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Solly Mack

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44. I'm certain it is not "the man" as in "You the man".

Reply to Ilikepurple (Reply #40)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 02:29 PM

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Making it the man/authority.

And yes, very strange.

Idiotic.

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