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Wednesday Dugout Discussion

20 April 2011 1494 comments
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Gameweek 33 is wrapped up tonight with two Premier League games; Chelsea host Birmingham, whilst Arsenal and Tottenham face each other in the North London derby. As always there’s plenty at stake, and as always the Dugout Discussion chatroom is open for business.

If you’re just getting in, here is all the team news…

Chelsea XI: Cech, Ferreira, David Luiz, Terry, Cole, Essien, Mikel, Lampard, Kalou, Drogba, Malouda

Birmingham XI: Foster, Carr, Johnson, Ridgewell, Parnaby, Larsson, Gardner, Ferguson, Fahey, Hleb, Jerome

So the headline news from the Bridge is that Chelsea leave their £50 million man on the pine in favour of Didier Drogba, and Paolo Ferreira replaces the injured Branislav Ivanovic.

Spurs XI: Gomes, Corluka, Gallas, Dawson, Assou-Ekotto, Huddlestone, Modric, Bale, Van der Vaart, Pavlyuchenko, Crouch

Arsenal XI: Szczesny, Sagna, Djourou, Koscielny, Clichy, Song, Walcott, Fabregas, Diaby, Nasri, Van Persie

The home side go with two up-top in Peter Crouch and Roman Pavlyuchenko, meaning fantasy star Rafael Van der Vaart is pushed out to the wing. For the visitors, Arsene Wenger welcomes back Bacary Sagna and hands Jack Wilshere a well-earned rest.

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  1. Boss Hogg
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Question two:

    Name the 15 players who are the only ones of their nationality (football nationality) to have played in the Premier League.

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    1. Shakey
      15 years, 6 months ago

      we did this yesterday

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      1. Boss Hogg
        15 years, 6 months ago

        Damn it!

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    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Solano, Valancia, Palacios.

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  2. JC
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Mighty nights football makes it even sweeter with a fairly good fpl score 🙂

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  3. applebonkers
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    15 years, 6 months ago

    playing dawson or simpson was such a horrible decision. i'll actually be happy if dawson gets 0 now

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    1. njfsdkffslkf
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Its like week 38 all over again here. Stupid rooney instead of Drogba.

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      1. applebonkers
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        15 years, 6 months ago

        blame torres. at least vdv scored for little consolation

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        1. njfsdkffslkf
          15 years, 6 months ago

          Yep. Drogba and Zogbia would have been tree digit epic this week...hard not to knee jerk

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          1. applebonkers
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            15 years, 6 months ago

            no point knee jerking, it's gone now

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  4. bmb100
    15 years, 6 months ago

    What a f***ing half of football!!! Brilliant!

    Add to that Walcott, RVP(C), Drogba 😀

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  5. Red_Devil_
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Hopefully lamps is drinking goal juice at HT.

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  6. Boss Hogg
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Repost:
    Name the 15 players who are the only ones of their nationality (football nationality) to have played in the Premier League.

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    1. Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
      15 years, 6 months ago

      santa cruz on that list?

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      1. Boss Hogg
        15 years, 6 months ago

        No chance. Loads of Paraguayians.

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      2. Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
        15 years, 6 months ago

        Who's that one striker that played for chelsea but now is in Germany somewhere

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        1. big oak
          15 years, 6 months ago

          pizzaro "perou"

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    2. Alan The Llama
      15 years, 6 months ago

      wanchope? Karembeau (French Caledonia)?

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      1. Boss Hogg
        15 years, 6 months ago

        Mauricio Solis of Derby County was also Costa Rican.

        Karembeau counts as French for the purposes of this question.

        Acutally, there may well be more than 15...

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      2. Alan The Llama
        15 years, 6 months ago

        scratch Karembeau,I missed "(football nationality)"

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    3. Transient Anus
      15 years, 6 months ago

      momo sissouko? ryan nelsen?

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    4. Viper
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Ali al Habsi

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      1. Boss Hogg
        15 years, 6 months ago

        Ding! Correct

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    5. Transient Anus
      15 years, 6 months ago

      kenweyne jones?

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    6. big oak
      15 years, 6 months ago

      u mean 14 players

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      1. doctor proctor
        15 years, 6 months ago

        eider gudjonsen -iceland

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        1. big oak
          15 years, 6 months ago

          no there was a reading player gunnarson i think from iceland

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          1. Cheggers
            15 years, 6 months ago

            Steinsson. Theres been loads of Icelandic footballers in the prem

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    7. A-Team
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Dwight Yorke?

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      1. A-Team
        15 years, 6 months ago

        No, forgot about Kenweyne ^

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      2. doctor proctor
        15 years, 6 months ago

        park for utd

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        1. DublinDude
          15 years, 6 months ago

          chung yung lee

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          1. Boss Hogg
            15 years, 6 months ago

            No North Korean yet though...

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    8. big oak
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Manucho (Angola), Alexander Hleb (Belarus), Jaime Moreno (Bolivia), Muhamed Konjic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Pedro Pele (Cape Verde), Christopher Samba (Congo), Mart Poom (Estonia), Daniel Cousin (Gabon), Jason Roberts (Grenada), Tomas Danilevicius (Lithuania), Ruel Fox (Montserrat), Ali Al Habsi (Oman), Zesh Rehman (Pakistan), Collins Mbesuma (Zambia)

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      1. Boss Hogg
        15 years, 6 months ago

        Out of date list that one.

        Manucho,
        Pele,
        Poom,
        Cousin,
        Danilevicius,
        Fox,
        Al Habsi,
        Rehman,
        Mbesuma

        9 points!

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        1. Boss Hogg
          15 years, 6 months ago

          5 to get.

          There are actually 14 in total.

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        2. big oak
          15 years, 6 months ago

          u have to admit that its a good effort though

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          1. Boss Hogg
            15 years, 6 months ago

            If that was done without the aid of the internet I will personally give you 10 billion dollars. 😉

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            1. Boss Hogg
              15 years, 6 months ago

              One current and one former Sunderland player...

              One former Sheff Utd and Palace player...

              One former West Brom player...

              And one former Man City player...

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            2. big oak
              15 years, 6 months ago

              i wonder where u got this question from:
              sami al jaber (saudi arabia) does the championship count? he payed money to warm the wolves bench couple of years ago

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              1. Boss Hogg
                15 years, 6 months ago

                It's one of Cletus's tie-breakers from the Hazzard County Monday night quiz league.

                No points for Jabba!

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                1. big oak
                  15 years, 6 months ago

                  sessengon

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                  1. big oak
                    15 years, 6 months ago

                    mwarimwari

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                  2. Boss Hogg
                    15 years, 6 months ago

                    DING!

                    10 points... 4 to go.

                    I don't think any of the other 4 were actually born in the countries they represent!

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                  3. Boss Hogg
                    15 years, 6 months ago

                    (That's a point for Sessengnon, not Benjani)

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                2. big oak
                  15 years, 6 months ago

                  i give up switching to watch the barca players trying to win the oscars

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                  1. Boss Hogg
                    15 years, 6 months ago

                    the final four are....

                    Lorik Cana (Albania)
                    Michele Leigertwood (Antigua)
                    Gunnar Nielson (Faroes)
                    Shelton Martis (Dutch Antilles)

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  7. Syd.
    15 years, 6 months ago

    It's a rather exciting night of soccer gents 🙂

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    1. joinho
      15 years, 6 months ago

      football

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    2. Dan - We want our Trophy ba…
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Yes seeing some Good Offense. Way da Hustle!

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  8. Steveo444
    15 years, 6 months ago

    HOW THE F*CK did people know to captain Drogba this gameweek? He is not even guaranteed a starting place.

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    1. Dai Chicken Pie
      15 years, 6 months ago

      he was looking really good again, it was a slight gamble

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      1. Steveo444
        15 years, 6 months ago

        Big gamble imo. Paid off big time for the leaders of a league i'm in 🙁

        Great management i suppose 🙁

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    2. $hahriyar
      15 years, 6 months ago

      They saw Torres play.....

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    3. joinho
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Just made sense really

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    4. Qubit
      15 years, 6 months ago

      mainly its those who needed to gamble, gambled and its paid off. To be fair i thought he was looking better again, but I already had lamps (unfortunately) and couldnt justify bringing him in.

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    5. Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Wanted to captain a Chelsea player based on fixtures..Don't rate Fat Frank, Torres has been rubbish, and Kalou was too much of a gamble.

      Drogba's goal vs United in CL again proved how world-class he is.

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  9. Be
    15 years, 6 months ago

    I thought tonight could be good or bad for me, didnt realise how bad, come on fat frank need a couple of goals!! anyone know how he`s playing?

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    1. The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
      15 years, 6 months ago

      youre on 97! stop bitching.

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      1. Be
        15 years, 6 months ago

        yeah but Im goona slip down my league...

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        1. In Like Flynn.
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          15 years, 6 months ago

          This may not be the site to look for sympathy when scoring 100+.

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  10. Voronin
    15 years, 6 months ago

    That was a pen. Classic where it would have been a free kick anywhere else on the pitch.

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  11. $hahriyar
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Real v Barca just getting dirtier by the minute, sticking to Spurs vs Arsenal for sure!

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  12. Cooper123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Repost from last page.

    Just got in, sounds like a cracking game. Since there’s no MOTD (I’m guessing), does anyone know if the highlights will be on tv at any point?

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  13. Spoiler
    15 years, 6 months ago

    god if carlo started torres i would be swimming in points. bloody drogba.

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  14. Gnu
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    15 years, 6 months ago

    Take on Q1.
    Name the Scottish player with a Champions league winners medal won playing for a non-British team?

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    1. applebonkers
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      15 years, 6 months ago

      paul lambert dortmund

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    2. Alan The Llama
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Lambert

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      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        15 years, 6 months ago

        A tie, too easy guys?

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    3. Pop Ooh Yeah ★x8
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Paul Lambert?

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    4. Dan - We want our Trophy ba…
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Paul Lambert.

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    5. Voronin
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Lambert & Butler.

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    6. ...---...
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Hot Shot Hamish.

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  15. Retro
    15 years, 6 months ago

    What do you all have against the Fabregas assist?? (never mind what actually happened - I'm sure no one's interested in truth and justice.)

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  16. Jairzinho
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    15 years, 6 months ago

    Full England international players born outside of England?
    http://www.sporcle.com/games/eddyhealey/foreign-born-england-international-footballers

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  17. PlayPercentage
    15 years, 6 months ago

    How is Fat Frank playing? Is he getting any shots in?
    TalkSport have Stan Collymore shouting his co-commentator down at the North London derby.

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    1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
      15 years, 6 months ago

      well, lots of shots, important tackles. on for bonii at least

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      1. HST
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        15 years, 6 months ago

        Spoken like you have your (c) tinted glasses on RBJ, I hope your right though.

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  18. Jax
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Am I missing something or did I not see WALCOTT pass the ball to RVP and NOT fabregas???

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    1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Thats a mistake but walcott passed it to rvp, he missed n then scored off rebound so assist could go to no-one

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    2. HST
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Think about what happened between the cross and the goal.

      NO ASSIST!

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    3. SuperDorrans
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Oh my days! If it wasn't his assist it will get changed. F*ck me!

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  19. The ghost of a Pug's g…
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone else's head hurting from tonights fixtures?

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  20. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    15 years, 6 months ago

    What a half. Why is Cesc being credited with 2nd assist ? I have him but no chance in hell that was his assist

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    1. Jax
      15 years, 6 months ago

      exactly.

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  21. $hahriyar
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Really need 6 or 7 more points from Drogba.

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    1. Qubit
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Im sure you'll get it. But dont be too greedy eh? 😛

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      1. $hahriyar
        15 years, 6 months ago

        He will definitely be taken off so hopefully before that.

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  22. Boom!!!
    15 years, 6 months ago

    bale subbed off at ht!

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  23. Syd.
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Just bet that there will be no more goals scored in the 2nd half..

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    1. Screaming Midget
      15 years, 6 months ago

      I said the same thing to my mate.

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    2. Kings of Lyon ★
      15 years, 6 months ago

      50 quid there is;)

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    3. doctor proctor
      15 years, 6 months ago

      odds?

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  24. Syd.
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Bale off injured

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  25. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Two subs at half time should mean VdV gets to play a full game

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  26. $hahriyar
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Song= keeping silly meaningless fouls alive since 2006

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  27. Voronin
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Djourou should be off for wiping out Modric twice.

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  28. Cashnex
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Haha, Ray Wilkins with his stay on your feet again.

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  29. The Stock
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Real Madrid weak link to be dealt with if they want to compete: Sami Khedeira.

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    1. HST
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      15 years, 6 months ago

      +1

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  30. denial
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    15 years, 6 months ago

    Modric is getting hacked to f out there.

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      15 years, 6 months ago

      Now I am sad. 😉

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