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Trueblue Texan

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79. For God's sake...

Fri Nov 14, 2025, 08:36 AM

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you do realize you are attempting to politely censor the OP, don't you? The OPs voicing their opinion is no different than all caps screeching and F-bombs flying. Why don't YOU and anyone else offended by the OPs post use the ignore feature?

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