Archive for the 'April 2009'

readme: Oh good, it’s still April, so...
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Now Playing: Dim Tim and the Vortex of Doom. ...
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Incidentally, if you spend your life...
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Monkey do. Dear Word Detective: What is a...
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Of course, back then we actually had railroads. ...
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