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A day in the death of Pompeii’s unluckiest bastard.
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A day in the death of Pompeii’s unluckiest bastard.

08/01/202204/11/2023 Posted byPeter Crosby

While researching Pompeii, I stumbled upon a photo of “Pompeii’s unluckiest guy” on CNN, and he inspired the following skit.

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Pompeii was the orgasm capital of Ancient Rome until Mt. Vesuvius came all over the place.
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Pompeii was the orgasm capital of Ancient Rome until Mt. Vesuvius came all over the place.

05/08/202211/30/2022 Posted byPeter Crosby

Like ancient Atlantis, this once-flourishing metropolis vanished suddenly without a trace. Or did it?

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