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"I'm 27 and live in the greater Seattle area. Been a plumber for 2 years and an apprentice 3 years before that," Bfizzle told Bored Panda. "I'd say one of the most common reasons I get called is because a house has cheap plumbing. For example, if you buy a $50 toilet, you're going to have issues with it in the near future."

Even a leaky faucet can become a big deal. For example, if it drips just once per second, it still can waste more than 3,000 gallons of water per year.

Candles Left On The Toilet Tank

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Kaisu 5 years ago

Why exactly are people burning candles in the toilet in the first place? For some mood lighting when you're s******g?

82points

European other 5 years ago

Gets rid of the smell

90points

Diego Fonsato 5 years ago

The question should be: why the toilet is made of plastic?

44points

Martti Laurson 5 years ago

To burn the awful stench.

24points

Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago

What kind of people don’t burn good smelling candles in their bathroom? This is so common I’d say it’s beyond common, it’s pretty much standard.

9points

Vaida Kuodytė 5 years ago

Uhm... yeah? :D s******g is a pleasure

4points

The Girl on Fire 5 years ago

Perhaps for when they are taking a bath or shower and want more relaxing lighting. I do that all the time

3points

Monika Soffronow 5 years ago

They were without electricity?

3points

Gregg V 5 years ago

Because they like that smokey smell over their own c**p.

1point

Sarah Panhorst 5 years ago

I think more for a nice smell. Candles smell better than c**p.

1point

jovas rifa 5 years ago

Sorry that our s**t smells

1point

Andrea Delden 5 years ago

Probably mood lighting for a bath!

1point

dxmxx 5 years ago

To use as a light source when your electricity gets cut off. That's the only reason I can think of but maybe it doesn't happen much in western countries.

1point

Cheyenne Lane 4 years ago

To de stink it

0points

OdangaUsagi 5 years ago

Combat smells.

0points

Samantha C 5 years ago

or the obvious reason of getting rid of the smell?

0points

Nerdiqueen 5 years ago

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Ed Souza 5 years ago

I never seen a toilet made out of plastic... this is a first.

18points

iblowsheep 5 years ago

same here

5points

Kath Leen 5 years ago

and all i thought the ceramic melted.

3points

Miriam L 5 years ago

Most of the ones I see anywhere outside a home - offices, schools, businesses and stores for example - are plastic. Less common in residential buildings, to be fair

0points

Rose the Cook 5 years ago

The cistern and seat are plastic and the actual toilet bowl is ceramic.

0points

anotherboredpanda 5 years ago

The water tank is usually made of plastic.

0points

majandess 5 years ago

The toilet's made of plastic?

9points

Lisa Shelton 5 years ago

Who the heck has plastic toilets? I've never had one that wasn't ceramic.

7points

Silvie Collado 5 years ago

how romantic

5points

Randomcthulu 5 years ago

I've seen plastic toilet seats, but never a completely plastic toilet

4points

Nimthirielle 5 years ago

Candles? It looks like something exploded out of that tank.

4points

Flare 4 years ago

Agreed

0points

Ashley Galyen 5 years ago

Not all bathrooms have a vent fan or a window. Candles sometimes help. I lived in an apartment with a fake vent fan before. It just blew the same air back in the room like those cheap stove vents that do nothing!

4points

Kenny Kulbiski 5 years ago

It looks like the seat lid was up and it caught on fire first. If they had left the lid down they might have got away with it. Or if they had a real toilet.

2points

Jus 5 years ago

My toilet tank is not made of plastic.

2points

Hendra Lim 5 years ago

how many candles do we need to have something as bad as this happens?

2points

Mairlady 5 years ago

did they use fireworks? AMAZING! Also, I didn't know they made plastic water tanks!

1point

L McN 5 years ago

I could see the candles for a romantic setting, but without a tub sitting next to this there is really no need in the cubby hole the toilet is in. Also, maybe upgrade to porcelain, not plastics.

1point

TheExtremeSmell 5 years ago

Tiny stall

1point

G. 5 years ago

Candles?? Are you sure?

1point

Dorothy Parker 5 years ago

All I could think of is the hair on the back of your head catching on fire as you sat there.

1point

Lisa loves cats 5 years ago

Why were there candles there?

1point

Andres Tejeda 5 years ago

Taco bell Strikes again.

1point

Trudy Hood 4 years ago

I’d be afraid I would light my hair on fire

0points

Scott Burden 5 years ago

Just spray something!

0points

zeuxis 91 5 years ago

It looks like something clawed it’s way out of there...

0points

Rani Johnson 5 years ago

Oooh.

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debrina blackmoon 5 years ago (edited)

@LKM-we use incense sticks with a holder on the window sill

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Derron Grant Jr. 5 years ago

Huh. I guess he wasn't kidding about blowing up the bathroom

0points

Gabrielle Causey 5 years ago

does...anyone else...see the eyes? in the smoke?

0points

Kris “ADHD_Carrier” Dudoich 5 years ago

Are we talking Roman candles or something because typical candles will burn out once they get down to the end of the wick, not melt the lid off of a toilet!

0points

Kira Leseman 5 years ago

I was at a white elephant party at a friends house about 10+ years ago and they had candles set up for "mood" lighting everywhere including the bathroom toilet. Well after exchanging gifts and drinking, and drinking some more, my friends highly intoxicated girlfriend goes to the bathroom. Then we hear a scream and a crash and all run to make sure she is okay. Apparently she sat down to pee and the candle on the back of the toilet caught her hair on fire. So she drunkenly freaked out and flailed around smashing the glass candle and spraying 5 plus hours worth of candle wax all over the bathroom and herself. Her hair was singed pretty bad and some of the wax really burned her arms and face and chest. Oh and she ended up pissing all over herself cause she was midstream when her hair caught fire. Don't put your candles on the back of toilets if there are inebriated people around.

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pusheen buttercup 5 years ago

how did the candles do that...

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Jonathan Brouwer 5 years ago

So. Who left the seat up?

0points

John Sampson 5 years ago

This is what happens when you invest in plastic sanitary-ware. Serves you damn right, now you've polluted your own environment.

0points

Destiny Rose 5 years ago

Are you sure it wasn't Taco Bell?

0points

Janelle Collard Premium 5 years ago

I didn't know you could do that to a toilet! Learn something every day!

0points

Tami Bridges 5 years ago

Like a birthday cake...with 100 candles?

0points

Kim Shannon 5 years ago

To knock down the stench

0points

Klaudiia Sherbatzky 5 years ago

The toilets in Austria are pretty much always plastic`?

0points

Darryl Kerrigan 5 years ago

Do American plumbers call them 'Toilet Tanks'?

0points

Ahmad Khairil Abdul Jabar 5 years ago

Happened during a blackout?

0points

Tee 5 years ago

Candles? Firework candles

0points

Mikyla McEwen 5 years ago

What kinda candles wer they burning?! 😲

0points

Johnny Magumbo 5 years ago

Oopsie poopsie

0points

THEPS 5 years ago

Theres a cats face in the soot.

0points

Bill 5 years ago

Doesn't happen with a porcelain throne

0points

Steven Rundle 5 years ago

Can't smell s**t when there's plastic on fire behind you

0points

Sonya Jersey 5 years ago

lavender infused sh&t

0points

Mikal Du Preez 5 years ago

Oops...

0points

Sandra Mason 5 years ago

I hope they didn't have a ponytail!

-1point

Nancy Massi 5 years ago

Someone ate at Taco Bell

-1point

Steve Cruz 5 years ago

A couple of people asked "Why candles on the toilet?" When I host a gathering, I light candles in the bathrooms to burn away odors and to provide soft light if people don't want to turn on the overhead. IN THIS SITUATION, I would replace the toilet, but leave the INADVERTENT ART on the wall.

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Bean53 5 years ago

That's not candles, that's an explosion that blew up and melted the tank top

-1point

Lululoohoo 5 years ago

i'm so confused as to how this is even possible...i never knew they made all plastic toilets. and were they building a bonfire atop this toilet to have this happen?! i have candles in my bathoom, but this is something else.

-1point

Zaheen Muhammad 5 years ago

Oh God, that's where Voldermort rose from!

-1point

Mark Fuller 5 years ago

Candles... or small fires?!

-1point

Trevor Hardy 5 years ago

The spider is trying to crawl out the lid

-1point

Daniel Mason 5 years ago

Looks like a Satan's genie has come out of the toilet tank

-1point

Analyn Lahr 5 years ago

But...how...?

-1point

Anna Salord 5 years ago

Wait, why is it plastic??? In europe they're all porcelain. I'm confused

-1point

"Another big thing is that home builders don't ever think ahead, I had to replace a shower valve yesterday and there was a fireplace behind it so the only way to access it was to smash the tile inside the shower," the plumber explained.

In A Chinese Restaurant

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193points

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M.J. 5 years ago

Just eeeew

119points

According to the professional, the easiest way to make sure your plumbing is in good condition is to make sure it's up to code. "The plumbing code exists for a reason, and just because an inspector passed off on it doesn't mean it is. Inspectors don't go in your crawl space and aren't really even tested on their code knowledge. A certified plumber will know."

Reach For It

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Jenica Thomas 5 years ago

Hotel logic *sigh*

51points

I Guess It Works

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165points

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European other 5 years ago

Just a modern addition

39points

What Did You Eat Sir?

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155points

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Francis 5 years ago

:-O that poor animal!

182points

Neat Tub Shower

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152points

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Daria B 5 years ago

It's like when Super Mario finds a bonus stage filled with coins. ♥

87points

Also Found Digging

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146points

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Jon S. 5 years ago

This one is much more interesting than a bottle!

56points

Don't Like The Leak? Put A Cork In It

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145points

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Human #1,232,867 5 years ago

Wait for it... 3,2,1...

53points

#10

The Day After Taco Bell

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129points

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Francis 5 years ago

oh s**t...

118points

#11

Homeowner Did A Remodel, Needed To Downsize The Shower

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128points

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Cindy Snow 5 years ago

My shower is almost that small😟

22points

#12

A Repurposed Toilet

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Martti Laurson 5 years ago

Why was plumber called?

84points

#13

Why Does My House Smell Like S**t?

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109points

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M O'Connell 5 years ago

It was leaking long before that pipe collapsed. It had to have been for the bottom of the supporting strap to rust out.

36points

#14

Homeowner Fixed His Own Leak

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101points

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Donna Reynolds 5 years ago

Gauze. Stat!

37points

#15

This Is Why Your Faucets Have Low Flow

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98points

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Aski Markup 5 years ago (edited)

Wtf is that!?

76points

#16

Yet Another Handyman Special

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Uwe Theiss 5 years ago

The edges are perfect to collect funny stuff!

36points

#17

Big Apprentice, Small Crawl Space

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88points

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European other 5 years ago

He's not big

22points

#18

That's Not How Grounding Works

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88points

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Magpie 5 years ago

# panic mode ON #

45points

#19

Another Repurposed Toilet

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83points

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Magpie 5 years ago

Ewwww

63points

#20

The Handyman Special

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82points

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European other 5 years ago

Looks waterproof

37points

#21

Don't Flush Tampons

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80points

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Jon S. 5 years ago

I was once digging a trench when the JCB clipped a sewage pipe. What flowed out can only be described as a tidal wave of tampons. They had all been bunging up this one pipe section for what must have been years. I did not finish digging that particular hole.

8points

#22

How Not To Stop A Leak

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Kathleen Cochran 5 years ago

Ok? What is that?

30points

#23

No Words

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72points

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Daria B 5 years ago

Ahahahaha! I like the quote, though. If you have poop related health problems especially.

24points

#24

This Is Why Your Kitchen Drain Backs Up

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69points

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kate h 5 years ago (edited)

Prevention tips: 1. Don't use a garbage disposal. They don't work well and people put stupid things in them. Especially vegetable peelings and grease. Wipe your plates/pots/pans out into the garbage. 2. Clean your kitchen drain/pipes with baking soda/vinegar once a month. Instructions can be found on the web. 3. After cleaning with baking soda/vinegar, dump boiling water down the drain, then tap water for a few minutes. Next, dilute half a cup of bleach into a gallon of tap water and dump that down. Your sink will not back up again. Source: 12 years using this method.

90points

#25

An Old Water Heater

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64points

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Human #1,232,867 5 years ago

just need bit of paint...

39points

#26

That's Not How Venting Works

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63points

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TJ Taylor 5 years ago

And there's no discharge pipe on that TPR valve.

1point

Hose Bib Leaking? Slap Another Valve On!

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55points

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Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago

I’ll allow it

9points

#28

How Not To Stop A Leak

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53points

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M Dream 5 years ago

you have to do sth until plumber comes!

31points

#29

Found Underground

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49points

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A B C 5 years ago

Uh... I only see a bottle. Someone care to explain?

29points

#30

That's One Way To Replace A Water Heater

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46points

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Rench 5 years ago

I don't blame him for leaving it. Those things are really heavy when they're filled with sediment.

20points

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#31

A Homeowner Did His Own Bathroom

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Dippin Dot 5 years ago

I did my bathroom. I went to the local home improvement store, bought some supplies and piped my new sink. Sent a picture to my cousin (a professional plumber) and he said I did a great job; used the purple plumbers glue and all (which is required to be compliance with building codes). Not all DIY projects are terribly done!

8points

#32

50+ Year Old Water Heater

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Monika Soffronow 5 years ago

Please do not downvote people for asking a simple question!

7points

#33

A Valve On A Valve

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Marky Mark And The Funky Bunch 5 years ago

if your first valve is leaky and you don't know how to solder copper pipe this is one solution.

2points

#34

Another Handyman Special

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4points

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Chris Jones 5 years ago

The cupboard under my kitchen sink looks worse than this - it was the previous owners handman special. As it works I'm ignoring it for now.

4points

Try Digging Through This

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4points

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A B C 5 years ago

I work in stage building for concerts, they sometimes have to be anchored to the ground. We use 1,30m nails that get pneumo-hammered into the ground. At one event area, there used to be a train station that has been demolished and covered with about 30 cm soil. Which means, after 30 cm we get to have fun with old brick walls and reinforced concrete. These stones shown here are some kid's sandbox against that.

6points

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Lauren Caswell 5 years ago

That job takes not only technical skill but a strong stomach! I swear I could almost smell some of those posts they were so gross

31points

Dippin Dot 5 years ago

People need to treat the skilled laborer with way more respect than they do for this very reason!!!

29points

Chris Jones 5 years ago

My brother in law is a central heating engineer and plumber - it's a physically demanding and often grim job.

4points

Carol Emory 5 years ago

I only needed to see some of those images to start gaging from the imagined smell.. *Phew!

-2points

MonsterMash 5 years ago

Idk how plumbers deal with all this c**p...literally...sorry for the pun. But seriously, my landlord is also a plumber. He’s seen some toe curling things .

14points

Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago

Plumber Appreciation Day should be a thing lol.

9points

M Dream 5 years ago

I 'm going to eat now

3points

Night Owl 5 years ago

Bon appétit

6points

RaroaRaroa 5 years ago

Post originally had 35 images. Why bother shortening it by 5? Just leave them all there. I can understand when you shorten 140 to 60, or similar, but this is silly.

2points

Meeow 5 years ago

Gotta give props to these plumbers and inspector crawling into smaller space for check up.

1point

Peter Korpershoek 5 years ago

Two years of plumbing? Yeah right

1point

Amy Burke 5 years ago (edited)

I find the responses to 's**t like this happens in real life' hilarious. The 'wealthy', 'woke', 'educated' elitists and many normal everyday people as well tend to forget that the people who do the job of cleaning these messes are important as they look down at them from their lofty heights. In their push for everyone to be 'higher educated' (indoctrinated) they tend to forget that a) some people are not meant to sit in a classroom and learn how to manipulate others emotions... err, learn and b) the people who do your plumbing, building, garbage hauling, grocery scanning, farming, car repairs, bridge repairs, road repairs, welding and thousands of other under-recognized jobs helped to design, build, and continue to maintain this and every other civilized country in the world. c) They are worthy of our respect and acknowledgment. If you don't know who Mike Rowe is, now would be a great time to learn. :)

1point

Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago

I don’t think “woke” fits in with what you’re trying to explain here. You need education to be a plumber, they have to apprentice and everything. Wealthy people love real estate and anyone in the business knows that plumbers make good money and are necessary to the process. I wouldn’t compare plumbing to grocery scanning. It takes years of training and skill to be able to handle these plumbing issues.

2points

Slinkman 5 years ago (edited)

Too many pictures a saw before. No way this is from 'some plumbers' phone. Quality of the pics tell me they aren't that old as well.

0points

We'llSee 5 years ago (edited)

And we see why plumbers never bite their finger nails. I don't know how they do it. (but thankful for them)

0points

Daniel Murphy 5 years ago

I hate being a plumber. If I was one, I would only repair my own toilet.

-1point

Vilkas 5 years ago

Seems like a s****y job.

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Lauren Caswell 5 years ago

That job takes not only technical skill but a strong stomach! I swear I could almost smell some of those posts they were so gross

31points

Dippin Dot 5 years ago

People need to treat the skilled laborer with way more respect than they do for this very reason!!!

29points

Chris Jones 5 years ago

My brother in law is a central heating engineer and plumber - it's a physically demanding and often grim job.

4points

Carol Emory 5 years ago

I only needed to see some of those images to start gaging from the imagined smell.. *Phew!

-2points

MonsterMash 5 years ago

Idk how plumbers deal with all this c**p...literally...sorry for the pun. But seriously, my landlord is also a plumber. He’s seen some toe curling things .

14points

Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago

Plumber Appreciation Day should be a thing lol.

9points

M Dream 5 years ago

I 'm going to eat now

3points

Night Owl 5 years ago

Bon appétit

6points

RaroaRaroa 5 years ago

Post originally had 35 images. Why bother shortening it by 5? Just leave them all there. I can understand when you shorten 140 to 60, or similar, but this is silly.

2points

Meeow 5 years ago

Gotta give props to these plumbers and inspector crawling into smaller space for check up.

1point

Peter Korpershoek 5 years ago

Two years of plumbing? Yeah right

1point

Amy Burke 5 years ago (edited)

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Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago

2points