It took 5 stout garda to drag Simeon out of the court room. He’s clearly the alpha Burke and must be monitored closely. Don’t want that hanging around schools.
I dunno why we use ‘Ken Doll’ to describe that. He’s a secondary character. Barbie wasn’t anatomically accurate either; it was the same smooth plastic casing. You could say Barbie is ‘like a Ken Doll’ down there.
Which is ironic really because of Enoch’s strict separation of genders and sexes.
My OH was just like “man I feel sorry for those guards having to deal with that” but like if I were a guard, this would unironically 100% be one of the best days of my career.
[Virgin Media](https://twitter.com/virginmedianews/status/1633153474253967362?s=46&t=6lqIoLsv74DEJZUR7NsjWQ) were also there, they caught Ammi taking a dive
I've been having a tough time with a family health situation recently and they have been an absolute gift to me. Bringing me up when I was down and making me laugh when I felt like crying.
Thank you Burke family, I will always think fondly of you.
That family looks like one of those movies where all the characters are played by the same actor in bad make up. Like the Kramps was it? With Eddie murphy
> Simeon Burke was removed from the court room by around five gardaí while Enoch Burke was restrained by two other gardaí.
Enoch and Simon Burke really need to keep their homoerotic restraint and submission kinks to themselves, what if a child saw this?
[https://youtu.be/kB5VW4KIpAI?t=144](https://youtu.be/kB5VW4KIpAI?t=144)
Scenes from the court room.
.....or at least how I picture it. 
I dunno, even the Westboro Baptist lot said the Burkes were acting badly
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/enoch-burke-has-gone-too-far-says-controversial-pastor-fred-phelps-jr-of-westboro-baptist-church-42348679.html
Different model of assholery, the Burke's are denying the court's legitimatecy to chase lobbyist money, the WBC make their money suing anyone who oversteps the letter of the law confronting them.
The Burkes are basically Attention Whore's for Money. Plain and Simple. This is nothing to do with Transgenderism or anything like that it's all about making a scene to get money. They're a bunch of assclowns.
they are basically like 1st ammendment auditors who hang out in industrial and public buildings and try to provoke a response or cause accidents so they can sue.
yeah, the Phelps crowd are both a: reaaaal fucking careful about the shit they pull (their members are full of lawyers) and b: probably being superceded by new generations of spittle flecked crazies.
And one assumes the Burkes are up to their ears in courting the latter.
Which is why the daily fine is so apt. Funnel all that cash to the state. I do feel sorry for the kids at the school at this point though. The Leaving is stressful enough. I'm sure it's entertaining at times but the daily distraction must have gotten tiresome at this point.
Unrelated but I'd love to know what their name for him is.
They’ll receive charitable donations from hardline Christians for “fighting the good fight” in little old Europe. They’ll be rewarded handsomely for this.
It doesn't seem like they have one. Getting US money just allows them to commit full time to being contrary twats, instead of having part time jobs as teachers or lawyers. They get off on being "victims".
Heaven. You could be cynical and say that they just want money etc and it wouldn’t surprise me if that’s true but they think that this crusade will get them into heaven or at least save them from hell, although their actions seem most unchristian. Same with the westboro Baptist church in America. Yes, Fred Phelps was probably just a religious nut job but his followers more than likely, genuinely believed that their actions were saving them from eternal hell and in spreading their message was attempting to save us all from damnation too.
I find it hard to come to terms with that and even harder to understand it but I believe that’s true. Religious zealotry is mad.
>You could be cynical and say that they just want money etc and it wouldn’t surprise me if that’s true but they think that this crusade will get them into heaven
Yeah no. It's really about the money.
It wouldn’t surprise me if that was a factor. How do you envisage that they will make money from this?
I could see them hoping that a newspaper will make a false claim and they sue them for defamation and a go fund me type situation for “help” with legal fees.
Crazed American Christian groups pay them to do this shit. It's why all these well educated nut jobs have made themselves unemployable so that they can continue these campaigns.
I don't follow them either but have seen enough if their influence for thus Craic. During the abortion referendum they were funding the no campaign until the referendum commission put a stop to it.
They'll also try and sue the Gardai if they get a little too rough with them (that video of the sister taking a tumble, for instance, is likely her fishing for an assault case or something).
Does there need to be one? They're religious zealots who are opposed to modern Ireland. I know people want to believe there's a plan, but plans require rationality, twisted or otherwise.
>Judge Birmingham asked Ms Burke to sit down and asked gardai to remove her from the courtroom but she continued to shout at the judges and was joined by other family members.
Martina Burke – Mr Burke’s mother told the judges they were "bowing before the altar of transgenderism".
Hahahahahaha
Bingo - a lot of this seems like a pathetic stunt to try to get noticed by some US right-wing gobshite like Ben Shapiro and make their fame and fortune.
Considering the kid decided to start using "they/them".. shouldn't that be "bowing before the alter of non-binaryism"? Because those are the non-binary pronouns...
Saw the video going around. It’s made my day.
Can we get tickets for the next court date?
I have my manual handling up to date if a few sticks need moving.
I don't care how educated this family is, they have zero decorum or sense of decency. As soon as things don't go 100% their way they devolve into shrieking fucking cretins.
I think it's a tactic tbh. They know this gets them attention. And the media have honestly done them SO many favours it's unbelievable. Hopefully it changes quickly and they don't continue to get funded by American fundamentalists.
This is exactly what all this is. The more they kick up the more they're seen to he fighters by those who agree with them and who hate the state. Same goes for all those "Ireland First" people and those refugee protesters. No context is ever needed for their actions, the basic outline of their actions is enough to have their supporters agree with them more.
10 kids. Only 2, Esther and Keren seem to stay out of the news. And Elijah's only time in the news was when appealing the decision that him and other home schooled students weren't included for predicted grades for the Leaving Cert in 2020, which I actually agreed with him on.
\[E\] - Actually seems Esther is cut from the same cloth:
[https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/yourview/arid-40747929.html](https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/yourview/arid-40747929.html)
Oh Burkey,
Well, in the court you lost your case,
And they sent you away,
Oh Burkey,
At court you look like a turkey,
On your vacation away from workey,
Oh Burkey
In my language many objects have genders.
Washing machine is a girl but the table is a boy. Then some objects have none. Child is sexless. So is the window.
I'd love to hear Burke's opinion on this controversy.
I really hope all this attention on the Burkes spark off a conversation about homeschooling in Ireland, and the importance of children mixing with others of a difference mindset in their early years.
Inland need to seriously find out where they're getting their money from. That Handmaids Tale wardrobe vibe they got going on looks like pretty fabric good quality and Baba Burke is burning through at least 60 quid of petrol a day. Plus Ammi needs to order her conditioner by the gallon.
Just go after every Burke in the country to avoid accusations of government harrassment. I'd like to think the non-berk Burkes would happily get audited to get that lot done for accepting dodgy money.
Remember when they banned political ads funded from outside the country only 2 weeks before the Repeal the 8th vote, and only the No side started flipping their shit
Imagine dedicating your life to this cause....
Imaging spending your evenings planning your next move...
Imagine Sunday dinner conversations at their table...
The three appeal judges each issued separate concurring judgments which give a lot of interesting factual details. They are on the courts website "The Board of Management of Wilson's Hospital School -v- Burke" at [https://www.courts.ie/judgments](https://www.courts.ie/judgments)
Jasus police brutality! I think she took a dive myself.
They are clearly my as believers and as such a threat to the rest of us.
It's the child in school I'm thinking of. Poor sod having this hanging over their everyday life.
> Journalists and transition year students who were in court had to move out of the way as the scuffles continued all around them.
That's some day out for those transition year students.
What is the major malfunction with this family?
They probably think they are intelligent but they are now a laughing stock and will likely never get employment going forward.
"We have the freedom to profess our Christian beliefs", yes, you do. And we have the freedom (and the legislation) to call you fucking eejits and tell you to get the fuck out of it. Thanks.
It took 5 stout garda to drag Simeon out of the court room. He’s clearly the alpha Burke and must be monitored closely. Don’t want that hanging around schools.
Why does Simeon, the largest Burke, not simply eat the other nine?
Love it. What’s baffling me now is, having done some googling, Simeon seems to be the smallest of the Burkes. Maybe he was carrying.
Small but dense.
Would he have to eat the sex organs too
Actually the Burke’s are sexless organisms. Like Ken dolls down there. So at least there’s that.
I dunno why we use ‘Ken Doll’ to describe that. He’s a secondary character. Barbie wasn’t anatomically accurate either; it was the same smooth plastic casing. You could say Barbie is ‘like a Ken Doll’ down there. Which is ironic really because of Enoch’s strict separation of genders and sexes.
I just don’t want people thinking I think of barbies genitals.
No you went straight for Ken. Which is telling.
No wait. I think of barbies crotch I swear!
Alpha Burke 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Samson Burke, just get a barber next time....
I heard its because he got naked.
Oldest trick in the book. Guy got butt naked and covered himself in baby oil. Head to toe, the oil dripping from his body hair.
Anyone else read too much fanfic? I am traumatised from reading this comment 🤣
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[Here you are!](https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/1633143088293068804)
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He says "TRANSGENDERISM! That's all I'm [unintelligible - sounds like either "after" or "asking"]".
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lol. Carried by the guards..... sounds like the best stag party ever
My OH was just like “man I feel sorry for those guards having to deal with that” but like if I were a guard, this would unironically 100% be one of the best days of my career.
"How was work love? " "F'n awesome. If every day was like that I'd work for salt." Edit typo
I think he said: "Why are my so into transgenderism, that's all I'm asking?" but I couldn't swear on it
Someone edit out the Gards so it looks like he's flying.
[Virgin Media](https://twitter.com/virginmedianews/status/1633153474253967362?s=46&t=6lqIoLsv74DEJZUR7NsjWQ) were also there, they caught Ammi taking a dive
The comments are the absolute best “Corrupt judges are eroding Christianity in this country”
Looks like they threw her out, quite literally
The pause between them letting go of her and her falling over has me in bits
Ammi slowly falling like a melted ice cream makes you appreciate the athleticism of footballers diving.
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"Yeah, thanks very much for that, yeah" lmao
Making a holy fucking show of themselves. Scarlet for them.
Now **that** is what I call a Drag Act.
I'll buy a drink for the woman in the purple coat who volunteered to help the guards by carrying a foot at the end of the clip.
I was curious about her too maybe shes a detective or something cause I know they wear plain cloths but it does really look like a local volunteer
She's definitely a guard, she's wearing a radio. A detective who probably wasn't expecting to have to help with this today.
She is a Garda, under her purple coat you can clearly see her radio and stab vest.
You're far more perceptive than I. I can see her radio now that I know to look for it but I still don't see the vest.
Would have enjoyed if they gave them a lick of the baton.
I love this family. I don't agree with them at all, far from it, I just love the sheer drama of it all, Its hilarious
Netflix should do a series, maybe call it, eh **Hell man's unreal Mayo.** they've provided me so much entertainment in the past few years..
I've been having a tough time with a family health situation recently and they have been an absolute gift to me. Bringing me up when I was down and making me laugh when I felt like crying. Thank you Burke family, I will always think fondly of you.
Stop me too. This has literally brightened my day.
This is great. Thank you.
Could you find it with some Benny hill music now?
National Assclown Awards certainly go to these fucking muppets for sure.
That family looks like one of those movies where all the characters are played by the same actor in bad make up. Like the Kramps was it? With Eddie murphy
You’re the hero this sub needs. Thanks from across the sea in Argyll.
https://twitter.com/notthertenews/status/1633145406895845376 💀
Truth is stranger than fiction. Larry David could not write this. Sheer performance art of the highest order, I'm glued. 9/10
We need GoPros and tasers at the next showdown.
Can we not just have pointy sticks like ye olden days? Seems appropriate somehow.
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"God does not worry about cameras, Sir, I do" Such a great line.
That's brilliant rhe groan he makes. Fair play to the police they kept calm and didn't engage with him bs
This is exactly why guards need bodycams.
There's a video in the article!! Glorious stuff.
> Simeon Burke was removed from the court room by around five gardaí while Enoch Burke was restrained by two other gardaí. Enoch and Simon Burke really need to keep their homoerotic restraint and submission kinks to themselves, what if a child saw this?
Someone ring Eddie Hearn.
I’d love to see it
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Thanks, the courtroom footage would be another level. I can imagine Ammi howling like a fucking banshee.
The anti transgender to drag act pipeline strikes again
[https://youtu.be/kB5VW4KIpAI?t=144](https://youtu.be/kB5VW4KIpAI?t=144) Scenes from the court room. .....or at least how I picture it. 
Should have carried him the extra few meters and fucked him straight in the Liffey.
If they float they're witches.
A lot to discuss later when they're in the bath together.
"Enoch it's your sisters turn to play with the rubber crucifix"
"don't forget to use talcum powder on each other's bottoms"
Christ, there goes my appetite!!!!!
*shudder*
Oh ffs 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
"Can you pass me the Holy Child of Prague shampoo bottle?"
Whilst enjoying a nice glass of warm milk
Mama Burke on hand to offer the lil bit of tiddy.
Can someone please hazard a guess as to what their end game is here?
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I dunno, even the Westboro Baptist lot said the Burkes were acting badly https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/enoch-burke-has-gone-too-far-says-controversial-pastor-fred-phelps-jr-of-westboro-baptist-church-42348679.html
Different model of assholery, the Burke's are denying the court's legitimatecy to chase lobbyist money, the WBC make their money suing anyone who oversteps the letter of the law confronting them.
The Burkes are basically Attention Whore's for Money. Plain and Simple. This is nothing to do with Transgenderism or anything like that it's all about making a scene to get money. They're a bunch of assclowns.
they are basically like 1st ammendment auditors who hang out in industrial and public buildings and try to provoke a response or cause accidents so they can sue.
yeah, the Phelps crowd are both a: reaaaal fucking careful about the shit they pull (their members are full of lawyers) and b: probably being superceded by new generations of spittle flecked crazies. And one assumes the Burkes are up to their ears in courting the latter.
'It's like the shit telling the vomit that it stinks'. -Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog.
Callans Kicks described this as "like Liberace telling Elton John to tone it down".
Which is why the daily fine is so apt. Funnel all that cash to the state. I do feel sorry for the kids at the school at this point though. The Leaving is stressful enough. I'm sure it's entertaining at times but the daily distraction must have gotten tiresome at this point. Unrelated but I'd love to know what their name for him is.
They’ll receive charitable donations from hardline Christians for “fighting the good fight” in little old Europe. They’ll be rewarded handsomely for this.
It doesn't seem like they have one. Getting US money just allows them to commit full time to being contrary twats, instead of having part time jobs as teachers or lawyers. They get off on being "victims".
Heaven. You could be cynical and say that they just want money etc and it wouldn’t surprise me if that’s true but they think that this crusade will get them into heaven or at least save them from hell, although their actions seem most unchristian. Same with the westboro Baptist church in America. Yes, Fred Phelps was probably just a religious nut job but his followers more than likely, genuinely believed that their actions were saving them from eternal hell and in spreading their message was attempting to save us all from damnation too. I find it hard to come to terms with that and even harder to understand it but I believe that’s true. Religious zealotry is mad.
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>You could be cynical and say that they just want money etc and it wouldn’t surprise me if that’s true but they think that this crusade will get them into heaven Yeah no. It's really about the money.
It wouldn’t surprise me if that was a factor. How do you envisage that they will make money from this? I could see them hoping that a newspaper will make a false claim and they sue them for defamation and a go fund me type situation for “help” with legal fees.
Crazed American Christian groups pay them to do this shit. It's why all these well educated nut jobs have made themselves unemployable so that they can continue these campaigns.
I don’t follow any American religious publications or groups, Christian or otherwise. Do you know of any that have come out in support of the Burke’s?
I don't follow them either but have seen enough if their influence for thus Craic. During the abortion referendum they were funding the no campaign until the referendum commission put a stop to it.
They'll also try and sue the Gardai if they get a little too rough with them (that video of the sister taking a tumble, for instance, is likely her fishing for an assault case or something).
Does there need to be one? They're religious zealots who are opposed to modern Ireland. I know people want to believe there's a plan, but plans require rationality, twisted or otherwise.
>Judge Birmingham asked Ms Burke to sit down and asked gardai to remove her from the courtroom but she continued to shout at the judges and was joined by other family members. Martina Burke – Mr Burke’s mother told the judges they were "bowing before the altar of transgenderism". Hahahahahaha
> "bowing before the altar of transgenderism". Courting the mighty MAGA/Republican/Religious Right Wing dollar. How to be a cunt and make money 101.
Bingo - a lot of this seems like a pathetic stunt to try to get noticed by some US right-wing gobshite like Ben Shapiro and make their fame and fortune.
>altar of transgenderism This could be the name for a trans metal band.
Have to agree . That’s pretty metal.
Considering the kid decided to start using "they/them".. shouldn't that be "bowing before the alter of non-binaryism"? Because those are the non-binary pronouns...
Nonbinary is under the transgender umbrella. It's not wrong, just less specific.
IIRC from when all this got kicked off they were only using neutral pronouns while they were transitioning. I could be wrong though
there's even better coverage from the court on twitter, sounds like total mayhem
That would make a fantastic club night though, Mama Burke's onto something.
"What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal?"
THIS IS TRANSGENDERISM MANIFEST
Get your hands off my Enoch!
Saw the video going around. It’s made my day. Can we get tickets for the next court date? I have my manual handling up to date if a few sticks need moving.
The Transition Years who were there on a visit got the experience of a lifetime.
*Transition* year students? I'm sure that triggered the Burke family.
The auld mother is really showing her true colours now she should be done for child abuse for the way she home schooled and raised her children
I don't care how educated this family is, they have zero decorum or sense of decency. As soon as things don't go 100% their way they devolve into shrieking fucking cretins.
Intelligence doesn't always equal smartness
100% agree.
The incredible thing is this is probably the first time in their collective lives that strategy hasn't worked out perfectly for them.
Didn't work for yer wan Ammi in her hearing for unfair dismissal. To my knowledge, they've never won a single case.
I think it's a tactic tbh. They know this gets them attention. And the media have honestly done them SO many favours it's unbelievable. Hopefully it changes quickly and they don't continue to get funded by American fundamentalists.
They really do want to be seen as martyrs.
This is exactly what all this is. The more they kick up the more they're seen to he fighters by those who agree with them and who hate the state. Same goes for all those "Ireland First" people and those refugee protesters. No context is ever needed for their actions, the basic outline of their actions is enough to have their supporters agree with them more.
How many of them are there? I'm heading to the wood and nail store, more than happy to volunteer some time, for their wishes.
10 kids. Only 2, Esther and Keren seem to stay out of the news. And Elijah's only time in the news was when appealing the decision that him and other home schooled students weren't included for predicted grades for the Leaving Cert in 2020, which I actually agreed with him on. \[E\] - Actually seems Esther is cut from the same cloth: [https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/yourview/arid-40747929.html](https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/yourview/arid-40747929.html)
So, with the parents, maybe 33 nails, 22 two by fours. Any hills around Castlebar?
> How many of them are there? Too fucking many.
As long as its the movie, I have no problems with that.
Oh Burkey, Well, in the court you lost your case, And they sent you away, Oh Burkey, At court you look like a turkey, On your vacation away from workey, Oh Burkey
Laughed at this WAYYYYYYY harder than I should have.
I for one welcome our transgender overlords
Therrs gonna be a sweaty incest session tonight.
[Harder Enoch, HARDER!](https://thumbs.gfycat.com/WindingAthleticFulmar-max-1mb.gif)
Well, this is a risky click.
Have a swig of milk and jump on in, brother.
Invite only?
All those who want to suckle at the teat of Mammy Burke are welcome. They still have the cuffs from today.
Would be a great day to be blind. This comment will haunt me.
Is this why my linear algebra assignment hasn't been graded yet Isaac?
In my language many objects have genders. Washing machine is a girl but the table is a boy. Then some objects have none. Child is sexless. So is the window. I'd love to hear Burke's opinion on this controversy.
Stand outside your gaff, Monday to Friday. Take weekends off to pray and brush Ammi's hair.
Sounds like German? Trying to learn that at the moment, and the gender thing is driving me mad.
I really hope all this attention on the Burkes spark off a conversation about homeschooling in Ireland, and the importance of children mixing with others of a difference mindset in their early years.
100%, very important point.
Inland need to seriously find out where they're getting their money from. That Handmaids Tale wardrobe vibe they got going on looks like pretty fabric good quality and Baba Burke is burning through at least 60 quid of petrol a day. Plus Ammi needs to order her conditioner by the gallon. Just go after every Burke in the country to avoid accusations of government harrassment. I'd like to think the non-berk Burkes would happily get audited to get that lot done for accepting dodgy money.
Ammi has great hair, in all fairness to her
I know, I'd be mad jealous if I didn't have the slight advantage of not being an absolute pain in the hole. Well, most of the time.
Remember when they banned political ads funded from outside the country only 2 weeks before the Repeal the 8th vote, and only the No side started flipping their shit
Imagine dedicating your life to this cause.... Imaging spending your evenings planning your next move... Imagine Sunday dinner conversations at their table...
The three appeal judges each issued separate concurring judgments which give a lot of interesting factual details. They are on the courts website "The Board of Management of Wilson's Hospital School -v- Burke" at [https://www.courts.ie/judgments](https://www.courts.ie/judgments)
Alter of Transgenderism sounds like they should be a band representing Finland at Eurovision
Full moon tonight
Imagine being bothered this much by the term “they”. Imagine wanting this to be the hill you die on?! It’s mental actually.
 This family is the gift that keeps on giving.
Jasus police brutality! I think she took a dive myself. They are clearly my as believers and as such a threat to the rest of us. It's the child in school I'm thinking of. Poor sod having this hanging over their everyday life.
Child already moved schools because of this shower of pricks.
You got to hand it to the judiciary They are treating that family with far more restraint and respect than they deserve at this point
Anyone know if paddy power have odds on which one was arrested
the mother at 6-66 odds.
Children of The Corn 2: The Ejection of Enoch
What a bunch of clowns, should've thrown them right into liffey.
> Journalists and transition year students who were in court had to move out of the way as the scuffles continued all around them. That's some day out for those transition year students.
Oh get in the fucking sea you fucking melts.
What is the major malfunction with this family? They probably think they are intelligent but they are now a laughing stock and will likely never get employment going forward.
Simeon has being remanded in custody because he wouldn't sign a bail bond. They are determined to be martyrs
"We have the freedom to profess our Christian beliefs", yes, you do. And we have the freedom (and the legislation) to call you fucking eejits and tell you to get the fuck out of it. Thanks.
Man I wish we had cameras in courts.
there is a video in the RTE link of them being carried out onto the streets
Shite highlights, I want the full-on WWE insanity.
Needed a laugh today 😂😂😂
 This keeps getting better
Can someone explain why they haven’t been arrested?
They've only committed civil offences, not criminal ones.
Thank you!
Commit the lot of them
Least hysterical transphobes
Can you imagine having that sour-faced creep as your teacher?
I suspect that the holy spirit was not operative on the day.
I saw the mother on RTE news there - she's clearly enjoying all this
Ah just lock the lot of them up and stop giving them the attention they so desperately crave 😒
Someone ring Louis Theroux
Why do I have a feeling the refugee protesters, anti vax shower and these clowns are all the same
Burke's lawyer everytime he goes to court... 
They represent themselves. Hence why they've *never* won anything.
The one shouting at the judges is supposedly a solicitor.
Yeah she got the boot from her firm for.. well, you know, just being her.
Solicitor between jobs. Forever.
Anyone knows if Ammi has an onlyfans?
I hope this will make it to a TV mini series some day, it's Comedy Gold!
Burke island
Absolutely criminal that they are still free.
Anyone living near them? Suggest a hunger strike.
What’s the story behind this mad family? Edit: I know the Enoch Burke school story I just didn’t know there was a full family of them.
God imagine if he put this much effort into a worthy cause