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harumph

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1. I tried to watch it - but he should just get to the salient facts instead of the body drama.

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 11:34 PM

22 hrs ago

He trails off several times and this style of "communication" drives me crazy.
I wish his presentation was more concise. It's like when your child is trying to tell you about how he
scraped his shin and you get all this extraneous talk that has fuck all to do with the accident.

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A Masterclass in Manipulation [View all] Uncle Joe 22 hrs ago OP

I tried to watch it - but he should just get to the salient facts instead of the body drama. harumph 22 hrs ago #1

As a child going to school Uncle Joe 22 hrs ago #2

I made it to about 40 seconds. Disaffected 21 hrs ago #3

I love this guy. His level of frustration with the manipulative choices matches my own. pat_k 21 hrs ago #4