“The first symptom of brain rot is trouble remembering basic...

“The first symptom of brain rot is trouble remembering basic things, like, for instance, why you became the chief justice of India - is it to talk to god or to uphold the Constitution?” Cracker of a piece by @samzsays with many LOL moments. https://t.co/raV8xpfy8E

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