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H.I.M. "Wings of a Butterfly" Chart Position

H.I.M.'s new single, "Wings of a Butterfly", has registered the following first-week international chart positions:

#1: Finland
#4: Spain
#10: U.K.
#18: Austria
#35: Ireland

"Wings of a Butterfly" comes off H.I.M.'s new album, "Dark Light", due on September 27 via Sire. The follow-up to 2003's "Love Metal" was recorded in Los Angeles and mixed at New York's Electric Lady studios with producer Tim Palmer (DAVID BOWIE, OZZY OSBOURNE). Audio samples of all 10 tracks that are slated to appear on the new CD, plus the two cuts that will be included on the limited Internet edition of the album, can be heard on the H.I.M. fan site H-I-M666.com.

H.I.M. will embark on a U.S. tour with FINCH and SKINDRED beginning in early October.

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66 Comments on "H.I.M. 'Wings of a Butterfly' Chart Position"

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1. metal head writes:

FUUCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKK HIM

# Sep 19, 2005 @ 10:16 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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2. TwistedFairie writes:

im not too crazy about this band...

# Sep 19, 2005 @ 10:17 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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3. Broken Face writes:

HIM is sh**

# Sep 20, 2005 @ 5:41 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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4. thisfortressoftears writes:

watch it if you have any him complaints your giving them in front of the wrong guy.

im more than just there biggest fan so watch it tosser

# Sep 20, 2005 @ 2:17 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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5. lebanese angel writes:

H.I.M. rocks the world...

# Sep 21, 2005 @ 12:52 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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6. HIM_VilleValo writes:

him is the best band ever! if you guys hate him so much why the f*** are you reading his news and posting comments about him. all of you him haters are stupid little fa**ots. i bet more then half of you still live at home with your mothers. u f***ing losers. u should all die and burn in hell.

# Sep 21, 2005 @ 9:42 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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7. TwistedFairie writes:

umm....are you ok? anyone can express how they feel....unless they are being nasty...i wasn't being mean about it....besides look at you...u aren't being so nice either...

# Sep 21, 2005 @ 10:08 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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8. H.E.R. writes:

BI THE WAY HIM SUCKS SO MUCH d*** IF WHERE STICKING OUT HE WOULD LOOK LIKE A HEDGE HOG.

AND MOST ALL FFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKK UUUUUUUUUU.

# Sep 22, 2005 @ 9:10 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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9. skribb writes:

Ok, so it's on the charts and even on NUMBER ONE in Finland.. why the f*** is it even posted on this site? It's not metal, f***.

# Sep 22, 2005 @ 2:21 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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10. Terry writes:

who the hell knows why its on this site, i bet you simple plan is on this site. i like the band and their songs. and the guy who said HIM sucks is under the name H.E.R. which was kinda like the old name for HIM before they got their rights to use the name, so what the f*** is up with that if you dont like HIM so much y use that name.

# Sep 22, 2005 @ 10:22 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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11. britteni writes:

HIM IS THE BEST BAND EVER!!!!!!

# Sep 23, 2005 @ 2:53 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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12. brittenib writes:

IF YA'LL DON'T LIKE HIM... YOUR GAY. AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR TALKING ABOUT. HIM IS THE GREATEST ROCK/METAL BAND EVER. f*** YA'LL IF YOU DON'T LIKE HIM. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT REAL MUSIC IS. f*** ALL WHO DISPIZE HIM!!! THEY ARE THE GREATEST BAND EVER!!! \m/

# Sep 23, 2005 @ 2:57 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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13. key to nothing writes:

haha...look at the redneck try to tell us how good these p***ies are......"y'all"....how f***in hilarious

# Sep 23, 2005 @ 3:42 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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14. Xion writes:

All of you here just randomly saying 'HIM sucks', you're making yourselves look like asses. You want to say he sucks, fine. But at least back it up. Otherwise, shut the fu_ck up.

I think he deserves the positions on the charts. The song is a great song. I've been a fan of his from the second album, which is the first one I heard.

# Sep 25, 2005 @ 1:13 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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15. Symbolic writes:

Some people should be greatful that their is some rock influence in the charts these days, rather than hundreds of bands that sound the same, and a bunch of rappers rapping about 'Ass' and 'Money'.....and even worse, all this trance sh**, at least there is something original in the charts, but ofcourse all these 'True Metal' fans here think its cool and 'Metal' to hate this band, there is nothing 'True' and 'Metal' about spending your sad f***ing life b****ing on an internet site about how much you hate a band, dont get me wrong, I love metal and im pretty sure I no one or two things about it than the majority of the people on this page.

# Sep 25, 2005 @ 9:13 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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16. Kayleigh writes:

look, u don't like HIM, fine, but sum ppl do, OK. u must hav pretty boring sad lives 2 want 2 sit here and write stuff about bands u don't even like anyway

# Sep 25, 2005 @ 1:41 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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17. HIm fan writes:

Leave Ville Valo and his band alone just because they're out there making more money than you and are better looking than you doesnt give you an excuse to slag them off

# Sep 27, 2005 @ 3:45 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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18. HIm fan writes:

I totally agree with u Kayleigh just cos u dont like a band doesnt mean other ppl rnt allowd 2 like a band im sure there are ppl hu dont like the music you like so f*** OFF and moan about another band that no one likes

# Sep 28, 2005 @ 3:24 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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19. fuckmyshitup writes:

I DO have a sad, boring life, so I just thought I'd add another to the list of HIM is gay comments, thank you and good night.

# Sep 28, 2005 @ 4:02 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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20. HIm fan writes:

wot the f*** are you at you sad boring person BLAH!!!!!!

# Sep 29, 2005 @ 3:28 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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21. TwistedFairie writes:

yup....i would be one of those people with sad and boring lives....

# Sep 29, 2005 @ 4:15 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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22. HIm fan writes:

Good 4 u im on this in skool gotta go send me ur email address mine is : deth2smashhits@hotmail.co.uk (email me ok)

# Sep 29, 2005 @ 5:07 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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23. Him fan writes:

twistedfairie send me ur email 2 the address above peace out

# Sep 29, 2005 @ 5:11 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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24. Suck on my bozack writes:

If some of you mutherPhuckers hate H-I-M so much why the phuck are you looking them up, and even on this page? You all are some undercover Phuckin groupies!!! Just admit you love em and that you all beat off to Diabolikal Rapture!

# Sep 30, 2005 @ 12:58 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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25. HIm fan writes:

look Suck on my bozack i dont hate him stop posting the same comment everywhere f*** sake you cant even spell f*** you loser or are you afraid mommy and daddy will catch you swearing on the big bad internet MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! LOSER

# Sep 30, 2005 @ 3:29 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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26. TwistedFairie writes:

how old are you HIM fan?

# Sep 30, 2005 @ 3:56 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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27. metal head writes:

f*** this sh**

# Sep 30, 2005 @ 9:55 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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28. HIm fan writes:

wot do you want twistedfairie luk its not like ill be able to meet you or anything cos i live in northern ireland

# Sep 30, 2005 @ 12:24 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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29. HIM Fan licked my a s s last night writes:

Yeah Im not allowed to spell F U C K. ooops I hope my mom and dad don't see this. And yes as you can tell I am a loser cause I have nothing else better to do than reply to your little P U S S Y, Wussy crybaby comment. And by reading all your comments I can tell you don't hate HIM, therefore by post wasnt meant for you. But for some reason it hurt your feelings. And Im sorry about that, I didnt know little girls were gonna be reading this. But thank you for teaching me how to spell F****. I dont know what that means, but How bout I end this with a BIG PHUCK YOU!!!! Hey check out a group called backstreet boys they seem just up your alley.

# Sep 30, 2005 @ 3:12 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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30. TwistedFairie writes:

i was just wondering cause you act juvenile

# Sep 30, 2005 @ 7:02 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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31. HIM RoCk =D writes:

dudes HIM just rock even if u say they dont there are more ppl who fink they rock then ppl who fink they suck so =P we win HIM ROCKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

# Oct 1, 2005 @ 8:13 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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32. TwistedFairie writes:

are ya sure about that?

# Oct 1, 2005 @ 8:17 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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33. ghost writes:

hey twiste farie

# Oct 1, 2005 @ 8:39 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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34. TwistedFairie writes:

hey sweetie..:)

# Oct 1, 2005 @ 8:44 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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35. ghost writes:

how are you doing
write any good poems latley

# Oct 1, 2005 @ 8:46 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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36. ghost writes:

i mean lately

# Oct 1, 2005 @ 8:47 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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37. TwistedFairie writes:

no, not yet...but i feel some good, dark ones coming...since i was cheated on....lol

# Oct 1, 2005 @ 9:15 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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38. ghost writes:

you outta sing for a band and write the lyrics

# Oct 1, 2005 @ 9:19 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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39. ghost writes:

and sing for a brutal death metal band

# Oct 1, 2005 @ 9:22 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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40. ghost writes:

WERE DID YOU GO?

# Oct 1, 2005 @ 9:52 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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41. fuk u writes:

him rule so fuk all the twats who dnt like them

# Oct 2, 2005 @ 2:52 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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42. HIm fan writes:

No way would i like da backstreet boys i am into that almighty music called METAL!!!!!!!! so f*** you, you self centred bastard

# Oct 3, 2005 @ 3:41 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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43. angel_baby808 writes:

haters shouldnt b on this site.. seriously. and what i think of the chart... i didnt get it.. but i fricken luv wings of a butterfly! thats like... my all time favorite song of him... they should come to hawaii.. it'd soooo sell out

# Oct 5, 2005 @ 1:12 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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44. HIm fan writes:

Wow a hawiian HIM fan cool i luv wings of a butterfly to but riffs like that one shudnt b allowd its just 2 catchy peace out

# Oct 5, 2005 @ 3:22 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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45. HIM fan's Fan writes:

OOOOOOOOHHHHHH self centred bastard.centered? or centred? and whats with this F,star,star,star
S H I T? You know you like them, along with N'sync you Lucky charm eating mother f u c k e r!!!

# Oct 7, 2005 @ 11:40 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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46. darkangelrocks writes:

HIM rules and i don't care if other people like HIM or not. Its what I like that counts. I don't care what other people think. HIM RULES!!

# Oct 7, 2005 @ 12:42 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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47. Serensius Morgrim writes:

HIM is really not good. I mean really. They are a disgrace to the metal-genre. I mean, ok if they said that they were a pop band (which they are), but to pose as a metalband is a mockery to the genre itself. And their image... don't get me started. It is possibly the most ridiculous, wannabe-image since slipknot. I really can't see how anyone who considers themselves metal fans can like this.

# Oct 8, 2005 @ 2:00 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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48. HIm fan writes:

wot da f u c k HIM fan's Fan wots this with this name im freaked out !!!!!luk hu are you!!!! no i am into the mighty metal genre so f u c k you HIM fan's Fan!!! HIM are LOVE METAL not Metal and i have a lot of respect for Ville he wanted to be Steve Harris and Ozzy when he was a kid and he can play the drums and bass along with his vocal talents so f u c k you

# Oct 10, 2005 @ 3:37 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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49. HIM fan writes:

Alright everybody it's time for me to come clean. I am a fa**ot. I love to get hard D I C K in my ass. And I dont really like HIM. I just always said I did to try to fit in. And I just wanted to be cool. I love boy band's from the USA. Along with britney spears, Christina Aguilera, and Jessica Simpson. Oh Yeah And I just learned how to spell F U C K, and Im so proud!!!! I no longer have to write f***. So if any one out there wants their
D I C K sucked or A S S licked let me know. I am very good at it. " Im a genie in a bottle baby"

# Oct 10, 2005 @ 9:44 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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50. HIm fan writes:

you should fell proud of your sexuality and not have to try and fit in your fine the way you are no one minds that your gay

# Oct 11, 2005 @ 3:36 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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51. ashes of the wake writes:

f*** yous all you self f*** d*** head f*** you that c*** sucker

# Oct 11, 2005 @ 10:09 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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52. HIm fan writes:

Yes I am a c*** sucker! So what. Would you like to get your c*** sucked ? I give great head! And Im Irish

# Oct 11, 2005 @ 8:00 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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53. TwistedFairie writes:

im here now...ghost...didn't have internet access for a while...

# Oct 11, 2005 @ 11:02 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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54. HIm fan writes:

ok whoever that wanker who used my name and is mocking the country where im from is going to suffer !!!! 1 im proud of where im from so F U CK OFF AND DIE I WILL MAKE YOU SUFFER 2 im not irish im Northern Irish DIFFERENT COUNTRTY YOU STUPID B AS TARDISED IDIOT

# Oct 12, 2005 @ 3:48 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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55. some random name writes:

H.I.M are an awesome band whether you agree or disagree, most bands from Finland are awesome. If you don't think they have good music or if you just dont like them in general then why the fuk are you even on a metal website? Go back to your rap sh**...I think you forgot to turn your 50 cent cd off....better run and do it before it starts skippin ya screw jobs. Before you rip H.I.M maybe you should figure out why you are rippin them in the first place. Because you are not true AWSE music fans, thats why!!!!!!!!

# Oct 12, 2005 @ 4:39 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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56. HIm fan writes:

YEA H.I.M. rock so do apocalipta(i think thats how you spell it)and a lot of other finnish bands so to the wanker using my f u c king name wise up and get a life and stop abusing this site and stop mocking my country even though i am from Northern Ireland i can't stand wankers who slag off the country just south of me and by the way im only 13 so if i did what you said that would be just a little bit disgusting you F U CKING WANKER

# Oct 12, 2005 @ 5:38 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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57. Dunno what to write here. writes:

H.I.M is a cool band. And so is Apoctoliptica. My orchestra teacher told me about them. They are a good band. I think everyone here should chill out. If you're gonna bag on a band, you should know what you're talking about. And plus, who has the time to bag anyways? Don't you guys have jobs and school to go to? I know you guys want to use the whole freedom-of-speech thing and you CAN say whatever you want. Some of you guys just don't know that just because you can say something, doesn't mean you should. Say whatever you want, but there will be consequences. Just remember that the next time you decide to do something immature and stupid.

H.I.M rocks...get over it.

I'm done.

Jessi♥

# Oct 13, 2005 @ 5:53 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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58. HIm fan writes:

YOU GO GIRL

# Oct 14, 2005 @ 3:30 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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59. No1Bamluvr writes:

OMG HIM is the best band ever and who ever says they suck they dn't know the meaning of " music"! HIM has the most meaningful lerics and all u people that don't like HIM ur probably just a bunch of wigers! HIM ROCKS AND VILLE VALO IS SOOOOOOOO HHHHOOOTTT!!!!!

# Oct 14, 2005 @ 10:15 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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60. never maind writes:

yauuuuu

# Oct 16, 2005 @ 9:13 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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61. HIm fan writes:

yoyo my hard rockin amigos wots goin on ppl VILLE VALO IS A SEX GOD enough said

# Oct 17, 2005 @ 3:37 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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62. HIM fan writes:

rip out the wings of a butterfly enough said

# Oct 17, 2005 @ 9:09 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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63. HIm fan writes:

YES Enough said with a fat D I C K in my mouth YAAAAAAAAAAA. I love the C ock!!! Northern Ireland RULES. Bring me my lucky F uckin Charms and a bowl of C um Im a 13y/o fa**ot And Proud

# Oct 17, 2005 @ 2:07 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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64. HIm Fan writes:

Alright everybody it's time for me to come clean. I am a fa**ot. I love to get hard D I C K in my ass. And I dont really like HIM. I just always said I did to try to fit in. And I just wanted to be cool. I love boy band's from the USA. Along with britney spears, Christina Aguilera, and Jessica Simpson. Oh Yeah And I just learned how to spell F U C K, and Im so proud!!!! I no longer have to write f***. So if any one out there wants their
D I C K sucked or A S S licked let me know. I am very good at it. " Im a genie in a bottle baby"

# Oct 18, 2005 @ 5:09 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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65. HIm fan writes:

METAL HEAD STOP USING MY FU CKING NAME YOU MOTHERFU CKER

# Oct 18, 2005 @ 7:56 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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66. HIm Fan writes:

HIM IS THE BEST BAND EVER!!!!!! enough said

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