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Hairraiser menage
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
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  06/26/25
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  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
chestnut pervert electric furnace
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
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  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
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  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
180 institution
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
chestnut pervert electric furnace
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
Boyish native dysfunction
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
charismatic useless shrine juggernaut
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
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  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
chestnut pervert electric furnace
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
Exhilarant glassy office giraffe
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
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  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
chestnut pervert electric furnace
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
Vivacious locus
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
chestnut pervert electric furnace
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
chestnut pervert electric furnace
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
chestnut pervert electric furnace
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
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  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
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  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
Boyish native dysfunction
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
chestnut pervert electric furnace
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
Hairraiser menage
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
chestnut pervert electric furnace
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
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  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
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  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
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  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
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  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
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  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
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  06/26/25
...
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  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
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  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
Mind-boggling haunted graveyard
  06/26/25
...
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  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
Red Talking Indian Lodge
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
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  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
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  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
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  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
Swashbuckling canary den
  06/27/25
How was penn?
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  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
Boyish native dysfunction
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
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  06/27/25
...
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  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
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  06/27/25
...
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...
chestnut pervert electric furnace
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
buck-toothed mad-dog skullcap
  06/27/25
How is STB?
charismatic useless shrine juggernaut
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
filthy cracking jewess
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
Boyish native dysfunction
  06/27/25
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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: Hairraiser menage

https://vault.com/best-companies-to-work-for/law/top-100-law-firms-rankings

#1

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

#2

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

#3

Skadden

#4

Latham & Watkins

#5

Kirkland & Ellis

#6

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

#7

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

#8

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

#9

Milbank LLP

#10

Simpson Thacher

#11

Gibson Dunn

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052006)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:44 PM
Author: chestnut pervert electric furnace

how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over the past 20 years

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052012)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:42 PM
Author: contagious market genital piercing

The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number one

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052822)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:45 PM
Author: chestnut pervert electric furnace

cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely in the top 5 (perhaps sometimes out?) to back to solid top 3?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052832)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:48 PM
Author: contagious market genital piercing

They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They’ve been losing partners/business for ages.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052838)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:50 PM
Author: Comical roast beef theatre

the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failure to adjust to modernity

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052842)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:41 AM
Author: 180 institution

Because 20 years is a long fucking time?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053272)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:52 AM
Author: chestnut pervert electric furnace

still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053413)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: Boyish native dysfunction

its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better than s&c or dpw. skadden perhaps has a case.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053456)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:10 AM
Author: charismatic useless shrine juggernaut

CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thing is rancid flame. Place is full of UIUC grads.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053468)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:28 PM
Author: Exhilarant glassy office giraffe

You're stuck in 2005.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49054437)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:34 PM
Author: chestnut pervert electric furnace

so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49054461)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:34 PM
Author: Exhilarant glassy office giraffe

not disagreeing there ....

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49054462)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:29 PM
Author: Exhilarant glassy office giraffe

Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 years.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49054440)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:46 PM
Author: chestnut pervert electric furnace

wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052014)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:28 PM
Author: Vivacious locus

Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052790)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:39 PM
Author: chestnut pervert electric furnace

rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme biglaw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052821)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:47 PM
Author: chestnut pervert electric furnace

and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli

is this spaceporn's firm?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052016)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:50 PM
Author: chestnut pervert electric furnace

wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052023)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:53 AM
Author: Cerebral rehab athletic conference

Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied history and full service range of practice areas.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053336)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:50 PM
Author: scarlet beady-eyed new version church

180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via associate pay increases.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052025)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:53 PM
Author: Boyish native dysfunction

Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052039)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:54 PM
Author: chestnut pervert electric furnace

At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life vest and dive right in, and lawyers at this litigation powerhouse wouldn’t have it any other way. Litigators looking to roll up their sleeves and learn on the job will feel right at home here.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052044)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:20 PM
Author: Hairraiser menage

You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you’ve landed a spot at Latham & Watkins.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052774)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:38 PM
Author: chestnut pervert electric furnace

Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 offices (including relationship firms) around the world and is home to more than 4,000 lawyers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052820)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:13 AM
Author: vigorous hideous internal respiration trailer park

Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for the polite, amiable Midwestern vibes as well as the sincere commitment to building a welcoming and inclusive workplace.

lol yeah lots of folksy people wandering the halls there. They just love small talk

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053140)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:49 AM
Author: Razzle-dazzle Business Firm Gay Wizard

lol cr, very chill happy bros

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053406)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:10 PM
Author: disgusting exciting black woman voyeur

I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the most transactional by far. Nobody gave a fuck about anybody else other than their tiny in group and they just rented the Sidley brand name.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053841)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:08 PM
Author: Hairraiser menage

polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49054162)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:55 PM
Author: electric navy foreskin

wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052048)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: chestnut pervert electric furnace

where is _._. ______ law?

should be top 100 after the penis verdict

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052055)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:44 PM
Author: rebellious frozen orchestra pit skinny woman



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052828)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:30 PM
Author: burgundy spectacular sweet tailpipe step-uncle's house

messenger bag logo facing OUT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052792)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:54 PM
Author: Mind-boggling haunted graveyard

My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052844)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:38 AM
Author: diverse area messiness



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053127)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:01 AM
Author: Red Talking Indian Lodge

Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053137)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:14 AM
Author: Swashbuckling canary den

What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranking from your time as an associate, (b) current rank, or (c) whichever is higher

I believe in (a)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053216)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:44 AM
Author: buck-toothed mad-dog skullcap

(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made it increase after you left

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053237)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:01 AM
Author: chestnut pervert electric furnace

relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings.

(asking for a silent gen friend who went to umich when it was #1)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053245)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:05 AM
Author: Swashbuckling canary den

I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them:

HYS (Just use school name)

CCNP (just say top 5 and hope you don't have to explain)

BVMN (just say top 10)

TTT (anywhere lower, pretend you're a plumber)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053287)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: chestnut pervert electric furnace

How was penn?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053374)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:09 AM
Author: Boyish native dysfunction

(jerry sandusky tp)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053463)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:15 AM
Author: charismatic useless shrine juggernaut

I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy if they knew their CDO was spending time advertising on xo instead of making connections at regional DLA Piper offices.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053489)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 1:38 PM
Author: chestnut pervert electric furnace



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49054103)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:40 AM
Author: Indecent obsidian field selfie

I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus here is (c) - also FWIW no one is under any illusion that Kirkland and Kirkland branded products (e.g., Skadden and Latham) are prestigious. No one at my T6 (historical) wanted to go there.

The legacy undisputed V5 is WLRK, CSM, S&C, DPW and STB.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053271)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:03 AM
Author: Swashbuckling canary den

Clever Weil-bro post

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053286)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:43 AM
Author: tan bearded nursing home



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053324)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: chestnut pervert electric furnace



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053373)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:43 AM
Author: buck-toothed mad-dog skullcap

True although STB is SPS now



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053393)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:11 AM
Author: charismatic useless shrine juggernaut

How is STB?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053474)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: filthy cracking jewess

Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053501)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:20 AM
Author: Boyish native dysfunction

YOURE A PARTNER

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053507)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:20 PM
Author: burgundy spectacular sweet tailpipe step-uncle's house

Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business guys are impressed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49054201)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:01 PM
Author: tripping henna fortuitous meteor



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053812)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:02 PM
Author: Boyish native dysfunction



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053817)