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It's time for our yearly Christmas episode! Greg, Mike, & Josh share their hot takes on all the things that we need to stop doing at Christmas! Whether you agree or not with these lists, you are guaranteed to laugh! Merry Christmas!

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Ep 55. Please Stop Doing This! (Christmas Episode)

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