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He’s gotta kill it before it develops language skills
My late grandmother loved Ancient Aliens except when they said anything Christian was aliens. When that happened she would get offended and yell at the television. Her religion was real, but all the other ones were aliens.
I guess she wasn't ready to convert all the way to the Ancient Aliens religion he talks about in the video. But she was most of the way there.
this post was submitted on 24 Jun 2024
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