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The invention of the internet has made it easy for people to access the world’s knowledge. With only a few clicks, one can find an innumerable quantity of information, from the relevant and helpful to the absolutely unnecessary. However, it happens every now and then that our curiosity takes us to some weird and unexpected places full of random content that are impossible to look away from.

If you’re a fan of funnily odd and mildly disturbing things, let us introduce you to the Twitter page "@crim_tweets_”. It is a place full of humorous crime tweets that might be amusing to some and slightly unsettling to others. Scroll down for some of the most criminal tweets.

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    brimcleann Report

    waddles
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    you just broke every law five-year-old me had ever known

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    The Twitter account @crim_tweets_ was created not so long ago, in January 2022. Over the last year, the page has gained more than 831 thousand followers that enjoy a dark sense of humor. From people joking about running over a dog named “5 miles” to sharing pictures of a police car being parked in a mother and child bay, this place is full of ridiculous and humorous tweets that can take a darker turn.

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    To get a deeper understanding of dark-themed humor and memes online, we reached out to Deborah S. Bowen, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor of PR Instruction at the University of South Florida. Scroll down to read the whole interview!

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    primawesome Report

    Catman (He/Him)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He has harmed my people! He must pay! Start the war!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Lakota Wolf
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cats should be indoors ONLY, especially places where coyotes live! I live in Coyote Central and my two kitties are indoors only. I had an outdoors cat when I was a kid because my mom would not allow pets in my house, and I literally lived in fear daily that she was going to get eaten by a coyote or hit by a car and I'd NEVER KNOW because she'd just disappear.

    SCP 4666
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same happened to mine. Should have gotten her chipped

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    Something
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why do they keep giving him cats?

    Cat Chat
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That was my first thought. Why hasn't the shelter started asking questions.

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    Robert McKenzie
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm with his daughter. Shelter cats have no idea how to defend themselves in the wild, especially with coyotes etc! This guy should be *banned* from getting shelter cats.

    Marcellus II
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The shelter would start asking questions after the first dozen or so, no?

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    DuchessDegu
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone has to warn all the shelters in the area not to adopt to this idiot!

    CHRISTY SMITH
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, I mean, that's exactly what he is doing - f**k that guy!

    Shifty McFlea
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those poor cats, people shouldn’t be so ignorant

    LillieMean
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mother told a somewhat similar story. Someone she knows got new cats to replace the lost ones. I asked where she lives and I stated that there are sightings of lynx in the area. So the woman fed the lynx.

    M F
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Keep your cats indoors! Full stop! No excuses! If you can't keep a cat indoors DON'T GET A CAT

    Blackstone
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it depends on where you live (some areas of the world aren't as dangerous for cats as others), but overall, I agree. Where I live for sure cats need to be indoors. Too many coyotes and hawks and roaming neighborhood dogs. My cat is 100% indoors and prefers it that way. I had planned to leash train him, but I quickly learned he had no interest whatsoever in the outdoors. I could leave every door wide open and he'd just stare at me, like "nah, I'm good".

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    Andrewsarchus42
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Friendly reminder that outdoor cats live half as long as purely indoor cats. Keeping your cats indoors also prevents them from contributing to the extinction of many species of songbirds.

    Blackstone
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not even half. An outdoor cat lives 2-5 years. Indoor 10-20. Half is absolute best case scenario, but it ranges all the way to a tenth as long. If you're worried about exploration and quality of life, maybe build a catio or walk your cat with a leash and harness. It's not hard to train them and they enjoy it as much as dogs (assuming your cat isn't a weirdo like mine who has no interest in going outside). We're in the process of the catio option so he can watch and listen to his birds but still feel safe.

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    eame
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would the shelter keep giving him cats?

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey Mike, have you bothered to inform the shelter? I think they'd like to know about this, don't you? Although, this doesn't sound like a real animal shelter because this guy should've raised a couple red flags by now.

    Analyn Lahr
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tell the shelter so they stop adopting to him. Indoor cats live longer.

    Jessica J.
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The shelter should've caught this.

    JuniorCJ82
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the shelter keeps giving them to him?!?!

    Miss Frankfurter
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He’s got a lot of explaining to do to his daughter. None of which she’ll believe. Kids are smart. Now that she knows, she will never forget.

    Lorraine R
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The shelters around here charge over $100 to adopt an animal. I'd like to think that would have stopped this guy.

    Courtney Christelle
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hopefully they alerted the shelters so they stop letting that idiot adopt live bait.

    Kim Lorton
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right now here in North Ga. We have a coyote problem. We as humans have destroyed their natural habitats to make more room for humans that have no more regard for wildlife or their habitats. All the wild predators are moving into the cities and suburbs, like humans did. Yet, many of these humans still like to think their kitties and small dogs are safe outside from being attacked and likely eaten by these predators! They just want to complain and get them killed! I would love to tell them just how many rats and mice they eat snd that if they were killed off, those rodents would all come right back to our trash and messes we create... Seemingly just for them!

    PlatinumTheCat
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I literally started tearing up after reading this. What a horrible thing to do

    Avant Garde
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and at that human society keep giving those cats to this man? No light-bulb moment there?

    Jane W.
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poor daughter of such a fool.

    Brie Sansotta
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let me know who this neighbor is....

    Brenda S
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just don’t know how to respond. Animal abuse? Bylaw enforcement? Idiot?

    elcee
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yeh why doesn't he just keep his f*****g cats inside? what an a*****e.

    Oddly Me
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That os some expensive coyote food then.

    Maggie
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What? That is barbaric.

    Ruth Kelly
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    REALLY? Notify all area shelters NOT to let this IDIOT to adopt any more cats!

    Laura
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is funny and sad at the same time. Save a cat keep them inside. Of course they could just be running off

    Jennifer Brown
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is horrible and I lost a cat to coyotes....but damn if I didn't laugh. BTW, I keep my "outdoor cats" inside at night

    Danish Susanne
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't like a shelter that just gives this person a new cat, without bothering to find out what happened to the last one.

    Cory Kent
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well technically consideringthey just kept letting it do that with more cats from their family, he's not wrong.

    Amy T
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shot that guy. Yeah, I said it.

    iSkyn3t
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This makes me want to cry too. That's so sad!

    wyngerd
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish we had animals here in Holland that would reduce the free running cats.

    NotABoredPanda
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hum, why don't the coyotes eat the neighbor, probably stop them from eating anything living

    Norman Beattie
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He should just live trap Feral cats....

    Rahul Pawa
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dude has a pet coyote and doesn't even know it.

    Michelle Lauer
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @primawesome plagiarized this ‐‐ and did a pjss-poor job at it! Original post is actually (darkly) funny.

    flippin berry
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The shelter doesn't find anything suspicious? They don't bother to investigate if he's an animal hoarder buying a new cat every two weeks?

    Maudelin
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate this. I wish I hadn't read it. Glad the kid cried though.

    Kim Lorton
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nasty man. No regard for life! Or his daughters' feelingsb

    Shannon K
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Damn that sounds dark but strangely true in a way! 😱

    Dash Junior
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    F****r. Keep the cats indoors if he really cared about the cats.

    Mora Chilis
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shelter should not be giving him more cats.

    Lily Mae Kitty
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    what a stupid and horrible person. keep them in! where it's safe! where they can't kill 100+ birds a year.

    Christof Irran
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think I have heard a similar story, only this one involved Florida Man, alligators, and fluffy dogs.

    tuzdayschild
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am ashamed at hard this made me laugh.

    PandaRave
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Natural indeed! It’s the circle of life! Coyotes eat cats, coyotes die and fertilize the ground, and cats eat the gra-…..wait actually the cats really are being screwed over in this.

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    ravn
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love my cats, but this should be higher.

    James Howell
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    NOT FUNNY!! The person who shared this is as repulsive, IMO. He needs to report the individual to the shelter. These are living beings. Not house plants. GEEZ!! No wonder society is messed up!!

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    PandaRave
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey coyotes need love too! Maybe it’s not all bad!

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    Rocke-Road
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can tell this is a fake tweet, 4 Million likes, and The Dude's reply got 480k likes in 4 seconds. Anyways still pretty funny.

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    The use of the internet has made it more common for people to consume and share dark-themed content. It's intriguing that despite the negative emotions that this kind of stuff can evoke, a lot of internet users are nevertheless drawn to it. But why are we attracted to odd or mildly unsettling things online? Deborah S. Bowen explains that we are drawn to dark-themed content in general. “Horror movies, scary stories, true-crime podcasts... it's easy to see how our minds turn to the unsettling. It gives us a thrill, quite literally; horror and dark content offers us a little adrenaline dump, a tiny frisson of fear that, paradoxically, allows us to feel safe as we realize we are lying in a room, watching American Horror Story, but we're not in any ‘real’ danger. We love to immerse ourselves vicariously into new and stimulating situations that we would never experience in the real world, and these novel experiences help us to understand how we might approach different situations, no matter how unlikely they might seem.”

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    JoyfulZebra
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate the image/sensation I got reading this.

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    KiernanRobinson Report

    Daniel Mattock
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is Wolverine. She/He cheated on Wolverine.

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    The Twitter account “Criminal Tweets” shares content that might be amusing to some and slightly unsettling to others. Obviously, the intention of this page is to make fun of the criminal-like posts people share online. The question then arises: has social media had some sort of effect on our perception of morality and justice? Deborah S. Bowen shared that the old debates about heavy metal music and violent video games rear their head every time we discuss the openness of the internet and the access it allows to content we had never even dreamed of. “Old sites like Rotten.com were literally created to post the most egregiously shocking content that one could want. YouTube users can find all kinds of horrific content on that platform as well. And all of this is real, not some CGI attempts to shock and dismay.”

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    arbysmozzstick Report

    Snorkeldorf
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My ex husband told me about the time his parents brought the ashes of their deceased dog home. The dog was very old and died of natural causes. While his parents were out, my ex took the little tin and tied a string around it. He then tugged on the string and said "come on Bowser, roll over." Then when the tin fell on its side he said "play dead....good boy!". His teenage sister could not stop laughing.

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    Deor Report

    “Desensitization is a very real phenomenon, one that holds that the more we are exposed to negative stimuli, the less we react negatively to it. Exposure therapy operates under this premise. Social media allows us to consume a steady diet of real and terrible events, recorded by citizen journalists. It feeds us bullying, divisive rhetoric and unfounded conspiracies. There is no question that our reliance on and love for social media has made a mark on our collective character.”

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    Red Wyvern Emperor
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmm... I'm not sure if this is evil... or just good business strategy. XD

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    Mildly Annoyed Penguin
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This tweet came from a parody account. Just mentioning that for context.

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    “Gallows humor, the use of grim and ironic jokes or comments in the face of desperate situations, is a coping mechanism that many of us use when we are faced with a hopeless situation. As our reliance on social media grows, gallows humor becomes a way to deflect attention away from the fact that we are either too overcome with emotion at the content we are seeing to respond appropriately -- or that we just don't care at all. Snarky comments can be a defense mechanism and a legitimate way to express our lack of shock and surprise, it's often hard to tell when someone is having a legitimately negative reaction to a piece of startling content online, or if they are just reacting in a way to make them seem ‘cool’ and detached. There is no question that the proliferation of negative content on so many platforms with almost unfettered access has affected our collective ability to be truly taken aback. In light of the racial and religious violence we see in the world around us, the idea that we ‘care less’ is troubling,” Deborah S. Bowen shared.

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    waddles
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    well i mean it's always important to stretch

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    Social media is a breeding ground for all types of content, including those that are disturbing and even criminal in nature. While some people find posts or memes that make light of serious situations, such as death and tragedy, humorous and an escape from the stresses of daily life, others argue that they can have a negative impact on our well-being and perception of reality.

    According to Deborah S. Bowen, many people take comfort in “gallows humor”, at laughing off that which is "too scary" or "too real." “But when everything becomes a joke, does that mean that we aren't treating negativity with the gravitas it deserves? Think of the ‘influencer’ taking a fun selfie at Auschwitz; the reductive posing and the laissez-faire attitude with which people co-opt awful situations can certainly alter the perception of the serious site, for example. When negative situations are not addressed with the respect they might be offered, then they lose their power to horrify. This can definitely affect our perception of reality. When nothing is so awful that it commands quiet awe or a deep and reverent respect, how are we supposed to deal with the personal nightmare scenarios that might affect us — nightmare scenarios like the death of a loved one, or a permanent illness? Social media is undoubtedly forcing users to learn to process trauma in new ways, but it is the job of the individual to ensure that they never lose touch with the compassion and kindness that makes us truly human.”

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    Jods
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, so you’re the one who thought my dad’s driving licence I was returning due to his death was an Amazon gift card and also threw away the sodding log book for the car? That’s £25 you owe me.

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    Michael Largey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now Tucker Carlson will claim that M&Ms are "grooming cannibals".

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    #21

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    Rocke-Road
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who's Broken and Rusted beyond recognition?

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    #22

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    colemanhall Report

    Rocke-Road
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sacrifices have to be made for Roasted Marshmallows

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    Rocke-Road
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You always gotta be blasting music with headphones when you are going though all the speed bumps in the school zone

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    #25

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    Rocke-Road
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Use the will from your Grandmother to buy YOUTUBE PREMIUM!! It offers an ad-free experience when you watch videos!

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    jmh_256 Report

    Maxwell Walker
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was my only thought when i was watching it

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    #28

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    97Vercetti Report

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    Mickysixxx
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not all heroes wear capes lol

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    #30

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    Rocke-Road
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    D-I-D-Y-O-U R-E-M-E-M-B-E-R-T-O-D-O-T-H-E-L-A-U-N-D-R-Y-?

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    Something
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We shouldn't have to use third party software.

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    Stary_cat
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually you have to show a receipt you don’t just say Uber eats

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    SwiftOnSecurity Report

    Ches Yamada
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would be in the ER a lot because I wouldn't be able to stop hugging my koffing ♡

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    JoyfulZebra
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't worry, they just want some drugs.

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    Germanilloy Report

    Frank
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ask the police, they know how to solve this.

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    LakersCertified Report

    censorshipsucks
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    except that part where the po-po kick your posterior.

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    JuicegawdinPriv Report

    censorshipsucks
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    well whoever is friends with juicegawdin now knows to not invite him.

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    bbyddy1_ Report

    Luna Crow
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Plot twist: she doesn't actually have Alzheimer's, it's a clever ruse to see who deserves her fortune and who gets written out.

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