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Lucasy Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Wedding Events or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bungles

Lucas

Who am I, you ask? Well who are you to ask? Scram! Also updates on my life. (That are interesting.)

Lucasy Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Wedding Events or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bungles

Lucasy Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Wedding Events or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bungles

Lucas Necessary

Reading Time: 6 minutesThe comedy of my wedding.

Welcome Vicca Ariadne Necessary

Welcome Vicca Ariadne Necessary

Lucas Necessary

Reading Time: 2 minutesVictory most holy has arrived in the world.

Site Update: Proofreading and More

Site Update: Proofreading and More

Lucas Necessary

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s amazing how exciting boring things can be.

The Importance of Study and Prayer Partners; a Life Update

The Importance of Study and Prayer Partners; a Life Update

Lucas Necessary

Reading Time: 3 minutesOh, Lucas. What an idiot! (Plus a good poem!)

Lucas Necessary Babylon Bee
Published by the Babylon Bee

Published by the Babylon Bee

Lucas Necessary

Reading Time: 2 minutesI removed an old Willy Wonkish post from the site for a reason. My first idea to make it big! Wowzers! Click on the picture: My friend—well, that’s what I call her—Sarah Eustace Lefore, herself very hot, however, reminded me of the following: I always like it when attractive people remind me of my proper place in this mating game. Yet I feel compelled to quote myself: Anyway, 4 hours…

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Stuck on a Communist Isle

Stuck on a Communist Isle

Reading Time: 2 minutesAn update on life as it moves along. A video of swimming, and a picture of some of my progress in enhancing my own life-support machine for my brain.

Ask Me

Ask Me

Lucas Necessary

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUse this page to ask me anything in an open-forum setting through the comment box below. Or, if you’d prefer, you can contact me privately. With love, always, —Luke

CT scan of deformed septum and hypertrophic turbinates
Rated R and 5 Stars: Septoplasty and More

Rated R and 5 Stars: Septoplasty and More

Lucas Necessary

Reading Time: 10 minutesIf you’re considering surgery on your schnozz, boy do I have a show for you! Videos may be the most helpful, but I hope this assists you in making your decision.

Scary Announcement from the Flight Deck

Scary Announcement from the Flight Deck

Lucas Necessary

Reading Time: < 1 minuteI was trying to film some bad turbulence when the pilots made this terrifying announcement. At first I thought…well, it wasn’t good. —BQ

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