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Torchlight

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3. GOP - hoisted by their own precedent

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Feb 4, 2026, 02:55 PM

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GOP kinda reminds me of the Doyle Lonnegan role in the film, The Sting: "What was I supposed to do, call him for cheating better than me in front of the others?".

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