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Submissive Nofapping Hall Depressive
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
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The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
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cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
carmine hairraiser sex offender tank
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They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
erotic henna goyim pit
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
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Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
emerald rambunctious abode
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
carmine hairraiser sex offender tank
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
titillating talking multi-billionaire ladyboy
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
Blue Weed Whacker
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
free-loading galvanic dilemma
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
carmine hairraiser sex offender tank
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not disagreeing there ....
free-loading galvanic dilemma
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
free-loading galvanic dilemma
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
carmine hairraiser sex offender tank
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Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
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rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
carmine hairraiser sex offender tank
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and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
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wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
carmine hairraiser sex offender tank
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Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
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  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
Effete outnumbered hospital
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
titillating talking multi-billionaire ladyboy
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
carmine hairraiser sex offender tank
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You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
Submissive Nofapping Hall Depressive
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Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
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Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
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lol cr, very chill happy bros
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I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
Charcoal Heady Home
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
Submissive Nofapping Hall Depressive
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
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where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
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...
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messenger bag logo facing OUT
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My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
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...
mentally impaired national
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Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
Aqua Unhinged Filthpig Candlestick Maker
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What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
nighttime chapel
  06/27/25
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relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
carmine hairraiser sex offender tank
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I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
nighttime chapel
  06/27/25
How was penn?
carmine hairraiser sex offender tank
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(jerry sandusky tp)
titillating talking multi-billionaire ladyboy
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
Blue Weed Whacker
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...
carmine hairraiser sex offender tank
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I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
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Clever Weil-bro post
nighttime chapel
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carmine hairraiser sex offender tank
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True although STB is SPS now
Puce Thriller University Potus
  06/27/25
How is STB?
Blue Weed Whacker
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
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YOURE A PARTNER
titillating talking multi-billionaire ladyboy
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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: Submissive Nofapping Hall Depressive

https://vault.com/best-companies-to-work-for/law/top-100-law-firms-rankings

#1

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

#2

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

#3

Skadden

#4

Latham & Watkins

#5

Kirkland & Ellis

#6

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

#7

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

#8

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

#9

Milbank LLP

#10

Simpson Thacher

#11

Gibson Dunn

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052006)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:44 PM
Author: carmine hairraiser sex offender tank

how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over the past 20 years

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052012)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:42 PM
Author: erotic henna goyim pit

The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number one

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052822)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:45 PM
Author: carmine hairraiser sex offender tank

cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely in the top 5 (perhaps sometimes out?) to back to solid top 3?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052832)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:48 PM
Author: erotic henna goyim pit

They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They’ve been losing partners/business for ages.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052838)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:50 PM
Author: walnut antidepressant drug nibblets

the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failure to adjust to modernity

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052842)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:41 AM
Author: emerald rambunctious abode

Because 20 years is a long fucking time?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053272)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:52 AM
Author: carmine hairraiser sex offender tank

still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053413)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: titillating talking multi-billionaire ladyboy

its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better than s&c or dpw. skadden perhaps has a case.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053456)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:10 AM
Author: Blue Weed Whacker

CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thing is rancid flame. Place is full of UIUC grads.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053468)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:28 PM
Author: free-loading galvanic dilemma

You're stuck in 2005.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49054437)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:34 PM
Author: carmine hairraiser sex offender tank

so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49054461)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:34 PM
Author: free-loading galvanic dilemma

not disagreeing there ....

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49054462)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:29 PM
Author: free-loading galvanic dilemma

Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 years.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49054440)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:46 PM
Author: carmine hairraiser sex offender tank

wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052014)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:28 PM
Author: Green Sanctuary New Version

Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052790)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:39 PM
Author: carmine hairraiser sex offender tank

rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme biglaw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052821)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:47 PM
Author: carmine hairraiser sex offender tank

and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli

is this spaceporn's firm?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052016)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:50 PM
Author: carmine hairraiser sex offender tank

wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052023)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:53 AM
Author: at-the-ready burgundy travel guidebook community account

Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied history and full service range of practice areas.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053336)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:50 PM
Author: Effete outnumbered hospital

180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via associate pay increases.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052025)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:53 PM
Author: titillating talking multi-billionaire ladyboy

Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052039)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:54 PM
Author: carmine hairraiser sex offender tank

At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life vest and dive right in, and lawyers at this litigation powerhouse wouldn’t have it any other way. Litigators looking to roll up their sleeves and learn on the job will feel right at home here.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052044)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:20 PM
Author: Submissive Nofapping Hall Depressive

You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you’ve landed a spot at Latham & Watkins.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052774)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:38 PM
Author: carmine hairraiser sex offender tank

Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 offices (including relationship firms) around the world and is home to more than 4,000 lawyers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052820)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:13 AM
Author: cocky public bath

Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for the polite, amiable Midwestern vibes as well as the sincere commitment to building a welcoming and inclusive workplace.

lol yeah lots of folksy people wandering the halls there. They just love small talk

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053140)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:49 AM
Author: arousing domesticated scourge upon the earth orchestra pit

lol cr, very chill happy bros

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053406)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:10 PM
Author: Charcoal Heady Home

I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the most transactional by far. Nobody gave a fuck about anybody else other than their tiny in group and they just rented the Sidley brand name.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053841)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:08 PM
Author: Submissive Nofapping Hall Depressive

polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49054162)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:55 PM
Author: cream wonderful base blood rage

wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052048)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: carmine hairraiser sex offender tank

where is _._. ______ law?

should be top 100 after the penis verdict

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052055)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:44 PM
Author: cerebral chartreuse cruise ship



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052828)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:30 PM
Author: Jet-lagged adventurous gunner

messenger bag logo facing OUT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052792)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:54 PM
Author: exciting flushed heaven jewess

My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49052844)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:38 AM
Author: mentally impaired national



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053127)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:01 AM
Author: Aqua Unhinged Filthpig Candlestick Maker

Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053137)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:14 AM
Author: nighttime chapel

What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranking from your time as an associate, (b) current rank, or (c) whichever is higher

I believe in (a)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053216)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:44 AM
Author: Puce Thriller University Potus

(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made it increase after you left

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053237)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:01 AM
Author: carmine hairraiser sex offender tank

relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings.

(asking for a silent gen friend who went to umich when it was #1)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053245)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:05 AM
Author: nighttime chapel

I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them:

HYS (Just use school name)

CCNP (just say top 5 and hope you don't have to explain)

BVMN (just say top 10)

TTT (anywhere lower, pretend you're a plumber)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053287)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: carmine hairraiser sex offender tank

How was penn?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053374)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:09 AM
Author: titillating talking multi-billionaire ladyboy

(jerry sandusky tp)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053463)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:15 AM
Author: Blue Weed Whacker

I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy if they knew their CDO was spending time advertising on xo instead of making connections at regional DLA Piper offices.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053489)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 1:38 PM
Author: carmine hairraiser sex offender tank



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49054103)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:40 AM
Author: jet turdskin native

I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus here is (c) - also FWIW no one is under any illusion that Kirkland and Kirkland branded products (e.g., Skadden and Latham) are prestigious. No one at my T6 (historical) wanted to go there.

The legacy undisputed V5 is WLRK, CSM, S&C, DPW and STB.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053271)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:03 AM
Author: nighttime chapel

Clever Weil-bro post

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053286)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:43 AM
Author: navy parlour



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053324)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: carmine hairraiser sex offender tank



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053373)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:43 AM
Author: Puce Thriller University Potus

True although STB is SPS now



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053393)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:11 AM
Author: Blue Weed Whacker

How is STB?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053474)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: internet-worthy stirring personal credit line laser beams

Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053501)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:20 AM
Author: titillating talking multi-billionaire ladyboy

YOURE A PARTNER

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053507)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:20 PM
Author: Jet-lagged adventurous gunner

Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business guys are impressed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49054201)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:01 PM
Author: Drab theater



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053812)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:02 PM
Author: titillating talking multi-billionaire ladyboy



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2...id.#49053817)