I think he's onto something 👀

No more QR code EVERYTHING!! I got a speeding ticket the other day and had to look it up with a damn QR code- not even gonna lie I only figured out how to use them a couple years ago🤷🏻‍♀️

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xcappaxbardx@reddit

Music videos on Mtv again would make me so happy.

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brrispy@reddit

There's MTV Classic for anyone with cable or an "over-the-top subscription" (in name, and price) like YouTube TV. The channel only plays music videos from the 80s, 90s, 00s.

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Hyper_Applesauce@reddit

Who the fuck is this guy? Is he just good at tweets? I see him all the time but it seems like he just has funny tweets and not a lot else.

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I don’t want to join your membership points club. I don’t want to give you my email. I’m not giving you my DNA. Stop texting me. Stop calling. I don’t want to watch a commercial at the gas pump. I don’t want a car wash. I don’t want the AI answer. I don’t want to fight every single piece of technology in my life to make it do what I want rather than trying to steer me towards business synergies.

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Righteous_Babe_98@reddit (OP)

Wow you really nailed it 👏

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tgold77@reddit

Thanks

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Expensive-Arm-3540@reddit

I also don’t want an app for every damn store, for “points” you can never redeem because who the hell has the time to keep up with what you got anyways!?! Here’s money, give me my goods or services at a reasonable price, and end the transaction! If I like what was received I’ll be back.

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Nicfromnewgirl@reddit

And no more series documentaries!!

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MotherofaPickle@reddit

As a lifelong David Attenborough fan, I don’t do “one-off” documentaries. Not enough is explained in two hours. I need at least 4-5.

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bgva@reddit

Thank you! With the exception of Jordan's The Last Dance, there's no reason you need more than two hours to tell your story. I know everything's a numbers game nowadays but Netflix is the worst about this.

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dr_wummi@reddit

Have you you seen cunk tho

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higglesworth@reddit

and by gawd embrace filler episodes and give us longer seasons and less time between seasons of tv!

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tehvolcanic@reddit

It's funny because 10-15 years ago people were complaining about the length of TV seasons the other way. I can't count the number of times I heard people say "adopt the British model" or "give us quality over quantity" back then. We've come full circle.

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MotherofaPickle@reddit

Ahem. I still think many series should adopt a somewhat British model. (Only Murders in the Building, looking at you. We didn’t need that last season and now we have another!)

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Weird_Cantaloupe2757@reddit

Or it’s just different people complaining, and you only hear the people that aren’t getting what they want.

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elcheapodeluxe@reddit

Totally. That wait for Twin Peaks season 3 was insane. /s

(but it was also the most perfect season of television ever produced)

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JoeGibbon@reddit

Ok, so maybe a hot take (probably not), but here goes...

I'm fine with the more compact format of modern series. My problem is when they make a second or third season just to cash in, when they should have made it a limited series and stopped while it was still good.

This is particularly bad with Netflix. They come up with an original series, they put their A Team writers on it and it's pretty good. Then they shift the A Team to some other new project and the 2nd stringers come in for Season 2 onward. Then the series immediately turns into a soap opera with a formulaic story arc and the show becomes boring, predictable and pointless. Netflix has ruined so many series like this.

Season one: there's a strong story, a protagonist, an antagonist and side characters. The story wraps up, and along the way we learn about both the protagonist and antagonist, their motivations, their flaws etc. The end.

Season two: after the events of season one, the protagonist has emotional trauma to deal with and turns into kind of a self absorbed prick. Their love interest from season one gets fed up and leaves them. The protagonist becomes a side character, as one of the villain's henchmen from season one now gets more of the spotlight along with a developing love triangle between henchman/protagonist/protagonist's love interest.

1) Some important character dies and everyone has to deal with that. 2) Tears, anger, shouting and ACTING! happen. 3) The plot is buried under a mountain of resulting "character development". 4) New characters are introduced only to add complication to other character's stories and they quite often die in service of 1, 2 and 3.

Rinse and repeat for season three onward.

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elcheapodeluxe@reddit

You described why I haven't clicked on season 2+ of squid game perfectly. Season 1 was all it needed.

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IndependentLove2292@reddit

That has to be the most accurate synopsis of (insert Netflix series here) I have ever read.

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JoeGibbon@reddit

It has gotten to the point that if I watch a Netflix series and like the first season, I do not bother to watch season 2 onward. I'm not even joking.

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TheSentientSnail@reddit

Christ how I miss being able to breathe while watching a show. Some of the best moments were always from 'filler' eps.

Now I watch a whole season in two days and if I blink I miss like, three plot lines.

I'm tired, boss. 😞

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trefoil589@reddit

Gilligan totally nailed the pacing with Breaking Bad. He'd always give you a nice low-key episode after the craziness.

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GarminTamzarian@reddit

I would grudgingly accept 10-episode seasons with 2 years in between as long as awesome shows didn't get cancelled/just disappear after one or two seasons (looking at you, Mindhunter).

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schoolpsych2005@reddit

A Very Special Episode would be a nice.

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schoolisuncool@reddit

I don’t have the time to watch much tv, let alone waste it on filler episodes, cut the fat and get to it! Lol But I totally get that that’s my own personal opinion. That’s why I like movies better than tv shows. 2 hours and I’m done

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sarabeara12345678910@reddit

Yes! Some of the best TV shows had their best content and character growth in the filler.

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MNxpat33@reddit

You can these at Cold Stone if you to pay over $8.

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MotherofaPickle@reddit

But Choco Tacos cost like $3. From a gas station.

And they were the best value for money any of our generation ever experienced. Grad school? Pfft. Rip off. Choco Tacos? Almost instant gratification. That last for MINUTES, including all of the sticky runoff down your hands.

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elementalguitars@reddit

Certainly $8 for an imposter Choco Taco can only further fuel their wrath.

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elcheapodeluxe@reddit

$8?

Salt and Straw: Hold my milkshake
https://saltandstraw.com/products/the-tacolate

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PhantomFace757@reddit

I have MTV classic on all the time.

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Righteous_Babe_98@reddit (OP)

Back when I had cable I was an MTV/VH1 Classic junkie. Those were the best channels ever

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Ordinary_Aioli_7602@reddit

There’s no profit to be made on the History Channel with scholarly research!

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Brewmeister83@reddit

And that right there is the crux of sooo many problems we’re seeing today…

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cjandstuff@reddit

I think if the History Channel kept doing history, especially WWII documentaries instead of conspiracy theories, we wouldn't be in this mess.

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cosnierozumiem@reddit

I think the internet might have more to do with it bud...

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FinishingMyCoffee1@reddit

Remember the time when TLC was actually The Learning Channel?!

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SumpCrab@reddit

I watch a lot of history documentaries on YouTube. Most of them are great, but there are some sneaky ones out there, and the algorithm will inevitably recommend something about aliens, secret societies, or younger dryas civilization quackery. It's a real fight to keep that stuff out.

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Alucard-VS-Artorias@reddit

I feel like there is some real truth to this one...

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lowresnews@reddit

Bring back Click & Clack!

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Righteous_Babe_98@reddit (OP)

I had to Google it lol, but yes! I loved Car Talk. I'm not even that into cars, but those guys were great. Memory unlocked

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PotentialPlum4945@reddit

Yeah, I'm pretty sure all of those History Channel specials about WWII and Nazis were doing a valuable service in reminding the American public that fascism not supposed to be aspirational.

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craftyzombie@reddit

Also, make TLC go back to being The Learning Channel.

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Greerio@reddit

I was pissed off the other day when the only way I could attend the local sports ball game was to download the app to receive my tickets. Man I’m getting old and annoyed.

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DonShulaDoingTheHula@reddit

I don’t mind this one. It’s one less thing to lose. But the company running the app taking a 20% cut on every ticket was, is, and always will be awful.

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Bellemorte79@reddit

I prefer apps for sports ball Tix. I'm a lover of apps for all things though.

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L1QU1D_ThUND3R@reddit

https://i.redd.it/bw6vcxxmcqtf1.gif

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vantablackpearl@reddit

I’m stuck in the baseman sitting on a tricycle girl getting on my nerves I thought she was fine going out of my mind, don’t know if her body is hers.

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_TillGrave_@reddit

I'm onboard except the movies under 120 minutes. I like when a good movie is long and doesn't feel like it. One Battle After Another didnt feel like almost 3 hours and I loved every minute.

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handsomeape95@reddit

Yep, especially in this economy. Let me get my money's worth at least. Also, for us olds, I recommed the RunPee app.

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densetsu23@reddit

Agreed, but the key word is "good".

It feels like every second movie is a three hour marathon, but maybe 10% of them deserve to be that long. So many movies needlessly add 30-60 minutes, and it's a slog.

Normalize average quality movies being 2 hours again!

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scoff-law@reddit

I saw it twice and somehow it went even faster the second time. Absolutely incredible film.

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RecycledEternity@reddit

All I gotta say is that I loved the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy being as long as they were.

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_TillGrave_@reddit

Hell yeah, extended extended edition is the only way 🤘

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_TillGrave_@reddit

Hell yeah, extended edition is the only way.

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Ok_Percentage5157@reddit

I'm with you. I'd like my movie standard to remain 2+ hours. That's a big tub of popcorn I paid $17 for.

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BullCityCoordinators@reddit

I stopped reading at Choco Taco. BRING IT BACK!!!

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SouldiesButGoodies84@reddit

We all know they'd wind up f*cking them up. Like how Twinkies and DDogs aren't as good.

Chipwiches are back though if anyone's unaware!

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BullCityCoordinators@reddit

I'd still take a rebooted Choco Taco, though.

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SouldiesButGoodies84@reddit

I hear ya. IJS, watch, they'd offer up Coco Cola and siracha flavored ones.

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ForHelp_PressAltF4@reddit

Preach brother!!!!!

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Carpeteria3000@reddit

I have two in my freezer if you wanna come over

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truffles76@reddit

Of that's the line a serial killer uses on me, I'm an easy murder

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TrunkTetris@reddit

Salt and Straw just introduced the Tacolate. First sentence out of the reviewers mouth was “It’s about a third of the size of the original Choco Taco.” And I don’t hear anything after that on the account of flipping my table.

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rosebud3606@reddit

(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ bring. it. back!

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rosebud3606@reddit

(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ bring. it. back!

https://www.teepublic.com/baseball-tee/33722083-choco-taco-goodbye-choco-taco-forever-in-our-heart

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BullCityCoordinators@reddit

Andor was really about what happens to a society without a Choco Taco.

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gaveedraseven@reddit

It's also spicy

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TrunkTetris@reddit

Surprisingly, I’m ok with this.

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trefoil589@reddit

It was the best ice cream treat humanity has ever invented.

PERFECT ratio of cone to ice cream with every bite.

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anonmygoodsir@reddit

I want jello pudding pops back.

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Righteous_Babe_98@reddit (OP)

Jello needs to bring them back! I still think about the strawberry gelatin pops at least once a week. Apparently, you can make your own, idk if they taste the same. But since we're grown now, we can add booze lol.

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shayshay8508@reddit

Bring back real menus! I’m so tired of QR codes.

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Righteous_Babe_98@reddit (OP)

Yes! Have a QR code sticker on the front door, if anything, so people can check it out before they come in. Real menus inside! Definitely need to add that to the list

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WorkingRecording4863@reddit

These are the changes I want! Elect this man!

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GenericDave65@reddit

Wait, what happened to Choco Tacos?

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Lavender_Foxes@reddit

Discontinued July 2022

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GenericDave65@reddit

I can’t believe this is how I’m finding out. We never even got to say goodbye!

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kkeennmm@reddit

USA also landed on the moon in 1969

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zeravlaf478@reddit

And while we’re at it, let’s pop-up some videos.

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Global-Ball6890@reddit

Clone harambe , and have Tim Burton make another Batman movie

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Responsible_Prize204@reddit

This man for president. He gets it.

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Pizzasaurus-Rex@reddit

We must hold the line.

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Holiday_Box_9461@reddit

As always, the horse is out of the barn. 5 or 10 years ago people would say the golden ages really weren’t so golden. But in 2025, I think they were.

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SouldiesButGoodies84@reddit

Sooo...we're just gonna give up on The Learning Channel and Bravo then, I guess ? 🙁

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El_Rey_de_Spices@reddit

Who is this guy, the most recent popular twitter comedian? The Facebook moms I know share this guy's posts constantly.

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Righteous_Babe_98@reddit (OP)

Idk, I'm not on FB or twitter or a mom lol, but I follow him on IG and as a Xennial I enjoy his posts

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c4ctus@reddit

The first thing I'm going to do when I invent a time machine is travel back and keep that damn gorilla alive, no matter the cost.

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Drum_Eatenton@reddit

He had a name for god’s sake

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c4ctus@reddit

Palluses out for Harambe.

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Ordinary_Aioli_7602@reddit

I just had to use an app to get tickets for a ROCKIES game and it was a fucking nightmare. The Rockies. Godspeed to the big market teams lol.

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Bellemorte79@reddit

Was a Mariners season ticket holder for a few years and I actually liked the app. It was so much easier. Then again I tend to lose paper stuff cause I'm forgetful.

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Bellemorte79@reddit

I like my app for light control. Am I the problem lol? Up here in the Pacific Northwest of the US we are bringing the Choco Taco back. Its by a company called Salt and Straw and it's a taco bell Collab. It's called the Tacolate I think.

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gaveedraseven@reddit

I'm sorry, but that abomination is not a choco taco. Which is not to say it might not be delicious, but it is definitely not a choco taco.

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Bellemorte79@reddit

There was an article in the Seattle Times and the makers of this basically said they wanted to make a better Choco Taco. I'm gonna sound not cool here but I never had a Choco Taco when they were a thing. I don't know if they sucked like the gent from Salt and Straw said but unless someone else steps up, this may be the only hope for something like it. I thought it seemed nice!

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Navydevildoc@reddit

Wait is it already out? I’m in Seattle the next few days, I will find a way to get to Salt and Straw.

Also I need to convice Alaska to make this an option for dessert instead of the single service Salt and Straw ice cream they do now in First Class.

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Bellemorte79@reddit

There were articles about it in the Seattle Times last week as well as I a. Couple Oregon papers so it seems like it might be out???

This would be perfect for a flight!! It looks super tasty

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Bellemorte79@reddit

Here is a link from salt and state about it.

https://saltandstraw.com/products/the-tacolate?srsltid=AfmBOorC490lZdlBFLJ-fBcG-HLpXHtshbfrtnkp15ST8b3Q_pvBI2Qy

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Dampmaskin@reddit

It stops being funny the moment the manufacturer ransomwares the lights you already paid for (Futurehome I'm looking at you). Property right is under threat. I only use open source solutions. A little bit more of a hassle to set up, but at least I own my own shit.

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specks_of_dust@reddit

Anyone who complains about the light control app has never lived in an apartment where the light switch turns off power to half of the power outlets. Totally worth signing into an app to bypass that mess.

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Bellemorte79@reddit

This is my exact situation lol.

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Financial-Yak-4172@reddit

I too love to control the lights by my phone. Our dining room and living room lights are on the same switch so we can turn the lights off in the living room and keep the dining room light on. Much cheaper than rewiring the lights.

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Righteous_Babe_98@reddit (OP)

I love my led light bulbs & app lol. That is fantastic news about the Tacolate. Maybe that will appease the gods! I'll have to check that out on my next trip there

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ADMotti@reddit

Was this post written by Dennis Reynolds?

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Both-Tree@reddit

It’s amusing to think that bringing back the Choco Taco would help humanity atone 😂

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Righteous_Babe_98@reddit (OP)

I mean... at this point I'd be willing to give it a try lol

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