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Kirkland V5 SECURE; Milbank V10 SECURE; Gibson DUNN HERE (V11)

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bearded old irish cottage hospital
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
Thriller faggotry filthpig
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
exhilarant box office
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
Thriller faggotry filthpig
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
exhilarant box office
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
opaque range
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
Very Tactful Slippery Ticket Booth Lettuce
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
Thriller faggotry filthpig
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
Contagious Unholy Property Friendly Grandma
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
Dun rehab twinkling uncleanness
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
alcoholic glittery locale telephone
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
Thriller faggotry filthpig
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
alcoholic glittery locale telephone
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
alcoholic glittery locale telephone
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
Thriller faggotry filthpig
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
lake foreskin
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
Thriller faggotry filthpig
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
Thriller faggotry filthpig
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
Thriller faggotry filthpig
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
stubborn aquamarine boltzmann
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
Dull gunner brethren
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
Contagious Unholy Property Friendly Grandma
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
Thriller faggotry filthpig
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
bearded old irish cottage hospital
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
Thriller faggotry filthpig
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
Mewling cracking stead
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
Bespoke Histrionic Windowlicker Mental Disorder
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
Bateful Digit Ratio Travel Guidebook
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
bearded old irish cottage hospital
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
cerebral office yarmulke
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
Thriller faggotry filthpig
  06/26/25
...
Razzle-dazzle erotic spot selfie
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
Wonderful station ladyboy
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
Racy coldplay fan
  06/26/25
...
Black Center
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
soul-stirring national security agency
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
Sinister Green Cruise Ship Philosopher-king
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
Violent Arousing Point Giraffe
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
Thriller faggotry filthpig
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
Sinister Green Cruise Ship Philosopher-king
  06/27/25
How was penn?
Thriller faggotry filthpig
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
Contagious Unholy Property Friendly Grandma
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
Dun rehab twinkling uncleanness
  06/27/25
...
Thriller faggotry filthpig
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
abnormal house
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
Sinister Green Cruise Ship Philosopher-king
  06/27/25
...
Infuriating iridescent round eye
  06/27/25
...
Thriller faggotry filthpig
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
Violent Arousing Point Giraffe
  06/27/25
How is STB?
Dun rehab twinkling uncleanness
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
olive appetizing gay wizard
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
Contagious Unholy Property Friendly Grandma
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
Wonderful station ladyboy
  06/27/25
...
metal buck-toothed persian
  06/27/25
...
Contagious Unholy Property Friendly Grandma
  06/27/25


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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: bearded old irish cottage hospital

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49052006)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:44 PM
Author: Thriller faggotry filthpig

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49052012)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:42 PM
Author: exhilarant box office

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49052822)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:45 PM
Author: Thriller faggotry filthpig

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49052832)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:48 PM
Author: exhilarant box office

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49052838)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:50 PM
Author: opaque range

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49052842)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:41 AM
Author: Very Tactful Slippery Ticket Booth Lettuce

Because 20 years is a long fucking time?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49053272)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:52 AM
Author: Thriller faggotry filthpig

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49053413)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: Contagious Unholy Property Friendly Grandma

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49053456)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:10 AM
Author: Dun rehab twinkling uncleanness

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49053468)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:28 PM
Author: alcoholic glittery locale telephone

You're stuck in 2005.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49054437)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:34 PM
Author: Thriller faggotry filthpig

so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49054461)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:34 PM
Author: alcoholic glittery locale telephone

not disagreeing there ....

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49054462)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:29 PM
Author: alcoholic glittery locale telephone

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49054440)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:46 PM
Author: Thriller faggotry filthpig

wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49052014)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:28 PM
Author: lake foreskin

Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49052790)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:39 PM
Author: Thriller faggotry filthpig

rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme biglaw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49052821)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:47 PM
Author: Thriller faggotry filthpig

and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli

is this spaceporn's firm?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49052016)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:50 PM
Author: Thriller faggotry filthpig

wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49052023)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:53 AM
Author: stubborn aquamarine boltzmann

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49053336)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:50 PM
Author: Dull gunner brethren

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49052025)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:53 PM
Author: Contagious Unholy Property Friendly Grandma

Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49052039)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:54 PM
Author: Thriller faggotry filthpig

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49052044)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:20 PM
Author: bearded old irish cottage hospital

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49052774)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:38 PM
Author: Thriller faggotry filthpig

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49052820)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:13 AM
Author: Mewling cracking stead

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49053140)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:49 AM
Author: Bespoke Histrionic Windowlicker Mental Disorder

lol cr, very chill happy bros

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49053406)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:10 PM
Author: Bateful Digit Ratio Travel Guidebook

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49053841)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:08 PM
Author: bearded old irish cottage hospital

polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49054162)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:55 PM
Author: cerebral office yarmulke

wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49052048)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: Thriller faggotry filthpig

where is _._. ______ law?

should be top 100 after the penis verdict

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49052055)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:44 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle erotic spot selfie



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49052828)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:30 PM
Author: Wonderful station ladyboy

messenger bag logo facing OUT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49052792)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:54 PM
Author: Racy coldplay fan

My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49052844)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:38 AM
Author: Black Center



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49053127)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:01 AM
Author: soul-stirring national security agency

Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49053137)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:14 AM
Author: Sinister Green Cruise Ship Philosopher-king

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49053216)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:44 AM
Author: Violent Arousing Point Giraffe

(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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49053237)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:01 AM
Author: Thriller faggotry filthpig

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49053245)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:05 AM
Author: Sinister Green Cruise Ship Philosopher-king

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49053287)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: Thriller faggotry filthpig

How was penn?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49053374)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:09 AM
Author: Contagious Unholy Property Friendly Grandma

(jerry sandusky tp)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49053463)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:15 AM
Author: Dun rehab twinkling uncleanness

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49053489)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 1:38 PM
Author: Thriller faggotry filthpig



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49054103)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:40 AM
Author: abnormal house

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49053271)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:03 AM
Author: Sinister Green Cruise Ship Philosopher-king

Clever Weil-bro post

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49053286)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:43 AM
Author: Infuriating iridescent round eye



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49053324)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: Thriller faggotry filthpig



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49053373)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:43 AM
Author: Violent Arousing Point Giraffe

True although STB is SPS now



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49053393)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:11 AM
Author: Dun rehab twinkling uncleanness

How is STB?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49053474)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: olive appetizing gay wizard

Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49053501)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:20 AM
Author: Contagious Unholy Property Friendly Grandma

YOURE A PARTNER

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49053507)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:20 PM
Author: Wonderful station ladyboy

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49054201)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:01 PM
Author: metal buck-toothed persian



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49053812)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:02 PM
Author: Contagious Unholy Property Friendly Grandma



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49053817)