You know how much I love flashbacks. Impressions: An exercise in repetition. How many times can we do the joke that Desubou was strong, and Scarface would say "I wasn't trying my hardest" or "Being cutesy is against my expectations"? Apparently for twenty minutes straight. It's not even a good joke either, nor was there […]
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