“My dog sighs a lot for somebody who doesn’t contribute to this house or know what a government is

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Entry from January 06, 2023

“My dog sighs a lot for somebody who doesn’t contribute to this house or know what a government is

“My dog sighs a lot for somebody who doesn’t contribute to this house or know what a government is” was posted on Twitter by sloane (sîpihkopiyesîs) on February 15, 2022. The tweet received over 496,300 likes.

The joke is that anyone who knows what a government is sighs a lot.

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sloane (sîpihkopiyesîs)
@cottoncandaddy
my dog sighs a lot for somebody who doesn’t contribute to this house or know what a government is
7:07 PM · Feb 15, 2022

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BOYZN🥤
@Beloved_Ekasi
my dog sighs a lot for somebody who doesn’t contribute to this house or know what a government is
7:11 AM · Feb 17, 2022

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Lawrence Williams
@BubbyVgk
My dog sighs a lot for someone who doesn’t contribute to this house and doesn’t even know what a government is
7:11 PM · Feb 19, 2022

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Michael P Spradlin
@MSpradlinAuthor
My dog sighs a lot for someone who doesn’t contribute to this house and doesn’t know what a government is.
7:58 PM · Apr 3, 2022

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Rothmus 🏴
@Rothmus
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my dog sighs a lot for somebody who
doesn’t contribute to this house
or know what a government is
8:25 AM · Jan 6, 2023

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