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aggiesal

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35. I found this ...

Reply to Ponietz (Reply #26)

Tue Jul 14, 2026, 09:56 AM

2 hrs ago

While this quote is frequently attributed to Mark Twain or Abraham Lincoln, it was actually written by author and humorist Maurice Switzer in his 1906 book, Mrs. Goose, Her Book.

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Yup, got to protect his & Mierd47's @$$ from all those War Crimes they've committed in just 19 short months. n/t aggiesal 15 hrs ago #3

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As Mark Twain writes ... aggiesal 15 hrs ago #8

Huh? Ponietz 5 hrs ago #26

I found this ... aggiesal 2 hrs ago #35

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