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by The Mats December 23, 2017
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The End Justifies the Means Bias Example: "He supported the prison's brutality because it was 'fighting crime'—pure End Justifies the Means Bias, treating a good intention as automatic warrant for any method, without ever weighing whether the methods actually worked or what they cost."
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Hank:" I just finished that whole bag of meatsticks, lets get some sleep."
Me, in the middle of the night: "You alright bud?"
Hank: *Puking in his sleep* "'Merica"
Me: I dont think Ill ever get over The Baxter Meatstick Incident of 2019.
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Me: I dont think Ill ever get over The Baxter Meatstick Incident of 2019.
by turbovolvo August 12, 2021
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by DoomTheory December 22, 2020
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After watching MG toss a bratwurst onto the roof the group erupted into a repeating and an escalating chant: "Meat's On The Roof" "Meat's On the Roof" "Meat's On THE ROOF" Hooray!
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