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closeupready

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12. God forbid they'd find time to volunteer, feed homeless people, pass out

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Wed May 8, 2013, 05:40 PM

May 2013

clean clothes, or teach someone to read. Oh no, they have more important things to do, like tag building exteriors, smoke pot, and watch Infotainment TV.

People today are not raised well - 'were they ever?' is a quasi-legit comeback, I suppose but it still wouldn't answer why people waste their lives on frivolity rather than substance.

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