Hahah. Yeah, sorry. But haha Just out of curiosity, an no animosity meant at all, I swear, but an honest question - how does it make you feel when you reply like that to a post about a guy that lost everything and ended up sleeping on the streets? I'm not looking for an argument, I'm merely fascina...

angsta wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2024 12:04 am

xandreu wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2024 3:19 am Surely even Taylor Swift herself must sometimes lie in bed and wonder to herself how she got so famous with such little talent.

Watch your mouth! She is a living goddess!! We'll have no Swift hating here.

I'll consider myself being tayled off swiftly.

Surely even Taylor Swift herself must sometimes lie in bed and wonder to herself how she got so famous with such little talent.

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