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Frasier Balzov

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57. Right? has gotten to be a bad habit.

Mon Apr 7, 2025, 12:04 AM

Apr 2025

Ending every other sentence with Right? sounds like panhandling for concurrence.

Just make your point and I'll decide whether you're right or not.

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