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Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 10 minutes later[^][v]#692,228
Subject: My life's story, a story by Becky Derp
"If you're going through hell, keep going" - Winston Churchill"
The first thing you need to know about how to improve your life is that you should love everybody. If you can't love everybody, at least chase your dreams. That's what my dear mother told me, though she died a year before I was born so I never knew her well. I know if she were here today, she would be as surprised as I was, (and let me tell you I was SHOCKED to finally get the honor) to get to write to all of you. That's all I have to say, so I thought I would leave you with a little poem my grandson wrote five years from now:
"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum."
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 6 minutes later, 16 minutes after the original post[^][v]#692,235
tell them about the horny prisoners
FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 7 seconds later, 16 minutes after the original post[^][v]#692,236
Glug. No it's not. etc.
beckyderp !Hi.HILLARY (OP) replied with this 10 years ago, 3 days later, 3 days after the original post[^][v]#693,551
@692,235 (C)
This is actually a good idea. Thanks!
beckyderp !Hi.HILLARY (OP) double-posted this 10 years ago, 1 week later, 2 weeks after the original post[^][v]#697,298