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rjsquirrel

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30. Huh?

Reply to Bluenorthwest (Reply #28)

Sat Jan 2, 2016, 08:44 AM

Jan 2016

faith based what now? I have no opinion on their "faith" except lol whut? I hope their deity is a forgiving one. I doubt He exists.

No, I'm talking about how mentally vacant they appear to be, as evidence that parents who play video games while sitting on their children until they die are bad people.

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That's what I meant rjsquirrel Jan 2016 #21

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