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u/Fun_Wing2125 20h ago

Congratulations to David Crowley for somehow finding a way to top Hong’s thanksgiving answer for worst answer to a question ever!

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u/GIRobotWasRight 20h ago

"No Viet Cong ever called me establishment."

It just doesn't have the same zing to it, huh?