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As long as people throw around some questionable bits of wisdom like it's no big deal, we have the unofficial karma police, aka ‘murderers by words.’ Except murder by words has nothing to with violence, weapons, or blood, which makes the act inherently peaceful, yet brutally powerful.

It’s because the fight is fueled by words, but not by any words. I mean witty, well-argued, and solid arguments that pierce straight through misinformation, fake news, and any other online BS that's so prominent these days. The targets can be anyone from Covid deniers to anti-vaxers to flat earthers and extreme right Trump supporters who support the Capitol riots or similar bursts of terror. And when the words come back, they do so with double the initial power.

Thanks to the prominent corner of Reddit known as the subreddit “Murdered By Words,” the karma evening selection of putdowns, clapbacks, and counter-arguments are in to show that everything you utter in this world can come back to you. Psst! Part 1 of the post with people who got brutally shut down is available here.

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You Dense Mother ---!

You Dense Mother ---!

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#2

Due For Some Good Luck Eventually

Due For Some Good Luck Eventually

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InstantRamenGuy
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

fricker deserved it though Edit: i have realized this comment may be referring to michael rosen, not spencer morgan. My intention was that spencer morgan is the fricker that deserved it. Michael Rosen is a great person that should be cherished.

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Roxy Eastland
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Michael Rosen is a well liked person in the UK and people were genuinely worried for him when he was taken into hospital and was so ill. If someone that nice is saying that not meeting you is their one bit of good luck then you're being a d**k.

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abby smink
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hate the "just because *I* don't know of anyone it happened to, must be fake."

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Maiun
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Michael Rosen is a much loved children's author and poet in the UK. Check him out he's fantastic.

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Lola
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The fact that 65% of the people now want to take the vaccine as opposed to 45% back in November, tells me that even dumbasses like Spencer Morgan have seen someone experience the true COVID. By now, 410,000 are dead, surely he knows someone.

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Bacony Cakes
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can thank me and the little doctor's reflex hammer i use for beating the sh*t out of people's knees specifically.

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Thomas Turnbull
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Spencer your a very weak willed idiot and getting more stupid every second that passes. The lights are on but no ones home.

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Earl Grey
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Visit your local cemetery if you want to meet folks whose experience with COVID was worse.

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sylvantic
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

even if it isn't worse for you, the flu sucks! i'm a healthy person and i got so sick i could hardly stand up (not from covid. probably from the flu or some weird parainfluenza).

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Michele Shaw
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Michael Rosen....I do hope you and your family are doing well..... Seems every time someone says something about Covid being untrue and refusing to follow CDC recommendations Karma shows up and kicks their ass! Let's all give a shout out to my friend Karma! God love her.... Good thing for Spencer.... God protects the feeble (stupid) minded. And Spencer stop licking the lead paint.

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DetongLhamo
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Right: so it’s not serious unless you personally know one of the 98 million people world wide who has had Covid. Unbelievable.

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Eva Sawyer
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I really wish people would stop playing the "whose case of COVID was better/worse" - everyone is different with different makeup, health issues, environmental issues, etc... I am immunocomprimised, got it and felt fine in three days. Someone else I knew who was seemingly much healthier got it and ended up in the ICU. One person's positive experience doesn't negate all the negative ones, and vice versa. Both statements can be equally true.

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Kanga9ine
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Since we have had to decide when identical symtoms may have stepped over the line from flu to Covid, and not having any way to find out by testing readily available, and the fact one does not instantly feel awful and does not suddenly appear with a giant C19 in Scarlett to identify the invisible, the statement is absolutely asinine. It's arrogant and condescending and insulting.

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Gavin Magnus
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel bad for Michael Rosen I mean that was the worst thing that a person could go through so f*ck Spencer also Spencer has a point

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Brandy Grote
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Half the number of flu cases, TEN TIMES THE DEATH RATE. Wear a mask!

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Oskar vanZandt
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For some people pandemics are only real if one of the small circle of people they know (those in their "Monkeysphere") is affected... other than that they just don't give a sh*t.

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Lexi Mitchell
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Idk the people who’ve died of covid would probably say their experience was worse than the flu. If they could talk. But they’re dead.

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Curry on...
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So far, I've personally know seven people who've had it. One died. Two were family, so I got to ask a lot of questions. One of the family members said it started off like flu and got five times worse. It took six weeks for her to be able to stand up without passing out.

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CowboyHank
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It doesn't sound like he wants to meet him. Then why is he following him? Just to blow him smoke?

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Emowan
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tell that to the 2 million people that dies, you damn butt monkey

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've never met a single person who died in the 1800s. Conclusion: People who lived in the 1800s are immortal.

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YoChicken
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it is nice to know that people are recovering. One of my friends recovered recently, and I could not be more thankful, I haven't seen her in person since lockdown started.

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Leo Domitrix
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ever see a person turned blue? WELCOME TO COVID IT IS NOT FLU. Sorry. We had one last spring. And I can't like blue anymore.

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Glen Grabenstetter
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mr. Rosen, I'd like to take you on a tour of a cemetery - you can "meet" lots of folks who had bad Covid experiences.

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Lucas
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You don't mean Michael Rosen I hope, he is the one that has been very sick, is still sick, due to Covid. Spencer Morgan is the kn*bhead denying the evils of the disease.

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Brandi VanSteenwyk
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Does anyone else keep reaching for their fire extinguisher as they read these complete burns?

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I do not see the first comment as jerkish. The person is just skeptic. Btw "common" flu is not banal illness either.

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Rosie Hamilton
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Skeptics are idiots. People need to open their eyes and look at what is actually happening. Look at the facts! No, flu isn't a minor illness but it isn't as infectious or as deadly.

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Beautifully Pointing Out How Jack Doesn’t Know Why A Vaccine Is

Beautifully Pointing Out How Jack Doesn’t Know Why A Vaccine Is

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Previously, comedy writer Ariane Sherine told Bored Panda that when it comes to witty comebacks, they can be both planned and totally spontaneous.

"I've definitely come up with comebacks that are spontaneous. For instance, I told my daughter that if she didn't behave, I'd give her inheritance to a donkey sanctuary. She said, 'You wouldn't,' and I came back, 'You bet your ass!' But though I hadn't used that comeback before, I clearly had knowledge of the pun and might have used something similar in the past."

But not every comeback is equally powerful. The ones that make us thank the lord it’s not us who received them have to be well-timed, super-fast, exceptionally witty, and totally understandable to everyone. If it’s super complicated or said at the wrong time, or worst, in the wrong place, you can get scolded with an agonizing moment of silence.

#4

Dammit George!

Dammit George!

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How unusual to actually respect people outside of your own household...?!?!

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Apparently She Was A Raging Dumbass Five Years Ago, Too

Apparently She Was A Raging Dumbass Five Years Ago, Too

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm very much against violence towards women, but Katie Hopkins might have turned out to be a more worthwhile human being if she'd been punched in the face a little more often for saying things like this.

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#8

Room Temperature Iq Is My New Favourite Insult

Room Temperature Iq Is My New Favourite Insult

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#9

Maybe She's Just Not Getting Any

Maybe She's Just Not Getting Any

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#10

I Proudly Served In The Gay Wars Of '07

I Proudly Served In The Gay Wars Of '07

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#11

All Of A Sudden “Law & Order” Doesn’t Apply?

All Of A Sudden “Law & Order” Doesn’t Apply?

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love this chicks reply. This woman was told multiple times to stop or they WILL SHOOT HER!! Just because she was a woman and in the service does not mean she does not need to comply with the law. My niece is retired from the Marines and I would say the exact same thing if she were dumb enough to do what this woman did, thankfully my niece has common sense. It sucks she was killed but she broke into a FEDERAL BUILDING WITH SECRET SERVICE AND POLICE AND MILITARY OFFICERS!!!!

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#12

Pray Away The Gay

Pray Away The Gay

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I guess it will take another 200 years before idiots understand that you can't "pray the gay away." But "therapy camps" are indeed perfect locations for gay people to meet each other. And it's true: Covid deniers often are homophobes, racists, sexists and white supremacists who also believe in practically every conspiracy theory they can find.

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#13

Such Delicate Snowflakes

Such Delicate Snowflakes

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kindness is the easiest and the hardest quality depending on who has to show it

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#15

I Think You Will Survive The Vaccine

I Think You Will Survive The Vaccine

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nobody knows what's in a hotdog either, but I bet they've eaten one of those.

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#16

And Now, For Something Not Involving Politics

And Now, For Something Not Involving Politics

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#19

'murica, Heck Yeah!

'murica, Heck Yeah!

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In America, the customer is expected to pay the workers through tips.

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Hits It Right On The Nose

Hits It Right On The Nose

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Morons! Why hide the name? They have put it on a public forum. Everyone should who the person is.

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The Nerve Of The Man!

The Nerve Of The Man!

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can’t wait for this guys reaction to Trumps biography then. Sure it’ll be written in crayon and printed on orange paper but that s**t will have a million i’s in it because it’ll be all me, me, me.

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#22

Who Need Vaccine

Who Need Vaccine

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've said this before but I guess I'll say it again: No thanks, I don't need birth control cause I'm not pregnant.

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#23

The Part About Pilot's Salary Surprised Me

The Part About Pilot's Salary Surprised Me

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Naima Ebiche
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Luxembourg, teachers and most of state essential workers (bus drivers etc) are paid between 4000 and 7000 euro a month. An it’s formidable

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#25

Murdered By The Movement They Were So Eager To Have

Murdered By The Movement They Were So Eager To Have

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#26

It's Simple Logic, And Therefore Completely Unfathomable

It's Simple Logic, And Therefore Completely Unfathomable

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#27

Found In The Window Of My Very Small, Very Red, Upstate NY Town Hardware Store

Found In The Window Of My Very Small, Very Red, Upstate NY Town Hardware Store

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#29

I Wonder If Op Ever Saw That, But Nevertheless

I Wonder If Op Ever Saw That, But Nevertheless

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the fact that the dude has 6.9k upvotes but the person who clapped-back only has 1.1k upvotes is very sad.

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#30

Millennials Are Killing The... Baby Industry

Millennials Are Killing The... Baby Industry

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#31

Better Hope His House Doesn't Catch On Fire!

Better Hope His House Doesn't Catch On Fire!

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, I wouldn't have been surprised if the firefighters sent a bill in the US...

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#32

They're Complaining About The Wrong Type Of Female Armour

They're Complaining About The Wrong Type Of Female Armour

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This was probably the stupidest complaint about Star Wars I’ve seen, and that’s saying a lot

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How The Turns Have Tabled. Trumper (Red) Gets "Triggered" And Blindly Defends Ashli Babbit

How The Turns Have Tabled. Trumper (Red) Gets "Triggered" And Blindly Defends Ashli Babbit

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She is absolutely a terrorist. And a douchebag. And now she’s dead. Stupid is as stupid does.

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#35

1) Open Mouth 2) Insert Foot 3) ??? 4) Profit!

1) Open Mouth 2) Insert Foot 3) ??? 4) Profit!

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#36

Red Is An Investor Who Keeps A Doctor On Staff, So You Know He Knows What He's Talking About

Red Is An Investor Who Keeps A Doctor On Staff, So You Know He Knows What He's Talking About

beerbellybegone , twitter.com Report

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Seriously, people should wear masks at flu season. I’ve never been so healthy as I was the last year. When I get sick it can drag out for months (I’m not exactly healthy) and I have disabled friends who could die from a cold. If anything, Corona proved that we should keep in wearing masks and washing our hands, even after it’s over

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#37

Oh Boy, Alanah Pearce Didn't Hold Back

Oh Boy, Alanah Pearce Didn't Hold Back

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#38

Ben Franklin Was A Smart Fella

Ben Franklin Was A Smart Fella

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

World population 1820 around 1 billion, 2020 nearly 8 billions. Partly thanks to vaccines.

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#39

I'm Betting Corgis Taste Like Chicken

I'm Betting Corgis Taste Like Chicken

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why shouldn't we pay people to exist? None of chose to exist, we were all forced into life whether we wanted it or not if you really think about it.

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#41

It's My God-Given Right To Spit On Other People

It's My God-Given Right To Spit On Other People

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Be gentle. You can't expect a person such as this, to strain the few brain cells they actually possess by thinking, do you?

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#42

Chinese Government Celebrates Their Human Rights Accomplishments

Chinese Government Celebrates Their Human Rights Accomplishments

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

👉 The entire f*cking west of China is a political mess. (edit)👉Just look at Chinese Traditional Medicine for ONE second.

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#43

Wth Are Light Language And Sacred Geometry?

Wth Are Light Language And Sacred Geometry?

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#44

How Much Could A Private Island Cost, $10?

How Much Could A Private Island Cost, $10?

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These people only thrive because other people give them the power. Take that away and they have nothing to offer to society

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#45

Lions Don’t Wear Masks

Lions Don’t Wear Masks

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