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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 04:40 PM
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So what's wrong with fanny packs?
I just looked over and saw mine hanging from the piano and I thought of how many people think they are ridiculous. On a trip, carrying a camera, smokes, money, wallet and a few other things :), they are great to have. Why do so many people think they suck?

So how has the fanny pack gotten such a bad rep?
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Bunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 04:41 PM
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1. I don't know why they're so maligned. I wear mine when the
situation warrants. If I look like a dork, too bad!
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 04:43 PM
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4. I wear mine too
I think the last time I cared if I looked "cool" was about 1978, and that was just making sure my bells were covering my earthshoes in a cool way. :)
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 04:43 PM
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2. I didn't know they had a bad rep.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 04:43 PM
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3. You know with whom they are VERY popular?
Professional bodybuilders. You know, the Mr. Olympia types. I think it's because they can't wear pants and put things in their pockets to begin with. Let one of those folks that think they suck tell one of those freaks that they suck.

Oh, the pain.
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Placebo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 04:44 PM
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5. They're the most un-hip accessory there is.
People, no matter how much you love your fanny pack, I do hope you realize that people are pointing and laughing at you every second you have it on!

They should be sold with a disclaimer: WEAR AT YOUR OWN RISK.
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 04:50 PM
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6. What's even funnier is..
People who point and laugh at people because they have something that isn't "cool" enough for their small minds.

People like that should have a disclaimer tattooed on their foreheads: I am an idiot for pointing and laughing at someone because I am too self-conscious to think for myself. :)
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Placebo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 04:53 PM
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8. Oh, like you've never laughed at someone!
pssh
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 04:54 PM
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10. Of course I have
I just laughed at you. :)
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:51 PM
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45. good reply
:toast:
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 06:10 PM
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48. Well, I feel a little bad for that one
I just don't think it is worth laughing at people just because of something stupid as a fanny pack. LOL :)
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Bunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 04:54 PM
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9. I would wear the pointing and laughing by the faux hip as a badge
of honor, johnnie. Besides, they're probably wearing preposterous shoes! :D
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:01 PM
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15. Lol
I would wear it as a badge if I really gave a crap. I don't really worry about what people think about what I do, I just wanted to see what people say about fanny packs. having one hanging here on my piano should speak volumes...LOL
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NewWaveChick1981 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 04:51 PM
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7. I use 'em frequently.
Nothing wrong with fanny packs! :) However, I wear mine in front so I can get to stuff easily. Maybe I'm just weird...
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Derailer Donating Member (332 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 04:55 PM
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11. everyone wears em in front don't they?
dork :D
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NewWaveChick1981 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 04:58 PM
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13. They're called Fanny Packs, and everyone else I know wears them in
back on their fannies. They have to turn them around to get anything out. I hate them like that, so mine's in front. :D
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bumponalog Donating Member (38 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:42 PM
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42. All things considered,
"crotchpack" is a much less marketable word... damn those Madison Avenue saleable-sound-over-descriptive-accuracy bastards!

*bump*
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NewWaveChick1981 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:55 PM
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46. You're right. I think Johnnie hit the nail on the head---call them
Clint Eastwoods! That's way cooler than "fanny pack" and more marketable than "crotchpack." :D More people would use them if they had a cooler name! :P
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 06:10 PM
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47. "Fanny" means a woman's errr.... front part in England
So, call it a "bum bag" in the UK.

I wear mine in front, too.
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NewWaveChick1981 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 06:11 PM
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49. Fanny sounds nicer, even though it's a naughtier bit than
a bum... :P Front is where it's at! :D
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 04:57 PM
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12. Where else are they worn?
On the side I guess, but they can be moved around fairly easily.
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NewWaveChick1981 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 04:59 PM
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14. Fannies, since they're Fanny Packs!
I don't like them like that, but people wear them that way.
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:02 PM
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16. So...they should be called asspacks
You know..maybe that is why they are laughed at, because of the name. They should maybe be renamed "Clint Eastwoods".
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NewWaveChick1981 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:07 PM
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21. My sister calls them Bubble Butts
when people wear them in the back. :rofl: Heehee....asspacks! :rofl:

Clint Eastwoods.... That's like calling a bald guy "Curly"... :P
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Derailer Donating Member (332 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:08 PM
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24. I have never seen them worn over the ass ever
that would make them suck even more than they already do which, until this moment I figured was nigh impossible
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NewWaveChick1981 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:12 PM
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28. Wearing them on the ass makes people look like pack mules.
To me, they don't suck as long as I wear them on the front. :P
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HarukaTheTrophyWife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:03 PM
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17. Do you really want to know what's wrong with fanny packs?
I'll tell you.











EVERYTHING.
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:07 PM
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19. I have heard
That Hunter S. Thompson wore one. :shrug:
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Derailer Donating Member (332 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:07 PM
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22. sober?
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HarukaTheTrophyWife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:09 PM
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26. Eh...
the Good Doctor could do whatever he wanted and he did. It's the rest of you that shouldn't.
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:18 PM
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38. Thanks for the lesson
But I don't think the good doctor would agree with you. :)
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Placebo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:12 PM
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29. ...
:rofl:

:yourock:
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CrownPrinceBandar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:05 PM
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18. I tote my lunch and stuff to work..........
nearly everyday in a red Whole Earth Provision Company fanny. I've had it called everything from "fag bag" to "man purse". My attitude is fuck 'em, the haters don't know what they're missing.
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Derailer Donating Member (332 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:07 PM
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20. So you did pause to consider the fact
that you might be a goober...but rejected it

:D
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CrownPrinceBandar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:14 PM
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35. Nope. I know a goober when I'm dealing with one...
:evilgrin:
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Duer 157099 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:08 PM
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23. I wear one to baseball games
or other places like that where I don't want to worry about where my purse is.

And I wear it in front, too.
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:09 PM
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25. There's absolutely nothing wrong with fanny packs.
When it's shorts weather, fanny packs are a necessity for me. Great to hold your wallet, keys, cell phone. Whatever. They're a great invention. :thumbsup:
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Sanity Claws Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:11 PM
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27. They're ugly.
Most people don't have fannies worth emphasizing -- that's what a fanny pack does. It emphasizes the backside. If it's worn in front, then it emphasizes the gut, again usually not flattering.
I'm all for practicality but I also like to look good. I say minimize what you need to carry and try to get it to fit in your pockets. Or use a backpack; it looks a lot nicer than a fanny pack. If you insist on a fanny pack, wear a jacket; a jacket can hide a small fanny pack.
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Derailer Donating Member (332 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:13 PM
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31. not just ugly
but they seem to only be produced in neon pink and hot lime green which are, incidentally, not my two favorite colors
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:15 PM
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36. Mine's black
I got it from an underground fannypack dealer who was trying to destroy America by distributing fannypacks of a neutral color.
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Derailer Donating Member (332 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:16 PM
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37. you can tell him to stop
the damage has already been done lol
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xmas74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:29 PM
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39. I used to have a brown leather one.
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Derailer Donating Member (332 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:36 PM
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40. It could be worse I guess
we could be talking about vests instead of fanny packs
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xmas74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:39 PM
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41. The brown leather one was very small and non-puffy.
It had enough room for an id, a small set of car keys and a couple of credit cards. Technically, it was sold as a fanny pack but it fit more like a belt w/ a built-in sliding wallet.
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:13 PM
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32. See? I don't think they are ugly
I just look at them as another way to carry stuff around. I guess ugliness is in the eye of the beholder. :shrug:
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Derailer Donating Member (332 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:13 PM
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34. strapped over th butt of the beholder you mean
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Placebo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:13 PM
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33. Amen, sista!
:patriot:
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auntAgonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:12 PM
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30. absolutely everything
you could need for a day's outing fits nicely in a fanny pack. Nothing wrong with them at all.

but...
just don't wear white tube socks with sandals. There's something really wrong with that!


aA
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texanwitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:43 PM
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43. Wear one if you got one and don't worry about what other people
think.B-)
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xmas74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 05:46 PM
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44. I wouldn't mind getting another one.
I used to have one years ago but got rid of it. Now I realize how nice it would be to have one whenever I take my daughter hiking. I could put my car keys, my ID, a few bucks, a water bottle, a small pack of tissues and even a small bag of trail mix in it instead of taking a small bulky bag w/ us.

Besides, hikers don't usually care what you look like.
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 07:04 PM
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50. I started using one a couple of years ago.....
When I'm travelling. I didn't want to be burdened with my big heavy purse at that time, since I'd be carrying my camera.

So the fanny pack made a lot of sense. It isn't beautiful, but it is black and I wear it off-set from the absolute front. On an angle, if you will.....

I LOVE it!

And......I really don't care what other people think......

Not having something heavy on my shoulder is sooooo helpful!

:thumbsup: :hi:
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 07:08 PM
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51. Some things just shouldn't hang from your midsection
I don't like stuff dangling from my midsection that doesn't normally dangle from there-- whether it's a cellphone, PDA, or anything else.

I carry a leather shoulder bag that's the size of a small womens' purse. It holds my phone, sunglasses, iPod, and a small notebook. I sling it over the alternate shoulder so it's difficult to purse-snatch, too.
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Random_Australian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 07:11 PM
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52. OH MY FUCKING GOD. I do not know what it means in American,
Edited on Mon May-29-06 07:13 PM by Random_Australian
but it sounds like a discussion of, err, 'feminine products' from this end. And A BIZZARE ONE AT THAT.

Therefore I think it might mean something different in America.

But there is no way I am going to ask what you think it means in case it means what I think it means.

Edit: "I used to have a brown leather one" :wtf:
Edit two: "some things just shouldn't hang from your midsection" :puke:
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lakemonster11 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 07:34 PM
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53. It's just a small purse-like bag that you strap around your
waist. "Fanny" is a polite/silly term for "butt" in the US, and that's where the bag usually is---on your butt.
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Random_Australian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 07:37 PM
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54. *whewf* That is NOT what that word means here. Ok, all good.
bumbag is all you were talking about. *whewf*
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