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90 days
For a minuted I was scared what part of the dialogue you would draw… I’ve had some bleach in reach… just in case… XD
As we’ve touched, or not touched, on plumbing the depths of the matter in discussion the bleach may be just for cosmetic purposes.
It all smells of vented spleen and waxing philosophical if you ask me.
Warren and Lloyd the new Mulder an Scully?
I sometimes wonder just how much stuff @warzan convinced @llyod of when they were very young. I imagine @llyod walking around warning others of the weird things and everyone thinking it was Lloyd that was the crazy one!
Big bros can really be the wrost sometimes. ??
Being an older brother I wonder what bs I’ve told my brothers that stuck.
Proof is in the pictures from behind.