Bully Pulpit

Bully Pulpit

An Open Letter to Nicki Minaj's Cousin's Friend's Balls

You are now the most famous testicles on the planet. How will you use your influence?

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Bob Garfield
Sep 19, 2021
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Dear Nicki Minaj’s Cousin’s Friend’s Balls:

Was sorry to learn that you are all swole up, etc. I know how you feel; I’ve been there. Sometimes with my arthritis I look like one of those balloons in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Especially Popeye. (Not SpongeBob, though. That seems to be more of a cyst situation.)

I learned of your plight through a tweet from your owner’s friend’s cousin, Nicki.

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Nicki Minaj@NICKIMINAJ
My cousin in Trinidad won’t get the vaccine cuz his friend got it & became impotent. His testicles became swollen. His friend was weeks away from getting married, now the girl called off the wedding. So just pray on it & make sure you’re comfortable with ur decision, not bullied
9:44 PM · Sep 13, 2021

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Pray on it? Dudes, I Googled it. You have:

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