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Well, he can look down on Tom Cruise, but so can many women.
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IDK. Lids is fond of Orel. Oliver may generate heirs out of sheer spite.
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This is generally true. The Vanderbilts, Astors, Morgan, are all gone. There are exceptions shielded by ingenious investments and trusts. But even those become diluted by beneficiaries over time. For instance, the Rothchilds may be worth well over a trillion, but there are tons of them.
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It's the water.
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Rather fragile and short term vessel. It only works somewhat for a generation at best.
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Sounds like a job for Ms. Patel. Of course nothing else really keeps Oliver and Orel from saying fuck it and bailing out.
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So this trust money spending is sketchy?
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How are Oliver and Orel otherwise under Tarquin's control?
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So Orel is the lever Tarquin uses against Oliver to get his way. The amounts he's spending to be mayor of this small village are insane.
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Stately Merrick Manor.
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economy - Word of the Day - Tue Jan 20, 2026
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Unleash the wrath of the Nasturtiums!
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Tarquin was the last King of Rome. Perhaps it's prophetic.
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In case anyone wondered, Tarquin means ruler. A ruler can be a stick, and he is a stick.
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Tommy, the so not a toad.
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Will has just openly told them bilingually to screw themselves. You don't mess with his boys.
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You assume. Recall the consequence of assume.
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Or he's struck by a sudden bout of butt ugly and retires in hiding to ugly away.
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Have you been sipping Fleming or Trevanian on the sly?
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What port would lack a brothel?
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Oh no! Not the stray cat. Those baleful, accusing eyes.
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George is barely ashore and he's already sighted his next conquest.
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There are two viable paths to deal with an entrenched monster. They must either be slain or caged forever. I don't see Lydia or Finn being up for slaying, so an effective cage it is.
