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  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

    What is the point of putting signs up in your garden?

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    George K
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    @doctor-phibes said in Offensive signs:

    What is the point of putting signs up in your garden?

    I think it's stupid. I almost understand it during a political campaign. But to preach it at other times seems silly (and that's being conservative) to me.

    But, as I've said before in this thread, either you allow signs or you don't. If you do, why are some things more offensive than others?

    (Just a thought: Had this homeowner said the same about Trump, what do you think the odds are that she'd be fined?)

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      Doctor Phibes
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      #20

      I 've already mentioned the lady round the corner who had a Trump/Pence sign up in her front garden.

      After the election, when Pence refused to attempt to overturn the result, she covered the 'Pence' with duct tape. It finally came down a few weeks ago, but it made me laugh every time I passed it.

      I was only joking

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        LuFins Dad
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        #21

        Sigh. My lovely wife felt the need to put up a sign for her candidate of choice in the last election. That choice was not the choice of the rest of the neighborhood. Our relationships in the neighborhood are strained now. Seriously. No rudeness, but people do have a tendency of hurrying up inside when they see me walking the dogs, because of course it was me that put up the signs… 🙄

        The Brad

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        • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

          Sigh. My lovely wife felt the need to put up a sign for her candidate of choice in the last election. That choice was not the choice of the rest of the neighborhood. Our relationships in the neighborhood are strained now. Seriously. No rudeness, but people do have a tendency of hurrying up inside when they see me walking the dogs, because of course it was me that put up the signs… 🙄

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          George K
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          #22

          @lufins-dad said in Offensive signs:

          Our relationships in the neighborhood are strained now.

          There you go.

          At least one member of this forum (don't ask) posted on Faceypage that he will never be friends with anyone who supported Trump.

          You're so fucking petty.

          There are many people here whose politics I disagree with. I'm proud to call them friend.

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          • George KG George K

            @lufins-dad said in Offensive signs:

            Our relationships in the neighborhood are strained now.

            There you go.

            At least one member of this forum (don't ask) posted on Faceypage that he will never be friends with anyone who supported Trump.

            You're so fucking petty.

            There are many people here whose politics I disagree with. I'm proud to call them friend.

            HoraceH Offline
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            Horace
            wrote on last edited by
            #23

            @george-k said in Offensive signs:

            @lufins-dad said in Offensive signs:

            Our relationships in the neighborhood are strained now.

            There you go.

            At least one member of this forum (don't ask) posted on Faceypage that he will never be friends with anyone who supported Trump.

            This forum? I'm surprised there's only one.

            WTF? I'd be surprised if the majority there wouldn't feel that way.

            "Socially and economically ostracize Trump supporters" was firmly in the mainstream of pop culture during his presidency, and remains so, to the extent Trump remains in pop culture.

            Education is extremely important.

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            • George KG George K

              @lufins-dad said in Offensive signs:

              Our relationships in the neighborhood are strained now.

              There you go.

              At least one member of this forum (don't ask) posted on Faceypage that he will never be friends with anyone who supported Trump.

              You're so fucking petty.

              There are many people here whose politics I disagree with. I'm proud to call them friend.

              JollyJ Offline
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              Jolly
              wrote on last edited by
              #24

              @george-k said in Offensive signs:

              @lufins-dad said in Offensive signs:

              Our relationships in the neighborhood are strained now.

              There you go.

              At least one member of this forum (don't ask) posted on Faceypage that he will never be friends with anyone who supported Trump.

              You're so fucking petty.

              There are many people here whose politics I disagree with. I'm proud to call them friend.

              They'd go batshit crazy down here. Signs get put up by the hundreds.

              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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              • HoraceH Horace

                @george-k said in Offensive signs:

                @lufins-dad said in Offensive signs:

                Our relationships in the neighborhood are strained now.

                There you go.

                At least one member of this forum (don't ask) posted on Faceypage that he will never be friends with anyone who supported Trump.

                This forum? I'm surprised there's only one.

                WTF? I'd be surprised if the majority there wouldn't feel that way.

                "Socially and economically ostracize Trump supporters" was firmly in the mainstream of pop culture during his presidency, and remains so, to the extent Trump remains in pop culture.

                JollyJ Offline
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                Jolly
                wrote on last edited by Jolly
                #25

                @horace said in Offensive signs:

                @george-k said in Offensive signs:

                @lufins-dad said in Offensive signs:

                Our relationships in the neighborhood are strained now.

                There you go.

                At least one member of this forum (don't ask) posted on Faceypage that he will never be friends with anyone who supported Trump.

                This forum? I'm surprised there's only one.

                WTF? I'd be surprised if the majority there wouldn't feel that way.

                "Socially and economically ostracize Trump supporters" was firmly in the mainstream of pop culture during his presidency, and remains so, to the extent Trump remains in pop culture.

                Well...There's a difference between disagreement and old-fashioned hate.

                I have it on good authority that a family whose son attends Alabama will let their boy marry a girl who attended Auburn. If she's pretty, bakes good biscuits and can pass a virginity check...

                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                • RenaudaR Renauda

                  No point as far as I'm concerned. I refuse to put any sort of sign or slogan on my lawn or garden. The only exception would be a realtor's For Sale sign. Certainly no political signs.

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                  @renauda said in Offensive signs:

                  No point as far as I'm concerned. I refuse to put any sort of sign or slogan on my lawn or garden. The only exception would be a realtor's For Sale sign. Certainly no political signs.

                  Me too. On my car either. Not even the dealership name. Hell, when I bought my 88 Accord new they put pin stripes on i I made them take them back off.

                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                  • MikM Mik

                    @renauda said in Offensive signs:

                    No point as far as I'm concerned. I refuse to put any sort of sign or slogan on my lawn or garden. The only exception would be a realtor's For Sale sign. Certainly no political signs.

                    Me too. On my car either. Not even the dealership name. Hell, when I bought my 88 Accord new they put pin stripes on i I made them take them back off.

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                    George K
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #27

                    @mik indeed. Any deal for a car purchase would remove any type of advertising.

                    Get rid of it, or I walk.

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      I've never had any sign out until this year for a local election where one of the ballot initiatives was regarding "defunding police" which I found so insane that I felt a need to both put a sign opposing the initiative and supporting candidates that opposed it. The initiative failed and the pro-police candidates won.

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                      • George KG George K

                        @lufins-dad said in Offensive signs:

                        Our relationships in the neighborhood are strained now.

                        There you go.

                        At least one member of this forum (don't ask) posted on Faceypage that he will never be friends with anyone who supported Trump.

                        You're so fucking petty.

                        There are many people here whose politics I disagree with. I'm proud to call them friend.

                        Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                        Doctor Phibes
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #29

                        @george-k said in Offensive signs:

                        @lufins-dad said in Offensive signs:

                        Our relationships in the neighborhood are strained now.

                        There you go.

                        At least one member of this forum (don't ask) posted on Faceypage that he will never be friends with anyone who supported Trump.

                        It feels like this kind of violent disagreement where people get really personal is more common in the US than elsewhere I've lived. The UK went there during the Brexit vote, but most people are probably over it at this point. I used to work with a bunch of people who were really conservative, and we constantly gave each other a ton of shit over it, but it never got nasty, it was just what we call taking the piss, a great British pastime of course.

                        I feel like the US is moving in a direction where there's no real center any more. And, of course, both sides are blaming the other.

                        I was only joking

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                          Larry
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                          #30

                          @jolly said in Offensive signs:

                          @horace said in Offensive signs:

                          @george-k said in Offensive signs:

                          @lufins-dad said in Offensive signs:

                          Our relationships in the neighborhood are strained now.

                          There you go.

                          At least one member of this forum (don't ask) posted on Faceypage that he will never be friends with anyone who supported Trump.

                          This forum? I'm surprised there's only one.

                          WTF? I'd be surprised if the majority there wouldn't feel that way.

                          "Socially and economically ostracize Trump supporters" was firmly in the mainstream of pop culture during his presidency, and remains so, to the extent Trump remains in pop culture.

                          Well...There's a difference between disagreement and old-fashioned hate.

                          I have it on good authority that a family that whose son attends Alabama will let their boy marry a girl who attended Auburn. If she's pretty, bakes good biscuits and can pass a virginity check...

                          This Alabama guy gets married and moves out of his parents' home to live with his new wife at her and her parent's house. The next day he comes back home. His daddy says "boy, what are you doing back here?" The boy says "I had to leave her, daddy. She was a virgin." His daddy says "well I can't blame you there... if she ain't good enough for her own family she sure ain't good enough for our'n...."

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                          • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                            @george-k said in Offensive signs:

                            @lufins-dad said in Offensive signs:

                            Our relationships in the neighborhood are strained now.

                            There you go.

                            At least one member of this forum (don't ask) posted on Faceypage that he will never be friends with anyone who supported Trump.

                            It feels like this kind of violent disagreement where people get really personal is more common in the US than elsewhere I've lived. The UK went there during the Brexit vote, but most people are probably over it at this point. I used to work with a bunch of people who were really conservative, and we constantly gave each other a ton of shit over it, but it never got nasty, it was just what we call taking the piss, a great British pastime of course.

                            I feel like the US is moving in a direction where there's no real center any more. And, of course, both sides are blaming the other.

                            HoraceH Offline
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                            Horace
                            wrote on last edited by Horace
                            #31

                            @doctor-phibes said in Offensive signs:

                            @george-k said in Offensive signs:

                            @lufins-dad said in Offensive signs:

                            Our relationships in the neighborhood are strained now.

                            There you go.

                            At least one member of this forum (don't ask) posted on Faceypage that he will never be friends with anyone who supported Trump.

                            It feels like this kind of violent disagreement where people get really personal is more common in the US than elsewhere I've lived. The UK went there during the Brexit vote, but most people are probably over it at this point. I used to work with a bunch of people who were really conservative, and we constantly gave each other a ton of shit over it, but it never got nasty, it was just what we call taking the piss, a great British pastime of course.

                            I feel like the US is moving in a direction where there's no real center any more. And, of course, both sides are blaming the other.

                            TDS pushed overt, righteous hatred of the other political side into the mainstream. And, of course, neither side is to blame.

                            Education is extremely important.

                            Doctor PhibesD 1 Reply Last reply
                            • HoraceH Horace

                              @doctor-phibes said in Offensive signs:

                              @george-k said in Offensive signs:

                              @lufins-dad said in Offensive signs:

                              Our relationships in the neighborhood are strained now.

                              There you go.

                              At least one member of this forum (don't ask) posted on Faceypage that he will never be friends with anyone who supported Trump.

                              It feels like this kind of violent disagreement where people get really personal is more common in the US than elsewhere I've lived. The UK went there during the Brexit vote, but most people are probably over it at this point. I used to work with a bunch of people who were really conservative, and we constantly gave each other a ton of shit over it, but it never got nasty, it was just what we call taking the piss, a great British pastime of course.

                              I feel like the US is moving in a direction where there's no real center any more. And, of course, both sides are blaming the other.

                              TDS pushed overt, righteous hatred of the other political side into the mainstream. And, of course, neither side is to blame.

                              Doctor PhibesD Offline
                              Doctor PhibesD Offline
                              Doctor Phibes
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #32

                              @horace said in Offensive signs:

                              @doctor-phibes said in Offensive signs:

                              @george-k said in Offensive signs:

                              @lufins-dad said in Offensive signs:

                              Our relationships in the neighborhood are strained now.

                              There you go.

                              At least one member of this forum (don't ask) posted on Faceypage that he will never be friends with anyone who supported Trump.

                              It feels like this kind of violent disagreement where people get really personal is more common in the US than elsewhere I've lived. The UK went there during the Brexit vote, but most people are probably over it at this point. I used to work with a bunch of people who were really conservative, and we constantly gave each other a ton of shit over it, but it never got nasty, it was just what we call taking the piss, a great British pastime of course.

                              I feel like the US is moving in a direction where there's no real center any more. And, of course, both sides are blaming the other.

                              TDS pushed overt, righteous hatred of the other political side into the mainstream. And, of course, neither side is to blame.

                              Like I said, each side is blaming the other.

                              I was only joking

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                                Jolly
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #33

                                I'll blame them. Hell, they deserve it.

                                They've taken their politics to the bonkers point.

                                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                • JollyJ Jolly

                                  I'll blame them. Hell, they deserve it.

                                  They've taken their politics to the bonkers point.

                                  Doctor PhibesD Offline
                                  Doctor PhibesD Offline
                                  Doctor Phibes
                                  wrote on last edited by Doctor Phibes
                                  #34

                                  @jolly said in Offensive signs:

                                  I'll blame them. Hell, they deserve it.

                                  They've taken their politics to the bonkers point.

                                  Your politics are pretty bonkers from my perspective.

                                  Nobody thinks their politics are bonkers, obviously. But plenty of people's are.

                                  I was only joking

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                                  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                    @horace said in Offensive signs:

                                    @doctor-phibes said in Offensive signs:

                                    @george-k said in Offensive signs:

                                    @lufins-dad said in Offensive signs:

                                    Our relationships in the neighborhood are strained now.

                                    There you go.

                                    At least one member of this forum (don't ask) posted on Faceypage that he will never be friends with anyone who supported Trump.

                                    It feels like this kind of violent disagreement where people get really personal is more common in the US than elsewhere I've lived. The UK went there during the Brexit vote, but most people are probably over it at this point. I used to work with a bunch of people who were really conservative, and we constantly gave each other a ton of shit over it, but it never got nasty, it was just what we call taking the piss, a great British pastime of course.

                                    I feel like the US is moving in a direction where there's no real center any more. And, of course, both sides are blaming the other.

                                    TDS pushed overt, righteous hatred of the other political side into the mainstream. And, of course, neither side is to blame.

                                    Like I said, each side is blaming the other.

                                    HoraceH Offline
                                    HoraceH Offline
                                    Horace
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #35

                                    @doctor-phibes said in Offensive signs:

                                    @horace said in Offensive signs:

                                    @doctor-phibes said in Offensive signs:

                                    @george-k said in Offensive signs:

                                    @lufins-dad said in Offensive signs:

                                    Our relationships in the neighborhood are strained now.

                                    There you go.

                                    At least one member of this forum (don't ask) posted on Faceypage that he will never be friends with anyone who supported Trump.

                                    It feels like this kind of violent disagreement where people get really personal is more common in the US than elsewhere I've lived. The UK went there during the Brexit vote, but most people are probably over it at this point. I used to work with a bunch of people who were really conservative, and we constantly gave each other a ton of shit over it, but it never got nasty, it was just what we call taking the piss, a great British pastime of course.

                                    I feel like the US is moving in a direction where there's no real center any more. And, of course, both sides are blaming the other.

                                    TDS pushed overt, righteous hatred of the other political side into the mainstream. And, of course, neither side is to blame.

                                    Like I said, each side is blaming the other.

                                    Hey like I said, neither side is to blame, right? But my claim that TDS brought righteous hatred of the other political side to the mainstream, is something you could agree with or deny.

                                    Education is extremely important.

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                                    • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                      @jolly said in Offensive signs:

                                      I'll blame them. Hell, they deserve it.

                                      They've taken their politics to the bonkers point.

                                      Your politics are pretty bonkers from my perspective.

                                      Nobody thinks their politics are bonkers, obviously. But plenty of people's are.

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                                      Jolly
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #36

                                      @doctor-phibes said in Offensive signs:

                                      @jolly said in Offensive signs:

                                      I'll blame them. Hell, they deserve it.

                                      They've taken their politics to the bonkers point.

                                      Your politics are pretty bonkers from my perspective.

                                      Nobody thinks their politics are bonkers, obviously. But plenty of people's are.

                                      My politics may be bonkers to you, but that doesn't mean I think you're a bad person or unworthy of buying you a lite beer. A good craft brew might be stretching it, though...

                                      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                      • HoraceH Horace

                                        @doctor-phibes said in Offensive signs:

                                        @horace said in Offensive signs:

                                        @doctor-phibes said in Offensive signs:

                                        @george-k said in Offensive signs:

                                        @lufins-dad said in Offensive signs:

                                        Our relationships in the neighborhood are strained now.

                                        There you go.

                                        At least one member of this forum (don't ask) posted on Faceypage that he will never be friends with anyone who supported Trump.

                                        It feels like this kind of violent disagreement where people get really personal is more common in the US than elsewhere I've lived. The UK went there during the Brexit vote, but most people are probably over it at this point. I used to work with a bunch of people who were really conservative, and we constantly gave each other a ton of shit over it, but it never got nasty, it was just what we call taking the piss, a great British pastime of course.

                                        I feel like the US is moving in a direction where there's no real center any more. And, of course, both sides are blaming the other.

                                        TDS pushed overt, righteous hatred of the other political side into the mainstream. And, of course, neither side is to blame.

                                        Like I said, each side is blaming the other.

                                        Hey like I said, neither side is to blame, right? But my claim that TDS brought righteous hatred of the other political side to the mainstream, is something you could agree with or deny.

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                                        Doctor PhibesD Offline
                                        Doctor Phibes
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                                        #37

                                        @horace said in Offensive signs:

                                        @doctor-phibes said in Offensive signs:

                                        @horace said in Offensive signs:

                                        @doctor-phibes said in Offensive signs:

                                        @george-k said in Offensive signs:

                                        @lufins-dad said in Offensive signs:

                                        Our relationships in the neighborhood are strained now.

                                        There you go.

                                        At least one member of this forum (don't ask) posted on Faceypage that he will never be friends with anyone who supported Trump.

                                        It feels like this kind of violent disagreement where people get really personal is more common in the US than elsewhere I've lived. The UK went there during the Brexit vote, but most people are probably over it at this point. I used to work with a bunch of people who were really conservative, and we constantly gave each other a ton of shit over it, but it never got nasty, it was just what we call taking the piss, a great British pastime of course.

                                        I feel like the US is moving in a direction where there's no real center any more. And, of course, both sides are blaming the other.

                                        TDS pushed overt, righteous hatred of the other political side into the mainstream. And, of course, neither side is to blame.

                                        Like I said, each side is blaming the other.

                                        Hey like I said, neither side is to blame, right? But my claim that TDS brought righteous hatred of the other political side to the mainstream, is something you could agree with or deny.

                                        Yeah, because there's zero hatred on the other side. I've noticed that a lot.

                                        I was only joking

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                                        • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                          @horace said in Offensive signs:

                                          @doctor-phibes said in Offensive signs:

                                          @horace said in Offensive signs:

                                          @doctor-phibes said in Offensive signs:

                                          @george-k said in Offensive signs:

                                          @lufins-dad said in Offensive signs:

                                          Our relationships in the neighborhood are strained now.

                                          There you go.

                                          At least one member of this forum (don't ask) posted on Faceypage that he will never be friends with anyone who supported Trump.

                                          It feels like this kind of violent disagreement where people get really personal is more common in the US than elsewhere I've lived. The UK went there during the Brexit vote, but most people are probably over it at this point. I used to work with a bunch of people who were really conservative, and we constantly gave each other a ton of shit over it, but it never got nasty, it was just what we call taking the piss, a great British pastime of course.

                                          I feel like the US is moving in a direction where there's no real center any more. And, of course, both sides are blaming the other.

                                          TDS pushed overt, righteous hatred of the other political side into the mainstream. And, of course, neither side is to blame.

                                          Like I said, each side is blaming the other.

                                          Hey like I said, neither side is to blame, right? But my claim that TDS brought righteous hatred of the other political side to the mainstream, is something you could agree with or deny.

                                          Yeah, because there's zero hatred on the other side. I've noticed that a lot.

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                                          #38

                                          @doctor-phibes said in Offensive signs:

                                          Yeah, because there's zero hatred on the other side. I've noticed that a lot.

                                          Definitely no sarcastic condemnation, either. 😄

                                          Please love yourself.

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