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ProfessorGAC

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41. Haven't Found "Can't", But....

Sat Dec 27, 2025, 08:40 PM

3 hrs ago

...there are several "won'ts".
I'm never going to make meatloaf. I'm never roasting a whole chicken. And so on.
But, I've never made anything that didn't work out for technical reasons.

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