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  1. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~books

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    The Libby app + a library card is fantastic.

    The Libby app + a library card is fantastic.

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  2. Comment on Should retail businesses be required to accept cash? in ~finance

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    This is where I land as well (US), grocery stores or gas stations, medical facilities/pharmacies etc., should all be required to accept cash. If a tattoo shop/burger joint/whatever doesn’t want to...

    This is where I land as well (US), grocery stores or gas stations, medical facilities/pharmacies etc., should all be required to accept cash. If a tattoo shop/burger joint/whatever doesn’t want to then that’s their prerogative.

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  3. Comment on ‘Iron Man’ creator Jack Kirby’s son slams Stan Lee Disney+ documentary: ‘Over thirty-five years of uncontested publicity’ in ~comics

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    Just watched part of that doc today on Disney, while it heavily focuses on Lee I definitely think they made it known that there was controversy over the amount of influence.

    Just watched part of that doc today on Disney, while it heavily focuses on Lee I definitely think they made it known that there was controversy over the amount of influence.

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  4. Comment on Best of all time book lists can get repetitive, I'm asking for your top five to ten in ~books

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    I’m working my way through a 100 books list, Cannery Row is one of the Steinbeck books on there and I’m pretty stoked. At this point I think I’m about 15% through the list, working on reading The...

    I’m working my way through a 100 books list, Cannery Row is one of the Steinbeck books on there and I’m pretty stoked. At this point I think I’m about 15% through the list, working on reading The Outsiders with my little brother and Anna Karenina.

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  5. Comment on Best of all time book lists can get repetitive, I'm asking for your top five to ten in ~books

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    Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr.: An all too real glimpse into the more sad and violent parts of life. Into Thin Air by John Krakauer: A true story about one of the most disastrous...

    Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr.: An all too real glimpse into the more sad and violent parts of life.

    Into Thin Air by John Krakauer: A true story about one of the most disastrous Everest ascents.

    100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez: I truly enjoyed this start to finish, I know it’s a little controversial any time I see reviews, but highly recommend.

    Captain’s Courageous by Rudyard Kipling

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