Bad Father’s Day Gifts

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I went searching for “bad” Father’s Day gifts and found this article about that very thing on the sheknows website.  (This article is from 2018 and I excluded her suggestions on what to get instead–those can be found at her site.)

Not all dads are the beer-loving, tie-wearing, golf-playing football fans so many Father’s Day cards make them out to be. Of course, every dad is unique, and Father’s Day is a time to honor the dads in our lives — in all their special, weird glory. But if you’re afraid your gift this year just won’t measure up, don’t worry. It can’t possibly be as bad as the gifts ahead.

We got eight real dads to spill the beans about the worst Father’s Day gifts they’ve ever received (just don’t tell their kids, OK?). Ahead are their hilarious examples of what not to do when Father’s Day Shopping — plus some fun alternatives.

Sure, we can all get a laugh from an “I love farts” mug or a Bigfoot air freshener once in a while, but let’s try to rise above the stereotypes and get a little more creative this year, shall we?

A Fart Mug

“Between all my children, I probably received over 100 cliché coffee mugs as Father’s Day presents, which I eventually regifted, threw away or sold at garage sales.” — Dan

No matter how tempting it may seem, don’t go inside the crappy gag gift shop at the mall (or on the internet, as the case may be) to get a Father’s Day present. Just don’t do it. 

A Bad & Weirdly Political Drawing

“One of my daughters was pumped to give me a picture she drew (in crayon) of a bald eagle in front of an American flag. My wife had it professionally framed. To this day, it still sits hidden on the floor behind my nightstand because I can’t bring myself to throw it away, but I definitely don’t want to hang it up.” — Tim

OK, kids’ drawings are cute. But that doesn’t mean you should pick the weirdest one, frame it and expect Dad to hang it on the wall for years to come (we’re talking to you, moms). 

A Holiday Arrest

“My son got ‘arrested’ on Father’s Day in sixth grade; we were playing catch when the cops pulled up. He was the kid who liked to play with matches, and a few weeks earlier, he’d started a pretty good grass fire in the woods near our house. When some other kids got caught in trouble doing other dumb stuff, they ratted him out.” — Harry

Please Not Another Tie

“My kids always got me the stereotypical dad gift: a tie. I now have a massive tie collection including several Looney Tunes prints.” — Sanford 

Even if your dad wears ties every day, don’t get him a tie. Or a hat. Or socks for that matter. You can do better.

A Chore-Related Gift

“What I do not want for Father’s Day would be… lawn care equipment.” — Derek

No matter how “handy” dad may or may not be, don’t give him something associated with chores. If he needs tools, rest assured he’ll get them himself.

Swag From the Wrong School

“Toward the end of school last year, [my sons] had a little event in the gym at school where kids could shop for Father’s Day gifts… My older son hands me a tumbler that has the University of Cincinnati logo on it. I attended the rival school in Cincinnati, Xavier University. His quote was, ‘I know how much you hate Cincinnati, so thought you would like this.’ I believe the cup is at the back of the cabinet and has never seen the light of day.” — Bill

This may seem obvious, but don’t get him something representing his rival.

Anything Naked

“After my wife and I got back from a trip to Europe, she gave me an apron from Florence with the body of ‘The David’ statue printed on it and then made me wear it at our family barbeque. It was pretty awkward wearing that in front of my kids. I managed to ‘lose’ it shortly afterwards.” — Bob

A Gift For Yourself

“My daughter gave me a tongue scraper!? She was very into the whole Ayurvedic tongue-scraping, oil pulling, lemon water routine and wanted everyone to do it.” — Pablo

Don’t get Dad something you like just because you like it.

SOURCE: SHEKNOWS.COM

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    1. Morning, Pat! Clear skies here, thankfully, but breezy as usual, temp of 70. I got 3 emergency notifications of tornadoes in the area last evening but the sky wasn’t a “tornado” sky. Nothing fit our usual tornado scenario – dead quiet but swirling clouds above, eerie greenish color to the sky, silent birds, etc. so I wasn’t too worried.

      The 4th text, tho, a warning about flooded roads, did cover my county, as well as Madison and Stanton to the south. Got another downpour later in the evening with a bit of small hail again and strong wind. No damage here, just more bark from the cottonwood tree.

      Found some videos of a couple of tornadoes yesterday, one near Clarkson, which is just south of Madison. And I can only imagine how the people living in Pilger were feeling!

      PILGER, Neb. (KTIV) – As severe weather moves through Northeast Nebraska, our KTIV cameras caught a funnel live on the air outside of Pilger, Nebraska.

      Check out the video here.

      KTIV Director of Operations Keith Bliven and the KTIV First Alert Storm Tracker has been out in Stanton and Madison Counties following the storms as they were developing and caught a funnel cloud drop from a wall cloud several times around 6:30 p.m. just outside of Pilger, Nebraska on June 15, 2024.

      The funnel cloud dropped down and went back up several times over several minutes. Sirens were reportedly going off in Pilger. This happening as Pilger prepares to mark the 10 year anniversary of twin EF4 tornadoes that made a direct path through the town on June 16, 2014, impacting more than half of the Village of Pilger.”

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    1. Snort!

      However, there are exceptions – when Dads go gay or trans after being married.

      The whole gay, trans, sexual orientation spiel is agenda propaganda – theories, inventions to defend their perverse proclivities.

      Just like ‘gender theory’ was invented to defend identity disorders and the mutilitation of children.

      It’s a lie told so long it has become institutionalized and part of the ‘common language’ like ‘ego’ which was an invention of Freud for his psychological theories.

      Now they are inventing words, concepts and theories and concepts to defend pedophilia – calling it minor attraction orientation.

      Nope – these are all assumed identities, false identities, mistaken identities – aligned with the natural sinful fallen identity of humanity. The only true identity is aligned with GOD’s Word – the born-again, new identity in Christ.

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      1. Morning GA!
        the family is a threat to the left. singly people are weaker, but as a family unit, they can be so strong. this is why they split the fathers from black families years ago…divide to conquer

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  9. last evening was somewhat unusual. we weren’t home more than 5 minutes when i saw, from the kitchen window, a smallish (think beagle sized) gray fox come out of the woods. its tail was thick and full and looked black. it scooted around the pond and went into the woods. the last fox we saw up here was red and that was years ago.

    about 10 minutes after that, we spotted a doe with 2 fawns (first twins we saw this year) at the pond nearly in the water–the fawns were attempting to drink . they were being startled by the fish and frogs in the pond and kept jumping up and running under mom for protection.

    she no sooner scooted the whole family into the woods, when i see a similar (if not the same?) gray fox come running from the left again. (this would mean he’d done a complete 360*) But this time, there was a doe chasing him –and it couldn’t have been the same one with the twins because we could still see her moving away in the woods. this doe pursued the fox around the pond twice and followed him when he ran down the driveway.

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    1. Good for her! At one time, I’m pretty sure there was a fox den underneath my neighbor’s old chicken coop across the street from me. I could hear their strident calls sometimes at night but never saw any. He has since taken that coop down and I haven’t heard them for some years now. Fawns are soooo adorable…it almost…but not quite…makes me wish I had some deer around my place. But the drawbacks overrule the benefits! LOL

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      1. LOL
        we had a beautiful red fox stroll up the driveway years ago. i got pictures of it somewhere. had a look around and then wandered around the pond and disappeared into the woods. never saw it again.
        but the same thing with the mink. there was a very very dry season and the mink came down the mountain following the gully that usually brings water down to the pond, but it was dry. we were out on the deck and watched it come down, wondering what the heck it was. it came over the (dry) waterfall and dipped into the pond for a few minutes and then went back up.

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        1. See, that would be a perfect place for me except I couldn’t put up with all the shenanigans that go on with your deck all the time and the damage the animals do! I want to be able to see them but not have to deal with the drawbacks! IOW, I want my cake and to eat it, too! LOL

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  10. reading a story about the fib raid on mar-a-lago–nothing new in the story–but THIS was in the comments. wonder if this is true?

    StarGladiator

    2 seconds ago

    AN IMPORTANT POINT which should be added: from perusing avaition web sites one finds that DoD SIGINT eavesdropping flights are being flown over Trump’s Palm Beach estate (MAL)!

    Governmental surveillance of a former president and present presidential candidate are clearly federal crimes of the first magnitude, but typical of the communist rule now extant in America!

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    2. It certainly shouldn’t be happening under this scenario! It’s pretty SOP for current Presidents/VPs but not now!

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  13. Wheezer was sleeping in my chair again for the first time since I sprayed her and she’s once again giving that silent “mew” when I talk to her – her version of “hello.” So, she’s “speaking” to me again – LOL. Her food dish was empty and she didn’t immediately jump down from the chair when I went out to get it. She was still on the chair when I put the refilled dish back out but got down to eat immediately.

    The Orioles have leveled off in their feeding pattern – I only need to refill it once a day now, if then. Nesting, I assume.

    I can’t even remember all the silly things I got for my Dad – a lot of ties….Sunday ties since he wore a uniform working for the PO. BBQ gadgets and small tool items, funny odd things and cards.

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    1. Dad was not a tie wearer either, but he was huge sports fan, we got his Phillies shirts and Eagles shirts–and hats. Dad loved hats!
      glad to hear Wheezer is “speaking” to you again…LOL

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      1. For us, it was Husker gear since we have no pro team – he didn’t wear hats much. But he loved gadgets and quirky stuff.

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          1. Of course! LOL – it also depended on how much $$$ Mom gave me to spend! And oftentimes, it was something that I actually wanted and knew he would give it to me. Kids can be really selfish sometimes!

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            1. LOL
              it takes time to figure out gift giving…lol
              my kids gave me a mother’s day dinner–complete with cake. they “bought” all the ingredients (from my pantry) and gave them to me –with some note about asmbly (assembly) rekwird (required)
              hubby was laughing so hard when i read the note i knew he had a hand in it.

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              2. i spent the day in the kitchen. I asked if their gift included doing all the dishes i made and my wise ass son (a gift he was born with) took the note and says…hmmm it doesn’t say so on the note, so no. hubby did them

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              3. Hmmm…hubby should have made them do it, IMO. And I would have stated it as a fact rather than ask: since I actually made it, you will do the dishes!!! But that’s just me….😁😁😁

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              7. Well, my intent wasn’t to make them feel bad. It was a missed learning opportunity, that’s all. And what is this gracious you speak of??? 😉😉😊😊😉

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  14. Just The News: “Former President Donald Trump on Saturday blasted illegal immigrant gangs terrorizing America as “animals” and warned the insecure border was disproportionately hurting black and Hispanic voters.

    Courting minority voters and conservatives at two different events in battleground Michigan, the former president turned to one of his favorite subjects: illegal immigration. Trump said the millions of illegal aliens flowing across the border are  stealing jobs and draining government resources, especially in minority communities.

    “The people coming across the border — all those millions of people — they’re inflicting tremendous harm to our Black population and to our Hispanic population,” he declared.

    He also highlighted the toll that illegal foreign gangs like MS 13 and Venezuelan criminal gangs are inflicting. “They’re not human beings. They’re animals,” he said.”

    [HE’S RIGHT!!!!]

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  15. Just The News: “Several election lawsuits filed recently with significant impact on the 2024 presidential election have been decided in favor of election integrity proponents, ensuring laws remain enforced ahead of the November election.

    The lawsuits filed focused on candidate eligibility, different changes in law, and alleged violations of election laws. Most of them have resulted in wins for election integrity, while two are ongoing.

    In 2020, there were as many as 400 lawsuits brought by both Republicans and Democrats regarding election procedures and laws as election administration was quickly changed during the COVID-19 lockdowns leading up to the presidential election. All of the lawsuits this year greatly impact how the 2024 presidential election will be conducted. 

    Marshall Trigg, junior counsel for Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections (RITE), wrote for The Daily Caller last month regarding recent election integrity legal wins, “Legislation has been tightened, highly skilled lawyers have taken over cases, COVID hysteria is gone and there are far fewer legal justifications for evading the core issues in the courtroom.” ……

    https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/top-election-integrity-lawsuits-result-mostly-wins-ahead-november

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  16. LBJ must be jumping for joy! Exactly as they planned!!!

    Just The News: “Several reports indicate that America has a fatherhood crisis, which has created a culture of “floundering” young men.

    Young men from non-intact families are more likely to end up in prison or jail, drop out of high school or not graduate from college compared to young men raised by their married biological parents with their father living in the home, a new Institute for Family Studies report argues.

    “What we see for young men today is a family-to-prison-or-college pipeline that is more likely to deliver boys from intact families towards college graduation and boys from non-intact families towards prison or jail,” the report states. “Young men raised by their two married, biological parents are almost 20 percentage points more likely to graduate college than end up in prison/jail.”

    It points to research conducted by an economics professor and research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research who found that declining marriage rates are “driving many of the country’s biggest economic problems.” The research found that young men who grew up in a married household with their two biological parents are more likely to graduate college, among other outcomes…..”

    https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/report-america-has-fatherhood-crisis

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  17. Now why would Gorsuch dissent on this? I’m betting for the majority of cases, these justices all get together ahead of time and decide amongst themselves how they are going to vote and “arrange” it so there isn’t toooo much of an imbalance. Some (most?) are danged near as corrupt as Congress and all the other so-called “government institutions!” And there’s a lot of “you wash my back and I’ll wash yours” BS!!!

    EXCERPT: “The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a law established by Congress requiring the deportation of foreign nationals who illegally enter the country. The court ruled Friday on three consolidated cases in Campos-Chaves v Garland that were on appeal in the Fifth and Ninth circuits, where the appellate courts issued conflicting rulings.

    The lawsuits were brought by foreign nationals who illegally entered the country, were deemed “inadmissible” under federal law and given Notice to Appear (NTA) documents stating they must appear before an immigration court at a future date and time. Each of the plaintiffs didn’t show up to their hearings, and federal immigration judges ordered their removal in absentia in accordance with federal law established by Congress.

    In response, the illegal foreign nationals sued, demanding their removal orders be rescinded, claiming they didn’t receive proper written notification. They also challenged the definitions of the word “change” in the order they received and made other technical arguments.

    The court ruled against them by a 5-4 vote. Justice Samuel Alito delivered the opinion for the court, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett concurring.

    Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson filed the dissenting opinion, joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Neil Gorsuch….”

    https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/supreme-court-ruling-upholds-immigration-law-and-deportation-process

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  18. Rodney mentioned this a couple of days ago! My Sis will get far worse than I will up here – she lives only 30 miles from the KS line!

    Just The News: “States in the Northeast and the Midwest are expected to be hit with “dangerously hot temperatures” in the coming days, as officials warn residents to be safe. States that are expected to get extreme heat include Maine, Kansas and Ohio, according to CBS News.

    The Detroit metro area is expected to get the worst heat wave it has had in about 20 years.

    The National Weather Service warned that the heat is expected to ramp up starting Sunday. “High temperatures are forecast to peak near daily record values throughout the Ohio Valley and Northeast Mon-Thurs, with max heat indices approaching 105 degrees,” the service warned.

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put out some tips for people to stay safe such as drinking water, using a stove less and wearing loose fitting clothing.”

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  21. Just The News: “Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump is expected to return to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for a rally at Temple University. 

    “President Donald Trump loves the people of Pennsylvania,” Trump’s campaign said in a press release. “President Trump will ease the financial pressures placed on households and re-establish law and order in Pennsylvania!”

    The rally is expected to take place on June 22, according to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. This will be the fourth time Trump has visited Pennsylvania in 2024. 

    Pennsylvania is a swing state, and President Joe Biden has made numerous appearances in the state along with Vice President Kamala Harris. They recently launched a coalition titled “Black Voters for Biden-Harris” at Girard College.

    Trump won Pennsylvania in the 2016 election and lost it in 2020.”

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  23. “Sunday Strip: Happy Father’s Day — Give someone a reason to look up to you.”

    ROBERT W MALONE MD, MS, JUN 16, 2024

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  24. An old favorite.

    If you think the meme below is just another conspiracy theory, please familiarize yourself with the 1974 Kissinger Report and then maybe re-evaluate your position.

    Truthfully, I think a lot of the virus-denier stuff is just trollery.

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    1. From catster.com: “Henry’s Pocket is the little flap of flesh you see on the outer part of a cat’s ear. Cats’ outer ears resemble triangles and are called pinnae. On the outside of the pinna, there’s a small pocket close to the cat’s skull, the Henry’s Pocket. Scientists don’t know why cats have this little fleshy pouch, nor are they sure of its purpose.

      While it’s pronounced on most cats, many other animals, including bats, weasels, and some dogs, also have the pouch. It’s present in all cat breeds, but no one knows where the name comes from.

      Is There Speculation About the Purpose of a Cat’s Henry’s Pocket?

      Yes. Some scientists suggest the pouch may help animals better hear high-pitched noises. Others argue that the pouch helps cats pinpoint where sounds are coming from.

      Or, it may help cats angle their ears efficiently to locate the source of sounds. It could also allow cats to move their ears to express emotion. While cats have some of the best hearing among mammals, there’s no proof this pouch contributes to their extraordinary hearing range.

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  29. NF: I agree wholeheartedly!!! They have PLENTY of $$$ stashed away!!!

    “Are you and I expected to believe that someone somewhere has a savings account book with this money stashed away? Maybe it’s in a shoe box in somebody’s closet or stashed under someone’s mattress maybe. And maybe some day monkeys will fly out of my ass and I can join a circus.

    Any and all discussion of some kind of ‘trust fund’ for SSI is 101% bullshit. It always has and always will come directly out of the federal annual budget. Do they really think we’re this fuckin’ naive to believe it doesn’t?”

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  30. “Look a little closer at the numbers and you realize that this guy’s base pay must be $ 174,000 a year. That’s a cop. Not even an officer. That’s fuckin’ crazy. Imagine what his pension is gonna be and you can understand why taxes are so fuckin’ insane up there. Read the article I grabbed this from here.”

    Hmmm….wonder if that actually happened??? Yup! Sure did! I’d have lost it but, then, you wouldn’t find me on that kind of ride anyway!!!

    https://people.com/28-people-trapped-upside-down-on-amusement-park-ride-atmosfear-rescued-in-oregon-8664033

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  35. our daughter called to wish hubby a happy father’s day. her and my granddaughter were in Florida for the torrential rains they just had. she said they were in the northern most part of the storm so they got like 8 inches. the problem was it fell in such a short time period.
    i asked how the puppy was doing. she said, good, but he’s not the same as their old dog…well yeah…LOL

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  41. these people hate America…then DEPORT THEIR ASSES back to whatever country they came from. thye don’t like us and want to force islam here.
    we were here FIRST–GO THE HELL HOME

    #ICYMI: University of Illinois Chicago Students at Friday Sermon: America Is a Cancer; People Are Tired of Democracy, and Muslims Have an alternative Way of Life to Offer; May Allah Make Us Among the Liberators of the Al-Aqsa Mosque @thisisUIC pic.twitter.com/uMXfyimttx

    — MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) June 15, 2024

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  42. got off the phone with our son. he’s loving his wood working “hobby”. he made a gorgeous amoire for their bedroom. He’s made a desk and custom bookcases. gorgeous handiwork!

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  43. “Developments in Operational Lawfare, Cultural Marxism, Biowarfare, Economic Warfare and Kinetic Warfare — In an election year, the Intelligence Community is simultaneously engaged in operational lawfare to remove both candidates while it’s driving the incremental march to World War III.”

    POLITICAL MOONSHINE, JUN 16, 2024

    EXCERPT: “In an election year where the Intelligence Community is simultaneously engaged in operational lawfare to remove both candidates – Biden and Trump – to reset the ballot while it’s driving the incremental march to World War III, the developments and events continue to unpack along projected lines of insanity. This is the 210th article in this series: WAR, FAMINE & DISEASE….”

    https://politicalmoonshine.substack.com/p/developments-in-operational-lawfare

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  44. It’s turned into a gorgeous day! Clear blue skies w/o a cloud in sight, slight breeze, temp on the thermometer in the sun says 87 but I’m quite comfortable with the patio door open about 2 feet and the fan going. It’s dark everywhere else in the house except for here at the table so it stays cool enough that I don’t have to turn on the a/c. I covered the doggie door to give Jake his patio time.

    I went out earlier to check on my cantaloupe bed – they are all thriving! Spent some time doing some pruning on the Trumpet vine but the flies were biting constantly on my bare legs and I had to come in. They sting!!!

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    1. YAY! for the cantaloupe!
      i bought one last week–a woman at the bin of them was smelling hers. i looked quizzically at her and she laughed and said try it. you smell the “belly button” if it smells sweet, it’s ripe…trust me.
      we smelled them and bought a sweet smelling one–it was sweet and ripe when we ate it!

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        1. Oh, shit! I missed the “vp!” No way, nuhha!! He’s not nearly ready for a position that high up! And yes for Congress.

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      1. I haven’t either – I never was into the whole retro thing. I think it is used for reconnaissance missions…..safe reconnaissance missions where no-one is shooting at them! LOL – or maybe even just sightseeing!

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