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orthoclad

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1. We think profiteers, they think demigods

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2026, 05:55 PM

17 hrs ago

They are above us lowly ones, who are wrung out and thrown away - AFTER they scrape us for their mascots.

But those of us with no artistic talent can amuse ourselves making cartoons, so it's all good.

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