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"False Knees" is a rather well-known webcomic by the talented Canadian cartoonist Joshua Barkman, which showcases an enchanting blend of humor, surrealism, and astute observations of the animal kingdom, and well, birds, for that matter.

Presented through illustrations with a soft color palette and delicate lines, the comic stands out for its personification of wildlife, offering humorous and highly relatable scenarios.

More info: falseknees.com | Facebook | Instagram | falseknees.tumblr.com

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

Is that a wet footed tit?

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

I've actually seen a bird play in a puddle, he/she was so cute!!!

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

Rain rain come today, please make the sun go away

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

Nothing dark about this! I'm with the bird!

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

Lol super adorable 🥰, praise the LORD 😄

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

    Meanwhile, there's a three-hundred ring circus in my noggin at all times.

    Worst Cop in Britain
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I told my therapist my thoughts were like a hundred little Bouncy balls (the grainy ones you get from a 25c vending machine at the grocery store) being vigorously shaken in a *giant* rubber Bouncy ball which is my head

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    H.J. carlson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A moment without anxiety is precious 😂

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

    I WISH! The Noodle people in my head NEVER stop!

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

    That's more truth than the author intended. Coons have been known to kill many a dog, especially if they get it in water. They will get on the dogs head and hold it under water drowning it.

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

    Me when I'm not wearing a hoodie:

    H.J. carlson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    👏 Let the little guy vent! Bet they all get frustrated like we do! 😸

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

    This is my kind of humour

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

    Guess they are female birds, as a male I see red

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

    That seems uncomfortably dark.

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

    It's cute, but birds still shouldn't get thread or wool into their beaks for nest building. Our thread is strong, the babies could get strangled

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

    And birds, depending on the species, will reuse old nests and needing sites from previous generations, so they're better at recycling than us

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

    Someone in the office is possessed by an owl: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/b5-iQtatjd4

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

    by increase, do you mean to just fall like a stone? dosn't sound to difficult...

    Maarten VP
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But you can't crash into earth like a stone though...

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    H.J. carlson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is the hawk speeding up or just in gravity free fall?!

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

    Both, technically, sure to gravity being a measure that, without enough resistance, would be a constant acceleration. In the case of a bird of prey driving, they typically utilize the acceleration created by gravity and simply manipulate the amount of air resistance they are experiencing to change the speed of descent.

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

    Last time I tried that I woke up in the hospital... /jk

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

    no we are not! Southern hemisphere can you wait one more month?

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

    Well I'm certainly ready for Fall!

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

    I am ready. Fall means hoodies.

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

    and tea, hot cacao, lentil soup, stew... ok no I am hungry

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

    Im not either but how beautiful to see Autumn again 🍂

    H.J. carlson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    💓 Fall colors, makes the country around here bright and beautiful for too short a time.

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

    I've been ready since March when SE Texas turned up the thermostat to ROAST ALL HUMANS!! We're still having 100°+ days. 7days and it'll be October ffs it'll probably cool down around x-mas.

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

    I'm never ready for autumn and winter. Can't wait the spring to come.

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    H.J. carlson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it awed by the falling 🌠 or stunned?

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

    Wow I thought nothing moved faster at night than me!

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

    This is so sweet and beautiful and peaceful

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

    For all the lucky couples that get to grow older together!

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

    Song by Birb Bacharach

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

    What I wouldn't give to have something like this...

    Holly Scott
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    2 years ago

    This is such a sweet comic!🐦

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

    I love these comics so much😂

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

    I think we're all PART of a pattern.

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

    seagulls becoming self aware, soon they will use the metro/underground to get to the fries factory! /s

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

    I mean... I read a scientific article on the study of their migration patterns changing and it turns out it was because of a chip factory 😂

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    Spirited7Wolf
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good for the crow! Arson is a spectatular hobby!

    H.J. carlson
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    2 years ago

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

    arsonist with wings / Fire Fairy! 🧚‍♀️ 🔥. Same difference

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

    White wagtail: "so here you are again! come here I'm gonna flap you up!"

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

    How to become Tree: the definitive guide

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

    You can fly away from your problems, but eventually you'll have to land.

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

    This is exactly how these douchebags act. Maybe Bluejays are more full of themselves and their stinkin' Flapjacks

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    The Blue Spirit
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah I was fully confident that my "if true { return true }" was the best possible solution to all my problems

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

    "Ducks afraid of cold water '. Film at Eleven!

    meow point1
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those ducks are acting like my parents! My dad's just like that when it comes to swimming, and my mum's always trying to get him to join in.

    Sans Serif (Sans)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. "

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

    the crow selfie would be such a good wallpaper!

    Lemme get the lemons
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Guess who just made a new wallpaper? Just your local lemon. I made it so that you scroll to see each crom

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

    Best thing for that human really

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

    Would be if humans weren't around!

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

    This is so true, and every part of It.

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

    It makes me happy to learn birds are smart asses. Personally I always knew it

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    Silver Knight of the Union
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let me guess, the bird's name is Jack? "Red touches black, good for Jack"

    Looks like an Angel
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Red touched black, good for Jack; Red touches yellow, look out fellow.

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

    Nice rose breasted grosbeak drawing!!!

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    H.J. carlson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Last tidbit he'll ever offer you again ever!!

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

    “Look at me! I’m a human, I have depression and pay taxes and stuff!” Other crow: “Bahahaha!!!!”

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

    Those aren't Crows, they're Ravens. The feathers around a Ravens head and throat look more like scruffy fur than the larger sleek feathers on crows necks. They also have larger beaks and a larger stockier body and thicker legs and feet than Crows.

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

    They're playing. Pretending to die of despair so they can throw themselves down and roll down the roof. (Ravens, crow, Jays, and other birds have been observed to slide or roll down snowy roofs, repetitively, in what is assumed to be play [- what else could it be?])

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

    I swear, somedays if my feets weren't attached.....

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

    What a perfectly beautiful day not wasted!

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

    Ironically, crows but especially ravens are very afraid/cautious of new things. They absolutely do NOT like surprises.

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

    They ARE the surprises. They love to sneek up on other creatures just to get reactions out of them.

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

    That bird that loves surprises is so me

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

    I LOVE the illustrations! The bird species is instantly recognizable . Hello, Mourning Dove

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

    I always freaked out my friends when I said I kinda look forward to it. Just out of curiosity. And curiosity has almost killed me many times, so one day it will aligne 😂

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

    Curiosity may kill the cat, but satisfaction brings it back every single time.

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

    The end result of Life is always Death. There would be no death without Life.

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    The Blue Spirit
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "it is better to be happy for a moment and be burned up with beauty than to live a long time and be bored all the while" - The Lesson of the Moth by Don Marquis

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

    Listen to them old folk

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

    I can’t believe BP didn’t censor this, what with them censoring literally everything else

    Silver Knight of the Union
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, I don't blame them, they got bored of the standard stuff, so this is quite interesting for them probably. It is for me.

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