Fred Phelps is coming to my town

MG1962 · 17th August 2011, 05:25 PM

Thats right - He is coming this Friday to protest at the funeral service of one of those boys killed in that chopper crash the other week.

I will be attending so I'm interested if there are any personal messages of encouragement or otherwise you would like passed on to the this fine upstanding American?

fuelair · 17th August 2011, 05:40 PM

A large diameter post administered per anum would be my suggestion . It should have the words "Darwin forever, fundies never! Go Gays!!" woodburned into it by a consortium
of Greek Sailors (Thanks, and a tip of the fuelair hat to the author of The Greek Sailor and a number of it's reviewers).

marplots · 17th August 2011, 05:56 PM

Tell him he's doing a great job and that we atheists thank him.

MG1962 · 17th August 2011, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by fuelair

A large diameter post administered per anum would be my suggestion . It should have the words "Darwin forever, fundies never! Go Gays!!" woodburned into it by a consortium
of Greek Sailors (Thanks, and a tip of the fuelair hat to the author of The Greek Sailor and a number of it's reviewers).

nasty....creative, but definately nasty lol

MG1962 · 17th August 2011, 06:15 PM

Originally Posted by marplots

Tell him he's doing a great job and that we atheists thank him.

Its funny, he is all over gays, but seems to leave atheists alone

Mister Earl · 17th August 2011, 06:19 PM

My suggestion: Put together a flash mob. Have half show up as trekkies, the other half as star wars fans. Get them to argue and be vocal. Basically, the idea is to draw attention away from the phelpsers. The worst thing you can do to those people is upstage them and cause them to be ignored and forgotten.

Complexity · 17th August 2011, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by MG1962

Its funny, he is all over gays, but seems to leave atheists alone

That doesn't mean we should leave him alone.

I have to admit that I am torn between utterly ignoring him or having parties and counter-protests that drown him out.

What ever you don't do - don't attack him or his critters - they make their livings by suing people that they can incite to attack.

Horrible, evil creatures. More evidence that there is no god.

IMST · 17th August 2011, 06:40 PM

Make one of these:

DC · 17th August 2011, 06:41 PM

lucky you, you can watch a real life troll

Bill Thompson · 17th August 2011, 06:50 PM

Ca-ching. it is all about the Benjamins. No exposure in the media is bad exposure for a preacher or a tv star who can get a bigger audience.

There is a chance he does not believe himself and is only looking for a book deal or get paid to go on a tour.

Putting food on the table and paying the bills is a motavating factor.

ParrotPirate · 17th August 2011, 06:50 PM

I think the whole Phelps problem could be solved by giving the honor guard a couple of live rounds each.

MG1962 · 17th August 2011, 07:03 PM

Originally Posted by Complexity

That doesn't mean we should leave him alone.

I have to admit that I am torn between utterly ignoring him or having parties and counter-protests that drown him out.

What ever you don't do - don't attack him or his critters - they make their livings by suing people that they can incite to attack.

Horrible, evil creatures. More evidence that there is no god.

I totally agree with you - all kidding aside I am going just to get between him and those paying their respects. I have been cautioning everyone I speak to. No matter what happens, dont physically react.

The town is pretty fired up about this, but I hope cool heads will prevail. The Freedom riders are going to be there and they've had a lot of experience with this sort of situation. With luck the town will take its lead from their actions

Complexity · 17th August 2011, 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by MG1962

I totally agree with you - all kidding aside I am going just to get between him and those paying their respects. I have been cautioning everyone I speak to. No matter what happens, dont physically react.

The town is pretty fired up about this, but I hope cool heads will prevail. The Freedom riders are going to be there and they've had a lot of experience with this sort of situation. With luck the town will take its lead from their actions

He wants to ruin the day for people.

Pay your respects, enjoy the company of each other, cover up the foul stench of the Phelps clan with some joy and fellowship, and shun the bastards.

ehcks · 17th August 2011, 08:21 PM

Don't feed the trolls.

Get a big curtain, and block off the side his group is standing on. Then do nothing else about him.

Lowpro · 17th August 2011, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by ehcks

Don't feed the trolls.

Get a big curtain, and block off the side his group is standing on. Then do nothing else about him.

And in front of that curtain have a midget mexican mariachi band play ever-louder to swamp Phelp's loudspeaker.

bikerdruid · 17th August 2011, 08:28 PM

you could flatten their tires....

BStrong · 17th August 2011, 08:31 PM

My guys will be there

http://www.patriotguard.org/

I've seen them up close in action - my .02 is that their intention is to provoke a violent reaction from the public in order sue.

Let the PGR take care of them.

The Central Scrutinizer · 17th August 2011, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by Mister Earl

My suggestion: Put together a flash mob. Have half show up as trekkies, the other half as star wars fans. Get them to argue and be vocal. Basically, the idea is to draw attention away from the phelpsers. The worst thing you can do to those people is upstage them and cause them to be ignored and forgotten.

No, the worst thing you can do to them is stay home.

MG1962 · 17th August 2011, 08:48 PM

Originally Posted by BStrong

My guys will be there

http://www.patriotguard.org/

I've seen them up close in action - my .02 is that their intention is to provoke a violent reaction from the public in order sue.

Let the PGR take care of them.

Sorry I called you guys the Freedom Riders. My bad

I have seen your organisation in action under far less controversial circumstances. Very impressive.

Complexity · 17th August 2011, 09:00 PM

Originally Posted by ehcks

Don't feed the trolls.

Get a big curtain, and block off the side his group is standing on. Then do nothing else about him.

Or a bunch of helium balloons (even though we are running short of it), though I'm having trouble imagining rafts of balloons that fit into the funeral scene well...

Isn't there a bridge we can stick him under?

steve s · 17th August 2011, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by MG1962

Its funny, he is all over gays, but seems to leave atheists alone

That's because he's not a closeted atheist.

Steve S

Craig4 · 17th August 2011, 09:12 PM

While waiting for weather to clear in the Newark airport once I came up with a solution. I was in a bar near a gate where a large number Asian male prostitutes and Puerto Rican street queens were going to board a flight. I'm not sure where they were going but I assume it was a somewhere in desperate need of more Asian male prostitutes and Puerto Rican street queens. After probably having one too many drinks I came up with the idea of paying this people to stalk Fred Phelps. If he stops protesting funerals then he'll stop hearing "hey baby I got what you want right here" every time he goes to check his mail.

Hokulele · 18th August 2011, 02:22 AM

I have reposted this before, but this is my favorite response to the Phelps nonsense.

Originally Posted by ThatSoundAgain

I heard of a cool counter-protest once. Basically, you'd get people to pledge donations to a cause the Phelps were protesting (in this case, a local GLBT advocacy org). This pledge would work by the clock, meaning that individuals would pledge to donate a specific amount per hour the Phelps protest lasted.

The centerpiece of the counterprotest on site would be this huge counter thing showing the amount made so far, displayed so it would be easily readable by both the bigots and any cameras around.

I guess the rest of the counterprotest would just be people pointing and laughing.

Whatever you do, if you go there, have a good time and don't get angry. Do something fun or silly, preferably something you enjoy and they condemn. Wear mixed fiber drag, eat shellfish, have a beer. Arrange a gender-bender squaredance.

Mister Agenda · 18th August 2011, 11:48 AM

What Scrut said. This guy came to my area, and we were going to do a counter-protest, but the local preachers were ahead of us: they were ignored, the media didn't show up, and they haven't been back since.

godless dave · 18th August 2011, 11:50 AM

I was going to suggest what Hokule just posted.

Charlie Monoxide · 18th August 2011, 01:36 PM

Isn't his MO to get people so upset that they assault him or any of his minions?

Then he sues the crap out of the assaulters.

I would suggest, keep away from him and just ignore him.

Charlie (Phelps = Pacific Heights movie) Monoxide

Dr. Keith · 18th August 2011, 01:55 PM

Originally Posted by steve s

That's because he's not a closeted atheist.

Steve S

nommed.

steve s · 18th August 2011, 04:54 PM

Grazie. My first nom.

Steve S

Macgyver1968 · 18th August 2011, 05:18 PM

Paint ball gun loaded with paintballs filled with liquified feces and skunk scent essence.

IMST · 18th August 2011, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by Macgyver1968

Paint ball gun loaded with paintballs filled with liquified feces and skunk scent essence.

They fund their church by suing people that take action like this.

Astrodude · 18th August 2011, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by IMST

They fund their church by suing people that take action like this.

Yeah, but some people might be able to sue them for defamation of character sometime.

The best thing to do is to ignore them. If God were to exist, I'm sure he'd hate attention-whore-mongering.

The Central Scrutinizer · 18th August 2011, 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by IMST

They fund their church by suing people that take action like this.

A common misconception. Sure, they've won a few suits, a few thousand here and there, but not nearly enough to fund the expenses of this place. It mostly comes from the majority of them having jobs, several of them as attorneys.

korenyx · 18th August 2011, 07:25 PM

In Wichita the media has stopped covering and/or talking about Phelps. When they show a military funeral they focus on the Patriot Guard and the people lining the streets.
Just get as many people as you can to ignore Phelps and everything will be fine. Maybe donate to a local AIDS group in his name.

korenyx · 18th August 2011, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by The Central Scrutinizer

A common misconception. Sure, they've won a few suits, a few thousand here and there, but not nearly enough to fund the expenses of this place. It mostly comes from the majority of them having jobs, several of them as attorneys.

Some of them work for the state of Kansas.

L.Y.S. · 18th August 2011, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by imst

make one of these:
http://forums.randi.org/imagehosting...c6daca580f.jpg

imst you copy cat! I had this as my post picture first!!! By the way, I'm sure that Fred Phelps is either a closet gay or was brutally raped as a boy. He really needs to talk to a psychologist and get some help.

Bill Thompson · 18th August 2011, 07:27 PM

Originally Posted by MG1962

Thats right - He is coming this Friday to protest at the funeral service of one of those boys killed in that chopper crash the other week.

I will be attending so I'm interested if there are any personal messages of encouragement or otherwise you would like passed on to the this fine upstanding American?

Can it be secretly canceled or delayed? Seriously, I would. And I would hire some Chippendale dancers to go out and perform for them.

Why hasn't anyone else thought of this?

Riddicule them a few times and see how that goes down.

quarky · 18th August 2011, 08:29 PM

I see us already sinking to his level.
Pity.

but, wtf.

May as well have some fun.

Verde · 18th August 2011, 08:50 PM

Originally Posted by Complexity

I have to admit that I am torn between utterly ignoring him or having parties and counter-protests that drown him out.

False dichotomy.

Completely ignore him and his cronies, AND have a great party to celebrate the lives of our fallen warriors.

V.

IMST · 18th August 2011, 10:38 PM

Originally Posted by Gaius

imst you copy cat! I had this as my post picture first!!! By the way, I'm sure that Fred Phelps is either a closet gay or was brutally raped as a boy. He really needs to talk to a psychologist and get some help.

Heh. Hadn't noticed. When I get to work tomorrow I'll switch it to Frothy Mix with the ice cream cone.

The Central Scrutinizer · 19th August 2011, 07:37 AM

Originally Posted by korenyx

Some of them work for the state of Kansas.

Yep.

17th August 2011, 05:25 PM	#1
MG1962 Guest Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kansas (Australia) Posts: 14,750	Fred Phelps is coming to my town Thats right - He is coming this Friday to protest at the funeral service of one of those boys killed in that chopper crash the other week. I will be attending so I'm interested if there are any personal messages of encouragement or otherwise you would like passed on to the this fine upstanding American?

17th August 2011, 05:40 PM	#2
fuelair Cythraul Enfys Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 28,911	A large diameter post administered per anum would be my suggestion . It should have the words "Darwin forever, fundies never! Go Gays!!" woodburned into it by a consortium of Greek Sailors (Thanks, and a tip of the fuelair hat to the author of The Greek Sailor and a number of it's reviewers).
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17th August 2011, 05:56 PM	#3
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17th August 2011, 06:19 PM	#7
Complexity The Woo Whisperer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 9,263	Originally Posted by MG1962 Its funny, he is all over gays, but seems to leave atheists alone That doesn't mean we should leave him alone. I have to admit that I am torn between utterly ignoring him or having parties and counter-protests that drown him out. What ever you don't do - don't attack him or his critters - they make their livings by suing people that they can incite to attack. Horrible, evil creatures. More evidence that there is no god.
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17th August 2011, 06:14 PM	#4
MG1962 Guest Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kansas (Australia) Posts: 14,750	Originally Posted by fuelair A large diameter post administered per anum would be my suggestion . It should have the words "Darwin forever, fundies never! Go Gays!!" woodburned into it by a consortium of Greek Sailors (Thanks, and a tip of the fuelair hat to the author of The Greek Sailor and a number of it's reviewers). nasty....creative, but definately nasty lol

17th August 2011, 06:15 PM	#5
MG1962 Guest Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kansas (Australia) Posts: 14,750	Originally Posted by marplots Tell him he's doing a great job and that we atheists thank him. Its funny, he is all over gays, but seems to leave atheists alone

17th August 2011, 06:19 PM	#6
Mister Earl Master Poster Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,132	My suggestion: Put together a flash mob. Have half show up as trekkies, the other half as star wars fans. Get them to argue and be vocal. Basically, the idea is to draw attention away from the phelpsers. The worst thing you can do to those people is upstage them and cause them to be ignored and forgotten.

17th August 2011, 06:41 PM	#9
DC dedicated aphilatelist Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Switzerland Posts: 21,646	lucky you, you can watch a real life troll
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17th August 2011, 06:50 PM	#10
Bill Thompson Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Redmond, Washington Posts: 6,176	Ca-ching. it is all about the Benjamins. No exposure in the media is bad exposure for a preacher or a tv star who can get a bigger audience. There is a chance he does not believe himself and is only looking for a book deal or get paid to go on a tour. Putting food on the table and paying the bills is a motavating factor.

17th August 2011, 06:50 PM	#11
ParrotPirate Graduate Poster Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Here,now Posts: 1,540	I think the whole Phelps problem could be solved by giving the honor guard a couple of live rounds each.

17th August 2011, 07:03 PM	#12
MG1962 Guest Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kansas (Australia) Posts: 14,750	Originally Posted by Complexity That doesn't mean we should leave him alone. I have to admit that I am torn between utterly ignoring him or having parties and counter-protests that drown him out. What ever you don't do - don't attack him or his critters - they make their livings by suing people that they can incite to attack. Horrible, evil creatures. More evidence that there is no god. I totally agree with you - all kidding aside I am going just to get between him and those paying their respects. I have been cautioning everyone I speak to. No matter what happens, dont physically react. The town is pretty fired up about this, but I hope cool heads will prevail. The Freedom riders are going to be there and they've had a lot of experience with this sort of situation. With luck the town will take its lead from their actions

17th August 2011, 07:56 PM	#13
Complexity The Woo Whisperer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 9,263	Originally Posted by MG1962 I totally agree with you - all kidding aside I am going just to get between him and those paying their respects. I have been cautioning everyone I speak to. No matter what happens, dont physically react. The town is pretty fired up about this, but I hope cool heads will prevail. The Freedom riders are going to be there and they've had a lot of experience with this sort of situation. With luck the town will take its lead from their actions He wants to ruin the day for people. Pay your respects, enjoy the company of each other, cover up the foul stench of the Phelps clan with some joy and fellowship, and shun the bastards.
	__________________ "It is a great nuisance that knowledge can only be acquired by hard work." - W. Somerset Maugham "Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible; thought is merciless to privilege, established intuititions, and comfortable habit. Thought looks into the pit of hell and is not afraid. Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world, and the chief glory of man." - Bertrand Russell

17th August 2011, 08:21 PM	#14
ehcks Graduate Poster Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,691	Don't feed the trolls. Get a big curtain, and block off the side his group is standing on. Then do nothing else about him.
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17th August 2011, 08:23 PM	#15
Lowpro Illuminator Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 4,520	Originally Posted by ehcks Don't feed the trolls. Get a big curtain, and block off the side his group is standing on. Then do nothing else about him. And in front of that curtain have a midget mexican mariachi band play ever-louder to swamp Phelp's loudspeaker.
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BStrong Illuminator Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: California Posts: 3,798	My guys will be there http://www.patriotguard.org/ I've seen them up close in action - my .02 is that their intention is to provoke a violent reaction from the public in order sue. Let the PGR take care of them.

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The Central Scrutinizer Penultimate Amazing Pither Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The White Zone Posts: 42,266	Originally Posted by Mister Earl My suggestion: Put together a flash mob. Have half show up as trekkies, the other half as star wars fans. Get them to argue and be vocal. Basically, the idea is to draw attention away from the phelpsers. The worst thing you can do to those people is upstage them and cause them to be ignored and forgotten. No, the worst thing you can do to them is stay home.
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17th August 2011, 08:48 PM	#19
MG1962 Guest Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kansas (Australia) Posts: 14,750	Originally Posted by BStrong My guys will be there http://www.patriotguard.org/ I've seen them up close in action - my .02 is that their intention is to provoke a violent reaction from the public in order sue. Let the PGR take care of them. Sorry I called you guys the Freedom Riders. My bad I have seen your organisation in action under far less controversial circumstances. Very impressive.

17th August 2011, 09:00 PM	#20
Complexity The Woo Whisperer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 9,263	Originally Posted by ehcks Don't feed the trolls. Get a big curtain, and block off the side his group is standing on. Then do nothing else about him. Or a bunch of helium balloons (even though we are running short of it), though I'm having trouble imagining rafts of balloons that fit into the funeral scene well... Isn't there a bridge we can stick him under?
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17th August 2011, 09:10 PM	#21
steve s Illuminator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,661	Originally Posted by MG1962 Its funny, he is all over gays, but seems to leave atheists alone That's because he's not a closeted atheist. Steve S
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17th August 2011, 09:12 PM	#22
Craig4 Philosopher Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 5,363	While waiting for weather to clear in the Newark airport once I came up with a solution. I was in a bar near a gate where a large number Asian male prostitutes and Puerto Rican street queens were going to board a flight. I'm not sure where they were going but I assume it was a somewhere in desperate need of more Asian male prostitutes and Puerto Rican street queens. After probably having one too many drinks I came up with the idea of paying this people to stalk Fred Phelps. If he stops protesting funerals then he'll stop hearing "hey baby I got what you want right here" every time he goes to check his mail.
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18th August 2011, 02:22 AM	#23
Hokulele Official Nemesis Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Trying to decide whether to set defenses against an army, or against mole rats. Posts: 27,265	I have reposted this before, but this is my favorite response to the Phelps nonsense. Originally Posted by ThatSoundAgain I heard of a cool counter-protest once. Basically, you'd get people to pledge donations to a cause the Phelps were protesting (in this case, a local GLBT advocacy org). This pledge would work by the clock, meaning that individuals would pledge to donate a specific amount per hour the Phelps protest lasted. The centerpiece of the counterprotest on site would be this huge counter thing showing the amount made so far, displayed so it would be easily readable by both the bigots and any cameras around. I guess the rest of the counterprotest would just be people pointing and laughing. Whatever you do, if you go there, have a good time and don't get angry. Do something fun or silly, preferably something you enjoy and they condemn. Wear mixed fiber drag, eat shellfish, have a beer. Arrange a gender-bender squaredance.
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18th August 2011, 11:48 AM	#24
Mister Agenda Master Poster Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 2,619	What Scrut said. This guy came to my area, and we were going to do a counter-protest, but the local preachers were ahead of us: they were ignored, the media didn't show up, and they haven't been back since.

18th August 2011, 11:50 AM	#25
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Charlie Monoxide Wag Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London, Ontario Posts: 2,761	Isn't his MO to get people so upset that they assault him or any of his minions? Then he sues the crap out of the assaulters. I would suggest, keep away from him and just ignore him. Charlie (Phelps = Pacific Heights movie) Monoxide
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IMST If Charlie Parker Was a Gunslinger, There'd Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 6,128	Originally Posted by Macgyver1968 Paint ball gun loaded with paintballs filled with liquified feces and skunk scent essence. They fund their church by suing people that take action like this.
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18th August 2011, 07:09 PM	#31
Astrodude Critical Thinker Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: University of Rhode Island Posts: 360	Originally Posted by IMST They fund their church by suing people that take action like this. Yeah, but some people might be able to sue them for defamation of character sometime. The best thing to do is to ignore them. If God were to exist, I'm sure he'd hate attention-whore-mongering.

18th August 2011, 07:21 PM	#32
The Central Scrutinizer Penultimate Amazing Pither Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The White Zone Posts: 42,266	Originally Posted by IMST They fund their church by suing people that take action like this. A common misconception. Sure, they've won a few suits, a few thousand here and there, but not nearly enough to fund the expenses of this place. It mostly comes from the majority of them having jobs, several of them as attorneys.
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18th August 2011, 07:25 PM	#33
korenyx Muse Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: 19th Century Kansas Posts: 827	In Wichita the media has stopped covering and/or talking about Phelps. When they show a military funeral they focus on the Patriot Guard and the people lining the streets. Just get as many people as you can to ignore Phelps and everything will be fine. Maybe donate to a local AIDS group in his name.
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18th August 2011, 07:26 PM	#34
korenyx Muse Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: 19th Century Kansas Posts: 827	Originally Posted by The Central Scrutinizer A common misconception. Sure, they've won a few suits, a few thousand here and there, but not nearly enough to fund the expenses of this place. It mostly comes from the majority of them having jobs, several of them as attorneys. Some of them work for the state of Kansas.

18th August 2011, 07:26 PM	#35
L.Y.S. Master Poster Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,511	Originally Posted by imst make one of these: http://forums.randi.org/imagehosting...c6daca580f.jpg imst you copy cat! I had this as my post picture first!!! By the way, I'm sure that Fred Phelps is either a closet gay or was brutally raped as a boy. He really needs to talk to a psychologist and get some help.
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