Beneath was a Victoria’s Secret catalog, and the Rolling Stone with Demi Moore naked on the cover. […] […] She told him her Victoria’s Secret things were in the bottom drawer, to save him the trouble of searching for them.

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Oh no! Not a shithead! What's next fucknugget? You two are mature! Try being more creative next time.

In Matthew's Q-source, this short sentence may have been introduced by the strong adversative conjunction, but (alla).