| Mike and Kevin at Exoticon - 10th Anniversary transcript, pt. 1 [message #167894] |
Tue, 28 October 2008 17:07  |
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Originally posted by: eichler2
I recently found this filed away on an old computer disc, and figured
it would be worth re-posting for the 10th anniversary of the event.
I'm not sure of the exact date that Mike Nelson and Kevin Murphy
appeared at Exoticon I, but it was some time in late 1998.
Wow, could it really have been 10 years ago? That hardly seems
possible.
This transcript was originally hosted as a web page on GeoCities,
complete with photos and wav files of some of the highlights. That
page disappeared, and so did the one I put up at NetColony, and now
all that's left is this plain text file.
There are some people mentioned by name in the transcript as if
everyone should just know who they are - most of them were RATMM
regulars at the time.
[Warning: There's some foul language below, read at your own
risk, no lifeguard on duty]
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A Transcript of Mike Nelson and Kevin Murphy's Exoticon I Presentation
Part 1
[Open: Exoticon's main ballroom. The small crowd that had gotten
there early is enjoying the MST3K Scrapbook tape projected onto a
movie screen. Once Mike and Kevin get going, the crowd will grow
until there's nothing but a bit of standing room left in the back,
but for now it's just the diehards laughing at some old KTMA host
segments...]
Forrester: I've just learned that the Russians have launched their
own comedian into space and he's pulling a four rating.
[cut to Josh as the Russian comedian in space]
Erhardt: This is my friend Vishi. How are you Vishi? I am fine.
How is your wife, Vishi? She is fine but her neck hurts. Heh heh,
thank you so much.
[audience is startled into laughter, covering Erhart's next
couple lines. Then:]
Joel: Dr. Erhardt, Dr. Forrester, would it be too much to ask if
you could let me and my friends know when we might be getting out
of space?
Forrester: Sure, Joely-Poley, we're planing a show for you right
now here on Earth.
Joel: Really?
Forrester: Yeah, Booby, it's about a guy and three robots and
they're submerged deep in the transatlantic trench... [audience
chuckles] ...three miles under the ocean's surface and we send
him transmission after transmission of Jacques Coustau movies.
[Erhardt laughs evilly, then pauses for breath and looks at Forrester]
[Erhardt AND Forrester laugh evilly]
Crow: What a couple of dickweeds.
Joel: Listen, thanks but no thanks doc, we'll get used to being up
here in space for a little more.
Servo: Excuse me, uh, how much longer are you going to keep sending
us those gosh darn turtle movies?
Erhardt: Don't gosh darn me, you little snack-headed piece of tin
foil. You'll keep watching Gamera movies until we get through all
of these [holds up pile of movies]. Give 'em a commercial, Clayton.
[video abruptly cuts off]
Host/Moderator/MC/Whatever: I hate to cut in all of a sudden like
this, but ladies and gentlemen, Mike Nelson and Kevin Murphy.
[crowd rises for a standing ovation as Mike and Kevin enter and
take seats at the table. Kevin carries Servo in and sets him on
the table]
Mike (?): [something I can't quite make out, since they're not at
the microphones yet]
Kevin: Thank you very much for meeting us here in this intimate
setting. It's uh...
Mike: Colon Powell will be out in a moment to explain the bombing
raids.
Kevin: I'd like to say a special hello in the back, could you stand
up please, TV's Frank, ladies and gentlemen.
[everyone turns to look]
Kevin: I'm kidding. He kinda looked a little bit like TV's Frank.
Thank you all for coming. I know that you came to Exoticon to talk
to us, not to stick pins through your nipples and worship Cuthulu
and things like that.
Audience Member: That comes later.
Kevin: That's the next panel, yes. That makes sense. I'm ready to
put on the goat head and get rockin' on that.
Mike: You all look fairly exotic, thank you.
Kevin: As you probably know, just to get things warmed up, this
is our tenth season of Mystery Science Theater that we're...
[I was trying to position my mic here, so it's hard to hear what he
says, but I think it's "that we're real proud of here" or else
"that we're working on here"]
Kevin: ...and a little bit later we have a rare, special treat for
you, and I better make sure I get the tape back: it's a short
subject from one of our upcoming episodes...
[the rest of that sentence is drowned out by audience cheers, but
for those of you who weren't there, you didn't miss anything (as
you'll read later)]
Kevin: ...the first anywhere. Even the network doesn't even know
that we've pilfered this.
Mike: We absconded with it.
Audience Member: We'll keep the secret.
Kevin: And, uh, we have a special new talent that we'd like to
share with you folks as we go though the course of doing this.
It's not all about questions and answers, but it's also about
caricature drawing.
Mike: It's the medium we're going to move into next, and we're
using you as test subjects. So thanks, we appreciate it.
Kevin: It's a bold new direction and while we talk a little bit
about the upcoming season, we can pick someone from the audience
and do their caricature. Who should we start with?
Mike: Just go ahead and pick somebody.
Kevin: Who'd like their caricature? Show of hands so we don't
embarrass anybody.
[just about every hand in the place shoots up]
Kevin: Uh, let's see, who's a fitting...I have to tell you first
of all before I start that we...this originated because we uhhh...
Mike(?): were very bored. (This might have been someone in the
audience, not Mike)
Kevin: I think it started because we were very...with our network
and all, there were a few people there that we didn't like so we
started drawing really hideous drawings of them in their very
worst... Bringing out the...it's not about having fun with people,
it's about directly insulting them and bringing out their worst
qualities, which I think is the essence of caricature. So, with
that in mind, who now still wants to get their caricature done?
[general laughter, but no one puts their hand down]
Kevin: Oh jeeze, this is so hard...how about you right there?
[points at Ruth] Let's start with you...
[crowd cheers as Ruth walks up front]
Kevin: Why don't you stand right there?
Ruth: Should I pose?
Kevin: That's good, no, just stand right there. I'll be asking
questions as ya go through... So, what brings you to Atlantic City?
Ruth: Uh, the gambling I think.
Kevin: I see, yes, yes. [Kevin starts drawing]
Ruth: I plan to lose my social security.
Kevin: Good, good.
Mike: Uh, what's your name?
Ruth: Uh, Ruth.
[RATMMers start yelling "Roooth!"]
Mike: We're putting that on now. [Looks over Kevin's drawing]
My God, that's hideous.
Kevin: It's slow...you havta get that down there...
Mike: Keep your patter going, you see, we gotta keep, encourage...
Kevin: What did you first enjoy about Mystery Science Theater 3000?
Guy in Audience: She's here for "Blood Hook", what are you talking
about?
Kevin: What was the first episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000,
Ruth, that you saw?
Ruth: I have no idea.
Mike: Do you know where you are?
Kevin: You're here for the Cuthulu thing, aren't you?
Mike: Just killing time 'til the black communion, aren't you, Ruth?
[pause as Kevin draws - Mike looks over his shoulder]
Mike: No, now that's the Grinch, Kevin.
Kevin: I knew I was getting something wrong here...
[long pause]
Mike: Today, yes.
Kevin: OK, yes, this is, this is... And what is your favorite,
Ruth, episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000?
Ruth: I think I have to go with "Alien From L.A."
Kevin: "Alien From L.A.", how's that work with everybody?
Guy in Audience: Dull Surprise! (laughter)
Kevin: OK, yes, and what is it you want most in life, Ruth, and
this is a very important question, because this becomes part of your
caricature.
Ruth: To make an awful lot of money while helping people.
Mike: [very sarcastic] Oh yeah, like THAT'S gonna happen.
[heavy laughter]
Mike: That is BULLSHIT!
[heavier laughter]
Kevin: Ruth, what I'm gonna do is, I'm gonna show you on the
bridge of your luxury yacht, which happens to be the Care ship from
the 60s if you all remember...the little Care ship from the 60s that
everybody knew and loved and that was all before John Kennedy got
shot and things were wonderful...[trails off]
[audiences laughs uncertainly - unsure if that was supposed to be
funny...]
Mike: I think Kevin is starting to slowly get high from the fumes...
Kevin [holding up marker]: These are great, have you tried these?
Just jam one of these suckers up your nostril and walk around the
convention and yer gonna see God. Absolutely. I'm almost there...
Mike: This is the classic odor though, this is not the new and
improved. These are the Sanford classic...
Kevin [writing caption for caricature]: To...be...rich...and...
still...have...a....soul. No...chance...Ruth.
Mike: Here's mine.
Kevin: Mike pre...
Mike: I pre-did mine.
Kevin: He pre-did his drawing. There it is right there.
[Mike holds up a hideous drawing]
[Kevin finishes his and turns it around]
Kevin: Is this you, Ruth?!?
[lots of laughter and applause at scary Ruth drawing]
Kevin: Is it Ruth?
[half the crowd says "No", the other half says "Yes"]
Kevin: Did I spell your name wrong? [it says "Rooth" on the page]
I thought...OK.
Mike: Uh, 35 dollars. Thanks Ruth.
Kevin: Let's give a big hand to Ruth.
[audience applauds, Ruth starts to walk away, Kevin stops her]
Loud Joe from the Audience: That's actually cheaper than what the
artists in Jackson Square will charge you.
Kevin: Ruth, that was 35 dollars...
Loud Joe from the Audience, even louder: That's actually cheaper
than what the artists in Jackson Square will charge you!
Kevin: I'm not kidding here Ruth, that's 35 dollars.
[confused pause]
Kevin: I'm sorry. OK, next department, while Mike does a
caricature of someone...are you ready? Why don't we do these
first?
(to be continued...)
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| Re: Mike and Kevin at Exoticon - 10th Anniversary transcript, pt. 1 [message #167897 is a reply to message #167894] |
Wed, 29 October 2008 16:41  |
Doug Elrod
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On Oct 28, 4:07 pm, eichl...@comcastNOSPAM.net (Bob Eichler) wrote:
> I recently found this filed away on an old computer disc, and figured
> it would be worth re-posting for the 10th anniversary of the event.
> I'm not sure of the exact date that Mike Nelson and Kevin Murphy
> appeared at Exoticon I, but it was some time in late 1998.
> Wow, could it really have been 10 years ago? That hardly seems
> possible.
Thanks, Bob. This is good stuff!
[snip]
> Kevin: OK, yes, and what is it you want most in life, Ruth, and
> this is a very important question, because this becomes part of your
> caricature.
>
> Ruth: To make an awful lot of money while helping people.
>
> Mike: [very sarcastic] Oh yeah, like THAT'S gonna happen.
>
> [heavy laughter]
>
> Mike: That is BULLSHIT!
That Ruth sure had *spunk*. Does anyone know if she reached her goal,
what with the years that have passed?
-Doug Elrod (dre1@cornell.edu)
Sorry I missed it!
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| Re: Mike and Kevin at Exoticon - 10th Anniversary transcript, pt. 1 [message #167898 is a reply to message #167897] |
Wed, 29 October 2008 18:47 |
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Originally posted by: eichlerNOSPAM2
On Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:41:29 -0700 (PDT), Doug Elrod
<dre1@cornell.edu> wrote:
> On Oct 28, 4:07 pm, eichl...@comcastNOSPAM.net (Bob Eichler) wrote:
>> I recently found this filed away on an old computer disc, and figured
>> it would be worth re-posting for the 10th anniversary of the event.
>> I'm not sure of the exact date that Mike Nelson and Kevin Murphy
>> appeared at Exoticon I, but it was some time in late 1998.
>> Wow, could it really have been 10 years ago? That hardly seems
>> possible.
>
> Thanks, Bob. This is good stuff!
My pleasure.
Does anyone have an opinion on whether I should keep posting the
transcript a bit at a time, or would you rather I dump the rest
of it into the newsgroup all at once? It's probably around
2500 lines of text all told. I've got it broken down into 10 chunks
of roughly 250-300 lines each, and was planning on posting one each
day.
>
> [snip]
>> Kevin: OK, yes, and what is it you want most in life, Ruth, and
>> this is a very important question, because this becomes part of your
>> caricature.
>>
>> Ruth: To make an awful lot of money while helping people.
>>
>> Mike: [very sarcastic] Oh yeah, like THAT'S gonna happen.
>>
>> [heavy laughter]
>>
>> Mike: That is BULLSHIT!
>
> That Ruth sure had *spunk*. Does anyone know if she reached her goal,
> what with the years that have passed?
Reading this transcript made me start wondering what every happened
to a lot of the old RATMM regulars. I stopped reading the group
for a while, back around 2001 or so, and when I returned as a lurker
a few years later, it seemed like most of the folks that I knew were
gone...
-- Bob "Bice" Eichler
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| Re: Mike and Kevin at Exoticon - 10th Anniversary transcript, pt. 1 [message #168128 is a reply to message #167894] |
Thu, 06 November 2008 09:23 |
nebusj-
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eichler2@comcastNOSPAM.net (Bob Eichler) writes:
> There are some people mentioned by name in the transcript as if
> everyone should just know who they are - most of them were RATMM
> regulars at the time.
No risk for me there. While I was a ratmm regular at the time,
I never got out to do anything particular as a result of its motivation.
> ============================================================ ======
> A Transcript of Mike Nelson and Kevin Murphy's Exoticon I Presentation
> Kevin: I think it started because we were very...with our network
> and all, there were a few people there that we didn't like so we
> started drawing really hideous drawings of them in their very
> worst... Bringing out the...it's not about having fun with people,
> it's about directly insulting them and bringing out their worst
> qualities, which I think is the essence of caricature. So, with
> that in mind, who now still wants to get their caricature done?
That's a very Kevin Murphy line. I'm entertained even if
it seems to be a weird theme.
--
Joseph Nebus
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| Re: Mike and Kevin at Exoticon - 10th Anniversary transcript, pt. 1 [message #168355 is a reply to message #167894] |
Sat, 08 November 2008 05:54 |
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Originally posted by: Jungle Goddess
On Oct 28, 4:07 pm, eichl...@comcastNOSPAM.net (Bob Eichler) wrote:
> I recently found this filed away on an old computer disc, and figured
> it would be worth re-posting for the 10th anniversary of the event.
> I'm not sure of the exact date that Mike Nelson and Kevin Murphy
> appeared at Exoticon I, but it was some time in late 1998.
> Wow, could it really have been 10 years ago? That hardly seems
> possible.
>
> This transcript was originally hosted as a web page on GeoCities,
> complete with photos and wav files of some of the highlights. That
> page disappeared, and so did the one I put up at NetColony, and now
> all that's left is this plain text file.
>
> There are some people mentioned by name in the transcript as if
> everyone should just know who they are - most of them were RATMM
> regulars at the time.
>
> [Warning: There's some foul language below, read at your own
> risk, no lifeguard on duty]
>
> ============================================================ ======
>
> A Transcript of Mike Nelson and Kevin Murphy's Exoticon I Presentation
>
> Part 1
>
> [Open: Exoticon's main ballroom. The small crowd that had gotten
> there early is enjoying the MST3K Scrapbook tape projected onto a
> movie screen. Once Mike and Kevin get going, the crowd will grow
> until there's nothing but a bit of standing room left in the back,
> but for now it's just the diehards laughing at some old KTMA host
> segments...]
>
> Forrester: I've just learned that the Russians have launched their
> own comedian into space and he's pulling a four rating.
>
> [cut to Josh as the Russian comedian in space]
>
> Erhardt: This is my friend Vishi. How are you Vishi? I am fine.
> How is your wife, Vishi? She is fine but her neck hurts. Heh heh,
> thank you so much.
>
> [audience is startled into laughter, covering Erhart's next
> couple lines. Then:]
>
> Joel: Dr. Erhardt, Dr. Forrester, would it be too much to ask if
> you could let me and my friends know when we might be getting out
> of space?
>
> Forrester: Sure, Joely-Poley, we're planing a show for you right
> now here on Earth.
>
> Joel: Really?
>
> Forrester: Yeah, Booby, it's about a guy and three robots and
> they're submerged deep in the transatlantic trench... [audience
> chuckles] ...three miles under the ocean's surface and we send
> him transmission after transmission of Jacques Coustau movies.
>
> [Erhardt laughs evilly, then pauses for breath and looks at Forrester]
> [Erhardt AND Forrester laugh evilly]
>
> Crow: What a couple of dickweeds.
>
> Joel: Listen, thanks but no thanks doc, we'll get used to being up
> here in space for a little more.
>
> Servo: Excuse me, uh, how much longer are you going to keep sending
> us those gosh darn turtle movies?
>
> Erhardt: Don't gosh darn me, you little snack-headed piece of tin
> foil. You'll keep watching Gamera movies until we get through all
> of these [holds up pile of movies]. Give 'em a commercial, Clayton.
>
> [video abruptly cuts off]
>
> Host/Moderator/MC/Whatever: I hate to cut in all of a sudden like
> this, but ladies and gentlemen, Mike Nelson and Kevin Murphy.
>
> [crowd rises for a standing ovation as Mike and Kevin enter and
> take seats at the table. Kevin carries Servo in and sets him on
> the table]
>
> Mike (?): [something I can't quite make out, since they're not at
> the microphones yet]
>
> Kevin: Thank you very much for meeting us here in this intimate
> setting. It's uh...
>
> Mike: Colon Powell will be out in a moment to explain the bombing
> raids.
>
> Kevin: I'd like to say a special hello in the back, could you stand
> up please, TV's Frank, ladies and gentlemen.
>
> [everyone turns to look]
>
> Kevin: I'm kidding. He kinda looked a little bit like TV's Frank.
> Thank you all for coming. I know that you came to Exoticon to talk
> to us, not to stick pins through your nipples and worship Cuthulu
> and things like that.
>
> Audience Member: That comes later.
>
> Kevin: That's the next panel, yes. That makes sense. I'm ready to
> put on the goat head and get rockin' on that.
>
> Mike: You all look fairly exotic, thank you.
>
> Kevin: As you probably know, just to get things warmed up, this
> is our tenth season of Mystery Science Theater that we're...
>
> [I was trying to position my mic here, so it's hard to hear what he
> says, but I think it's "that we're real proud of here" or else
> "that we're working on here"]
>
> Kevin: ...and a little bit later we have a rare, special treat for
> you, and I better make sure I get the tape back: it's a short
> subject from one of our upcoming episodes...
>
> [the rest of that sentence is drowned out by audience cheers, but
> for those of you who weren't there, you didn't miss anything (as
> you'll read later)]
>
> Kevin: ...the first anywhere. Even the network doesn't even know
> that we've pilfered this.
>
> Mike: We absconded with it.
>
> Audience Member: We'll keep the secret.
>
> Kevin: And, uh, we have a special new talent that we'd like to
> share with you folks as we go though the course of doing this.
> It's not all about questions and answers, but it's also about
> caricature drawing.
>
> Mike: It's the medium we're going to move into next, and we're
> using you as test subjects. So thanks, we appreciate it.
>
> Kevin: It's a bold new direction and while we talk a little bit
> about the upcoming season, we can pick someone from the audience
> and do their caricature. Who should we start with?
>
> Mike: Just go ahead and pick somebody.
>
> Kevin: Who'd like their caricature? Show of hands so we don't
> embarrass anybody.
>
> [just about every hand in the place shoots up]
>
> Kevin: Uh, let's see, who's a fitting...I have to tell you first
> of all before I start that we...this originated because we uhhh...
>
> Mike(?): were very bored. (This might have been someone in the
> audience, not Mike)
>
> Kevin: I think it started because we were very...with our network
> and all, there were a few people there that we didn't like so we
> started drawing really hideous drawings of them in their very
> worst... Bringing out the...it's not about having fun with people,
> it's about directly insulting them and bringing out their worst
> qualities, which I think is the essence of caricature. So, with
> that in mind, who now still wants to get their caricature done?
>
> [general laughter, but no one puts their hand down]
>
> Kevin: Oh jeeze, this is so hard...how about you right there?
> [points at Ruth] Let's start with you...
>
> [crowd cheers as Ruth walks up front]
>
> Kevin: Why don't you stand right there?
>
> Ruth: Should I pose?
>
> Kevin: That's good, no, just stand right there. I'll be asking
> questions as ya go through... So, what brings you to Atlantic City?
>
> Ruth: Uh, the gambling I think.
>
> Kevin: I see, yes, yes. [Kevin starts drawing]
>
> Ruth: I plan to lose my social security.
>
> Kevin: Good, good.
>
> Mike: Uh, what's your name?
>
> Ruth: Uh, Ruth.
>
> [RATMMers start yelling "Roooth!"]
>
> Mike: We're putting that on now. [Looks over Kevin's drawing]
> My God, that's hideous.
>
> Kevin: It's slow...you havta get that down there...
>
> Mike: Keep your patter going, you see, we gotta keep, encourage...
>
> Kevin: What did you first enjoy about Mystery Science Theater 3000?
>
> Guy in Audience: She's here for "Blood Hook", what are you talking
> about?
>
> Kevin: What was the first episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000,
> Ruth, that you saw?
>
> Ruth: I have no idea.
>
> Mike: Do you know where you are?
>
> Kevin: You're here for the Cuthulu thing, aren't you?
>
> Mike: Just killing time 'til the black communion, aren't you, Ruth?
>
> [pause as Kevin draws - Mike looks over his shoulder]
>
> Mike: No, now that's the Grinch, Kevin.
>
> Kevin: I knew I was getting something wrong here...
>
> [long pause]
>
> Mike: Today, yes.
>
> Kevin: OK, yes, this is, this is... And what is your favorite,
> Ruth, episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000?
>
> Ruth: I think I have to go with "Alien From L.A."
>
> Kevin: "Alien From L.A.", how's that work with everybody?
>
> Guy in Audience: Dull Surprise! (laughter)
>
> Kevin: OK, yes, and what is it you want most in life, Ruth, and
> this is a very important question, because this becomes part of your
> caricature.
>
> Ruth: To make an awful lot of money while helping people.
>
> Mike: [very sarcastic] Oh yeah, like THAT'S gonna happen.
>
> [heavy laughter]
>
> Mike: That is BULLSHIT!
>
> [heavier laughter]
>
> Kevin: Ruth, what I'm gonna do is, I'm gonna show you on the
> bridge of your luxury yacht, which happens to be the Care ship from
> the 60s if you all remember...the little Care ship from the 60s that
> everybody knew and loved and that was all before John Kennedy got
> shot and things were wonderful...[trails off]
>
> [audiences laughs uncertainly - unsure if that was supposed to be
> funny...]
>
> Mike: I think Kevin is starting to slowly get high from the fumes...
>
> Kevin [holding up marker]: These are great, have you tried these?
> Just jam one of these suckers up your nostril and walk around the
> convention and yer gonna see God. Absolutely. I'm almost there...
>
> Mike: This is the classic odor though, this is not the new and
> improved. These are the Sanford classic...
>
> Kevin [writing caption for caricature]: To...be...rich...and...
> still...have...a....soul. No...chance...Ruth.
>
> Mike: Here's mine.
>
> Kevin: Mike pre...
>
> Mike: I pre-did mine.
>
> Kevin: He pre-did his drawing. There it is right there.
>
> [Mike holds up a hideous drawing]
>
> [Kevin finishes his and turns it around]
>
> Kevin: Is this you, Ruth?!?
>
> [lots of laughter and applause at scary Ruth drawing]
>
> Kevin: Is it Ruth?
>
> [half the crowd says "No", the other half says "Yes"]
>
> Kevin: Did I spell your name wrong? [it says "Rooth" on the page]
> I thought...OK.
>
> Mike: Uh, 35 dollars. Thanks Ruth.
>
> Kevin: Let's give a big hand to Ruth.
>
Hi, Bice. It was November. The weekend before Thanksgiving.
> [audience applauds, Ruth starts to walk away, Kevin stops her]
>
> Loud Joe from the Audience: That's actually cheaper than what the
> artists in Jackson Square will charge you.
>
> Kevin: Ruth, that was 35 dollars...
>
> Loud Joe from the Audience, even louder: That's actually cheaper
> than what the artists in Jackson Square will charge you!
>
> Kevin: I'm not kidding here Ruth,
> ...
>
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