> statments, instead of the <img src=...> statements. That should work out okay. If I'm not mistaken, that's what triggers Auctiva's "take out the unused image slots" mechanism. If not, let me know.

Happy trails,
CB
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Originally posted by carolelliott:
Ello again Capt.

I was wondering, what css code would I insert to make the top and bottom border the same size. ?

Left and right are ok, but the bottom border (gold stripe is thicker than the top)


Is this better? http://www.practiceboard.com/?2672584

If you want all four sides the same you can try this:

http://www.practiceboard.com/?2672506

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I know you have the answer, cos your a whizz at this. You know Tom, maybe you should open up a web site on "fixing templates" and get paid for your knowledge. Or you could advertize it on ebay... TEMPLATE FIXER, they could pay for your service, a buy it now deal, then email you the offending template or post it to the free link.. you fix it, mail it back... bingo !!

I'm serious,, you should think about it. Smile


Actually, I wouldn't mind doing that, especially since a pirate's wife is a high maintenance item, you know. She's been after me to either spend more time getting more eBay stuff done, or else do somthing like you suggested.

I'll take it under advisement. And thanks for all the nice thoughts.

Avast!
CB
I like it here and I'm happy with the move I'm just getting frustrated with my templates Frown

I still have one ID over there and my templates work fine. Auctiva has some funny code they insert that I know nothing about.

My friend who taught me most of what I know about templates, who also sells templates and does web design doesn't even wanna mess with the wacky codes over here Roll Eyes

~LOL~

I'm learning CSS and will be doing my new templates this way as well.

Thanks for all the help Capt Wink

~Danielle
Hello again,

Well I have just played around with my template, and changed the image tag coding to what you suggested earlier.

so here it is

http://www.practiceboard.com/?2672972

I think it looks fine, but time will tell. " Oh what a doubting Thomas I am "... lol (thats an English phrase by the way, to be a doubting thomas.... giggle ...

anyway, I am off to the listing section ...errr and will post an auction now, rather than schedule and see if it works ok.

Be right back.. later folks

ps, Capt thanks ... and I agree with your good lady wife, you really should set up a template fixing auction or site. You have great customer service lol very patient Razz
Smile

Can you hear the trumpet playing.. doo di doo dar doooo

give the man a standing ovation... !!

Or a job in tech support Wink

It worked a treat. Thanks a million,

Here is the ebay ad 5061319422

I waited with baited breath for the ebay page to load... I had to look at it 3 times before I wrote back here, lol... My template is set up with 7 images and yep just the 4 I wanted showed up...

Thanks so much for helping me with this capt. Big Grin

Carol.
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Originally posted by wahm922:
Alright I guess I better go back and figure out what you all did so I can get mine to work Confused


Hello Danielle ,

This is the image html code that cap gave me.

<P align=center><a href="[IMAGE2_URL]">
<img src="[IMAGE2_URL]" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #556B2F 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #556B2F 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #556B2F 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #556B2F 1px solid; width:400;margin:2px"></a>

<BR>
<P align=center><a href="[IMAGE3_URL]">
<img src="[IMAGE3_URL]" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #556B2F 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #556B2F 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #556B2F 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #556B2F 1px solid; width:400;margin:2px"></a>

<BR>
<P align=center><a href="[IMAGE4_URL]">
<img src="[IMAGE4_URL]" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #556B2F 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #556B2F 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #556B2F 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #556B2F 1px solid; width:400;margin:2px"></a>

It worked great. good luck
Something else you can do with that code, Carol and Dani, if you want to dress up your template a bit without slowing it down...make your top and left borders a lighter shade than the bottom and right. And make them a little wider. You come out with a 3-D frame effect.

So, you ask, why not just enter the "outset" attribute instead of "solid" to your border style and let it do the work for you. That would be great in a all-IE6 world, but when Firefox gets ahold of it, watch out. It chooses the light and dark shades the same way Ray Charles or Stevie Wonder would. Better that you retain some control of those colors. They'll still be a little different in each browser, but not enough so's people notice.

By the way, despite what they say, the number of truly "web-safe" colors was down in the 20's last I looked Wink

CB
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Originally posted by Capt. By the way, despite what they say, the number of truly "web-safe" colors was down in the 20's last I looked Wink

CB


Hi Cap,

I guess you are referring to html color codes to use on web pages ?

Hmmm, if that correct I'm in trouble ! Frown I have all kinds of colors in my templates.

Do you happen to have a link to a site that gives you the 20 safe color codes by any chance ?

Tar very much.

Carol.
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Originally posted by wahm922:
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Dani


Oh no, when I was a kid I used to get so mad when someone would call me that, I would yell "I am not a boy my name is Danielle" Razz

You can type a plain old D. for me and I'll be more then happy but please not Dani Wink

Harr!. I must be clairvoyant. I almost didn't abbreviate it. Oh well, you shouldn't have told me that. It's "Dani" for you, from now on. Cool Let's all sing:

"O Dani-girl,
your listings aren't a-crashin'
With Sea-ess-ess,
the whole thing looks quite swell
The pizza's gone...,
stop the Auctiva bashin'
'twas You, 'twas You
not their HTML..."

Smile Okay. I promise. No more. It's "D" from now on.

My heiress, Denise, goes by DD. But also Pee Wee.

Cap'm Wink

"You know, Grandma Eugebörg didn't mind being called Eugie" Big Grin
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Originally posted by carolelliott:
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Originally posted by Capt. By the way, despite what they say, the number of truly "web-safe" colors was down in the 20's last I looked Wink

CB


Hi Cap,

I guess you are referring to html color codes to use on web pages ?

Hmmm, if that correct I'm in trouble ! Frown I have all kinds of colors in my templates.


No, your not. What they mean by "web-safe" is that the color is displayed exactly the same across all versions of IE, Nestscape, Firefox, Opera, etc. etc. and at all color qualities, like 16-bit, 32-bit, etc. etc. Oh, and don't forget Apple.

The good news for eBayers is that the difference for most colors is slight enough that it won't make any difference in your ad. Don't sweat it. I don't. Truthfully, there's nothing you could do about it, anyway. Seems to me the safe ones are almost all seasick-green or yellow or something. It's the real web-gurus that care, not amateurs like me.

However, what I said about those border styles still holds. I suggest specifying each side's color, instead of letting everyone's browser pick the light and the dark on their own.

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Do you happen to have a link to a site that gives you the 20 safe color codes by any chance ?
22. Yeah. http://webmonkey.wired.com/webmonkey/00/37/stuff2a/comp...llysafe_palette.html
but don't let it bother you... Next year there will probably be even fewer.

(another reason why html-guys go insane).

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Tar very much.


I still don't understand that. Does it have to do with Camels and Luckies?

CB
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Tar very much.


I still don't understand that. Does it have to do with Camels and Luckies?

CB[/QUOTE]

More like Park Drive, me da used to smoke them and they were like TAR. UGG, So, see if you can understand this then.

Cor blimey mate,

Its up the apple and pears for me. But before I go, I should just nip to the loo, to do my number 2, but where is the bog roll ? I guess I will have to use some more dosh instead.

Ha Ha .... can you decipher that capatain ?? Big Grin

now thats a code breaker. Good night sleep tight.
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Originally posted by carolelliott:
So, see if you can understand this then.

Cor blimey mate,

Its up the apple and pears for me. But before I go, I should just nip to the loo, to do my number 2, but where is the bog roll ? I guess I will have to use some more dosh instead.

Ha Ha .... can you decipher that capatain ??


Har. Never mind the dosh, how about a nice corn cob, instead? Red Face

CB

"things are rough all over..." Smile
Good morning Cap,

I was wondering about pixel image sizing. I use 140 pix (thumbnails) and sometimes 160pix thumbs.

I would like to try 180 pix thumb nail size. But, would buyers using different browers be able to view them at that size. In otherwords does it matter what size thumbnail you use in your templates? is there a set standard ?


ps, I have no idea what your talking about ?

Har. Never mind the dosh, how about a nice corn cob, instead? giggle ... is that pirate gibberish ? Razz
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Originally posted by carolelliott:
Good morning Cap,

I was wondering about pixel image sizing. I use 140 pix (thumbnails) and sometimes 160pix thumbs.

I would like to try 180 pix thumb nail size. But, would buyers using different browers be able to view them at that size. In otherwords does it matter what size thumbnail you use in your templates? is there a set standard ?


No standard to my knowledge. At least not the way that we have been doing it. By that, I mean the HTML script that I gave you goes to Auctiva's server and downloads the entire image, say 640x480, and then tells your computer to shrink it and display it 140 pixels wide. This is the old SD way of doing it. The one thing you want to consider if you go wider is this: if you have your images set up to display in rows (i.e. your code has a <br> after every second or third </a> tag) will you be able to get that many pictures abreast at that width without it pushing your borders out (the dreaded horizontal scroll bar).

For example: 180 wide + 2 more for 2 borders (in IE) + 4 more for 2 margins = an image that takes up 186 pixels of width. Three abreast would be 558 pixels. As long as you've got that much empty space inside your division (or paragraph, or (horrors) table at 800x600, you'd be okay. Otherwise, you'd want to tweak your code, and, of course there's several different ways you can go about doing that.

Back to how we make our thumbnails. Looking at it from a speed standpoint, as I always do, the primo way to do thumbnails is to have seperate tiny thumbnails on the server in addition to your original 640 x 480's. The drawback, if it is one, is that Auctiva presently offers only the 400 wide and 96 wide thumbs. The benefit is that when your customer opens your listing, each thumb might only be, say 5 kB in size, as compared to the originals of maybe as much as 75 kB. If you got a half-dozen thumbs, thats a difference of waiting for 30 kB to download and 450 kB to download. If your customer's on dial-up, that may be a factor. You never know. I tend to respect
it though.

An advantage to the way Auctiva does their auto downsized 400x300 "click to enlarge" feature is that when your customer clicks on the first thumbnail, he or she is taken to a "manual slide-show", more or less, of all of your big images. They don't have to hit the back button to get to the listing to be able to click the next thumbnail. They just click to the next page of the "slideshow". More customer friendly. I'd like to see them offer that with the 96 wides at some point in the future.

For now, I'm changing all my <img src> tags over to the "URL96x96" tags since that Auctiva says they have the bugs ironed out of their Javascript for this set-up. I know 96 is somewhat small, but you have to keep in mind what a thumbnail really is. It's just a button...a button that gives a hint of what you'll see when you click it. Most customers are going to click it if your main image and description interests them enough. They won't be minutely scrutinizing the detail of the thumbnail when they know they can just click and see it close-up. But if they get tired of waiting for the listing to load, all the thumb-detail in the world won't get them back.
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ps, I have no idea what your talking about ?
I usually don't either
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Har. Never mind the dosh, how about a nice corn cob, instead? giggle ... is that pirate gibberish ? Razz


Good Lord! I forgot your not familiar with Iowa. I thought since there was no bog-roll in your loo, you could use a corn cob, instead, like we do out here. <ouch> Kind of tough on the ol' chalfonts, what?

CB
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An advantage to the way Auctiva does their auto downsized 400x300 "click to enlarge" feature is that when your customer clicks on the first thumbnail, he or she is taken to a "manual slide-show", more or less, of all of your big images. They don't have to hit the back button to get to the listing to be able to click the next thumbnail. They just click to the next page of the "slideshow". More customer friendly. I'd like to see them offer that with the 96 wides at some point in the future.


<br><br>
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ps, I have no idea what your talking about ?
<br><br>

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Har. Never mind the dosh, how about a nice corn cob, instead? giggle ... is that pirate gibberish ? Razz


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Good Lord! I forgot your not familiar with Iowa. I thought since there was no bog-roll in your loo, you could use a corn cob, instead, like we do out here. <ouch> Kind of tough on the ol' chalfonts, what?

CB


Darn it Capt, Frog

I thought I had you on that little ditty. How on earth did you know what I was talking about. ??? Even my good old hubby here looks at me with that puzzeled expression at times when I start jabbering on in my native tonge... 10 out of 10 for you, yar swash buckling pirate.

but, I still have you on the " up the apple and pears " you will never uncode that one.


Or will yar now ... ?

Thanks very much for the advice, help on the thumbs. You are so great to help ... have a good evening.

Tar ra for now.

Cas.
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An advantage to the way Auctiva does their auto downsized 400x300 "click to enlarge" feature is that when your customer clicks on the first thumbnail, he or she is taken to a "manual slide-show", more or less, of all of your big images. They don't have to hit the back button to get to the listing to be able to click the next thumbnail. They just click to the next page of the "slideshow". More customer friendly. I'd like to see them offer that with the 96 wides at some point in the future.




oh err, I forgot about this quote in my last post. I wonder if auctiva will ever do a image tag for the 140px or 160px thumbnail and set it up the same way as they do the 400 x 300 thumb ? as you describe above.

Maybe one day they will. ? They are always open to suggestions. So maybe I will post to that forum and ask for a vote on having a 140px thumbnail tag and auctiva templates ready made.

I personaly think the 400 x 300 thumbs are way to large for thumbs. They push the auction page way out if they are side by side. (and cause the dreaded scroll) and look a bit silly if you have 4 or 5 of them scrolling vertically down your page.

And the 96px thumbs way to small. Smile lol ~ yes I am never satisfied. !!

but, in the meantime I will carry on using my custom temps and I'll give the 180px thumb a shot and see how I looks

Thanks again for your help.

Tar ra.
Cas.
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Originally posted by carolelliott:

Darn it Capt, Frog

but, I still have you on the " up the apple and pears " you will never uncode that one.


Or will yar now ... ?


I been up the apple and pears most of today. That's why I've been slow to respond, my eBay computer's in the basement.

[ QUOTE]
Thanks very much for the advice, help on the thumbs. You are so great to help ...
[/QUOTE]

Well...truth is....I'm really Bigg Fredd!
[QUOTE]Originally posted by carolelliott:
So maybe I will post to that forum and ask for a vote Smile lol ~ yes I am never satisfied. !!
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Nobody ever is. Consensus is a rare thing. That's why I haven't mentioned it to Auctiva. Smile I try to confine my few and far between suggestions to things that I think fit in with what I assume is their mission: to prosper by attracting and retaining customers, whilst impeding their competitors from doing the same.

You do something different to attract, take care of those attracted, and Bob's your uncle!

Cb
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Darn it Capt, Frog

but, I still have you on the " up the apple and pears " you will never uncode that one.

Or will yar now ... ?


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I been up the apple and ears most of today. That's why I've been slow to respond, my eBay computer's in the basement.


I don't belive it !!! I am stumped ~ gob smacked and very impressed Big Grin You must have the viking pirate in you then. ? How do you know all these english sayings ? (some of them are slang from just my home town)

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Well...truth is....I'm really Bigg Fredd!


Frog Frog Frog NOOOOOOOOOO !!!
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