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Nov 28th 2019, 3:38 pm

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Re: WTF in America

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-...eporting-story

Looks like maybe she was collecting the social security? Somewhere between 1.5 and 11 years!

Nov 28th 2019, 6:20 pm

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Re: WTF in America

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Originally Posted by robin1234

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-...eporting-story

Looks like maybe she was collecting the social security? Somewhere between 1.5 and 11 years!

He hadn't been seen since the last time he complained about her meatloaf.

Nov 29th 2019, 1:04 pm

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Re: WTF in America

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He hadn't been seen since the last time he complained about her meatloaf.

My wife & I don’t have a chest freezer, just the little one attached to the fridge. There’s a reason for that.

Nov 30th 2019, 2:40 am

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Re: WTF in America

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...P=share_btn_fb Are there any rational people in Ohio?

Nov 30th 2019, 5:01 am

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Re: WTF in America

At times there doesn't seem to be anyone rational there.

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Originally Posted by moneypenny20

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...P=share_btn_fb Are there any rational people in Ohio?

Nov 30th 2019, 8:02 am

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Re: WTF in America

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Originally Posted by moneypenny20

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...P=share_btn_fb Are there any rational people in Ohio?

I’ve got to say, of all the stories out of the US, this one just about takes the all-time prize. Very weird.

Nov 30th 2019, 8:28 am

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Re: WTF in America

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Originally Posted by moneypenny20

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...P=share_btn_fb Are there any rational people in Ohio?

The biggest WTF? of all time.

Nov 30th 2019, 12:55 pm

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Re: WTF in America

Quote:

Originally Posted by moneypenny20

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...P=share_btn_fb Are there any rational people in Ohio?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jsmth321

At times there doesn't seem to be anyone rational there.

Quote:

Originally Posted by robin1234

I’ve got to say, of all the stories out of the US, this one just about takes the all-time prize. Very weird.

Quote:

Originally Posted by spouse of scouse

The biggest WTF? of all time.

Welcome to the land of the free. While this one is extreme as well as insane, it does represent a real current of "thinking" about how women should be treated.

Nov 30th 2019, 1:17 pm

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Re: WTF in America

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Originally Posted by Lion in Winter

Welcome to the land of the free. While this one is extreme as well as insane, it does represent a real current of "thinking" about how women should be treated.

Win a lottery. Go back to the UK. This is an order!

But seriously, that people like the Ohio governor (or whoever's put this piece of crap up to be legislated) can hold such powerful positions is downright terrifying.