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This writing is another reason why Dylan deserves that Nobel Prize. Tarzanrock Apr 2025 #1

As Abraham Lincoln said: be wary of quotes that you find on the internet fishwax Apr 2025 #2

Tarzanrock

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1. This writing is another reason why Dylan deserves that Nobel Prize.

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Mon Apr 28, 2025, 11:43 PM

Apr 2025

Compare this to the Turd's tweet or anyone else's comments about Francis be they a priest or a poet or a writer or some sort of literary critic or some other kind of talking head opining about Francis. I'd say that it can't be said much better than this.

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fishwax

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2. As Abraham Lincoln said: be wary of quotes that you find on the internet

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Mon Apr 28, 2025, 11:50 PM

Apr 2025

A lovely sentiment, but ... https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/bob-dylan-quote-on-pope-francis-spreads-online/

But is it real? CBS News Confirmed looked into it and here's what they found:

There is no evidence that Bob Dylan ever said this.

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