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- You name your kid after an impending cyclone to appease the gods, and 15 people are killed? How's that kid ever going to get a date?
- You should prob turn up the treble on that Tweetwood Mac “@Anatinus: Doef-doef test with Flatwood Mac in the @Subaru_SA Forester.”
- It's crazy that useless bankers get paid millions and superhero nurses a pittance. The world sucks.
- @Amirmizroch ha. It's at least an honest assessment. Although some might even argue with 'most'.
- RT @MG_Reporter: Our #MGHangout has started, are you tuned in? We're discussing #Gupta intelligence dealings. http://t.co/yJJfoDVI04
- Alas. The finest mind I've ever worked with, in academia and media “@NicDawes: ad to be stepping down as M&G editor: http://t.co/ItG5gaRvgZ”