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4. "Understand" would have been...

Sat May 9, 2026, 10:58 AM

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a better choice of word, but Socrates was under the influence of hemlock at the time, so I can understand. 😉

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I'd say he nailed it. [View all] WinstonSmith4740 Yesterday OP

So very true about the last part. niyad Yesterday #1

"Understand" would have been... SergeStorms Yesterday #4

You are quite correct. niyad Yesterday #5

Teeny tiny men. Kid Berwyn Yesterday #2

What occasion was this? The scowl on krasnov's face! I thought niyad 23 hrs ago #6

The Night of the Long Shot Kid Berwyn 23 hrs ago #8

And look at his mouth. WinstonSmith4740 17 hrs ago #11

Playing dress-up evolves 16 hrs ago #12

Small, WEAK men, with tears in their eyes..... lastlib 14 hrs ago #14

Ooooh! I like that one. SergeStorms Yesterday #3

Famous misquotation? sl8 23 hrs ago #7

Nice writeup! Tasmanian Devil 17 hrs ago #10

the last words of socrates... da svenster 21 hrs ago #9

Yes, indeed wendyb-NC 16 hrs ago #13