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mopinko

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26. i will never forget that.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #24)

Tue Apr 18, 2023, 01:33 PM

Apr 2023

(tho, just btn you and me, i am actually sitting on former potowattomi land. an irishman named john rogers talked them out of it. afaik, they werent unhappy about it. they had huge holdings all over northern illinois at 1 point.)

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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

Nope, I have a much better kit and am running a one time sale for the right customer. Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #14

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

I can sell you a grift spam blocker, will bundle it with your grifting kit. Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #19

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

If we commit a felony, we can just say we filled out a form wrong and ask for a do-over. Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #25

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

we recognize all tomatoes as children of god. red, purple, yellow, green, mopinko Apr 2023 #36