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last week @ngie ended things: when confronted by unavoidable and imposed change how do you respond?
like chicken little: the sky is falling. the sky is falling!!!!! i don’t heart change. i hate it. really. but, i push through by concocting as many hypothetical outcomes as possible, and then meticulously work out a plan for each scenario. some would call this “worrying” - i call it “preparing”.
OK! starter question: if you’re in a forest, and a tree falls, and it scares you (because everyone knows that a falling tree actually DOES make a sound when it crashes!), and you run in a panic, and then you get lost, what do you do?







148 responses so far ↓
lori // June 11, 2008 at 7:46 am
A: Stop, sit, pray…in that order.
Q: Best breakfast fruit?
lori // June 11, 2008 at 7:47 am
(Good morning, sunshine!!
)
Heidi // June 11, 2008 at 7:53 am
A: honeydew Melon
Q: What’s the color of your hair really?
Heather // June 11, 2008 at 8:01 am
A: Brown
Q: Which is worse? Stepping in dog poo or sitting in gum?
jon mckanna // June 11, 2008 at 8:27 am
A: stepping in it! harder to rid of.
Q: PBJ sandwich or lunch meat???
@ngie // June 11, 2008 at 8:28 am
[Good morning Mandy!]
mandythompson // June 11, 2008 at 8:31 am
[good morning @ngie]
A: lunch meat, but only if your question has the implied assumption that its a lunch meat sandwich, and not just the meat itself. ick if it is.
Q: how do you get through a long day’s work when you (yes, this would actually be ME) have only had about 5 hours of sleep…?
mandythompson // June 11, 2008 at 8:32 am
[good morning lori!]
[sounds a lot like morning glory]
Heather // June 11, 2008 at 8:37 am
A: sounds like my nursing days … oh they will be here too soon … PUSH through MANDY!
Q: Why is it that on a phone or calculator the number five has a little dot on it?
Birgit // June 11, 2008 at 8:38 am
Hi Mandy,
A: Loads of coffee. Either that or a WORK OUT. It truly does wake you up :).
Q: What does pumpkin pie taste like? I’ve never tried it before.
Birgit // June 11, 2008 at 8:39 am
Oops sorry, didn’t click refresh - eek
lori // June 11, 2008 at 8:40 am
A: the dot is so you can find it without looking…
Q: how do you cool off in a hot office building with little AC?
(thats what my mother used to say to me Mandy, “Morning, Glory!)
Heather // June 11, 2008 at 8:47 am
A: Bring a fan in
Q: If you soak a raisin in water, does it turn back into a grape?
Sarah // June 11, 2008 at 8:56 am
Q: What does pumpkin pie taste like?
A: Yummy. It tastes mostly like the spices that are in it…nutmeg, cinnamon and ginger.
Q: If you soak a raisin in water, does it turn back into a grape?
A: Kinda, but a miniature, soggy version.
Q: What’s your favorite musician of all time?
jon mckanna // June 11, 2008 at 9:01 am
A: for vocal sound…Darius Rucker or Mac Powell…for writing…elton john
Q: what is the one thing you have to do each day…no matter what?
Heather // June 11, 2008 at 9:01 am
A: Feed my kids … it would be bad if I didn’t
Q: What’s one odd fact about you?
lori // June 11, 2008 at 9:06 am
A: i like Miracle Whip
Q: Best beach lunch food?
Dan Underwood // June 11, 2008 at 9:33 am
Best beach lunch food? Fruit, lunch meat sandwiches, and fruit drinks
]
[mandy, i got about 5 hours sleep last night also...
New Question: what do you think will be the topic of the last question asked this WW?
Heather // June 11, 2008 at 9:33 am
A: I don’t normally eat lunch when at the beach. We normally do a big breakfast and early dinner. Can’t be away from the sun’s rays long enough to eat lunch.
Q: Did Noah have woodpeckers on the ark? If he did, where did he keep them?
Heather // June 11, 2008 at 9:34 am
UGH! I even hit refresh!
A: I have no clue … depends on the mood the person is in when posting and the time of night/morning when they post.
Q: Did Noah have woodpeckers on the ark? If he did, where did he keep them?
Becca // June 11, 2008 at 10:36 am
A: The Woodpeckers rested on his shoulder. They probably pecked his head. He managed to live a long time with those head wounds.
Q: your town has to be evacuated. There’s a high possibility that it could get flooded.
What three items do you take?
Heather // June 11, 2008 at 10:38 am
A: Pictures, Bible, Ipod
Q: I like that question so I’m going to ask it again … your town has to be evacuated. There’s a high possibility that it could get flooded. What three items do you take?
Cindy Beall // June 11, 2008 at 10:42 am
A: My husband and two sons.
Q: Can you sing on key?
Becca // June 11, 2008 at 10:46 am
A:Yes I can. hehe. Music is a big part of my life.
Q: Did anybody actually ENJOY the newest Indiana Jones movie? I won’t give away the ending…but seriously. Anyone?
Mike // June 11, 2008 at 10:54 am
A: I haven’t seen it yet.
Q: Does everything on your desk have a specific place where is HAS to be?
karla | looking towards heaven // June 11, 2008 at 11:02 am
A: No way.
Q: what’s the craziest thing you’d be willing to do for 1 million dollars?
mandythompson // June 11, 2008 at 11:08 am
A: promise to give it all away.
Q: favorite coffee flavor?
Heather // June 11, 2008 at 11:15 am
A: Don’t drink coffee
Q: What is your favorite part of the day?
cathi stegall // June 11, 2008 at 11:19 am
a: anything that doesn’t say “AM” on it
q: do you eat canned fruit or do you walk 2 aisles down to get the real deal?
givemejesus // June 11, 2008 at 11:28 am
A:Fresh….most of the time.
Q: Do you mow your own lawn or have a service do it?
jenn // June 11, 2008 at 11:39 am
a: we live in a condo and the lawn service is included in our maintainance every month.
q: what’s for lunch today?
lori // June 11, 2008 at 11:42 am
A: fresh seafood (new england, of course!)
Q: ever mowed someone elses lawn just because?
hugs4mom // June 11, 2008 at 11:43 am
A: Thankfully we have a bunch of guys who mow, rake, shovel, plant, trim for us. One of the perks of campus life.
Q: Why is there no WWW in the front of blog addresses?
rachelpage // June 11, 2008 at 11:53 am
A: Beats me. Ask Vivi.
Q: What’s your favorite fruit juice?
traciejane // June 11, 2008 at 12:07 pm
A: Cranberry ocean spray
Q: What is one of your dreams?
mandythompson // June 11, 2008 at 12:12 pm
A: last night i dreamed about an earthquake that turned the highway into a ribbon flopping around. it was awful.
Q: what’s for lunch (yes, i know its already been asked!)?
mandythompson // June 11, 2008 at 12:13 pm
[hey hugs4mom! hehehe! you found me!!!]
totaltransformation // June 11, 2008 at 12:18 pm
I look for the nearest bed & breakfast.
cathi stegall // June 11, 2008 at 12:28 pm
???
q: what does the phrase “don’t touch. wet paint” mean to you?
Dan Underwood // June 11, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Cathi’s Question: what does the phrase “don’t touch. wet paint” mean to you? Lots of fun and acceptance of repercussion!
New Question: For relaxing, would you rather be indoors or outdoors?
mandythompson // June 11, 2008 at 12:36 pm
A: it means there’s wet paint, so don’t touch it…
Q: what does the phrase “stop, drop, & roll” mean to you?
kara // June 11, 2008 at 12:40 pm
A: For lunch is strawberry Fiber One yogurt. And leftover peach cobbler. I think I’ll eat the cobbler first and the yogurt if I’m still hungry.
Q: What are you looking forward to most after work today? (My husband is coming home from his five-day work trip today — that’s what I’m looking forward to!)
mandythompson // June 11, 2008 at 12:41 pm
A: dinner
Q: isn’t yogurt a breakfast food?
kara // June 11, 2008 at 12:41 pm
wowzers - I was waaaaaaay behind the ball on that one. Whoops.
Let’s try this one again.
A: “stop, drop, & roll” reminds me of fire safety.
Q: What are you looking forward to most after work today? (My husband is coming home from his five-day work trip today — that’s what I’m looking forward to!)
kara // June 11, 2008 at 12:42 pm
Oh, for the love! I’m giving up on WW!
mandythompson // June 11, 2008 at 12:43 pm
mememe!
A: dinner!
Q: yogurt is for breakfast, right?
kara - don’t give up! stay! play!
kara // June 11, 2008 at 12:43 pm
And yes, typically yogurt is a breakfast food, but today’s food options were slim. Mighty slim.
mandythompson // June 11, 2008 at 12:44 pm
[kara's yogurt answer doesn't count as a real answer, even though we like her. and, no, i'm not punishing her!]
kara // June 11, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Oh, that was a question that I answered, so now I have to post another question. One of these days I’ll get this crazy game figured out!
New Q: Do you schedule your next haircut when you’re at your appointment, or do you wake up one day, realize that your hair is driving you NUTS and you have to do something about it NOW or you will take the scissors to your head yourself?
mandythompson // June 11, 2008 at 12:45 pm
[lunch break over - back to work.
]
Giant Idiot // June 11, 2008 at 12:54 pm
A: I schedule a haircut when I get the wings coming out of my hat
Q: How worried are Red Sox fans about David Ortiz’s wrist and hope they trade of Ken Griffey, Jr?
Heather // June 11, 2008 at 1:47 pm
A: ummmm Who is David Ortiz? Can I answer with a q?
Q: Who is David Ortiz?
Kevin E. // June 11, 2008 at 1:51 pm
A: A guy who can hit a baseball and nothing else. He does hit a baseball ok but I still dislike him. BOO RED SOX=BOO DAVID ORTIZ
Q: Who is your phone service with?
bellissimanh // June 11, 2008 at 2:02 pm
A. Time Warner Cable
Q. Lobster or Steak?
Giant Idiot // June 11, 2008 at 2:14 pm
{Kevin who do you like? A-Rod and his awesome April’s?}
Giant Idiot // June 11, 2008 at 2:15 pm
A: Both, surf and turf is awesome
Q: Best James Bond?
traciejane // June 11, 2008 at 2:34 pm
A: umm none of them. but I actually want to see the new one with the evan almighty guy. yeah, that I think will be the best one for me.
Q: What is your most favorite word or phrase to say?
Becca // June 11, 2008 at 2:40 pm
A: I put “eh?” (yes like a Canadian… Wisconsinites say it too, ya know) after most sentences.
Q: Who wears the pants in your family?
HisLifeformine // June 11, 2008 at 2:58 pm
A: my husband…after I relinquished them (that took way too long, but God is faithful!)
Q: Which room are you in this very minute?
@ngie // June 11, 2008 at 3:00 pm
A: Bedroom
Q: what is the most productive thing you have done today?
jenn // June 11, 2008 at 3:05 pm
a: updated our church website (www.visitoasis.org)
q: do you like any of the flavored (sometimes vitamin enhanced) waters that are out?
Heather // June 11, 2008 at 3:07 pm
A: I tried one last year but I can’t remember what flavor it was … it was ok
Q: When your plate has different foods on it do you usually mix all the foods
together, keep them all seperate, or do you combine only certain foods?
Becca // June 11, 2008 at 3:09 pm
a:oh man. I constantly desire one of those sectioned plates…the ones for picnics and stuff. I have to keep my food separate. I can’t handle it if they mix together. Eesh.
q: Have you ever intentionally tried to be in two states at the same time?
Becca // June 11, 2008 at 3:10 pm
(for example- are you one of those people that would take a picture on the border of two states?)
@ngie // June 11, 2008 at 3:14 pm
a: yes
q: what language would you like to learn?
traciejane // June 11, 2008 at 3:19 pm
A: spanish
Q: If you have seen the movie Bucket List, what would be on your bucket list?
@ngie // June 11, 2008 at 3:28 pm
[Yeah for Spanish!!!]
A: bucket list… Item #1 Visit Israel
Q: if you could invite anyone (from throughout history living or dead) over for dinner who would it be?
Becca // June 11, 2008 at 3:31 pm
A: I’d invite my grandpa smith.
Q: List your top two favorite smells.
@ngie // June 11, 2008 at 3:34 pm
Ooh good question.
A: fresh watermelon and book
Q: what does happiness smell like?
traciejane // June 11, 2008 at 4:10 pm
[yay for visiting Israel, I met a girl from there on my way back from Mexico. She told me everyone at the age of 18 has to go into the military, she has just finished her term and was now enjoying traveling]
traciejane // June 11, 2008 at 4:11 pm
A: Happiness smells like a candle that smells so good you want to eat it.
Q: What is your most favorite time of the day?
jon mckanna // June 11, 2008 at 4:31 pm
A: getting my daughter up in the morning!
Q: what is you usual bed time?
kara // June 11, 2008 at 4:37 pm
A: 10:30ish
Q: What are you craving right now, if anything? (I would give up my pinkie finger for a diet coke right now…)
Cheryl // June 11, 2008 at 5:20 pm
A: Maine Lobster
Q: What is your favourite childhood toy?
traciejane // June 11, 2008 at 5:29 pm
A: Ooh, that is so hard. Probably would be… cabbage patch kids if that counts. maybe more in line with a toy would be the easy bake oven.
Q: What is a part of your character that most positively influences those around you?
melissa irwin // June 11, 2008 at 5:38 pm
yuk…..traciejane’s question forces me to say something nice about MYSELF……ummmm…answer is: i’m just incredible overall! lol……
Q: what is something that everyone around you just seems to dig…and you totally don’t understand why?
tam // June 11, 2008 at 5:42 pm
A: iPhone
Q: your friend has something in their teeth. do you tell them?
@ngie // June 11, 2008 at 5:46 pm
A: yes, of course!
Q: hugs or kisses?
[Hi Tam!]
Giant Idiot // June 11, 2008 at 6:00 pm
A: Depends
Q: Will you buy the 3G iPhone?
Becca // June 11, 2008 at 6:02 pm
A: I don’t know what a 3G phone is. So no. Mine works just fine!
Q: What is the saddest name you’ve ever seen parents give a kid (that you’ve personally known)
For example: orangjello (pronounced “orahngeyellow)
mandythompson // June 11, 2008 at 6:11 pm
A: do i really have to answer this? pronounced as “shi theed” - spelled as “shithead”
Q: what’s your favorite childhood tv show?
tam // June 11, 2008 at 6:14 pm
[hi @ang!!!
}
MANDY!!!!
traciejane // June 11, 2008 at 6:14 pm
A: The Muppets
Q: Why do dogs eat their own poop?
tam // June 11, 2008 at 6:24 pm
A: cuz theyre dogs.
Q: how often do you clean your baseboards?
@ngie // June 11, 2008 at 6:25 pm
[ok - this poopy talk has GOT to stop, girls. Talk about crazy week...]
@ngie // June 11, 2008 at 6:27 pm
A: I cleaned mine today and I was thinking about TAM & MANDY the whole time.
xoxo
Q: favorite way to eat carrots?
HisLifeformine // June 11, 2008 at 6:34 pm
A: raw
Q: Do you have a cordless keyboard/mouse?
mandythompson // June 11, 2008 at 6:38 pm
[i'm sorry. i had to.]
A: nope. laptop.
Q: how do you feel about IMing?
tam // June 11, 2008 at 6:43 pm
A: i love to im but it takes up soooo much of my blogging time!
Q: what are you having for dinner tonight?
Heidi // June 11, 2008 at 6:44 pm
A: stroganoff
B: Is it crazy to have your lap top on all the time?
traciejane // June 11, 2008 at 6:46 pm
[nice dog poop answer Tam]
A: Mac and Cheese stouffers witj stewed tomatoes
Q: What person in your life do you just know when you hang out there will be atleast on laugh?
traciejane // June 11, 2008 at 6:47 pm
A: No it is not crazy!!! It is the norm these days!
I meant one laugh in my last question
traciejane // June 11, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Ps. I wish I could type
Heidi // June 11, 2008 at 6:49 pm
a. My friend Gina
Q: Is blogging curable?
darla // June 11, 2008 at 6:56 pm
A: NO
Q: would you want to be cured?
Cheryl // June 11, 2008 at 7:16 pm
A: Cured??? Of what I don’t have a problem…
Q: What was your favourite meal as a child?
Debs // June 11, 2008 at 7:16 pm
naw…it would take too much salt
Do you think if you played a blank CD it could drive a mime crazy?
traciejane // June 11, 2008 at 7:33 pm
What in the world??? Poor mime..
A: Favorite meal was stuffed pork chops
Q: what current fashion trend is your most favorite and least favorite?
traciejane // June 11, 2008 at 8:22 pm
A: I will answer my own questions cause I think I read that is okay. most fav fashion trend is those cute shoes that look like ballet slippers and well I actually like the big jewelry. least favorite is umm… those shirts that look like maternity clothes cause I got asked when I was due and I am not pregnant
Q: Who is the person who has most impacted your life?
Heather // June 11, 2008 at 8:54 pm
A: my Papa … he was a man of God and he taught me to see God in a different way!
Q: If you could meet one person and have lunch with him/her who would it be & why?
tam // June 11, 2008 at 9:03 pm
A: mandy thompson from just a girl. ya heard of her??
Q: one thing you never did you wished you had?
mandythompson // June 11, 2008 at 9:03 pm
[tracie: you're cracking me up tonite. and yes, you can answer your own questions!]
A: tam. just ’cause.
Q: how many hours of sleep do you get on average?
tam // June 11, 2008 at 9:04 pm
[hahahahahahahaha!!!! NO WAY!!!! we answered the same! ahahahahaha!]
brent(inWorship) // June 11, 2008 at 9:05 pm
(I’m sitting here tearing up at Tam and Mandy’s answers)
tam // June 11, 2008 at 9:08 pm
[ group (((hug))) ]
Heather // June 11, 2008 at 9:15 pm
A: Not very many these days between a baby on a bladder and a sciatica!
Q: How many hours of sleep SHOULD we get?
Heather // June 11, 2008 at 9:16 pm
{Somone didn’t hit refresh … but I won’t say who}
bellissimanh // June 11, 2008 at 9:18 pm
A. I average 6-7 hours sleep. Wish I had more.
Q. Is there a book on your nightstand right now? What is it?
Heather // June 11, 2008 at 9:18 pm
A: Raising Boys by Dr. Dobson
Q: What’s on your ipod?
Heather // June 11, 2008 at 9:20 pm
{Sorry it’s called bringing up boys}
Heather // June 11, 2008 at 9:22 pm
{where did everyone go… I show up at a time when I should be in bed and Mandy and Tam leave … you guys are NO fun!}
Heather // June 11, 2008 at 9:24 pm
{come out come out wherever you are}
Heather // June 11, 2008 at 9:25 pm
{red rover red rover send someone … anyone right on over}
jon mckanna // June 11, 2008 at 9:26 pm
A: on the ipod…right now it’s various ONEPRAYER services from this past weekend
Q: what time is bed time?
traciejane // June 11, 2008 at 9:29 pm
[mandy hee hee!!!
I feel like I am on a roll!]
A: hopefully 10:30 pm
Q: What is one of your quirks?
@ngie // June 11, 2008 at 9:33 pm
a: knuckles that I can pop ALL the time
q: what about you makes you feel you are behind the times?
tam // June 11, 2008 at 9:36 pm
[thats a GREAT question @ang. i ain't answering it!]
jon mckanna // June 11, 2008 at 9:37 pm
A: the distaste i have for pants hanging 3/4 the way off my butttttocks
Q: what is your most needed “tool” when getting ready in the morning?
edfromct // June 11, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Q: what is your most needed “tool” when getting ready in the morning?
A: Mirror. To make sure I look as good as I always do.
Q: What was your favorite childhood toy?
edfromct // June 11, 2008 at 9:49 pm
Sorry I see Cheryl already asked that question #74.
New Question:
Q: Girls - When was the last time your wore spiked heels. Guys - when was the last time you wore dress shoes?
mandythompson // June 11, 2008 at 9:54 pm
A: yesterday!
Q: dress up or dress down?
mandythompson // June 11, 2008 at 9:55 pm
[tam: it don't get no weirder than that. wow... dang... i just don't even know what to say!!!}
mandythompson // June 11, 2008 at 9:56 pm
[seriously - that's the craziest thing i think has ever happened on this little blog.]
mandythompson // June 11, 2008 at 9:57 pm
[heather! we like you! thank you for sticking around!!!]
[ok. drew says its bedtime for me. i didn't get much sleep last night.]
traciejane // June 11, 2008 at 9:58 pm
A: Lately- dress up!
Q: What year of your life has had the most significance in shaping who you are now?
@ngie // June 11, 2008 at 10:00 pm
[Goodnight dear cousin Mandy. Sleep well!]
@ngie // June 11, 2008 at 10:01 pm
a: 1976 (the year I was born) hee hee hee
q: what is your favorite tongue twister?
@ngie // June 11, 2008 at 10:03 pm
[Tam - if you are still here - I visited your blog for the very first time this evening. I left a salutation as well.
]
tam // June 11, 2008 at 10:09 pm
[just emailed you @ang. i am wayyyy honored too
]
@ngie // June 11, 2008 at 10:20 pm
[Yay!
]
@ngie // June 11, 2008 at 10:39 pm
[ni-night y'all]
edfromct // June 11, 2008 at 10:47 pm
q: what is your favorite tongue twister?
A: Copied from “Kid’s Tongue Twister’s:
“A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk, but the stump thunk the skunk stunk.”
Q: Girls - Wonder Women or Xena Guys - Superman or Batman? Why?
blessed1 // June 11, 2008 at 11:29 pm
Q: Girls - Wonder Women or Xena Guys - Superman or Batman? Why?
A: Wonder Woman…cause I always liked her lasso and invisible plane…And I thought it was cool how high she could jump. Batman-because I thought Bruce Wayne was hot.
Q: What did you dream of as a kid and what have you done to achieve that dream as an adult?
edfromct // June 11, 2008 at 11:49 pm
Q: What did you dream of as a kid and what have you done to achieve that dream as an adult?
A: Most of my dreams as a child were nightmares. My idol was TV cowboy, Hopalong Cassidy. I am a retired bank auditor, so that isn’t to close to being a cowboy. The only range I road was the rush hour traffic jams on the highway.
My trustee stead has been a car not a horse.
My only dream growing up really was just to figure out a why to live in the world. I am retired and happy so I have done that.
Q: What is the most addictive game you have played?
Becca // June 12, 2008 at 12:47 am
A: “The most impossible game”. Ask Mandy about it sometime.
Q: brats or hot dogs?
Genny // June 12, 2008 at 1:24 am
I know I’m not playing by the rules, but just wanted to say clever post! Fun to read…
edfromct // June 12, 2008 at 1:29 am
Q: brats or hot dogs?
A: Johnsonville Brats
Q: Bagel or Pretzel?
Becca // June 12, 2008 at 1:42 am
Bagel.
I think we’re the only two playing anymore.
I need to freaking go to bed.
night.
Becca // June 12, 2008 at 1:43 am
okay, okay, I’ll ask a question.
q: how many times have you seen the weinermobile on the street?
givemejesus // June 12, 2008 at 1:49 am
A: Never
Q: What is your favorite circus act?
edfromct // June 12, 2008 at 2:15 am
Q: What is your favorite circus act?
A: The clowns of course.
Q: What do you think your best skill, the thing you were most talented at, was as a child?
tam // June 12, 2008 at 3:01 am
A: being funny. my older brother and i used to write comedy skits and preform them for our mom. she would laugh so hard! either because we were actually funny….or she was just being a good mom. i like to think we were hilarious!!!
Q: what is your favorite day of the week and why?
traciejane // June 12, 2008 at 6:54 am
A: Saturday because it is mostly my day of rest where I don’t have to get up for work or church.
Q: At your funeral what do you hope to be your legacy? Or name one thing you would want to be said in your obituary, _________ he/she… ( sorry if this sounds morbid
)
traciejane // June 12, 2008 at 7:02 am
Here is my answer to my own question :
I hope whenever that time is someone can say : Tracie, she really did care about others or if someone I loved was talking; she really did care about me.
traciejane // June 12, 2008 at 7:07 am
anybody want to answer my question even though I just answered it myself?
oops, I felt like I just ended ww without a question being I answered it myself, oops, so I came in with this one above,
happy thursday!
traciejane // June 12, 2008 at 7:43 am
here’s a real question since I pretty much no purposefully didn’t leave a question:
Q: what is one of your dreams for your life?
mandythompson // June 12, 2008 at 8:23 am
oh dang.
i’m gonna have to think about that… someone asked me that question a few nights ago. and i, well, it was hard to give an answer.
—COMMENTS CLOSED—
traciejane // June 12, 2008 at 9:51 am
just watched the movie bucket list, deep questions to think about after that…
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