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16 Nov, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Sorry, there are literally zero unpoliticized things left
Are you kidding me? At this very moment there are at least a dozen grad students writing dissertations on the class / gender politics of old car photos. I bet there are academic conferences on it
Let's see what the ol' Google machine has to say
I suppose there are certain circumstances where you could say nostalgia is a toxic impulse. You know what else is a toxic impulse? Labeling everything on Earth that brings a single person a fleeting shred of happiness a "toxic impulse."

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I saved money for 20+ years so my kids would have no college loan debt. Where do I sign up for my misspent $100k
Tell you what, go ahead and cancel all the student loan debt and then send the bill for it to their colleges.
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Ladies and gentlemen start your Zingers for another installment of #DavesCarIDService
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Today's episode of #DavesCarIDService is brought to you by the all-new 1912 Reeves Sexto-Auto. Give your drive a happy ending with the smooth sexto-action ride of a Reeves!
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Greatest trophy in all of sports idc don't @ me #GoHawkeyes #BeatMinnesota
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Just as the mysterious Gypsy woman foretold
I hope at this point we all can agree Chinese laboratories were a mistake
And now we know what happened to Louis CK Image
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I hereby claim title to the Jeopardy Host Throne
Wait'll you see those nerds shit their pants when I roll out my new improved Jeopardy categories
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