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ASK EFFIN’ BIRDS: it’s like Dear Abby but way worse and also rude

get your questions in, dingdongs

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ASK EFFIN’ BIRDS: it’s like Dear Abby but way worse and also rude

get your questions in, dingdongs: effinbirds.com

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\n\"AALT\n
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\nA woodcut of a bird beside the text \"this is uncomfortable as fuck\"ALT\n
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\nA painting of a bird beside the text \"fuck those haters\"ALT\n
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\nA painting of a bird beside the text \"fuck those haters\"ALT\n
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\nA painting of a bird beside the text \"I heard you were talking shit\"ALT\n
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\nA painting of a bird beside the text \"I heard you were talking shit\"ALT\n
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\nA painting of a bird beside the text \"you sure do have some shitty opinions!\"ALT\n
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\nA painting of a bird beside the text \"you sure do have some shitty opinions!\"ALT\n
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\nA painting of a bird beside the text \"nobody can do this shit full time\"ALT\n
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\n\"AALT\n
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\n\"AALT\n
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@jean Ha! Swear Trek is basically discontinued at this point. It’s expensive to run and generates no income, and is less popular than other things of mine that pay their own bills. If Twitter goes, so goes Swear Trek.

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