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King & Spaulding counsel dies after falling off mountain

https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2025/12/01/king--spald...
Bronze hospital persian
  12/08/25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kAIMlISHhU
Thriller stead
  12/08/25
technical article on the death: https://www.climbing.com/...
Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant
  12/08/25
he was with a guide and died together w his guide wtf
Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant
  12/08/25
a scholar: He attended Swarthmore College, where he gradu...
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lime up-to-no-good yarmulke
  12/08/25
I guess it is the money, but why would a guy with that acade...
plum faggotry
  12/08/25
Dindu Thunderdome High?
lime up-to-no-good yarmulke
  12/08/25
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Thriller stead
  12/08/25
no jerbs? how many tenure-track faculty jobs come available ...
Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant
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mind-boggling awkward tattoo
  12/08/25
https://classicalstudies.columbia.edu/employment-resources/j...
lime up-to-no-good yarmulke
  12/08/25
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Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant
  12/08/25
https://archive.ph/aeaDT
Ungodly Menage Mediation
  12/12/25
Ran here
Crusty resort
  12/08/25
holy shit lede buried: In an interview with Stuff, his mo...
Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant
  12/08/25
"I'm gay btw. So was my son."
Sooty razzle-dazzle whorehouse
  12/08/25
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Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant
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plum faggotry
  12/08/25
"we're all a buncha fags here"
lime up-to-no-good yarmulke
  12/08/25
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vivacious field
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Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant
  12/08/25
The XOXO Family
fluffy box office
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avocado gaping
  12/12/25
the more I think about it the crazier it is she had to w...
fighting dark double fault
  12/08/25
nah. the author probably wanted a quote about the human side...
Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant
  12/08/25
Peak moment when somebody using the moniker "nude litig...
Learning disabled telephone
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Fishy national cuckoldry
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Crusty resort
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Yellow legend
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aquamarine pisswyrm shrine
  12/09/25
RIP lex
fighting dark double fault
  12/08/25
To: All Attorneys Reminder To Close Out Time When You Fee...
Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant
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lascivious antidepressant drug
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Crusty resort
  12/08/25
4 year BA 7 year PhD 3 year JD 1 year clerkship 7 years ...
Thriller stead
  12/08/25
under those circumstances, plus being gay and no family, it'...
Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant
  12/08/25
preftigious scholar and faggot
Carmine theatre
  12/08/25
the scholarship died with him
Dashing bossy messiness crackhouse
  12/08/25
Am I the only one that was a little disheartened to discover...
insane pistol stock car
  12/08/25
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Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant
  12/08/25
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Crusty resort
  12/08/25
He died while fumbling phone as he responded to partners ema...
Exciting theater stage
  12/08/25
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Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant
  12/08/25
"It's been 17 minutes and you haven't responded to my e...
lime up-to-no-good yarmulke
  12/08/25
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Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant
  12/08/25
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Crusty resort
  12/08/25
On balance, he was off balance /soyface
Hateful mahogany partner son of senegal
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Crusty resort
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Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant
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vivacious field
  12/09/25
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plum faggotry
  12/09/25
12,218ft Lol you can drive to places higher than that. What ...
Vibrant sanctuary
  12/08/25
And this stupid bort says litigators don't have exit options
Concupiscible adulterous regret
  12/08/25
amazing thread
Ungodly Menage Mediation
  12/08/25
that twinge of envy every lawyer feels upon learning of the ...
multi-colored associate hell
  12/08/25
He 100% posted here
Yellow legend
  12/09/25
evan39 hasnt been here in a few days hmmmm
Charismatic Slap-happy Temple
  12/09/25
"At approximately 11:50 p.m. Vialletet and Conover&mdas...
Odious state marketing idea
  12/09/25
it's not uncommon. starting at night means colder, firmer s...
multi-colored associate hell
  12/09/25
cr. love how xo n00bs try to step up on mountaineering
Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant
  12/09/25
And nothing of value was lost.
crawly cyan water buffalo meetinghouse
  12/09/25
Fags are incredibly promiscuous. Even though he was climbing...
Exciting theater stage
  12/09/25
probably worth it
Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant
  12/09/25
Doesnt look like it would be that difficult to climb
iridescent flickering senate
  12/09/25
i went to the base of mt cook. i'm ok guyz
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  12/09/25
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iridescent flickering senate
  12/09/25
Cooked
Thriller stead
  12/09/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 3:59 PM
Author: Bronze hospital persian

https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2025/12/01/king--spalding-appellate-attorney-dies-while-climbing-new-zealands-tallest-mountain/

https://www.lawfuel.com/tragic-death-in-new-zealand-of-talented-dc-lawyer/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494528)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:04 PM
Author: Thriller stead

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kAIMlISHhU

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494536)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:07 PM
Author: Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant

technical article on the death:

https://www.climbing.com/news/two-climbers-die-new-zealand-peak-mt-cook/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494545)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:08 PM
Author: Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant

he was with a guide and died together w his guide wtf

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494551)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:09 PM
Author: Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant

a scholar:

He attended Swarthmore College, where he graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Greek and Latin, and then earned a Ph.D. in Classics from Princeton University. Conover’s dissertation at Princeton, which explored the ideology of bribery in ancient Athens, earned him the Porter Ogden Jacobus Fellowship, the university’s most prestigious honor, described as given only to students “whose work has displayed the highest scholarly excellence.”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494552)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:30 PM
Author: lime up-to-no-good yarmulke



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494630)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:30 PM
Author: plum faggotry

I guess it is the money, but why would a guy with that academic background not just teach somewhere?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494631)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:31 PM
Author: lime up-to-no-good yarmulke

Dindu Thunderdome High?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494633)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:32 PM
Author: Thriller stead



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494636)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:33 PM
Author: Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant

no jerbs? how many tenure-track faculty jobs come available every year in the classics? how many go to white males?

even with that background, i bet he had no chance at a jerb at a respectable uni.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494638)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:39 PM
Author: mind-boggling awkward tattoo



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494650)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:45 PM
Author: lime up-to-no-good yarmulke

https://classicalstudies.columbia.edu/employment-resources/job-listings

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494658)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:55 PM
Author: Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494676)



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Date: December 12th, 2025 11:29 AM
Author: Ungodly Menage Mediation

https://archive.ph/aeaDT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49504255)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:42 PM
Author: Crusty resort

Ran here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494818)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:10 PM
Author: Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant

holy shit lede buried:

In an interview with Stuff, his mother, Pam Conover, said her son was “the kindest possible man who always took care of other people.” She recalled how, when she married her wife eight years ago, her son—who was also gay—got himself certified so he could conduct the marriage ceremony for his mother.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494557)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:19 PM
Author: Sooty razzle-dazzle whorehouse

"I'm gay btw. So was my son."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494586)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:22 PM
Author: Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494595)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:29 PM
Author: plum faggotry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494624)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:31 PM
Author: lime up-to-no-good yarmulke

"we're all a buncha fags here"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494632)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:36 PM
Author: vivacious field



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494645)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:38 PM
Author: Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494648)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 5:53 AM
Author: fluffy box office

The XOXO Family

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49495890)



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Date: December 12th, 2025 11:32 AM
Author: avocado gaping



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49504265)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:58 PM
Author: fighting dark double fault

the more I think about it the crazier it is

she had to work *really hard* to get those details in there in a story about him falling off a mountain



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494686)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:09 PM
Author: Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant

nah. the author probably wanted a quote about the human side of things...something about his wife and kids... then realized that this guy is a 45y/o queer, and asked the mom to say something human about him

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494719)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 2:52 PM
Author: Learning disabled telephone

Peak moment when somebody using the moniker "nude litigator" is the most insightful commentator in the thread.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49496983)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:32 PM
Author: Fishy national cuckoldry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494794)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:43 PM
Author: Crusty resort



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494819)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 12:35 AM
Author: Yellow legend



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49495758)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 6:54 AM
Author: aquamarine pisswyrm shrine



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49495921)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:54 PM
Author: fighting dark double fault

RIP lex

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494668)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:12 PM
Author: Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant

To: All Attorneys

Reminder To Close Out Time When You Feel Yourself Slipping Off Any Mountain

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494562)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:38 PM
Author: lascivious antidepressant drug



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494814)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:43 PM
Author: Crusty resort



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494821)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:16 PM
Author: Thriller stead

4 year BA

7 year PhD

3 year JD

1 year clerkship

7 years as associate

NOBREAKFAST

fuck

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494574)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:17 PM
Author: Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant

under those circumstances, plus being gay and no family, it's no wonder why you'd engage in risky mountain climbing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494583)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:34 PM
Author: Carmine theatre

preftigious scholar and faggot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494641)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:36 PM
Author: Dashing bossy messiness crackhouse

the scholarship died with him

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494644)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:41 PM
Author: insane pistol stock car

Am I the only one that was a little disheartened to discover that the mountain in question was only Mount Cook and not Teewinot?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494653)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:55 PM
Author: Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494677)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:44 PM
Author: Crusty resort



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494822)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: Exciting theater stage

He died while fumbling phone as he responded to partners email about latest turn of document.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494681)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494683)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:03 PM
Author: lime up-to-no-good yarmulke

"It's been 17 minutes and you haven't responded to my email. Are you dead?"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494698)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:09 PM
Author: Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494720)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:44 PM
Author: Crusty resort



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494823)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:34 PM
Author: Hateful mahogany partner son of senegal

On balance, he was off balance

/soyface

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494801)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:44 PM
Author: Crusty resort



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494824)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:46 PM
Author: Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494831)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 2:54 PM
Author: vivacious field



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49496992)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 4:54 PM
Author: plum faggotry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49497410)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 6:29 PM
Author: Vibrant sanctuary

12,218ft Lol you can drive to places higher than that. What a waste

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49494974)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 6:39 PM
Author: Concupiscible adulterous regret

And this stupid bort says litigators don't have exit options

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49495000)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 8:38 PM
Author: Ungodly Menage Mediation

amazing thread

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49495294)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 8:46 PM
Author: multi-colored associate hell

that twinge of envy every lawyer feels upon learning of the premature death of another lawyer

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49495310)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 12:36 AM
Author: Yellow legend

He 100% posted here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49495759)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 8:21 AM
Author: Charismatic Slap-happy Temple

evan39 hasnt been here in a few days hmmmm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49495992)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:59 AM
Author: Odious state marketing idea

"At approximately 11:50 p.m. Vialletet and Conover—who were climbing ahead of the other pair, as a rope team of two—fell from the ridge, according to a release published by the NZ Mountain Safety Council"

**11:50 PM***

What the fuck???

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49495835)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 2:32 AM
Author: multi-colored associate hell

it's not uncommon. starting at night means colder, firmer snow, preserves daylight for the descent, and can avoid afternoon storms

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49495848)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 7:01 AM
Author: Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant

cr. love how xo n00bs try to step up on mountaineering

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49495923)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 7:06 AM
Author: crawly cyan water buffalo meetinghouse

And nothing of value was lost.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49495927)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: Exciting theater stage

Fags are incredibly promiscuous. Even though he was climbing in tandem at 12k feet in the middle of the night on a dangerous ascent, he couldn’t help himself and had to have raw homo rough anal with his guide at that very moment. Cost him his life.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49495939)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant

probably worth it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49496122)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 8:14 AM
Author: iridescent flickering senate

Doesnt look like it would be that difficult to climb

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49495980)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 9:34 AM
Author: Fragrant Stubborn Legal Warrant

i went to the base of mt cook. i'm ok guyz

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49496124)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 2:57 PM
Author: iridescent flickering senate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49497005)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:02 PM
Author: Thriller stead

Cooked

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2!#49497028)