Jon’s Stone-Cold Cop List #26: The Post-Holiday Hash Rundown
Seems like we’re past due again. Go figure. Oh well, this one’s a doozy! I’ll be honest – trying to compete with the ever-rising barrier to entry that I’ve created for myself for these lists is exhausting. First I was going to make this edition ALL hash focused, as 7/10 was obviously earlier this month,…
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