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[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Not sure if you're talking about me or not, but I don't live in a country that requires a firearm at all times because anyone can buy them 2 for 1 on sale at Wal Mart, and also I would make an awful parent which is why I don't have kids.

[–] TaterTot@piefed.social 5 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Oh sorry, I was actually trying to make a self deprecating joke about myself. Or actually a hypothetical version of myself that had kids and was a bad parent.

Which is why I added the whole "talking about being a bad parent reminds me that I had to go take care of my kids" outro.

Clearly I'll need to work on my material.

[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Lmao no worries! OP is being a massive cunt and had to block him so I wasn't sure of the context. All good, friend <3

[–] Anonymous_Leaker@lemmy.world 0 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Blocking people just because you were completely wrong about guns, and who you don't agree with. Of course. Just live in your echo chamber. That's very cunty. You don't understand that real drug dealers have guns, you know, like the cartel.

[–] Anonymous_Leaker@lemmy.world 0 points 23 hours ago

He thinks real drugs dealers don't have guns lol, how adorable.

[–] Squirrelanna@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 20 hours ago

I think the comment was tongue in cheek and self depricating :P