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 Posted - June 22 2014 : 07:43:51 AM
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My COTW ia a pair of Cox Big Pine Lumber dumping log cars, found in the last yard sale box. Just needed a clean-up and some knuckle couplers.
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Posted - June 22 2014 : 09:06:07 AM
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I'll stay with the logging theme...
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Posted - June 22 2014 : 10:54:53 AM
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Keeping in the logging theme, my COTW is an old Arnold Rapido Pennsylvania gondola car. I'm pretty sure I have another logging car but it's buried in some boxes in the garage. 
-Steve
"A lot of modellers out there who go to these train shows see broken HO stuff and go, 'This is useless' when, in reality, they can still be used for modeling whether it's as a prop on your layout or a cool project to make something old new again."
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Posted - June 22 2014 : 11:39:37 AM
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AHM Lipton Tea...
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Posted - June 22 2014 : 12:28:51 PM
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quote:
AHM Lipton Tea...
Originally posted by walt - June 22 2014 : 11:39:37 AM
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ooooo I want one!
I got one of them log dump cars but its in BN!
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Posted - June 22 2014 : 2:20:19 PM
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This babe tracks beautifully. Don't recall it ever to derail, as yet. Now that
I've said it I will probably have incurred the wrath of the Tyco Gods.
I love the soft, green color; almost glow in the dark.
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Posted - June 22 2014 : 2:30:19 PM
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My COTW is this Red Caboose tank car kit. I just finished it last night.
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Posted - June 22 2014 : 2:34:13 PM
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Apologies in advance, but I have to triple dip to keep up with
influx of amazing Tyco pieces my dear friends JNTX 7707 and
GMoney have been flooding me with, via the TF Trading Post. First is
a Wells Fargo box car of uncertain vintage, but as per JNTX has
moldings reflective of a Marx ancestry. Love that cast on
brake wheel! It is da cheez! Next another find by JNTX of a
PC hopper- never knew existed! Finally, a new in box Tyco
Autoloader by GMoney featuring, what I am told, are AMC
Javelins and Chevrolet Camaros: the quintessential muscle cars of
the late 1970's!
I would have sprinkled these about the TF over a few weeks, but
I am recovering from a mountain bike accident and am barely
regaining the use of my left hand and am catching up. A bike helmet
would have come in handy, too.
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Posted - June 22 2014 : 3:05:45 PM
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quote:My COTW is this Red Caboose tank car kit. I just finished it last night.
Originally posted by Redwoods - June 22 2014 : 2:30:19 PM
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Beautiful car and scene...and a nice building as well. Although I don't know if I would care for wine delivered in a tank car
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Posted - June 22 2014 : 3:07:43 PM
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quote:
This babe tracks beautifully. Don't recall it ever to derail, as yet. Now that
I've said it I will probably have incurred the wrath of the Tyco Gods.
I love the soft, green color; almost glow in the dark.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â June 22 2014Â :Â 2:20:19 PM
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That is a great picture Chops. Love the movement/action and the colors. Wow that is some honkin' chain on those logs
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Posted - June 22 2014 : 4:38:51 PM
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| Cool wine country scene Thomas. Yeah, Jerry, well what with screw tops being more in vogue, you have to adjust your thinking on wines with an o-door versus wines with a bouquet.
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 Posted - June 22 2014 : 6:41:36 PM
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I got that Wells Fargo boxcar by Marx too, Chops
Another Marx boxcar by Sears! $2
This boxcar came with the JD loco in LOTW
Both JDs were $5 from a garage sale
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Posted - June 22 2014 : 6:48:22 PM
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quote:Although I don't know if I would care for wine delivered in a tank car
Originally posted by JNXT 7707Â -Â June 22 2014Â :Â 3:05:45 PM
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Yeah, it's hard to get a tank car into a brown paper bag. 
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Posted - June 22 2014 : 10:15:22 PM
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Nice to see that Auto Loader finally rollin', Jeff! And there's something about that PC hopper that appeals to me.
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Posted - June 23 2014 : 01:25:27 AM
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| Red, red wine...
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Posted - June 23 2014 : 12:29:13 PM
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Recent buy. It was 6 bucks!
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Posted - June 23 2014 : 1:07:48 PM
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quote:My COTW ia a pair of Cox Big Pine Lumber dumping log cars, found in the last yard sale box. Just needed a clean-up and some knuckle couplers.
Originally posted by JNXT 7707Â -Â June 22 2014Â :Â 07:43:51 AM
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Those are really neat. The dumping mechanism is quite subtly disguised.
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Posted - June 23 2014 : 10:28:11 PM
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Gonna have to look for some of those Lipton cars - they would go perfect with the Tyco Sanka and Maxwell House cars
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Posted - June 23 2014 : 11:34:18 PM
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quote:Gonna have to look for some of those Lipton cars - they would go perfect with the Tyco Sanka and Maxwell House cars
Originally posted by JNXT 7707Â -Â June 23 2014Â :Â 10:28:11 PM
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true but the Lipton Tea hopper would go great wth the AHM Lipton Soups reefer too
http://www.ho-scaletrains.net/ahmhoscalefreightcars/id68.html
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Posted - June 24 2014 : 8:28:47 PM
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well here is my BN log dump car by AHM
yeah basement stairs cam hehe
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Posted - June 25 2014 : 01:53:25 AM
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quote:Gonna have to look for some of those Lipton cars - they would go perfect with the Tyco Sanka and Maxwell House cars
Originally posted by JNXT 7707Â -Â June 23 2014Â :Â 10:28:11 PM
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You're right, Jerry. I have all of the covered hoppers that Tyco offered. The Maxwell is definitely my favorite and the Sanka is nice looking too...
And, I don't ever drink coffee..
Nice purchase, Ray ! I don't believe that the Lipton hopper demands a big bid...
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Posted - June 25 2014 : 11:59:36 AM
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quote:
You're right, Jerry. I have all of the covered hoppers that Tyco offered. The Maxwell is definitely my favorite and the Sanka is nice looking too...
And, I don't ever drink coffee..
Nice purchase, Ray ! I don't believe that the Lipton hopper demands a big bid...
Originally posted by walt - June 25 2014 : 01:53:25 AM
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yes I agree, Walt & I NEEDS the Lipton Tea hopper too! 
Who made the trains for Cox? Since my BN is by AHM 
& the BN log dump car does resemble the ones by Cox
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Posted - June 25 2014 : 9:44:04 PM
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I guess this is a double-dip for my LOTW, but it's fresh from the shop and I didn't want to wait
All the way from Chops in El Paso, TX comes a Tyco Planter's covered hopper. I did some touch-up here and there, added some new trucks and couplers and it's ready for revenue service again. Well, kind of...my wife has a shelf full of old diner-themed knick-knacks that my billboard hoppers are currently 'on loan' to
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Posted - June 25 2014 : 9:47:48 PM
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| Is Chops from El Paso? Hey Chops---ever been to Woody's Trains? Is he still around? Chris
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Posted - June 25 2014 : 9:49:09 PM
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quote:Who made the trains for Cox? Since my BN is by AHM
& the BN log dump car does resemble the ones by Cox
Originally posted by microbusss - June 25 2014 : 11:59:36 AM
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Maybe Cox made their own cars and AHM got the tooling from them later when they got out of HO trains?
Just a guess but yes the log dump cars look to be identical. What kind of trucks bolster pins does yours have? Did they go to the one piece AHM truck?
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Posted - June 25 2014 : 10:07:47 PM
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Maybe Cox made their own cars and AHM got the tooling from them later when they got out of HO trains?
Just a guess but yes the log dump cars look to be identical. What kind of trucks bolster pins does yours have? Did they go to the one piece AHM truck?
Originally posted by JNXT 7707Â -Â June 25 2014Â :Â 9:49:09 PM
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mine just snap in
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Posted - June 25 2014 : 10:18:34 PM
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quote:My COTW is this Red Caboose tank car kit. I just finished it last night.
Originally posted by Redwoods - June 22 2014 : 2:30:19 PM
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very nice
AHM made a Roma Wine 6 dome tank car
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Posted - June 26 2014 : 09:46:16 AM
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quote: quote:My COTW is this Red Caboose tank car kit. I just finished it last night.
Originally posted by Redwoods - June 22 2014 : 2:30:19 PM
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very nice
AHM made a Roma Wine 6 dome tank car
Originally posted by microbusss - June 25 2014 : 10:18:34 PM
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So did Thomas Industries, and that as a metal kit.
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Posted - June 26 2014 : 10:08:51 AM
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quote: quote: quote:My COTW is this Red Caboose tank car kit. I just finished it last night.
/tyco/forum/uploaded/Redwoods/IMG_8472.jpg
Originally posted by Redwoods - June 22 2014 : 2:30:19 PM
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very nice
AHM made a Roma Wine 6 dome tank car
Originally posted by microbusss - June 25 2014 : 10:18:34 PM
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So did Thomas Industries, and that as a metal kit.
Originally posted by PRR 4800Â -Â June 26 2014Â :Â 09:46:16 AM
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PRR:
There is a cool writeup on the wine traffic here:
http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2012/02/wine-as-industrial-commodity.html
Here's a picture posted on that blog that shows a number of various wine cars in the Fresno SP yard, in case anybody needs a reason to run solid blocks of wine cars:
/tyco/forum/uploaded/Autobus Prime/20140626100747_Fresno-winecars.jpg
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Posted - June 26 2014 : 11:13:42 AM
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quote:...Well, kind of...my wife has a shelf full of old diner-themed knick-knacks that my billboard hoppers are currently 'on loan' to
Originally posted by JNXT 7707Â -Â June 25 2014Â :Â 9:44:04 PM
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Are you collecting the per diem charges?
Glenn
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Posted - June 26 2014 : 3:44:45 PM
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quote: quote: quote: quote:My COTW is this Red Caboose tank car kit. I just finished it last night.
/tyco/forum/uploaded/Redwoods/IMG_8472.jpg
Originally posted by Redwoods - June 22 2014 : 2:30:19 PM
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very nice
AHM made a Roma Wine 6 dome tank car
Originally posted by microbusss - June 25 2014 : 10:18:34 PM
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So did Thomas Industries, and that as a metal kit.
Originally posted by PRR 4800Â -Â June 26 2014Â :Â 09:46:16 AM
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PRR:
There is a cool writeup on the wine traffic here:
http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2012/02/wine-as-industrial-commodity.html
Here's a picture posted on that blog that shows a number of various wine cars in the Fresno SP yard, in case anybody needs a reason to run solid blocks of wine cars:
/tyco/forum/uploaded/Autobus Prime/20140626100747_Fresno-winecars.jpg
Originally posted by Autobus Prime - June 26 2014 : 10:08:51 AM
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Here is another good online resource about wine traffic, this time about Chateau Martin:
http://coastdaylight.com/chatmart/cmwx_roster_1.html
There's a nice shot of some officials sampling the wine with a hose straight from a wine car.
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Posted - June 26 2014 : 4:00:56 PM
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Since the other Roma Wine cars by AHM and Thomas Trains were mentioned, I figured I would dig them out and display them together with my new Red Caboose version.
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Posted - June 26 2014 : 4:54:58 PM
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coool I has the AHM one in the box
is Roma Wine still around?
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Posted - June 27 2014 : 12:00:07 PM
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AHM Double Door Wood Box Car. Custom painted for my T&RGRR. Needs trucks and couplers.
Regards, John *********************
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Posted - June 27 2014 : 12:27:06 PM
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| Looks nice, John--are you using decals, or some other method? This has a realistic painted-on look. Chris
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Posted - June 27 2014 : 3:16:30 PM
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Chris,
These are home made laser decals. They were applied and allowed to dry. They were then cut at the board seams. Then a decal softener was applied. The car was then coated with Dulcoat. My friend, Tim, taught me proper decal application. I have included pictures that show the difference the extra step makes. You can clearly see the decal film in the top picture.
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http://www.micromark.com/SearchResult.aspx?deptIdFilter=0&searchPhrase=decals
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Posted - June 27 2014 : 8:18:53 PM
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Thanks John, looks great. What I need is a basic lesson in getting started in making my own decals. I've sent off for custom-made before, but they aren't cheap. Lately, I've just used pieces and parts from other decal sets. The star on my Great Central F unit is from decals for Army tanks! The ORIENT loco below uses O scale Central of Georgia decals cut to make the word Orient.
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Posted - June 28 2014 : 3:25:02 PM
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quote: quote: quote: quote: quote:My COTW is this Red Caboose tank car kit. I just finished it last night.
/tyco/forum/uploaded/Redwoods/IMG_8472.jpg
Originally posted by Redwoods - June 22 2014 : 2:30:19 PM
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very nice
AHM made a Roma Wine 6 dome tank car
Originally posted by microbusss - June 25 2014 : 10:18:34 PM
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So did Thomas Industries, and that as a metal kit.
Originally posted by PRR 4800Â -Â June 26 2014Â :Â 09:46:16 AM
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PRR:
There is a cool writeup on the wine traffic here:
http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2012/02/wine-as-industrial-commodity.html
Here's a picture posted on that blog that shows a number of various wine cars in the Fresno SP yard, in case anybody needs a reason to run solid blocks of wine cars:
/tyco/forum/uploaded/Autobus Prime/20140626100747_Fresno-winecars.jpg
Originally posted by Autobus Prime - June 26 2014 : 10:08:51 AM
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Here is another good online resource about wine traffic, this time about Chateau Martin:
http://coastdaylight.com/chatmart/cmwx_roster_1.html
There's a nice shot of some officials sampling the wine with a hose straight from a wine car.
Originally posted by Redwoods - June 26 2014 : 3:44:45 PM
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I've got the remains of a couple Chateau Martin cars lying around somewhere, I'll have to dig them out.
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Posted - June 29 2014 : 10:41:08 AM
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Someone call the cops! Ben posted evidence of "a salt and battery!"
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Posted - June 29 2014 : 4:17:42 PM
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quote:Someone call the cops! Ben posted evidence of "a salt and battery!"
Originally posted by burlington77Â -Â June 29 2014Â :Â 10:41:08 AM
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It may be that by putting an HO model in the picture he was trying to balance the scales of justice.
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Posted - June 29 2014 : 7:25:05 PM
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quote:Someone call the cops! Ben posted evidence of "a salt and battery!"
Originally posted by burlington77Â -Â June 29 2014Â :Â 10:41:08 AM
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LMAO I didn't even notice that
you both is funny!
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