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BannonsLiver

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14. Interesting and rather ironic take

Reply to Act_of_Reparation (Reply #12)

Tue May 17, 2022, 01:06 PM

May 2022

“Best make the best of what little we have while we still have it.”

Is that what you think you’re doing here, on this forum, “making the best of it”? 🤷‍♂️

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