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Jack Valentino

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8. My mother never told me that...

Reply to Enter stage left (Original post)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 10:48 PM

Sep 2025

although, back in those days, it seemed less necessary to tell someone that---

since the dead had committed less crimes or spoken less hatred against others...

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My mother always told me, "if you can't say something good or nice about someone who's dead... [View all] Enter stage left Sep 2025 OP

!!! niyad Sep 2025 #1

"if you can't say something good or nice about someone who's dead... Buzz cook Sep 2025 #2

But I made a promise! Enter stage left Sep 2025 #3

Understood. Buzz cook Sep 2025 #7

I'm always deRien Sep 2025 #4

We've been doing that and got a fascist regime. usonian Sep 2025 #5

My mom said that too. edbermac Sep 2025 #6

My mother never told me that... Jack Valentino Sep 2025 #8

Your mother didn't say that stopdiggin Sep 2025 #9

if you don't have anything nice to say about someone Skittles Sep 2025 #10

The way I heard it was: if you don't have anything nice to say to someone, CTyankee Sep 2025 #11

YESSSSSSSSS Skittles Sep 2025 #12

"If you don't have anything nice to say, come sit here by me." Heidi Sep 2025 #14

there ya go! Skittles Sep 2025 #15

I coulda sworn it was Dorothy Parker. She was pretty snarky. CTyankee Sep 2025 #16

"... then piss on their grave" pcdb Sep 2025 #13