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ret5hd

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22. Pro-Tip for these situations:
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 07:42 PM
Tuesday

always address the men as “ma’am” and the women as “sir”.

I told him “ma’am, you are free to live where you want…”

it really pisses ‘em off and when they correct you just say “you can’t tell me how to address you!!! what are you, some kinda delicate snowflake???”

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