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mopinko

(73,928 posts) Tue Apr 18, 2023, 11:29 AM Apr 2023

i shoulda been a con artist. such a growth field.
maybe it’s not too late.

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the way things are going today, i am starting to get the feeling i missed my calling. [View all] mopinko Apr 2023 OP

They have to be such haters, these days. Cracklin Charlie Apr 2023 #1

not rly, but mopinko Apr 2023 #2

I bet you do. Cracklin Charlie Apr 2023 #5

maybe i can get a campaign gig w some idiot mopinko Apr 2023 #7

I agree. Political grifting is so lucrative and all perfectly legal. Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #3

ya know, my da pulled a bit of a con late in life. mopinko Apr 2023 #6

Remember to start small and not get cocky. Thomas Hurt Apr 2023 #4

the small part is easy. mopinko Apr 2023 #9

Hell no. Become a GOP elected/appointed official and go for it. Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #13

yeah, i'm old. i dont have a lot of time left. mopinko Apr 2023 #18

Exactly. Go big or go home. Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #20

I can sell you a kit to get started lame54 Apr 2023 #8

lol. mopinko Apr 2023 #10

got a story. mopinko Apr 2023 #11

Good to hear lame54 Apr 2023 #12

now that i've said this on the interwebs mopinko Apr 2023 #17

so good to know you can count on your cousins. mopinko Apr 2023 #22

Plastic paddy cousins have to stick together. Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #24

i will never forget that. mopinko Apr 2023 #26

Like the men in my family, charming talkers. Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #28

oh mine too. mopinko Apr 2023 #29

Yes same here. A curse and a blessing. Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #31

Need a Partner? I'm available, not too far from you in Wisconsin 😉 Ziggysmom Apr 2023 #15

how good of an actor are you? mopinko Apr 2023 #16

I always thought "felony" was too harsh of a word Victor_c3 Apr 2023 #21

be happy to give you lessons. mopinko Apr 2023 #23

sure, that would work. mopinko Apr 2023 #27

Like George Santos says, you have to go where the money is. Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #30

Right. 'tis but a mere clerical error. Captain Zero Apr 2023 #34

Your Honor, I filled out the bank robbery form wrong. Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #37

The easiest path ExWhoDoesntCare Apr 2023 #32

i cant argue with that. mopinko Apr 2023 #33

Church of the Home Grown Tomato. Creed Captain Zero Apr 2023 #35