didn't invent gunpowder
didn't invent gunpowder
Didn't do anything significant. I don't understand why he's so conceited—he didn't invent gunpowder or anything! What do you want, a medal? You didn't invent gunpowder, you just managed to take something out of the oven without spilling it—congratulations! The next time that pompous jerk is trying to boss us around, someone needs to remind him that he didn't invent gunpowder.
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didn't invent gunpowder
Rur. did not do anything terribly important. He may be the class president, but he didn't invent gunpowder. What's all this fuss about a movie star? She didn't invent gunpowder!
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