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FakeNoose

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28. Great story, we're right about the same age

Reply to DFW (Reply #25)

Thu May 21, 2026, 06:50 PM

1 hr ago

I voted for the first time in 1972, but I was already 21 by then. Nixon dropped the voting age to 18 but it didn't affect me. And I agree with you about Mayor Rizzo, I wouldn't have voted for him either.

I love Al Franken, and I wish he'd come back politics. But I guess he's done with it now.

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I beat you by a few decades DFW 2 hrs ago #25

Great story, we're right about the same age FakeNoose 1 hr ago #28

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