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I’m not saying he’s not, but I am a comedy fan
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Posted by Sounder
on October 25, 2023, 18:07:54, in reply to "
He’s awesome. Sorry*
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And I had no idea who he was three days ago.
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He’s top 5 for sure.
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Is Nate Batgatze the least famous person to ever host SNL?
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 18:02:46
He's in Chicago all weekend at the Chicago Theater. $$ tix!*
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DiamondDazzle
October 31, 2023, 14:07:57
We're going Friday*
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longsnapper
October 31, 2023, 15:43:31
I looked at them briefly since we're coming downtown Saturday
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Gene Parmesan
October 31, 2023, 15:31:18
Somewhat SNL-related: I saw Steve Martin and Martin Short onstage yesterday
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Tortillini
October 29, 2023, 10:54:07
cromulent episode
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Blazer
October 29, 2023, 0:06:04
The Washington's Dream skit is so great
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Sounder
October 31, 2023, 14:05:56
This seems to be the runaway winner, though I preferred the Chef Showdown*
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Blazer
October 31, 2023, 15:46:39
They were both very good*
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Sounder
October 31, 2023, 15:52:29
It's brilliant*
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UofIL6
October 31, 2023, 14:06:24
One of the best skits I have ever seen
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Sounder
October 31, 2023, 14:08:13
I thought his monologue and chef showdown were awesome*
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Sounder
October 30, 2023, 9:47:36
I can’t stop laughing at this:
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JeffFrank
October 29, 2023, 3:22:39
Here it is:
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JeffFrank
October 29, 2023, 3:25:13
I could write funnier stuff than that schlock*
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Stu
October 29, 2023, 10:25:01
Ok, slick. Write a sensual breakfast skit for us.*
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timmer
October 29, 2023, 11:12:47
That was great. Best part of the episode*
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illini21
October 29, 2023, 9:14:28
It’s funny because we all know who JC’s agent is and his mannerisms
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timmer
October 29, 2023, 9:43:01
She has a history of roasting him:
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JeffFrank
October 29, 2023, 12:05:42
Hey Sounder, Timothee Chalamet hosting in two weeks
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Blazer
October 28, 2023, 23:34:38
Clearly they have changed their stance
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Sounder
October 29, 2023, 16:27:54
Is Heidi Gardner the best looking cast member ever?*
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John Coctostan
October 28, 2023, 23:10:47
This discussion led me to the discovery of a 2011 Abbey Elliot Maxim shoot
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Sounder
October 30, 2023, 9:45:25
Impossible not to think of her dad though*
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Herman Blume
October 30, 2023, 9:56:50
It surprised me to learn that Maxim was still around in 2011
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Sammich
October 30, 2023, 9:53:48
No, Nasim Pedrad is/was*
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TarheelIllini
October 29, 2023, 15:38:44
Kristin Wiig, Abby Elliot*
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Sounder
October 29, 2023, 14:55:09
Heidi Gardner outdoors in that Lexus December to Remember skit was a delightful view
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timmer
October 29, 2023, 11:11:41
That's like asking who the best Bears QB of all time is*
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HamptonSki
October 29, 2023, 10:19:26
I would include Abby Elliot in that list*
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JacobRDaugherty
October 29, 2023, 9:54:57
Julia Louis Dreyfus, Nasim Pedrad, Tina Fey
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IlliniSax05
October 28, 2023, 23:40:52
interesting question. off the top of my head, in no particular order
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biclops
October 28, 2023, 23:39:57
This is a solid list*
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KingTalkyTiki
October 29, 2023, 15:10:49
This is a solid list*
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KingTalkyTiki
October 29, 2023, 15:10:27
Pedrad and Elliott for sure on my short list*
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John Coctostan
October 29, 2023, 9:56:37
Kate McKinnon is gorgeous too
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Blazer
October 28, 2023, 23:56:46
Not gorgeous*
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JeffFrank
October 29, 2023, 3:23:34
Sarah Silverman. What a fine looking Jew.*
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complainant
October 29, 2023, 0:06:56
Huh? I don’t find her attractive at all*
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Carl Spackler
October 28, 2023, 23:33:51
I haven’t seen snl in a few years but I thought she looked great in Shrinking
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IlliniSax05
October 28, 2023, 23:44:10
Agreed*
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UofIL6
October 28, 2023, 23:52:00
Chloe Fineman for me!!!!*
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JeffFrank
October 28, 2023, 23:25:45
Okay yeah I don’t get it at all
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illini21
October 28, 2023, 22:58:07
No accounting for taste
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Blazer
October 28, 2023, 23:33:25
Batgatze is my favorite Prince song.*
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DT
October 26, 2023, 8:07:54
I hadn’t heard of him before he turned up as SNL host
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AintHatin
October 25, 2023, 20:26:30
More like Nate Batguano amirite? *
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illini
October 25, 2023, 20:06:30
The internet says here are less famous people
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JacobRDaugherty
October 25, 2023, 19:51:34
That article is already posted in this thread
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 20:00:31
He just broke the attendance record at the Bridgestone Center in Nashville
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Blazer
October 25, 2023, 18:53:15
But you need to come up with less famous people for him to be wrong. *
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assassin
October 25, 2023, 19:15:56
Describe “famous” *
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digs
October 25, 2023, 19:25:55
I can't do this again*
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 19:33:04
Just say I’m old and out of touch and it’s over
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digs
October 25, 2023, 20:16:48
That’s on Sounder. His claim. *
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assassin
October 25, 2023, 19:30:32
I'm sure he's funny, I just don't think he's famous*
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 19:17:45
It’s possible for all of these things to be true
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 19:02:59
I'm saying he's famous
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Blazer
October 25, 2023, 19:57:22
Looking through the last few seasons, there are quite a few that a very large % of the population…
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OB25
October 25, 2023, 19:32:02
I’ve heard of Claire Foy, I think. The Crown? (nm)
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Jack McMurdo
October 29, 2023, 10:21:53
I'm pretty out of touch, and I recognize 4 of those people. *
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larue33
October 26, 2023, 4:30:00
I’ve never heard of any of these people. Not a one. *
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haighter
October 25, 2023, 23:07:21
Gleeson and Issa Rae are pretty famous*
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JacobRDaugherty
October 25, 2023, 19:53:37
The only reason I know who Brendan Gleeson is because he hosted SNL*
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 19:59:15
Ok you’ve lost all credibility
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Blazer
October 25, 2023, 20:12:08
The only reason I finished Banshees of Inishirin is because I was positive
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 20:16:35
Did you miss that it was an allegory for the Irish civil war?*
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VIV
October 25, 2023, 20:56:08
I got all that, I just thought it was boring AF*
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 21:14:59
Ok?
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Blazer
October 25, 2023, 20:18:52
(no subject)
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CanHartlebHireSnider
October 25, 2023, 20:03:37
Not really, at least not in the context of this conversation*
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OB25
October 25, 2023, 19:56:26
it's kinda shocking me that at least two people don't recognize him by name
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Sammich
October 25, 2023, 19:55:10
Mad Eye Moody
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IlliniSax05
October 25, 2023, 20:14:24
Yeah I know him after googling but not by name*
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PapaDels
October 25, 2023, 19:59:03
0/7, but I certainly knew who Bargatze is*
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PapaDels
October 25, 2023, 19:53:14
No clue who the first four are. *
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assassin
October 25, 2023, 19:42:55
1 is a cast member on Abbott Elementary, 2 is an Irish actor who you'd probably know if you saw him
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Sammich
October 25, 2023, 19:52:19
not just a cast member, she's creator/writer/director/producer
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 19:58:32
I'm an Abbot Elementary fan but I've never heard of her.*
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Chuck Woodaby
October 25, 2023, 20:01:27
They have certainly been much less "famous" the past few years
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 19:35:29
she played young Elizabeth on The Crown*
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Sammich
October 25, 2023, 19:54:22
part of this discussion is the current lack of monoculture
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 20:09:08
if you said the name Keke Palmer to me 5 minutes ago I would have guessed baseball player*
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Chuck Woodaby
October 25, 2023, 19:34:37
FWIW, she's also in my top 5*
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 19:35:58
Friendly joke incoming...
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Chuck Woodaby
October 25, 2023, 19:44:14
*coughs* Kevin hart *coughs*
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digs
October 25, 2023, 19:24:36
I'm willing to admit I was wrong on that one
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 19:36:48
He’s really damn good. *
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VIV
October 25, 2023, 18:42:31
Jerrod Carmichael is up there*
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Sammich
October 25, 2023, 18:42:09
IMO he’s top 3, as is the Bridgerton dude*
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 18:44:51
Literally no idea who he is.*
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Toonces
October 25, 2023, 18:31:04
Yeah can’t say I’ve ever heard that name*
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illini21
October 25, 2023, 18:56:08
same. never heard of him. I thought the comic du jour was Matt rife?*
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lcubed
October 25, 2023, 18:39:04
Now I thought his special was amazing*
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 18:40:05
*pile on* that guy sucks. *
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VIV
October 25, 2023, 20:52:33
Okay, you aren't a comedy fan. Noted. *
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Dilbert
October 25, 2023, 19:56:35
Jesus Christ. I thought you were a comedy fan*
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longsnapper
October 25, 2023, 19:42:10
dear god.*
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Chuck Woodaby
October 25, 2023, 18:41:33
His comedy is very famous on Facebook/Instagram reels and tiktok. That's why he's hosting
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Taz
October 25, 2023, 18:27:29
lol*
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illini21
October 28, 2023, 23:02:42
You think Nate bargaetze hits with the younger crowd?
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longsnapper
October 25, 2023, 19:27:08
zoomers don't cuss, do drugs, or fuck
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Sammich
October 25, 2023, 19:56:02
He’s hosting because there is an actors strike*
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 18:28:37
Nope...
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SurfTheBoneyard
October 25, 2023, 18:58:59
it's a solidarity thing*
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 19:41:29
Based on what?
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SurfTheBoneyard
October 25, 2023, 20:21:22
They have said that they don't want to use actors as hosts*
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 20:23:35
Pete Davidson is an actor. And Pedro Pascal was on last week.*
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Chuck Woodaby
October 25, 2023, 20:27:09
I mean, calling Pete Davidson an actor is a stretch
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 20:29:39
Watch it! You don't want the wrath of butthole eyes nation to come down on you.*
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Chuck Woodaby
October 25, 2023, 20:32:19
They probably figured they could take a flier with the host since the band is Foo Fighters. *
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doubledown
October 25, 2023, 18:07:14
He’s awesome. Sorry*
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GMAW
October 25, 2023, 18:06:35
I’m not saying he’s not, but I am a comedy fan
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 18:07:54
He literally broke your company’s streaming record
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bigbop85
October 25, 2023, 18:28:52
Those aren’t exactly impressive numbers*
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 18:36:42
It’s quite literally the most impressive comedy special numbers ever on Prime
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bigbop85
October 25, 2023, 18:43:00
I’m saying that’s an indictment of Prime*
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 18:45:34
Do you think Jim Gaffigan is famous?*
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Blazer
October 25, 2023, 18:56:50
I think he's significantly more famous than Nate Bargatze
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 19:10:05
Bargatze's special had more viewers than Gaffigan's*
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Blazer
October 25, 2023, 19:55:50
To be fair I think Gaffigan fans are older and less likely to watch a streaming special
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IlliniSax05
October 25, 2023, 20:23:10
I understand that, I don't care*
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 19:58:48
Ok, let’s just ignore facts then
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Blazer
October 25, 2023, 20:14:31
Uh oh, now you pissed off Shedeur*
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Sammich
October 25, 2023, 18:47:44
I don’t think I’ve ever heard his comedy. Yet I’m familiar with his name
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CanHartlebHireSnider
October 25, 2023, 18:10:57
you're not a comedy fan.*
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Chuck Woodaby
October 25, 2023, 18:09:42
This*
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Blazer
October 25, 2023, 18:53:34
ooo
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assassin
October 25, 2023, 18:05:14
Teve Torbes*
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OB25
October 25, 2023, 18:31:01
So in the modern era, the answer is yes*
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 18:10:05
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