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Jeff Dabe, aka Popeye, is an American arm wrestler famous for his unbelievably large hands and massive forearms. With a reported palm circumference of around 12.75 inches (32.4 cm), his size and powerful grip make him one of the most unique figures in the arm-wrestling world.

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u/_Nagger 1d ago

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u/Tapeworm1979 1d ago edited 1d ago

I come for this picture every time he gets posted. Not like her though. Obviously.

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u/G_Wagon1102 1h ago

Damn he's so good you come from just the picture???

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u/SkorAddict 1d ago

Literally dildo's for fingers omg

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u/TeopEvol 1d ago

Which finger you want tonight babe?

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u/velociraptorcatcher 1d ago

that knowing smile kills me everytime

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u/Guardian-Boy 1d ago

This dude lives in Stacy, MN and I actually saw him in person long before I knew who he actually was. He was literally pumping gas with just his thumb and index finger on the pump, and my brother and I were, admittedly, just STARING (I wanna say I was maybe 11 or 12 at the time). He saw us and waved at us and we waved back, and my Dad came back to the car, saw him, and said, "He's probably never lost at arm wrestling."

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u/fishscale_gayjuic3 1d ago

He does do arm wrestling and is a champion of it I think

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u/Mikesaidit36 23h ago

Wiki says he stopped arm wrestling when he injured his elbow 30 years ago. Then in 2012, he began again with his left hand, and became the Minnesota State champion.

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u/ibonek_naw_ibo 1d ago

He wins local tournaments and stuff but gets owned by elite pros. 

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u/Mikesaidit36 23h ago

Yet, he’s never actually armwrestled: everybody forfeits before the match starts. (jk)

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u/happy_hooligan_87 1d ago

that looks like a medical issue

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u/jimmy_MNSTR 1d ago

"Doctors have not found a single medical cause for Jeff Dabe's oversized hands and forearms"

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u/Golden-Grams 1d ago

He just has the genetics for it. I think the part that's odd is not the size as much, but the shape of his hands and forearms. If you didn't know they were solid tissue, it almost looks like edematous swelling. They look puffy, similar to fluid retention.

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u/Sol-Blackguy 1d ago

Could be a recessive gene. Genetics is weird like that

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u/JeffysChewToy 1d ago

Nah Jeff is just built different

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u/wearing_moist_socks 1d ago

Nope. Just...built different.

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u/happy_hooligan_87 1d ago

hes 63?!! he looks great for 63

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u/wearing_moist_socks 1d ago

Right?!

I can beat him up though

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u/WinterWontStopComing 1d ago

Give him a hand?

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u/due-diligence- 1d ago

I like how it says upper body extremities. Big hands… I bet he’s doing all right below the belt

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u/ShadeBeing 1d ago

I saw an interview with him and you are correct he uses it to his advantage with arm wrestling and certain arm/weight strength demonstrations and seems like a pretty decent dude. I can’t remember what they said it was though.

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u/Helmnauger 1d ago

It's like the old Family Guy scene with Popeye and the Dr.

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u/OptimalLiving6478 1d ago

Because of how swollen and red some parts look good, I thought the same thing

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u/SoSorrey 1d ago

100% swollen hands lol

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u/404notfound420 1d ago

Tbf he used to do alot of labour and his hands were like logs but now he's over 60 I recon his hands have just started going soft in retirement.

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u/SoSorrey 23h ago

I am just saying he generally looks swollen is all.

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u/GiLND 1d ago

His mom must have eaten spinach every day while she was pregnant

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u/Drosenose 1d ago

That sucks for this guy, because he can barely operate regular human sized things

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u/iIllIiIiIIillIIl 1d ago

Imagine trying to use a cell phone

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u/BeatsbyChrisBrown 1d ago

Or trying to keep the cylinder intact

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u/No_Friend3170 7m ago

The pringles can IS the cylinder.

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u/kipdjordy 1d ago

Lol maybe his cell phone is just an iPad instead

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u/Drosenose 1d ago

Hopefully someone has hooked him up with some accessibility hacks. I could imagine everything we do is difficult for him, car door handles, milk jug, a bottle cap all probably a pain in the ass for him

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u/slap-my-crevasse 1d ago

Candy CRUSH

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u/Mikesaidit36 23h ago

Can an iPad work as a cell phone?

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u/HumongousBelly 1d ago

I just wonder, are the finger nails proportionally thicker and harder? Do you need a special cutter for that?

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u/Chris__P_Bacon 1d ago

I just wonder if it's like this when he goes to get a pedicure? link

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u/Mikesaidit36 23h ago

I just bought a Dremel tool – handheld Rotary tool that spins at 13,000 RPMs, good for etching, carving, fine detail sanding, etc.

There’s a page of very, very good instructions on how to train your dogs to withstand nail trimming with the grinder tool, instead of clippers.

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u/Chris__P_Bacon 19h ago

Why would someone put a dog through that? The sound alone would freak a dog out.

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u/Mikesaidit36 19h ago

Not my deaf dogs.
Oddly, 3 hours after typing this on my phone, I got an ad on Facebook on my laptop for a better kind of electric nail grinder/trimmer that uses a quieter, brushless motor. What a coincidence!

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u/One_Hour_Poop 1d ago

I would imagine he uses toenail clippers for his fingers.

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u/Ok_News3580 1d ago

My hands are nowhere near as large but have always used toenail clippers for fingernails.

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u/El--Borto 1d ago

I didn’t even know they made different versions? I just thought they were all general nail clippers lol

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u/Ok_News3580 1d ago

If you buy a set there is a large and small clippers. The smaller are supposed to be for fingers and large for toes. I use large set for both, I have very large fingernails I guess

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u/Chris__P_Bacon 19h ago

One of my first college roommates had never seen toenail clippers before. I always thought he was weird because of that. 😆

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u/Remarkable_Bit_9887 1d ago

It's huge hands hanz from doofenshmirtz' back stories

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u/tonyt0nychopper 14h ago

Just rewatched this scene because you brought back some old memories 😂

Doofenshmirtz later proceeds to say to Perry during this little exposition dump that - He lost his lover to a boy with bigger fingers (Hanz) 😂 and I'm sitting here now thinking that that was an innuendo 😜

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u/jakethabake 1d ago

I wanna have a daughter so I can finally have someone around who can fit their hand inside a Pringle’s can

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u/Wasatcher 1d ago

I mean a son would also be able to for a good while

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u/Mikesaidit36 23h ago

Ya know you can just tilt them out. Just try not to have them all come out at once. Or if you do, call me, I’ll be right over.

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u/Darjuz96 1d ago

I imagine how much he misstype  using the  phone

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u/tocahontas77 1d ago

I bet he uses voice to text lol.

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u/No_Object_4355 1d ago

Soon as I saw the hands I knew exactly who it was.

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u/Paradoxbox00 1d ago

lol he had a little trouble taking that Pringles seal off 🤏🏻

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u/xCL0UDxN1N3x 1d ago

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u/MHSinging 1d ago

Dark FAXE is actually a peak beer though. Slammed one of those on an empty stomach once on a sunny day at Graspop Metal Meeting. I fell asleep in front of the speakers while a band was playing 😂

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u/2Wieners_1Bun 1d ago

“Would you like a peanut”

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u/JrAdelberg 1d ago

That's so weird. I just watched the Seinfeld Man Hands episode earlier today.

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u/Thick_Drama_7525 1d ago

Bet he has a big ol' hog on him too. Girthquake

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u/gtoinwq 1d ago

Alright let’s see him open that mtn dew now

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u/Beerforthefear 1d ago

Ole John Handcocks over here

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u/Outside_Peak7743 1d ago

Think this guy actually hold the world record

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u/cringe--patrol 1d ago

Looks painful even though he seems fine

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u/JASCO47 1d ago

Jeff Dabe, he's a pro arm wrestler.

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u/chaTTSer 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/aezPBSUL44dzi

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u/UncleArki 1d ago

God I feel old seeing rubberfruit in this day and age

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u/Adept-Ad-4012 1d ago

Jeff is awesome!

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u/latexfistmassacre 1d ago

My hands did that when I was drinking a fifth of vodka every night

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u/Top-Distribution733 1d ago

Dudes wife is the happiest Quadriplegic you’ll ever meet

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u/Fire_brand666 1d ago

That's not a huge hand........oh wait

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u/dchester74 1d ago

So Popeye?

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u/BammyQ2 1d ago

This dude was on Tosh.0! Seems like a genuinely nice dude

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u/PTBooks 1d ago

If this guy cracks his knuckles, car alarms go off

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u/soyel_cerdo 1d ago

So how many chicks did he kill fingering them?

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u/Twoduhzen 1d ago

Those are some mits!

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u/whomesteve 1d ago

I remember seeing this guy on Tosh.0 and thinking “His wife looks really happy”

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u/Altruistic-Piece-766 1d ago

Pshhh that hand is not…OHHHHH OK OK.

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u/LordGreyzag 1d ago

He should stop grabbing wasp nests bare handed

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u/CasinoKnightZone 1d ago

Kinks include: fisting

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u/ExpressLaneCharlie 1d ago

I remember when this guy was on Tosh. So funny.  https://youtu.be/A3X0ud3K9MU?is=ZTz2PnnsvXoVoy3M

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u/Diligent-Ad4917 1d ago

Like, I know this guy is an arm wrestler. But is he very good? Benchmarked against Devon Larratt/Levan at a 10 where would he rank?

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u/bigboulderdaddy 1d ago

He's left handed

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u/TheLooza 1d ago

I will never let that man near my dick ever.

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u/Romumus 1d ago

Imagine the sessions with those

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u/Torsten-und-Torben 1d ago

Das t-Shirt hat mir den Rest gegeben 🤣

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u/Dodoz44 1d ago

Dude's doing great for 63 years old, too.

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u/ILL-BILL420 1d ago

Looks like it hurts

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u/Vineheart_01 1d ago

that seriously looks like his hands have swollen.
Even if they haven't found anything medically wrong with him it's hard to not think that

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u/MoveToSafety 1d ago

It must feel really small in those.

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u/BookerDewittAD 1d ago

Finger blastin

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u/Venoxulous 1d ago

And I thought my hands were big! Damn

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u/CheezGaming 1d ago

Growth Hormone excess.

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u/SerDuckOfPNW 1d ago

Proctologist be like

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u/slartibuttfart 1d ago

Poor man can't even pick his nose.

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u/Amorican1969 1d ago

Oh man, his poor penis

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u/Alarm-Solid 1d ago

He have blood pressure issue?

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u/ben5642 1d ago

Was thinking genetics at first because I used to work with a guy who has Popeye arms, and his brother and dad had the same thing

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u/Self-Comprehensive 1d ago

All I can see is 170 calories per 12 oz serving. Wow. That's an absolute unit for sure

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u/BigFroThoo 1d ago

The "Im left handed shirt" lmao

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u/Impossible-Mirror641 1d ago

Anybody want a peanut?

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u/NaughtyBee420 1d ago

Ewww those aren't big hands, those are swollen as fuck hands. I mean, I guess they're kinda big in the first place too, but it looks like those sausages are about to pop open 😬

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u/McDaddy8484 1d ago

That sure is refreshing to watch - humongous hands for 5’9, or 6’9 for that matter

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u/Small-Lime7092 1d ago

Thats paw paw

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u/QuirkyOrder981 1d ago

It reminded me of hagrid's brother for some reason

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u/spyder0001 1d ago

I woulda wanna just absolutely CRUSH everythiiiiiing

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u/CalmAlarm 1d ago

Ahhhh who eats pringles that side up

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u/Blenderhead36 1d ago

"Oh those don't seem--nevermind."

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u/xelanart 23h ago

Probably can’t pick a booger though

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u/-BananaLollipop- 22h ago

The way his hands look puffy reminds me of the "Hulk hands" toy.

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u/mattrhale 20h ago

New beekeeper?

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u/Rs2mmsu-2D 20h ago

He would win the Slapping Contest Hands Down for real

https://giphy.com/gifs/Qumf2QovTD4QxHPjy5

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u/AdDisastrous6738 20h ago

Once you pop you can’t get your big fat fucking hand in there.

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u/justin_other_opinion 18h ago

Real life Wreck-it Ralph!

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u/Puzzled_Professor422 17h ago

happy wife happy life

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u/Puzzled_Professor422 17h ago

he could make a dope hellboy cosplay

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u/Cthulhu_HighLord 17h ago

thats not normal, i mean medically. There's something wrong there

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u/WaynesWorld_93 13h ago

His wife definitely cums

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u/screwdriverfan 5h ago

"Honey, use your finger. It's bigger."

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u/ZzangmanCometh 28m ago

They look like they hurt...

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u/Hyenagonewild2 1d ago

He must have one very happy wife lmao

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u/MahaliAudran 1d ago

You think he'd be a better arm wrestler than he is.

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u/MidnightDreem 1d ago

Synthol is a helluva drug

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u/Cole_From_Finland 1d ago

Huge-Hands Hans?

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u/Big-Potato9868 1d ago

100% a medical issue

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u/Quiet-Guidance-4988 1d ago

Hey baby wanna get finger

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u/Hershey_Squirt639 1d ago

Any chance he’s an alcoholic