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His serious novels are turgid 19th century doorstops, while his trash has been translated into 50+ languages and shows every sign of being remembered forever.

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originalcynicus.bsky.social @originalcynicus.bsky.social · 1d

Arthur Conan Doyle thought Sherlock Holmes was a curse on him, that "trash he wrote for money" distracted the public from his "serious" historical novels like "The White Company".

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originalcynicus.bsky.social @originalcynicus.bsky.social · 2d

Bet you 5 quatloos that RFKjr doesn't worry about girls with autism, because he thinks it doesn't hamper homemaking all that much.

originalcynicus.bsky.social @originalcynicus.bsky.social · 2d

Eh, Donnie's planning to give Alaska back to Putin anyway.

originalcynicus.bsky.social @originalcynicus.bsky.social · 2d

It's an invasion by American soldiers, so it was greeted with candy and flowers and gratitude.

originalcynicus.bsky.social @originalcynicus.bsky.social · 3d

Be real. The UPS folks are going through those packages, and taking home the nice stuff. "Destroyed".

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originalcynicus.bsky.social @originalcynicus.bsky.social · 3d

Lyme Disease came from the labs of ancient Atlantis, 60,000 years ago. Joe Biden's fault.

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originalcynicus.bsky.social @originalcynicus.bsky.social · 5d

The motto is "Feels, Not Facts".

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originalcynicus.bsky.social @originalcynicus.bsky.social · 7d

We should be grateful for AIPAC. At least Russia has a competitor in purchasing Congress.

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originalcynicus.bsky.social @originalcynicus.bsky.social · 12d

Just knowing police and military are not the same thing shows a dangerous wokeness.

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originalcynicus.bsky.social @originalcynicus.bsky.social · 13d

Reflexive American religious salad bar "Nuh-uh, not me!". Protestant.

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originalcynicus.bsky.social @originalcynicus.bsky.social · 13d

There is a word for Catholics that dispute the positions of the Pope.

Protestants.

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originalcynicus.bsky.social @originalcynicus.bsky.social · 14d

You know what you call a Catholic who disputes the Pope's authority?

Protestant.

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originalcynicus.bsky.social @originalcynicus.bsky.social · 14d

Hey, it's not just fascism, it's royalism.

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originalcynicus.bsky.social @originalcynicus.bsky.social · 15d

Are you suggesting Justice Boof Mc Drunkie lies? To Uganda with you!

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