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Ohiogal

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1. +1000 I couldn't agree more

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Mar 1, 2021, 09:32 PM

Mar 2021

Ask Canadians or Brits if they hold spaghetti dinners or bake sales to help pay for medical care. It’s absurd! We are so used to this kind of thing most people don’t even think twice about it. These stories drive me up the wall, too, babylonsister.

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