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hatrack

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4. My favorite part, though, is when toxic wastewater starts blowing out of the ground . . .

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 12, 2025, 03:53 PM

Jun 12

It's just like Yellowstone, but with fewer trees and way more yucca plants.

It's salty and shitty enough that it can kill mesquite (and certainly cattle desperate enough to drink it). Not sure about its impact on Texans, though . . .

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My favorite part, though, is when toxic wastewater starts blowing out of the ground . . . hatrack Jun 12 #4

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