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GoCubsGo

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10. Yes, there is no honor among thieves.

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 4, 2023, 08:43 AM

Jan 2023

When it comes to greed and power, it eventually turns into "Every man or woman for themselves." Throw a bunch of rats in a bag, and it's just a matter of time before they start fighting each other.

Putting up the most craven idiots, who will inevitably fuck up the job in the most public of ways. doesn't help the billionaires, either.

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