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anyone here seen Barry Lyndon (1975 kubrick)? thinking of watching
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Date: February 17th, 2023 1:18 PM Author: stirring corner knife I like kubrick and english history so its in my wheelhouse. But its 3+hrs so does xo recommend? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45946853) |
Date: February 17th, 2023 1:19 PM Author: cerebral gaping Yes , it’s visually stunning and has an eccentric, interesting plot (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45946857) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 1:19 PM Author: Ultramarine sticky corn cake Yes it's great but very depressing (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45946861) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 1:19 PM Author: Bateful Grizzly Half-breed you wont regret it, fantastic movie (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45946864) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 1:19 PM Author: boyish dilemma It's probably the most widely recommended film in the history of xo (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45946865) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 1:20 PM Author: Sickened Boltzmann (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45946866) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 6:42 PM Author: Topaz Cuck Nowag (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45948312) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 1:53 PM Author: fuchsia therapy set (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45947059) |
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Date: October 21st, 2025 7:41 AM Author: Charlie Kirk Did Nothing Wrong (TDNW) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#49363491) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 1:29 PM Author: motley dead laser beams range Great Film and one of the most unlikely to be fully engrossed for over 3 hours (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45946926) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 1:29 PM Author: stirring corner knife 180 responses itt. I'll watch this weekend and report back... (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45946930) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 1:36 PM Author: boyish dilemma Watch it in the highest resolution you can and in the dark (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45946982) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 5:37 PM Author: rose infuriating lodge Don't expect any women to enjoy it, especially the last hour. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45948115) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 5:57 PM Author: boyish dilemma (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45948179) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 1:43 PM Author: rose infuriating lodge I think it's still the only movie with indoor scenes lit entirely by candlelight, with no artificial lighting whatsoever. Kubrick could only do that because he got one of 4 (four) copies of the fastest lens ever made. Barry Lyndon is the only movie he ever shot with that lens, and it's the only lens he uses throughout the entire movie.
The lens was originally designed by Carl Zeiss to be used to take photos on the moon. Part of the reason people think Kubrick was involved in faking the moon landing is because no one knows how he ended up with a copy of that lens. Also, it wasn't usable in its original state. Kubrick had to modify a film camera to be able to even use it.
I have mixed feelings about it. I agree that the candlelight scenes are a neat stunt. Like the Copa scene in Goodfellas, it's good to have examples of moments when a director pulled off something incredible. My chief complaint is that the lens is too grainy in outdoor shots. I think that's because, in addition to using a fast lens, Kubrick also used fast film. So you have all these outdoor shots where there's shitloads of light, but you never get an image that looks anything like, say, Lawrence of Arabia. Look at any given frame from that movie and it looks like it was shot in 8k resolution even though it was shot on film. |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 1:45 PM Author: motley dead laser beams range The outdoor scenes looked great for what he was trying to achieve. The whole Film looks like a painting.
https://neiloseman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/barrylyndon031.jpg |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 1:47 PM Author: rose infuriating lodge Shrunk down to that size, sure. Blown up in 4k on a 65 inch TV it's GRAINY because he used fast film. Why use fast film outdoors? Look at what Kubrick could have done:
https://youtu.be/zcI1UrgqO_0 |
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Date: February 20th, 2023 1:10 PM Author: Sable dingle berry house https://neiloseman.com/barry-lyndon-the-full-story-of-the-famous-f0-7-lenses/ - if anyone is curious
It’s interesting to note that, although Barry Lyndon is famous for its fast lenses – the f/0.7 Zeiss Planar primes – the movie also used a very slow lens, a custom-built T9 24-480mm zoom. From various accounts, other zooms used seem to include a Cooke T3.1 20-100mm and possibly a 25-250mm of some description. |
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Date: February 20th, 2023 9:17 PM Author: rose infuriating lodge Yes now that you mention it there are some crazy zoom shots. Interesting link but makes me wonder if they didn't fuck something up when they moved the film plate back. If you can keep the film super close to the lens you can get a sharper image. That's how Leica and Contax did it. Kubrick should have hired Japanese or Germans to engineer the camera, not this guy. I didn't realize the film was only 100 and he had to push it, but that would also explain some things. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45960052) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 1:50 PM Author: Hideous Beady-eyed Whorehouse it's in the top 5 on XO's essential film list (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45947046) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 1:54 PM Author: cerebral gaping what are the others? (american psycho, no country for old men?) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45947072) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 1:59 PM Author: Mauve Dashing Partner heat
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Date: February 17th, 2023 1:59 PM Author: Sickened Boltzmann (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45947092) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 3:00 PM Author: rose infuriating lodge Thief is better. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45947368) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 3:54 PM Author: honey-headed death wish (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45947600) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 2:05 PM Author: offensive locus Stepbrothers (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45947119) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 6:38 PM Author: filthy stock car gaming laptop (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45948297) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 2:08 PM Author: Hideous Beady-eyed Whorehouse https://boxd.it/fgthe (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45947140) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 2:27 PM Author: Sickened Boltzmann Tyft (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45947196) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 2:28 PM Author: cerebral gaping ty (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45947201) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 3:04 PM Author: rose infuriating lodge Gallipoli should be higher up there. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45947396) |
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Date: February 20th, 2023 10:03 PM Author: garnet feces (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45960276) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 2:12 PM Author: Sapphire chest-beating resort American Psycho Glengarry Glen Ross Conan Body Heat |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 3:00 PM Author: rose infuriating lodge (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45947361) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 2:48 PM Author: Cream stimulating public bath legend Not sure there’s any other film that has the level of XO consensus on its greatness than BL.
I’ve never seen an earnest attempt (or any attempt at all come to think of it) on XO to poke holes in it, argue it’s overrated, etc.
Meanwhile I’ve certainly seen well-reasoned (even if i personally disagree) screeds against AP, NCFOM, GGR, The Wire, The Sopranos, and whatever other films/shows are enshrined in our collective autistic antisocial canon. |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 10:40 PM Author: self-centered misanthropic base cuckoldry (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45949246) |
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Date: July 11th, 2023 1:25 AM Author: Hideous Beady-eyed Whorehouse (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#46534008) |
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Date: October 21st, 2025 7:44 AM Author: Charlie Kirk Did Nothing Wrong (TDNW) don’t forget the cousin lust (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#49363494) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 3:00 PM Author: rose infuriating lodge Happiness (1998)
Thief
Casino
The Name of the Rose |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 3:02 PM Author: Very tactful idiotic fortuitous meteor sneaky criminal (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45947383) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 3:06 PM Author: diverse jade office immigrant Blade Runner (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45947404) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 3:17 PM Author: rose infuriating lodge Lots of us aren't into the original. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45947451) |
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Date: February 20th, 2023 10:08 PM Author: mewling amber circlehead property (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45960297) |
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Date: February 20th, 2023 10:08 PM Author: mewling amber circlehead property talented mr ripley (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45960298) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 1:56 PM Author: Sickened Boltzmann Probably number one, I've never seen XO collectively recommend another film the way it does Barry Lyndon (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45947081) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 3:01 PM Author: rose infuriating lodge The was once a thread where someone asked if they should watch The Godfather (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45947375) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 3:04 PM Author: rusted soggy ticket booth wagecucks If you polled all the poasters who have seen both films re: which is better, it would be a landslide for BL
Nothing against The Godfather, big fan |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 1:56 PM Author: Mauve Dashing Partner absolutely classic banger (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45947077) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 2:39 PM Author: Lake outnumbered stage voyeur Lord Bullingdon did nothing wrong (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45947250) |
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Date: February 20th, 2023 10:39 AM Author: stirring corner knife not a clique scholar but I noticed the difference between the alpha jock Barry and the loser/prep bullingdon. the only thing bullingdon did wrong was be born a pussy. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45957371) |
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Date: July 11th, 2023 2:53 AM Author: Navy bawdyhouse “I do NOT have SATISFACTION!” (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#46534099) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 3:02 PM Author: filthy stock car gaming laptop One of the GOAT movies.
The novel is also well worth reading -- very different tone and style.
Movie is ultimately about female flightiness (love of rakes & alphas) and what it means to be male. Also, the treachery of the eyerish. |
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Date: February 20th, 2023 12:05 PM Author: Cordovan spot male depravity (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45957587) |
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Date: February 21st, 2023 11:09 AM Author: Hideous Beady-eyed Whorehouse what it means to be a handsome coward bringing in 1,500 a year (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45961699) |
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Date: February 17th, 2023 3:16 PM Author: nubile generalized bond Yes I watched it with boner police. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45947445) |
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Date: February 20th, 2023 10:37 AM Author: stirring corner knife watched last night and it is a complete 180. i dont have anything to add that hasnt already been said (cinematography, costume design, settings, score, etc are amazing). Only miss is ryan o'neal who I am never impressed with. would have been an interesting Jack nicholson role. Or time machine collin farrel back there. still o'neal is at least adequate.
Its a bummer films like this are never made anymore. we only get top cinema from scorsese, tarantino, and those guys are grandfathered in. I cant imagine anyone ever making something like Lyndon again. sad. |
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Date: February 20th, 2023 11:09 AM Author: boyish dilemma 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45957443) |
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Date: February 20th, 2023 11:58 AM Author: Mauve Dashing Partner yeah, people are making good movies but big budget studio film has no art except for a couple guys who can swing their dicks around (people you named plus christopher nolan) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45957579) |
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Date: February 20th, 2023 9:18 PM Author: cerebral gaping glad you liked it. i think nicholson would have been a complete miscast in the role though (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45960055) |
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Date: February 20th, 2023 9:24 PM Author: Cordovan spot oneal was great. lol at nicholson (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45960070) |
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Date: February 20th, 2023 9:25 PM Author: cerebral gaping i thought he did great too. collin ferrel transported to the past couldve probably done OK in the role (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45960077) |
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Date: February 20th, 2023 9:29 PM Author: rose infuriating lodge He basically plays himself. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45960111) |
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Date: February 20th, 2023 9:43 PM Author: stirring corner knife you're thinking about crazy nicholson. I'm talking about his subdued performances. think chinatown. he's got that manic energy but keeps it tackled beneath the surface. if done right it would have been an oscar performance. o'neal was just such a jew pussy in real life its hard for me to ever take him seriously. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45960191) |
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Date: February 20th, 2023 9:47 PM Author: Lake outnumbered stage voyeur Kubrick cast O'Neal precisely because he was a kinda dumb but handsome guy. He stunt casted like that in a lot of his Films. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45960211) |
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Date: February 20th, 2023 9:51 PM Author: stirring corner knife Fair point. especially considering cruise in Eyes Wide Shut. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45960227) |
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Date: February 20th, 2023 9:59 PM Author: rose infuriating lodge *Malcolm McDowell eyes narrow* (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45960264) |
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Date: February 20th, 2023 10:06 PM Author: stirring corner knife lol'd (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45960290) |
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Date: October 21st, 2025 7:47 AM Author: Charlie Kirk Did Nothing Wrong (TDNW) disagree on O’Neal
he had a much more subtle fury than Jack could ever pull off, which is necessary for a ladder climber.
can’t imagine Jack speaking German and pulling off the Dandy parts |
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Date: February 20th, 2023 9:28 PM Author: Titillating Casino A triumph (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45960103) |
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Date: February 20th, 2023 9:38 PM Author: Hairraiser sex offender I remember hearing that kubrick was originally going to make a napoleon biopic but couldnt get proper funding. he then transferred preproduction over to barry lynden. Given the look of lyndon I cant imagine how 180 napoleon would have been. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45960155) |
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Date: February 20th, 2023 9:45 PM Author: stirring corner knife ridely scott has a Napoleon movie coming out soon. joquin phoenix is the lead. I'm optimistic and am a fan of Ridley but god damn a Kubrick Napoleon would have been amazing. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#45960206) |
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Date: February 21st, 2023 11:12 AM Author: Hideous Beady-eyed Whorehouse fuck marry kill Lady Lyndon German widow Nora Brady |
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Date: March 28th, 2023 11:26 PM Author: Aphrodisiac indian lodge German, Lady, Nora (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#46111473) |
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Date: July 11th, 2023 1:26 AM Author: Hideous Beady-eyed Whorehouse (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#46534009) |
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Date: October 21st, 2025 7:48 AM Author: Charlie Kirk Did Nothing Wrong (TDNW) German, Nora, Lady (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5292309&forum_id=2E#49363500) |