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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Don't let MGM distribute a film you care about.
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Greed and stupidity.
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Dick Cheney for hating him for being one of the most destructive people on Earth.
Near head-on collision driving from Oklahoma to California back in the 70s.
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