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Reply to PatrickforB (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 10, 2021, 04:58 PM

Apr 2021

I was raised by Evangelical parents. They were committed to it. Church twice a week, no alcohol in the house, no mention of sex. I believed it all until around 15 then around 17 or 18 I went to college and fully opened my eyes. I’ve never looked back.

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Best descriptor of a certain troll demographic, ever... [View all] Soph0571 Apr 2021 OP

Funny, and true. PatrickforB Apr 2021 #1

I really admire anyone who can, as a mature adult, change is or her mind, particularly... NNadir Apr 2021 #4

I had a similar awakening myself Victor_c3 Apr 2021 #6

Seeing the real world for what it really is has that affect. paleotn Apr 2021 #13

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That sounds fascinating Random Boomer Apr 2021 #35

Basically exposure to different ideas, politics, poverty and black people. Trust, but verify beveeheart Apr 2021 #38

Bravo! Random Boomer Apr 2021 #39

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Most got caught in the St Ronnie Con Game Tiger8 Apr 2021 #21

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Yes, and a good measure of joking sarcasm too Tiger8 Apr 2021 #36

:-) spooky3 Apr 2021 #37

🙂🙂⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🥳🥳🥳🤩🤩🤩 MLAA Apr 2021 #32

Shitty men are the worst of the internet trolls .Worst than the other bigots and you find them in JI7 Apr 2021 #2

This certainly describes the bulk of them. n/t. NNadir Apr 2021 #3

Ahh, thank you! What an absolutely delicious comment. And an absolutely delightful way to start my niyad Apr 2021 #5

This is a great description and I hope more judges have this awareness FakeNoose Apr 2021 #7

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What A Grand Victory Cosmo Blues Apr 2021 #9

Two things that strip away the social norms of polite society paleotn Apr 2021 #10

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Another keyboard commando bites the dust. lpbk2713 Apr 2021 #12

A fitting use of the English language. Pepsidog Apr 2021 #15

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My favorite from the cage match that is the English Parliament sarge43 Apr 2021 #23

That is fantastic! I've not heard that before. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #27

I found it useful on several occasions n/t sarge43 Apr 2021 #28

Great use of the English language as others have pointed out. But what does "gobby" mean? EarnestPutz Apr 2021 #22

It means opinionated in a good way! n/t Soph0571 Apr 2021 #25

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lol Demovictory9 Apr 2021 #24

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Link-a-dinka-doo! Grokenstein Apr 2021 #33