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| - | [[Image:sbemail126.png|thumb|"Limozeen Pilot: Encounter at Groupulon 5"]]
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| - | '''Strong Bad Email #126'''
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| - | Strong Bad shows us the best thing he's ever seen, done or eaten: the quickly cancelled pilot of Limozeen in Space!
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| - | '''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Limozeen]], [[Teeg Dougland]], [[Strong Sad]], [[Mitch Overlord]], Bozar, [[Nebulon]]
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| - | '''Date:''' March 8, 2005
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| - | '''Running Time:''' 4:02
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| - | == Transcript ==
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| - | '''STRONG BAD:''' You got to ''e''-mail, just to stay alive! ''{types "strongbad_email.exe", begins reading}''
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| - | <pre>Dear Strong Bad,
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| - | How you doin'? I have three quick questions...
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| - | 1. What's the best thing you've ever seen?
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| - | 2. What's the best thing you've ever done?
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| - | 3. What's the best thing you've ever eaten?
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| - | Later,
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| - | Albin J. (from Maryland)</pre>
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| - | ''{Strong Bad doesn't read the numbers, and after saying "seen", he immediately follows with "done, eaten." He also whispers "from, from Maryland." Then he clears the screen.}''
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| - | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I'm doing real real ''{types "rrll rrll"}'' well Albi. Believe it or not, I've got one answer for all three questions. And that answer is...
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| - | ''{Cut to an image of a video tape labelled "Limozeen cartoon" and "Don't record over for dang's sake!!!"}''
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| - | '''SINGERS:''' VHS!
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| - | '''STRONG BAD:''' The only known copy of the failed pilot episode of the Limozeen Saturday morning cartoon shoooooooow!
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| - | ''{cut back to the Lappy}''
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| - | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' It only aired once at, like, 4 a.m. some forgotten Saturday. And guess who was already up and eating brown sugar straight from the box? That's right, Strong Sad. But then I got up and started watching TV. If not for my The Cheat-like VHS reflexes, it would have been as lost as four-armed Grimace. ''{clears screen}'' I'll let you guys see it, but please, no flash photography or video taping. It could damage the precious oils and heavy metals of this priceless piece of television history.
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| - | ''{cut to the cartoon. It opens with "Metalmation" appearing in large block letters, followed by "presents" in cursive}''
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| - | '''SINGER:''' <br>
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| - | Remember those guys from that band Limozeen?<br>
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| - | Well, they turned their tour bus into a space machine!<br>
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| - | And they're still Limozeen!
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| - | '''LARRY:'''<br>
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| - | We're still Limozeen!
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| - | '''SINGER:'''<br>
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| - | But they're in space!
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| - | '''LARRY:'''<br>
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| - | But we're in space?!
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| - | ''{now the title screen is shown: LIMOZEEN "but they're in space!" The Limozeen members appear in animated form below. Teeg walks in from stage right.}
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| - | '''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys. You're in space!
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| - | ''{one final chord of the theme song plays}''
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| - | ''{cut to the Couch. Strong Bad is sitting on it, while Strong Sad is leaning on it from behind.}''
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| - | '''STRONG BAD:''' Oh-ho-ho! So classic!
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| - | '''STRONG SAD:''' But why are they in space? There's no reason for them to be in space!
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| - | '''STRONG BAD:''' On the contrary, my dear Fatson! There's ''every'' reason for them to be in space.
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| - | ''{title card for "ENCOUNTER AT GROUPULON 5" by A. Chimendez appears. From there, it cuts to the Limozeen members running away from a pair of flesh-colored hands, a pair of blue hands, and two magenta tentacles}''
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| - | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{narrating}'' So, one of their main goals is to both run away from and give backstage passes to all the hot babe-liens of the galaxy.
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| - | ''{the Limozeen members run into their tour spaceship}''
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| - | '''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys. None of the hot alien chicks from Groupulon 5 have backstage passes to tonight's show.
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| - | '''LARRY:''' Then whose midriffs are we gonna sign?
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| - | '''GARY:''' What happened to all the passes, Teeg?
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| - | '''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' Galactic radio gave them all away. To Mitch Overlord.
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| - | ''{The members of Limozeen gasp, as we cut to Mitch Overlord's lair}''
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| - | '''MITCH OVERLORD:''' That's right, Limozeen! I was the one million, six hundred and eighty-five thousand, four hundred and twenty-first caller! ''{raises his claw-like right hand and opens and shuts it twice}''
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| - | ''{The members of Limozeen are shown running again, this time from nothing that can be seen.}''
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| - | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{narrating}'' And sometimes the magical prankster Bozar appears and turns reality upside-down.
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| - | '''BOZAR:''' ''{please fill}'' twice Limo-losers! How are you going to play tonight's show after I turn your instruments into Italian noodles?
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| - | ''{The band is greeted with "boooos" as they attempt to play a concert with their noodle-instruments anyway. Mary eats his noodles instead.}''
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| - | '''MARY:''' This is the best show ever, guys!
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| - | ''{laughter is heard}''
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| - | '''LARRY:''' Mary, quit eatin' your drums!
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| - | ''{Cut to the outside of the tour spaceship flying through space. Nebulon flies past.}''
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| - | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{narrating}'' But most of all, the episode centers around the boys making sure metal stays number one throughout the galaxy.
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| - | ''{Cut to spaceship interior}''
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| - | '''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys. We've been knocked off the charts in the Forbidden Zone by an alternative rock band.
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| - | '''PERRY:''' But their bassist is a girl!
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| - | '''MARY:''' And the drummer's got short hair!
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| - | '''LARRY:''' And the lead singer wears glasses!
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| - | ''{Cut back to the couch. Strong Bad throws the remote at Strong Sad.}''
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| - | '''STRONG SAD:''' Ow! What was that for?
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| - | '''STRONG BAD:''' For you and your kind destroying metal! Chuck Taylor-wearing, low self-esteemers...
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| - | ''{Cut back to the cartoon. The band is practicing as Teeg walks up to them.}''
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| - | '''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys. Our pilot episode has been cancelled.
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| - | '''LARRY, GARY, PERRY, and MARY:''' What?
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| - | '''GARY:''' Oh well. I guess I won't be needing this anymore. ''{throws his guitar offscreen}''
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| - | ''{Cut to the real Larry on Strong Bad's television, who catches the real equivalent of the guitar.}''
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| - | '''LARRY:''' Oh, thanks, Space Gary! I can't believe we got cancelled! Weeeeeell, join us next time, kids! In syndication! Or maybe on DVD! ''{plays a short tune as the TV fades out. Strong Bad returns to the Lappy.}
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| - | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Whattaya think, Albi? If that's not the best thing you've ever seen, done, or eaten, then may I politely ask you to gouge out your eyes, cut out your tongue, and um, have all your done ''{short pause}'' removed.
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| - | ''{The Paper comes down.}
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| - | == Easter Eggs ==
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| - | *Click on "brown sugar" to see a box of "Suge Brown" brown sugar, with the tagline "Don't borrow from thy neighbor".
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| - | *At the end of the email, click "eaten" to see a member of Limozeen question his hair color and size:
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| - | *:'''MARY:''' How come they made me fat and have red hair?
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| - | *:'''LARRY:''' Because you're the comic relief-uh!
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| - | *:''{Mary burps very loudly}''
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| - | == Fun Facts ==
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| - | === Trivia ===
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| - | *Teeg Dougland was voiced by [[Mike Chapman]] who looks almost identical to Teeg.
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| - | *This flash file version of this e-mail is named sbemail126_mx.swf instead of sbemail126.swf
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| - | === Remarks ===
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| - | *This email gives a good answer to Strong Bad's own question in [[different town]] when he tries to think up the Best Thing Ever, which turned out to be beef stew.
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| - | === Goofs ===
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| - | *Just before Strong Bad sits down at the Lappy, you see almost his entire head, but, you cannot see the strings on the back of his mask; usually when they show that much of his head (IE: in [[crazy cartoon]]) you see those strings.
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| - | === Inside References ===
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| - | *Limozeen is a band name Strong Bad made up in [[band names]]. This is their first appearance in cartoon form.
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| - | *The green alien which floats by in one scene is Nebulon, as seen in [[New Boots]] and [[Main Page 1]].
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| - | *The teleplay for Limozeen's cartoon is written by [[A. Chimendez]], creator of [[The Cheat Commandos]] cartoon.
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| - | *Teeg Dougland is the name of the director of the [[Moving Very Slowly]] video on the Strong Bad DVD.
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| - | *The [[VCR]] is still blinking from [[12:00]].
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| - | === Real-World References ===
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| - | *The fact that Limozeen's cartoon takes place in space for no good reason is likely a reference to several other cartoons which also took place in space for no reason, like <i>[http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-5297/ the Partridge Family, 2200 A.D.]</i>, <i>[http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-2345/ Gilligan's Planet]</i>, and <i>[http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-7865/ Josie & the Pussycats In Outer Space]</i>, all of which had extremely short runs (usually only one season).
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| - | *"Metalmation" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Filmation|Filmation]] animation studio, with the logos looking very similar. Filmation was famous for churning out cookie-cutter cartoons many of which also took place in space for no good reason.
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| - | *The repeated "band being chased" segments may be a reference to a Hanna-Barbera 70's staple of stock-footage chase scenes, most prominently in [[Wikipedia:Scooby_Doo|Scooby-Doo]].
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| - | **These segments may also be a reference to "A Hard Day's Night" or [http://www.tvtome.com/Beatles/ The Beatles' cartoon series], both of which featured the band being chased by rabid fans.
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| - | *The space-logo of Limozeen is very similar to the logo of the popular Nintendo game Metroid.
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| - | **It also looks like an electric power in the Pokemon card game.
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| - | *"Four-armed Grimace" is a reference to the purple McDonaldland character. Grimace was originally named "The Evil Grimace", and he had four arms-- so that he could hold four shakes at once.
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| - | *"My dear Fatson" is an adaptation of "My dear Watson", a way Sherlock Holmes often addressed his assistant.
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| - | *Given his apparent penchant for transforming objects in the pursuit of causing trouble, it's possible that "Bozar" could be a reference to Mister Mxyzptlk from ''Superfriends'' and the Superman comics. I'ts unlikely, however, as Mr. Mxyzptlk had a distinctive look (and size) that Bozar does not share.
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| - | *"Bozar" might also be a reference to "The Great Gazoo" from the ''Flintstones.''
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| - | *"Encounter at Groupulon 5" is most likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:Encounter_at_Farpoint|Encounter at Farpoint]], the first episode of [[Wikipedia:Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]], to the popular TV series [[Wikipedia:Babylon_5|Babylon 5]], or to an amalgamation of the two.
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| - | **Or possibly a reference to The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy's "Stravulon Beta 5".
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| - | *With his mechanical jaw and arm, Mitch Overlord seems designed to resemble Trap-Jaw; one of Skeletor's henchman in [[Wikipedia:Masters_of_the_Universe|the He-Man tv show]], another popular 80s saturday morning cartoon series.
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| - | **Or, The Claw from the Inspector Gadget cartoon.
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| - | **Or, Baron Underbite from The Venture Brothers.
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| - | **Or, Malak from SW:KOTOR (At least with the head and voice)
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| - | ***Which, in turn, could have been designed to resemble another character from an 80's saturday morning cartoon show
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| - | * Larry's comment joining them next time 'In syndication! Or maybe on DVD!' could be a referance to short-lived shows like ''Clerks'' which after they were canceled begain airing in syndicates on other networks or on collectors DVDs.
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| - | * Mary asking "How come they made me fat and have red hair?" is a reference to [http://www.tvtome.com/RealGhostbusters/ <i>The Real Ghostbusters</i>], where they made the character of Ray Stantz (played in the <i>Ghostbusters</i> film by Dan Aykroyd) fat, and and gave him red hair for no reason. "Because you're the comic relief-uh!" refers to the fact that Ray <i>was</i> the comic relief, at least among the human characters.
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| - | * The alternative rock band that knocked Limozeen off the chart may be a composite of 90s post-metal alt bands. Lead Singer wears glasses= Weezer; Bassist that's a girl= Smashing Pumpkins
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| - | * The phrase "Chuck Taylor wearin'..." refers to Converse High Top basketball shoes, designed by Chuck Taylor. "Chucks" are a signature look of Punk and Metal that happened after 1990. Ironically, out of all the characters, it's Strong Bad's shoes that resemble them the most.
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| - | *The whole idea for a cartoon about a band was based on The beatles' ''Yellow Submarine''.
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| - | == External Links ==
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| - | *[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail126.html view "best thing"]<br>
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| - | *[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail126_mx.swf view the flash file for "best thing"]
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| - | *[http://www.forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=2214 forum thread re: best thing]
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