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Posted on Twitter over 13 years ago and archived here at /twitter/2012/09/04/tweet-243005085712543744/ in the Twitter and Facebook collections.
Proximate posts in the Twitter collection
newer Twitter post from September 6, 2012, 243530715759775744 06 September 2012
this post Twitter post from September 4, 2012, 243005085712543744 04 September 2012
older Twitter post from September 3, 2012, 242639453624074240 03 September 2012
Proximate posts in the General collection
newer lulz 05 September 2012
this post Twitter post from September 4, 2012, 243005085712543744 04 September 2012
older Wild 03 September 2012