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City of Mills Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 12:48 PM
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Freeps: Obama wasting electricity, turns up WH thermostat
The local freeps are patting themselves on the back this morning, as they have found a glittering example of why Obama should not be President. It seems Obama has turned up the thermostat at the White House, a clear signal that he is both an elitist and aristocrat. They proudly cite the following Huffington Post article:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/29/obama-cranks-up-white-hou_n_162127.html

Obama Cranks Up White House Thermostat: "You Could Grow Orchids In There"


Now, can you think of a way I can argue against this severe breach of American Energy policy, this impeachable offense we call "energy waste"? :shrug:
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DainBramaged Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 12:50 PM
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1. How are they saving energy to offset the usage by the President?
I think ONE MAN is entitled to turn up the heat in his office if he is cold.
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Bicoastal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 12:50 PM
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2. This proves it--
--Barack Obama was born in Libya!
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liberalmuse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 12:51 PM
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3. I knew they would jump on this.
Asshats.
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City of Mills Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 12:53 PM
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5. They certainly have
Exact quote from the space between the freep's ears:

1. Already cocktail parties at the White House.
Hors d'œuvres -- chicken curry, wagyu steak -- will be served in addition to drinks.
So here we are in a deep recession and the elite are wining and dining, expensively

2. Obama Cranks Up White House Thermostat: "You Could Grow Orchids In There"
During the campaign Obamasays we can no longer have our thermostats at 72 degrees.
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liberalmuse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 01:03 PM
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13. They are hypocrites.
Edited on Thu Jan-29-09 01:03 PM by liberalmuse
Bush pretty much looted the public treasury and spent trillions on war and they whine about a couple of cocktails and the fact that President Obama likes the oval office warm. They're a bunch of fools who's only purpose, it seems, is to serve as objects of derision and contempt for anyone who has a functioning brain.
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City of Mills Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 01:21 PM
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23. Not to mention
The cocktail party they're referring to was bipartisan, attended by both Democratic and Republican senators.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/01/drinks-are-on-t.html

I forgot to ask the mental midgets if the Republicans boycotted the food and drink offering based on their princples of frugal consumption.
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FSogol Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 12:52 PM
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4. Why do so many Huffington Post headlines bash Obama these days?
Yesterday it was bashing him over an innocuous jibe over DC snow days and now this?
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 05:32 PM
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35. They've gone tabloid
I don't read them anymore.
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LittleBlue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 12:54 PM
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6. Wow. Republicans demonstrating this level of stupidity should be censured.
What an absolute waste of print space when we face so many perils.
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 12:55 PM
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7. Shhh...nobody tell them he took a power dump last night.
Edited on Thu Jan-29-09 12:57 PM by YOY
He'll be accused of wasting water and destroying the (of course only existant when it serves them politically) ozone layer!
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Occam Bandage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 12:56 PM
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8. That was my first thought upon reading it, actually. "Man, that's kinda wasteful."
I mean, it's no big deal, and the President is entitled to turn the thermostat up a few degrees, but if it were up to me I guess I'd prefer the thing be set to 65 instead of 85 or whatever.
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greenbriar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 06:06 PM
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40. he has young daughters
I keep my heat at 76
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Barack_America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 12:59 PM
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9. Oh, but watch their heads explode when Obama installs (better) solar panels on the WH.
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2009/01/will-obama-return-presidental.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/27/white-house-solar-panels_n_160575.html
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LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 01:00 PM
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10. Is this even true?
It seems unlikely, given the remarks he made yesterday about Chicago kids going outside for recess in sub-freezing weather.

In other words, I don't exactly believe this without more proof.
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Occam Bandage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 01:01 PM
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11. Why would Axelrod lie about that?
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LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 01:14 PM
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20. Sure, if he said it
I just didn't know if it was a real quote. It seems remarkably tone deaf for David Axelrod.
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RayOfHope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 01:35 PM
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25. Maybe he's exaggerating for the sake of a joke? n/t
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City of Mills Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 01:03 PM
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12. Oh yeah and he apparently walks into a WH window as well
They tried to make fun of him for it, citing this article:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/01/28/2009-01-28_hey_bam_thats_not_the_door.html

But from the picture in the article, it looks like he's walking by the window on the way to the door. And bonus, from the same link look at the idiotic picture of dumya trying to open a locked door. I mean, if you have to compare...there really is no comparison :)
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BattyDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 01:04 PM
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14. Let him turn up the heat if he's cold.
Here's why:

A few weeks ago, our boiler broke. We were without heat for three days. I was very cold ... and that's all I could think about. No matter what I was doing, I was distracted by the fact that I was cold and it made me cranky.

I don't want our President to be distracted and cranky.

If the Freepers don't like it, tell them they can thank their "godly" Ronald Reagan for removing the solar panels from the WH.
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GreenTea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 01:09 PM
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15. And did these republicans do a reading of what Bush's WH thermostat was up to in the winter time?
Probably the same as it is now in the WH.
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 01:10 PM
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16. The man is very slender, and with such low body fat he must be very sensitive
to cold. I know a few years ago when I managed to lose 15-20 lb and was slender again I got REALLY cold anytime it was less than 68.

If he put on some weight and had a higher body fat they would bitch about him eating too much and risking cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The RW is ALWAYS gonna find something to bitch about EVERY DAY as long as he is president. Ignore them.
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 01:10 PM
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17. The man is very slender, and with such low body fat he must be very sensitive
to cold. I know a few years ago when I managed to lose 15-20 lb and was slender again I got REALLY cold anytime it was less than 68.

If he put on some weight and had a higher body fat they would bitch about him eating too much and risking cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The RW is ALWAYS gonna find something to bitch about EVERY DAY as long as he is president. Ignore them.
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Igel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 05:21 PM
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33. When I was skinny, I was no less sensitive to cold than I am now.
148 lbs? 180 lbs? Eh. Didn't matter.

There, my useless anecdote cancels out your useless anecdote.

But that doesn't mean I'm never cold. When I'm cold, I put on a sweater instead of cranking up the heat. That way I'm not cranky, I save a bit of money, and I don't waste energy.
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Barack_America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 01:11 PM
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18. I think he should turn down the heat and put on a cardigan.
But that's mostly just because I want to see him in a cardigan.

;)
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 01:16 PM
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21. Most of us out here are
wearing warm clothes inside to offset energy costs.

Maybe we can teach Obama something..he listens. Carter was right.
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AspenRose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 01:14 PM
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19. Oh my God....IMPEACH THE BASTARD!
:eyes:
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treestar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 01:17 PM
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22. He should probably turn it down to whatever offices are told they
should turn it down to be energy efficient, and wear a sweater (or the suit jacket :rofl:). But that being said, freepers care about energy conservation now? :rofl:
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Life Long Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 01:22 PM
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24. Said the drunken sailor.
Edited on Thu Jan-29-09 01:23 PM by Life Long Dem
Even if I were to believe a word of it.
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RayOfHope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 01:37 PM
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26. Unless I missed it, the article never stated WHAT temp they turned it to.
Axelrod was probably cracking a joke. Maybe Obama hasn't thawed out yet from all the time he spent out side for inauguration festivities.

God, what a bullshit 'article'. :eyes:
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 01:38 PM
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27. It should be set at the federal level
The same one everybody else has to have it set at. He needs to weatherize the office.
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tanyev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 02:40 PM
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28. So, he'll save money on AC in the hot months.
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Spirochete Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 03:18 PM
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29. Well, he had to
he doesn't have a half gallon of Crown Royal in his desk to keep him warm, like the former Buffoon-in-Chief.
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Still Sensible Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 03:29 PM
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30. Move along, pay no attention to the noise
it's just freepers continuing down their path to irrelevancy.
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nemo137 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 03:47 PM
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31. The part of me that's used to being told "put on a sweater" agrees with them.
I mean, yes, he lives and works there, but the midwesterner in me goes "psssht. Another layer or two and you wouldn't even notice the draft."
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avaistheone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 03:50 PM
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32. Yet the freepers have nothing to say about Bush/Cheney spending a trillion
plus bucks on Iraq and padding their pals at Haliburton and Blackwater.
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dana_b Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 05:23 PM
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34. freepers read Huffington Post?
haha.... I think they're scared.
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 05:35 PM
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36. Where does it say the temperature he turned it to? Or from?
For all we know, the Bushinistas turned all the thermostats down to 40 or something. He has kids living in that house, I'd turn it up too.

If he likes the warmer temperature, they will save a bundle come summer and the AC is running 24/7.
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RayOfHope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 08:09 PM
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44. THANK YOU! Evidently many DUers are missing this fact n/t
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biopowertoday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 05:40 PM
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37. Probably not a good time for this when people losing jobs, trouble paying
bills, including heating bills with this frigid spell.

It just will not look good.
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cherish44 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 05:49 PM
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38. You'd think with all the Satanic fire rituals he does the place would already be nice and toasty
:yoiks:
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gmoney Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 06:01 PM
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39. Well, you can grow orchids at 70 degrees...
http://www.beautifulorchids.com/orchids/orchid_care_tips/temperature/temperature.html

THE IDEAL TEMPERATURE

To produce beautiful, long-lasting blooms, orchids must produce energy in the form of carbohydrates during the day when the temperature is high and store that energy at night when the temperature drops. This temperature fluctuation is necessary for orchids to bloom. Without a day-night fluctuation of 10-15 degrees Fahrenheit, the plants will grow plenty of healthy foliage but may stubbornly refuse to flower. A night temperature of 60-62 degrees F is ideal for optimum growth, but temperatures as low as 55 degrees F will not harm your plant. Daytime temperatures should range between 70 and 80 degrees F.


So what's the big deal?
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InvisibleTouch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 06:18 PM
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41. As someone who suffers perpetually in the Winter...
Edited on Thu Jan-29-09 06:19 PM by InvisibleTouch
...I know all too well that being cold makes you unwilling and even unable to do much of anything. Every small step is that much more of an effort. So by all means, President Obama should adjust the temperature to his preference. Given as much crap as he has to be dealing with now, the very least he should be is comfortable!

On edit: And btw, "just put on a sweater" doesn't necessarily work if you have a low metabolism and aren't generating much internal heat. I wear layers and layers and layers in Winter, and it doesn't make a damn bit of difference.
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davepc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 08:02 PM
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42. These are the same people who bashed Carter for wearing a sweater and turning it down to save energy


Funny that.
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 08:06 PM
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43. They also think part of the stimulus money....
.... is going to buy Pelosi an airplane.

Huh? I realize it's BS but I hadn't heard that one yet.
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Raine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 08:40 PM
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45. Born again environmentalists
give me a break!!! :crazy:
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area51 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 11:52 PM
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46. Well,
I guess according to freepers, turning up the WH thermostat is more expensive than GW Hoover's two wars of choice and crashing our economy into the 2nd Great Depression. :crazy:


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RFKHumphreyObama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-30-09 12:21 AM
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47. The Freepers are just jealous because for the first time in eight years
Edited on Fri Jan-30-09 12:21 AM by RFKHumphreyObama
The hot air is coming from the White House thermostat and not the President and his advisors
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Waiting For Everyman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-30-09 12:24 AM
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48. So what? He saved more than that by not redecorating the Oval.
Their minds are sooooo smalll. Smaller and smaller - they're going to disappear!
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