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Iconic Game of Thrones quotes

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22 of the most Kickass lines from Game of Thrones September 4, 2018 17960 Game of Thrones is known for its violence and dragons, but it wouldn’t have so many Emmys if it didn’t also have great lines about its violence and dragons. Over six seasons, the characters of GoT have shared wisdom about a variety of topics — bullying, running a kingdom, to name a couple — and they’ve frequently done it in the form of pithy dialogue. And on certain occasions, they’ve dropped badass one-liners just because they sounded cool. For your reading pleasure, we’ve assembled 22 of the show’s most iconic quotes — these are the lines we feel sum up the main themes of this beloved series. (And we’ve got some GIFs to match.) 1. “The powerful have always preyed on the powerless. That’s how they became powerful in the first place.” – Tyrion Lannister, season five, episode one 2. “If you ever call me ‘sister’ again, I’ll have you strangled in your sleep.” – Cersei Lannister to Margaery Tyr

25 Christmas Rules

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I'm a 40-something American Christian male with two kids in " the sweet spot ," a lovely wife, and a major crush on Christmas. So I don't know much anymore, but I do know what's awesome about this holiday, and what regulations I've placed on myself and my family to ensure we, like the reborn Scrooge, know how to keep Christmas. In no particular order, here are my 25 Christmas Rules: 1. If you don’t like something about Americanized Christmas, like it anyway - YOUR way  (the 'keep the Grinch away' rule) .  So the whole idea for this article started on Black Friday, when I arrived home about 5 p.m. and wrote the following Facebook status: “I always loved Black Friday. But that was before it was called Black Friday, and before stores started opening at midnight, or Thursday evening. What I always loved was simply "day after Thanksgiving shopping at the mall." And with a great open-air mall right across the street from our neighborhood, it&#