Lying. Let’s not call it “untruthful.” Or “factually inaccurate.” I don’t even call it bullshit, because I like bulls. And bulls need to shit. So you can’t hold that against them. Let’s call it what it is: lying.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Narcissism. And people coughing on me in public.
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