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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.

#1

You Dense Mother ---!

You Dense Mother ---!

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#3

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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Troux
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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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#6

Apparently She Was A Raging Dumbass Five Years Ago, Too

Apparently She Was A Raging Dumbass Five Years Ago, Too

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Ray Martin
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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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MRSS
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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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WilvanderHeijden
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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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Naima Ebiche
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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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Raven Sheridan
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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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Mohsie Supposie
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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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#20

Hits It Right On The Nose

Hits It Right On The Nose

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

No. Doxxing is a real and dangerous thing. Mideaval mob justice doesn't belong in the modern world.

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

If you say "Corona is a hoax" three times at midnight in front of a mirror, Jim Beaver will reach trough the mirror, slap you and call you idjit

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

Apart from the absolute stupidity of the tin hatter's reply to Jim Beaver, imagine having the gall to be so rude and heartless to say something like that to someone who has just been bereaved! An absolute swine!

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

Live like this? Apparently, wearing a mask while outside it's such an insufferable experience that you would rather die. Those people are so dramatic.

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

Two people in my office and my father-in-law are now dead because of Covid. To that person who would "rather die than live like this"? No...no you wouldn't. You would rather OTHERS die instead of you being inconvenienced. Your tune will change when it kills someone you love.

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

Wait...rather die than wear a mask for a few minutes when you run into the store??? Really? Damn, didn't realize people were so damn delicate. I mean, if you can't handle a mask then how do you handle things like rain, snow, heat, cold, a lumpy mattress or no 100% Egyptian cotton sheets? What do these people do if they get a splinter? Do they just give up and die? Try to fight it by having the whole hand amputated? How the hell do these fragile people make it through the day?

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

WHAT? Who was rude to Jim Beaver! That alone should be a crime. (And I didn't know he lost someone to covid. I'm already wearing a mask, so he gets a bit of sorrow anyway)

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

wear a mask don't change my way of living. not able to see my kids play soccer or let my 90 years old grand-mother the chance to see her grandkids does.

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

This one and her significant other should be forced to wear the above mentioned "d**k masks" since she is unable to form an intelligible response. Soccer will still be there next year. Maybe Granny (and the rest of the residents) shouldn't be put at risk for a terribly painful death because she wants to parade her spawn....

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

"I don't want your sorrow, I want you to wear a mask." -"I'm so sorry for you, I will not wear one."

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

Jim Beaver: ...I don't want your sorrow for my loss... @$$hat: Sorry for your loss, but... That tells you all you need to know, really. Anyone whose response to someone saying what they don't want is to do the exact thing they JUST told you they don't want is toxic.

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

Don't you mess with Bobby! In all seriousness, if you know anything about Jim Beaver and his life you know he is a pretty strong guy.

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

Literally it’s just wearing a mask in the chance that it helps not spread something that can kill others. Why is that such a burden. Even if statistically it’s only one in such and such. It’s just a light cloth covering. It’s not a metal helmet. I do lots of things I don’t believe in bc it’s the right thing to do as a human being considerate for other humans. A mask, for now at least, is the right thing to do and not a lot to ask. You don’t even need to debate how necessary it is. If it saves one person, how hard is it to wear it at the grocery store when you’re shopping.

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

They’d rather kill other people and jeopardise their own lives rather than stop going out drinking, window shopping and wearing a mask.

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

If the mortality rate is about 2%, then it's 1 in 50, not 1 in 3,000 that die. Get the facts right.

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

People like this should get free covid hugs and once they test positive, zero human contact until they either die or beat it. Wear a damn mask!

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

100% wrong. I can only "kill" someone if I am sick and do not where a mask and they than get infected from me. If I am healthy (tested, not infected) and do not wear a mask I am hurting no one.

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

you hurt the peace of mind of others, and also prove just by your appearance that you're an a$$hole. the point of the masks is that if everyone is wearing one, you can neither inhale OR deposit covid cooties in the environment. if everyone wore a damn mask everywhere they went for a month, we would be out of this already. it's people like you that are why we aren't.

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

A study in Denmark found that wearing a mask had only a trivial effect on the probability of contracting coronavirus. https://www.king5.com/article/news/verify/verify-danish-study-masks-still-work/507-b591ff5d-1d23-451b-977c-83521ec69566 But of course the study authors quickly added that this doesn't mean that mask mandates are useless. It's possible, they said, that there could be other factors they didn't consider. In other words, ignore the scientific evidence and go with what's politically popular.

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

wearing the mask hurts no one, and sorry, but i'm gonna believe what the CDC recommends over a single study.

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Masks are NOT a proven solution. My name is Geegee, I work as a surgical nurse. Not only do mask quickly become moist, but that moisture breeds bacteria that is more likely to cause respiratory infections. But it seems like you’re doing something to wear a mask, so have at it!

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#21

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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Isabella R.W.
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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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Marie
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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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Jibek Mechler
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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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#34

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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Rabbit Carrot
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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

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Jibek Mechler
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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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Frank Ropen
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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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Wendillon
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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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Raven Sheridan
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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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Bacony Cakes
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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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troufaki13
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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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