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		alanh on March 21, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: "Lighten up" Curious here: I assume a “thumper” is short for a “Bible thumper”? And what do you mean by “his only saving grace from being shown the door is that he falls into a different category”?

pinkton on March 21, 2012 [–]

I thought it was a reference to domestic violence, but I suppose it could be a reference to religiously "justified" domestic violence.

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