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jmowreader

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145. That was one of my dad's favorites too
Sun Dec 22, 2024, 11:57 AM
6 hrs ago

He also liked "shit in one hand and wish in the other, and see which one fills up first."

Also "I'm so hungry I'd eat a skunk's ass."

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