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erronis

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2. I know when I hear someone spouting I stop listening. You can tell it's a spout by the programmed patter.

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Thu Dec 18, 2025, 07:18 PM

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Some of these spouters may have a good message but they dilute it with canned junk.

And many are actually afraid to have to answer questions or swerve from their script.

Salespeople and politicians and con artists.

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