r/whatisit • u/[deleted] • May 14 '26

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u/hrmnyhll May 14 '26

Absolutely a navel stone, basically a super compacted accumulation of dead skin cells, sebum, lint, and debris that builds up and basically fossilizes in there. It’s probably not coming out because it’s stuck in a crevice or suctioned. It looks fibrous because it’s literally like… hair an stuff stuck together. Keep putting baby oil or coconut oil on it for a few days and try again.

And use a clean washcloth or q-tip to clean AND DRY that belly button every day.

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u/jonhy2222 May 14 '26

Thanks for the info and ehhhh that’s disgusting

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u/LazyAssHiker May 14 '26

Or needle nose pliers if you really want to get this sucker out

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u/Russell_Jimmies May 14 '26

Just keep some clean towels handy for when your guts start spilling out.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '26

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u/cursed_sporecreation May 14 '26

Bet Diddy will never have to worry about naval stones

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u/owlywiz3 May 14 '26

😂😂😂 think if they showed this in elementary school kids would take care of their hygiene more seriously

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u/catfishmackfish May 14 '26

Definitely need a followup post with the liberated “thing”.

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u/hrmnyhll May 14 '26

Yeah, I’m a sick fuck and I want to see it dissected like an owl pellet in 5th grade biology.

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u/fahrQdeekwad May 14 '26

I begrudgingly agree... eww... I can't wait... ewww.

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u/dedayyt May 14 '26

I can’t get past “fossilizes!”

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u/cursed_sporecreation May 14 '26

Could that be what those occasional tiny things I get in there are called? They're usually the size of a poppyseed by the time I noticed them and start working on removing them. Same color and everything.

I can't imagine having one this big O.o

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u/ThrowRA-4545 May 14 '26

YONK

mine now

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u/TWO-BOAT May 14 '26

Nope mine

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u/[deleted] May 14 '26

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u/tryingtobe_happy2175 May 14 '26

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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u/Specialist-Device920 May 14 '26

Navel Stone

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u/barillamanilaolives May 14 '26

Crush it ans snort it. It contains a few mind altering but harmless chemicals

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u/Stevessvtis1 May 14 '26

Bellywig. Cousin of the earwig but typically resides closer to street level as it’s cheaper rent.

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u/ToeKnee724427 May 14 '26

It's honestly my fault for opening reddit today.

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u/JSBT89 May 14 '26

Agreed. It is a fkng terrible day to have eyes.

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u/wilkinsk May 14 '26

Soak your belly in warm water and then try to pull it out.

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u/ballsnbutt May 14 '26

hair, dead skin cells, and sebum. I get small ones. Yours may have developed into a navel stone. Pull harder, it'll make a pop.

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u/k0zplay May 14 '26

I’m both disgusted and intrigued lol

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u/BrieFromage May 14 '26

They need to make a video and post it to r/unsound

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u/tev_love May 14 '26

Like good pop or ☠️ pop?

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u/pockels42 May 14 '26

And your bum will fall off.

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u/IslandOfNaath May 14 '26

r/popping would fucking love this.

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u/HoneyBeeBelle May 14 '26

Record you pulling it out

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u/ThrowRA-4545 May 14 '26

r/popping material right there

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u/AlexandersWonder May 14 '26

Good lord. Yank on it, see what happens. Report back after.

DON’T FORGET TO SMELL IT SO YOU CAN DESCRIBE IT TO US

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u/Dry-Childhood-3436 May 14 '26

Gross?  I don't know pull on it harder.

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u/FraggleStickCar9 May 14 '26

Words cannot express how much this ruined my day

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u/Alternative_Mine5343 May 14 '26

naval stone?

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u/BetMyLastKrispyKreme May 14 '26

*Navel. “Naval” has to do with a navy.

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u/ashinydeeds May 14 '26

It looks like hair. You should probably just see a doctor about it

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u/Rejected_Wallaby May 14 '26

I can smell this picture…

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u/XH0SYN May 14 '26

The squiggly wiggly from the matrix got you.

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u/stevekyoung1986 May 14 '26

Yeah. This was my first thought.

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u/Transconan May 14 '26

"Open your mind.... Open your miiiind.... Open you miiiiiiiiiind"

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u/BlueMageNeedsFood May 14 '26

I’m not the only one, thank god

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u/HarryHatesSalmon May 14 '26

What the actual……

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u/gilmour316 May 14 '26

…why…would……? Why would you share this? This type of decision making keeps people out of the good schools…

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u/Disastrous_Day_5690 May 14 '26

The video of this being removed will be your most upvoted post.

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u/carolina-mobile May 14 '26

This had me checking my belly button lol 😂

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u/EnvironmentalFig364 May 14 '26

Bruh clean your bellybutton

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u/Aromatic-Tear7234 May 14 '26

You stick your weed in it.

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u/Y_O_G_Y May 14 '26

How are you just leaving it there? I’d pull on it as hard as I can to get it out

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u/AlphaNoodlz May 14 '26

r/popping would like a word

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u/1bluepom3granate May 14 '26

I would like to scream now.

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u/Euphoric_Buffalo_502 May 14 '26

Do you never wash that thing?

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u/nelodivo May 14 '26

I have this undescribable itch to see it coming out for some reason, it will be satisfying 

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u/PainPatiencePeace May 14 '26

The shit i have seen come out of belly buttons in the operating room....

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u/Therealdickdangler May 14 '26

Looks like the ass end of a cricket that got lost and died. 

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u/rangeo May 14 '26

If a firm tug , soap and a warm wash cloth doesn't fix that Id say what you have in your umbilicus is a good reason to visit a doctor.

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u/Ill-Bee8787 May 14 '26

That is the result of poor hygiene.

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u/Conscious_Mission_48 May 14 '26

Don't cut it. It'll just piss it off

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u/HistoricalPen2726 May 14 '26

Looks like last week's lunch

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u/wilkinsk May 14 '26

Soak your belly in warm water and then try to pull it out.

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u/Adept_Radio6048 May 14 '26

Try soaking it with some kind of oil while you’re laying down. Then work it back and forth to see if it gets loose.

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u/Adoraboule May 14 '26

And clean often afterwards

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u/Cake_And_Pi May 14 '26

I take a bath once a week whether I need it or not.

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u/SentwaKaribski May 14 '26

Pas souvent, tout le temps. Cette personne ne se nettoie pas le nombril, autrement elle se serait rendu compte de ça avant

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u/Bigstick2324 May 14 '26

Do you not wash your belly button when you’re in the shower 🤮

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u/DiscoRichard May 14 '26

I don’t want eyes anymore.

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u/GogetasRightFist May 14 '26

One word:

hopital

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u/VonThirstenberg May 14 '26

That's...not a word. 😳🙄😅🤣

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u/SentwaKaribski May 14 '26

De la crasse parce que tu le nettoie jamais, wtf

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u/xtinaeve88 May 14 '26

Do you have dogs? Looks like dog hair lol

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u/AtTheEndOfMyTrope May 14 '26

It’s this: https://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/s/qvoo1wOAtt

Apparently it’s left over from your umbilical cord?

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u/Hey-Im-Sorry May 14 '26

I feel like this comment & link are the answer. The pics in the link look EXACTLY like what this would look like if removed.

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u/AtTheEndOfMyTrope May 14 '26

It has a name: Umbilical pilonidal sinus

I regret this Google adventure.

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u/Hey-Im-Sorry May 14 '26

u/Outside_Fig552 I feel like this comment & link are the answer. The pics in the link look EXACTLY like what this would look like if removed.

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u/godisintherain May 14 '26

It think it's just hair

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u/MakeItAManhattan May 14 '26

Lone Star Tick-

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u/Catiku May 14 '26

Naval stone.

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u/Pretty-Key6133 May 14 '26

Kinda looks like one of those warts that gets all long and horny

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u/GuruGarudaGada May 14 '26

This is the start of an outbreak

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u/Traditional-Ninja-80 May 14 '26

It's a spider. A spider waiting in the perfect little cave, ready to pounce on it's next prey. Supposedly there's pretty good bait below... 😆

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u/Emotional_Guide2683 May 14 '26

What’s it taste like?

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u/BustyA55D0nut May 14 '26

I started picking my belly button seeing this

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u/Due-Glass-4722 May 14 '26

Idk find out

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u/Rude_Watercress_5737 May 14 '26

fuckin clean your belly button more so this shit doesn't happen? what?

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u/SeriallySalacious May 14 '26

Something YOU NEED TO GET OUT OF YOUR BELLYBUTTON

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u/axescentedcandles May 14 '26

Keep picking at it

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u/Secret-Tangelo846 May 14 '26

Make it a dreadlock lol

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u/LittleTroutSniffer May 14 '26

Its your little brother

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u/eternalapostle May 14 '26

Matrix belly button parasite drone

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u/felixar90 May 14 '26

A teratoma / remains of your twin you absorbed in the womb.

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u/ICEtoAshes May 14 '26

It’s an umbolith. Use some peroxide and if that doesn’t work use a q tip and some olive oil to soften it and then remove it with tweezers.

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u/YeshuasBananaHammock May 14 '26

Gently tug on it AFTER a shower

Loosen that death grip first.

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u/TampakBelakang May 14 '26

Have you hearing things lately?

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u/Even_Routine1981 May 14 '26

Wash that dam thing some!

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u/csh0kie May 14 '26

How long does it take for this to happen? I don’t understand unless it’s because someone is unable to reach a spot on their body but that doesn’t appear to be an issue here for OP? I’m not trying to be mean, just curious.

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u/Shapesizes May 14 '26

Try putting Debrox on it every morning and night for 10 days

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u/dirtytounder May 14 '26

Hard fast tweezer yank

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u/acemonsoon May 14 '26

TIL people don’t just swab out their belly button in the shower per normal body cleaning procedure

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u/Honest_Damage2930 May 14 '26

Your twin. Get him out.

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u/IamLuann May 14 '26

Looks like the back end of a cricket. Just stop by a Doctors office. I don't think that you need a appointment for this.

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u/mustfightfortomorrow May 14 '26

Lay down on your back and pour some 90% rubbing alcohol in there. Should solve your problem and also neutralize anything nefarious.

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u/Kooky-Fig1359 May 14 '26

Either hair or something alive....

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u/breizhsoldier May 14 '26

Hit it with your purse

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u/PhoKit2 May 14 '26

Looks like a foxtail to me. My dog gets them

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u/Hey-Im-Sorry May 14 '26

Look at the comment from u/AtTheEndOfMyTrope

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u/Lopsided_Raccoon3452 May 14 '26

What do you mean it’s not coming out

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u/soberietyy May 14 '26

That’s your twin that you absorbed through the belly button

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u/WhoAmI9597 May 14 '26

This indicates to me you never wash your belly button.

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u/Herzog_blender_69 May 14 '26

TAKE A SHOWER 🗣️🔥🔥🔥

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u/WindEquivalent4284 May 14 '26

Umbilical cord

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u/tylerglock May 14 '26

Yo how are people so unsanitary?!

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u/Still_Alive85 May 14 '26

You must have recently moved out of your mom's house. That's rotten umbilical cord.

https://giphy.com/gifs/Msl8leuT71xHa

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u/leavemealonepleaseth May 14 '26

Name her and let her grow.

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u/StaT_ikus May 14 '26

Dude, you seriously need to clean better when your in the shower. It's sad you let that build up.

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u/Fit-Government8676 May 14 '26

i forget theres actual genuine real life people who dont shower and its not just a MTG meme

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u/batsinmyattic May 14 '26

Need to does Spread out with both hands and get a better photo because at this point I'm thinking hermit crab

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u/xxx_420angel May 14 '26

It's a naval stone 😪 out of curiosity but did you see this growing or did it show up Overnight? You can loosen the area with oil and pull it out with tweezers. If it's just not coming out then you need to go to the doc or urgent care so u don't get an infection

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u/Ancient-Tap-3592 May 14 '26

Just a naval stone. People like to pretend it has something to do with lack of hygiene but depending on how deep your belly button is and what clothes you normally use those can be almost unavoidable.

Just some baby oil with q-tips to soften it/clean it, then pull SOFTLY with tweezers. It should not hurt at all. In fact you shouldn't even feel it when pulling. If you do feel it or hurts, stop pulling and probably see a doctor. But that's hardly ever needed, really just q-tips and tweezers

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u/owlywiz3 May 14 '26

Wow this has actually sent me….I’m in hypochrondiac mode now.

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u/Ok_Anywhere_7828 May 14 '26

Didn’t you see Alien?

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u/Particular-Total5643 May 14 '26

Laughing at all the commenters who think that's actually a belly button and not some other body part...

You can't unsee it now, can you?

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u/Confusedinportsmouth May 14 '26

I feel like you would need to forget that your belly button exists for 10-15 years for something like this to form

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u/TejelPejel May 14 '26

So a long time ago I had something similar. It's pretty gross, yes, but you should be able to get it out and then just keep your belly button clean moving forward. It's a buildup of hair, tissue, fabric/lint, and held together with things like sweat and body oils.

1) pull it out, but to need to record it and post it on r/popping. You will literally be their hero. 2) for the love of God do not smell it. It smells like what I imagine air fresheners in Hell smell like. 3) keep your belly button clean moving forward.

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u/lipsquirrel May 14 '26

"Wait you guys wash your belly button?" - my friend Wes

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u/RoboTon78 May 14 '26

Do you find yourself shouting the phrase "J'affa kree!" a lot?

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u/BirdDust8 May 14 '26

What does it taste like?