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sanatanadharma

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3. Because everyone want to live in the land of rubes...

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Apr 29, 2022, 11:19 AM

Apr 2022

"Rubes", isn't that short for rubies? Or rubles?

The best and the brightest and most of the rest have no desire to be surrounded by life-denying denizens of delusion, depression and repression.

And no offense to those whose neighbors are less than the best.

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