8.21.2008
the oil rapture
What do you think about the end of the world? But more seriously, what would you say to someone who believes this stuff? How do you convince them otherwise?
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2 comments:
It is also impossibe. I never can convince people that there is not a secet plot to create a North American Union either or to quit talking about the scary Nafta Highway. THey all flock togther
It's tough goin'.
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