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look, we all know that a real wizard would never try to sell a mortgage by phone to a nakatomi survivor. that's just revisionist bullshit.

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Wizards are real and the greatest spell they ever cast was convincing us all they’re not.

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that's one heck of a spell. those wizards are good.

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And it only cost them three blue mana!

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ain't no wizard like a budget conscious wizard

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The most absurd thing about this entire post is that only 57% of consumers don't trust social media content.

Chef's kiss on the Die Hard bit. Ray's gonna need some more FBI guys.

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I thought distrust for social media would've been higher. I'm pretty sure I've seen stats that say it's higher. Pew studies this kind of stuff, and it's not like they're out there saying people trust social media. I think George missed a big opportunity to support his case with a reputable source.

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a real wizard would never fight a balrog and win.

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This actually seems like a plausible explanation. Maybe a little too plausible. Were you in that card shop?

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unfortunately no. I've never played DnD either, but I do like LOTR.

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Yes you absolutely must have that convo w George so you can report back. And yes you do have to offer a paid subscription option for us fans of yours. :)

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I just hope George is real. I fear it’s just some AI avatar and then I’ll end up with a salesperson not named George and it’ll be awkward because they’ll know I really wanted to speak to George.

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The way I would monetize hypathetically, is by selling merch...

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Interesting. What kind of merch?

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Anything from keychains to t-shirts.

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Well, I could use some new t-shirts

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Lol, t-shirts are popular selling merch for Youtubers...

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I had a Ford Escort 1.1 L forty years ago :-o

Loverly little car but it was before 1.1 cars had turbo chargers. Whenever I went up a hill, I was tempted to get out and push....Oliverbsudden.com

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The Massachusetts legislature recently voted to pardon a witch from Salem after 329 years. I haven't heard of any wizards being pardoned, so maybe they are real in Massachusetts.

That car salesman is going to fuck you badly while telling you he's not.

Why monetize Situation Normal when you don't even have "'Murder and Other Distractions" monetized? It's free online at Barnes and Nobel.

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If wizards are real, Massachusetts better get busy pardoning them! #WizardJustice!

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Let's teach Spencer about wizardry. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10155595915026778

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Sir Ian Mckellen for the win!

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George wants to limit disinformation. I believe a more concise definition of what George wants is called censorship. He's going to start with the world's 57th most popular newsletter and work his way up through the ranks, bringing you over and then pulling the rug out from underneath Situation Normal for wrong speak. It's too bad you weren't ranked 58th right now. You would be safe.

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