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Nov 2022
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S5 Ep453: Passive-Aggressive Comebacks f...

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About this episode
It’s almost here: that Thursday in November where we gather together, give thanks, and dodge invasive questions about our love life and rude insinuations about our political beliefs. To help cope, Kathleen has some comebacks you can have in your back pocket when Aunt Helen has tee many martoonies. Then, Bethany is fascinated by people predicting the end of the world, and there’s something kind of comforting about knowing it’s been going on since the year 66. She runs down some of the best doomsday predictions. Plus, Kathleen has sort of already committed a Thanksgiving faux-pas and her mom is probably going to be mad….

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What We Talked About:

10:16 - Am I The Asshole Thanksgiving Role Pay
38:35 -  Funny Old Apocalypse Predictions


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BETHANY’S SOURCES:
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2012-05-02-ct-talk-end-of-the-world-poll-0502-20120502-story.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabbatai_Zevi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Camping
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dates_predicted_for_apocalyptic_events#cite_note-9
https://www.britannica.com/list/10-failed-doomsday-predictions
https://www.amazon.com/Predict-1985-Who-Will-Survive/dp/0937580376
https://popcrush.com/top-40-pop-songs-october-2011/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_W._Armstrong


KATHLEEN’S SOURCES:
https://thoughtcatalog.com/melanie-berliet/2018/01/30-passive-aggressive-comments-that-are-definitely-worse-than-outright-insults/
https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/yqa78w/aita_for_pointing_out_i_didnt_invite_someone_to/
https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/s095c8/wibta_for_buying_a_self_cleaning_litter_box/
https://www.yourtango.com/2014235609/passive-aggressive-friendship-quotes-we-all-say-out-of-love
https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/reys5d/wibta_if_i_added_a_credits_slide_to_my_group/
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