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The Velveteen Ocelot

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2. Yes, it's kind of obscure, but I thought it kind of fits.

Reply to raging moderate (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 16, 2017, 12:09 AM

Aug 2017

Belshazzar was a corrupt king, and in the middle of his big party those words appeared on the wall, predicting the death of Belshazzar, the fall of Babylon and its takeover by Belshazzar's enemy.

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Weighed in the balances and found wanting. [View all] The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 OP

mene, mene, tekel raging moderate Aug 2017 #1

Yes, it's kind of obscure, but I thought it kind of fits. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #2

Most of the GOP Wellstone ruled Aug 2017 #3

Steve Schmidt was just on MSNBC and used the reference. Coventina Aug 2017 #4