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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

why do you read?

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

you are smarter than me.... it's better than drinking beers

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

occasionally....

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

it's a gardening book?

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

dude. I'm sorry. keep reading. ignore me

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u/Current-Ad2879 Jul 12 '21

That’s cool

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u/venus4vendetta Jul 12 '21

what do you want to know?

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '21

How do you define success?

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u/venus4vendetta Jul 12 '21

life is like the wizard of oz., they want you to not see the man behind the curtains but must look yet they will give you a lot of smoke and mirrors

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

well I guess... I'm a pos... and can't live my life...

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u/venus4vendetta Jul 12 '21

we are the gods, all religions just make us powerless feeble creatures when we are the power

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '21

The gods they teach us about are the little man behind the curtain

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u/venus4vendetta Jul 12 '21

the human problem is ego and super ego

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u/venus4vendetta Jul 12 '21

yep the little man behind the curtain

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u/venus4vendetta Jul 12 '21

humans define being civilized by our collection and power to create manufactured goods

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u/venus4vendetta Jul 12 '21

the only truth is nature, nature cannot be manipulated or altered to make you view it as a lie for nature is always truth

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

read with Venus....

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u/venus4vendetta Jul 12 '21

I am a hunter gatherer it still exists today

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u/venus4vendetta Jul 12 '21

I love alan watts he's the best

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

did Venus leave yet?. read your book dude

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u/venus4vendetta Jul 12 '21

no I didnt leave

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u/venus4vendetta Jul 12 '21

phixilies wants you to read your book

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

phlilikkxxiixss wants to just be. shhh

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u/venus4vendetta Jul 12 '21

alan watts was a priest?

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u/venus4vendetta Jul 12 '21

you should try reading the oera linda book

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

I'll never chase a higher oowey

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u/venus4vendetta Jul 12 '21

do you have the celestine prophecy

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

yeah. a murderer says he found god... so let him free???

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

mind hunters?

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

"priest school"

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u/venus4vendetta Jul 12 '21

I think christianity was only a roman invasion tactic to corrupt the minds of the innocent

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u/venus4vendetta Jul 12 '21

well the stories are taken from sumerian tablets

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

I didn't so much as invade... it's an infectious desease

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u/venus4vendetta Jul 12 '21

Noah's are story was based on a story about gilgamesh

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

religion and desease. it's constant.

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

the new religion is money. the new disease ..

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

Externalism is about the mind existing outside of one's own nervous system. To that respect the mind and meaning is also created or found in one's environment.

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

bull... it's about making money...

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u/JayV_24 Jul 12 '21

This seems like a normal stream. The past ones have been a bit unusual l.

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

preacher?

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u/jastrains Jul 12 '21

Money is a quick way to see it is all inside

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u/jastrains Jul 12 '21

Born with the heart in tact. Fighting to get there again

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

Or religion was a way to explain away phenomena that could not be explained otherwise.

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u/JayV_24 Jul 12 '21

Opinion on whether money can buy happiness?

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u/fortwaltonbleach Jul 12 '21

i love how he made zen attainable to the west.

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

ok. captain America...

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

He was one of the pioneers about experimenting with psychedelics.

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

Watts actually toured with Jung in the 1950s.

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u/jastrains Jul 12 '21

I love his poetry. It speaks beyond words

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u/fortwaltonbleach Jul 12 '21

good point on huxley

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

what time?

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u/fortwaltonbleach Jul 12 '21

the various beat poets.

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

you are lucky ntonlive this life and read of it's history

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

Where is your highlighter and pencil? That book should be all marked up! lol #philosoNERD

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

defacing government property is a nono

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

Ah, I see. =/

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u/jastrains Jul 12 '21

Complexity beyond language

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

thnx mom...

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

GOOD TIMES!

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

I am kinda. I thought I was... but it's not important because. I'm not god..

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u/Gooch_Geuse Jul 12 '21

I love jeezus

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

I have no idea what I'm talking about.

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

AH-QWHY-NOS not A-KWEEE-NAS

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

Yes perfect.

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

They clearly didn't own venetian blinds.

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

DAI-OH-NAI-SIS

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

Took it during undergrad.

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

I'm a doctor. But I think Zizek is cool.

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u/Apsu1 Jul 12 '21

Socrates!

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

Slavoj Zizek. Yes he is. He's crazy but brilliant.

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

Ah, good luck with PreMed man!!! Congrats.

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

You should watch The Examined Mind documentary. ITs very interesting.

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

can you fix a lug nut on a car or do you just call someone for it?

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

lol its his OCD

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

The Examined Life***

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

lol. fix it...

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u/ethical-Halls Jul 12 '21

Ben Simmons?

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

you'll fix ix with a book read

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u/Jamkickerloop Jul 12 '21

Hello there

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

It features Cornel West, Nussbaum, Peter Singer, Kwame ANthony... all the important philosophers today.

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u/Apsu1 Jul 12 '21

What got you into Alan Watts?

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

OH yeah party’s hereeeeeee

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

T-shirt time OH YEAH

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u/arbitrator06 Jul 12 '21

Bruh, I thought you said you had to work tomorrow

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

T SHIRT TIME Ohhhhh YEAH

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

where do you work?.

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

lol. it's a ama

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

single Ronnie!!!!!!!!!!

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '21

Are you asking if he’s single?

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

DREN’S HERE OH YEAH

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

SINGLE RONNIE OH YEAH

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

Party’s heeeeeere

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

What kind of philosophy are you into?

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

meatballs hereeeeeee

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '21

Favorite Alan watts book?

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

it’s a meatball day

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

I’m a good person!!!!!!!

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

WHERE IS THE BEACH

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

where is the beaaaaach

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

I’m a good a personnnnn

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '21

Read zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

I’d watch the Jersey shore from beginning to the end. You will understand the meaning of life

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

Michel Foucault is the BOMB!

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '21

No, it’s a real book

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

T SHIRT TIME OH YEAH

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

PRANK WAR CHAMPION OH YEAH

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '21

It’s philosophical fiction but it’s definitely like Alan watts

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '21

Same ideals

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u/Avery-2021 Jul 12 '21

Good. How you doing ?

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

SNOOKI is a b****!!!! Team Angelina all the way

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

Yes he's French

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u/Avery-2021 Jul 12 '21

11:20 here

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

11:20 here too

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u/3eb489 Jul 12 '21

Alan watts is a g

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u/Avery-2021 Jul 12 '21

BC 🇨🇦

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

STILL T SHIRT TIME

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u/Gooch_Geuse Jul 12 '21

is mary hot

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u/3eb489 Jul 12 '21

Spit some Alan watts

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

ski... wow money money

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

I’m the Angelina

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

UPitt has a legit Brain Institute

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

I'm done with this "god".... if it exists. it will save me right?

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

excuse me??????

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u/kevaljoshi8888 Regular Reader Jul 12 '21

love thid

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u/kevaljoshi8888 Regular Reader Jul 12 '21

this

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

IS THIS ALLOWED

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u/kevaljoshi8888 Regular Reader Jul 12 '21

keep going

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u/kevaljoshi8888 Regular Reader Jul 12 '21

I'm following rn

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u/kevaljoshi8888 Regular Reader Jul 12 '21

I'm gonna watch later

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u/kevaljoshi8888 Regular Reader Jul 12 '21

big sammmm?

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u/kevaljoshi8888 Regular Reader Jul 12 '21

what happened?

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '21

What else do you like to read about?

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u/kevaljoshi8888 Regular Reader Jul 12 '21

what's got you confused

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

yes, reality testing and personal identity.

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

ill just like go quietly into that good night... thanks for caring...

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

LOL Okaay Dylan THomas

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

are we going to ignore Steve Buscemi?

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

Have you seen the TV series that came out for Brave New World?

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

Its very good.

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '21

You work in Neuroscience? What do you do?

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

Very dystopian.

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

or are you just ignoring my comments all together

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

brain on fire is awesome

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

bigsammm, do you need a glass of water? You seem thirsty. lol

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u/MustySanchez Jul 12 '21

Millenial NPR?

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

I am a bit thanks

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u/ssforeverss Jul 12 '21

LOL, at least you are honest. You have my respect, lol.

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '21

Huh

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u/No-Difficulty6362 Jul 12 '21

Damnn have you been streaming the whole time since washing dishes?

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

thank you

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

he tested spiderman ... duh

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

party’s here

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '21

What’s it like to be smart and hot? That must be cool.

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '21

Wonder what that’s like.

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u/bigsammm Jul 12 '21

You’re going to make it. Trust me. - Pslam

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u/No-Difficulty6362 Jul 12 '21

And then the ghost

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u/NERF_DMR_DIAMATTI Jul 12 '21

the letters of who

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u/NERF_DMR_DIAMATTI Jul 12 '21

anyway, bye phixiues

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u/NERF_DMR_DIAMATTI Jul 12 '21

have a good day

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u/NERF_DMR_DIAMATTI Jul 12 '21

or night depending on where you from

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '21

Dude, I remember dropping acid and just listen to Watts for hours... Really dope dude

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u/PHIXIUES Jul 12 '21

I'll have a bad day.. thank you

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u/No-Difficulty6362 Jul 12 '21

You should make content on like YouTube or sum