It's time to celebrate readers. Ace turns 45 today. To honor this occasion, let's all send Jessica e-cards to celebrate. Hopefully this turns out better than our last attempt at bombarding her with Ace videos. So please visit your favorite e-card site, find the most annoying card possible, and send it to Jess. (email me if you need her email address). Thank you in advance for all your help in annoying Jessica. I need to start taking pictures of her reactions to our friends commenting on the blog. She hates it so much and that warms my heart to no end.
Today's special video shout out is for Kaylan: Remember Kay, if the man wanted a small soda, he would have asked for a small soda.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Jessica wins and we all lose (Day 86)
Sorry for the long absence. As far as I can tell only my favorite reader, ACG, missed me. Yet another reason I need to move to Canada. Free healthcare, friendly people and awesome blog followers.
First the reason for the title: Ace's CBS pilot was not on the schedule for this Fall (Jess wins). I know I'm disappointed. Hopefully the other CBS shows will be garbage and Ace's show will be a mid-season replacement. Since they broadcast stuff like this and this, I think we have a good shot.
Ace had Dameshek on again, so you know it was awesome. To up the ante they decided to include Deaf Frat Guy in the conversation. I was never a big fan of DFG, but in this context he was awesome. Dameshek had a few moments that cracked me up. His first was his advice to the fellas on how to pick up ladies. He said it is key for the guy to tell the lady that she is too into him and it is creeping him out. His thought is that will confuse the lady and make you more desirable. I can speak from experience that it is true. Jessica's first words to me were to tell me to "F off" as part of a game I was playing with a juvenile friend. I turned and walked away and Jess came back to me later out of curiosity. Dameshek proves himself to be a genius once again.
The other thing about Dameshek that cracks me up is his use of old timey language. Ace was telling a story about how he attacked some random dudes harassing people in a mall. Ace thwarted their efforts and saved the local citizens. Dameshek's reactions was to ask Ace if he was in the newspaper with the headline, "Local teens take down rapscallions, local toughs." Whenever Dave talks like that it just cracks me up.
Dave and Ace also had a nice exchange where Dave played a woman that Ace was hitting on. Dameshek's delivery of "Hello there," was priceless.
Jess and I were watching The Soup and saw a clip of Brad Pitt promoting his new movie and Ann Curry made ridiculous remarks about the Jews in the movie. As a loyal Ace fan I immediately thought of Ace's constant talk about the difference in Jews. He says you have the domesticated North American Jew and also the Israeli commando Jew. Of course I couldn't tell Jessica any of this and enjoy a laugh together. This bet is really infringing on our ability to laugh together. In fact it is hurting us so much we have become complete nerds. We have become obsessed with LOST and it is threatening to ruin our lives. I swore I would never become this kind of person, but I have succumb to the foul mistress that is LOST. I am currently shopping for pocket protectors and mapping out alternate routes home so I don't get beat up by the local boys.
In other news, our friend and favorite Arthur Kade is continuing to tread new douchy ground. Every time that I think it is not possible to be any worse a human being than he already is, he proves me wrong. Now he is trying to be a low rent version of Tucker Max, except not smart or funny. It is time we organize and go to Philly to crush him once and for all.
On another personal note, I was saddened to learn today that my friend Trevor doesn't read the blog. I go out of my way to mention him and give him special video shout-outs and he won't even read. So disappointing. At least my other friends at work, Katie, Jason, Andy, David, Matt, Chris, Susan, Steve, Clint, Rocky, Curt and Beth, plus my co-worker Amy still read it. Thanks for your loyalty friends and co-worker. Please accept this video as my gift to you. Until next time, Mahalo!
First the reason for the title: Ace's CBS pilot was not on the schedule for this Fall (Jess wins). I know I'm disappointed. Hopefully the other CBS shows will be garbage and Ace's show will be a mid-season replacement. Since they broadcast stuff like this and this, I think we have a good shot.
Ace had Dameshek on again, so you know it was awesome. To up the ante they decided to include Deaf Frat Guy in the conversation. I was never a big fan of DFG, but in this context he was awesome. Dameshek had a few moments that cracked me up. His first was his advice to the fellas on how to pick up ladies. He said it is key for the guy to tell the lady that she is too into him and it is creeping him out. His thought is that will confuse the lady and make you more desirable. I can speak from experience that it is true. Jessica's first words to me were to tell me to "F off" as part of a game I was playing with a juvenile friend. I turned and walked away and Jess came back to me later out of curiosity. Dameshek proves himself to be a genius once again.
The other thing about Dameshek that cracks me up is his use of old timey language. Ace was telling a story about how he attacked some random dudes harassing people in a mall. Ace thwarted their efforts and saved the local citizens. Dameshek's reactions was to ask Ace if he was in the newspaper with the headline, "Local teens take down rapscallions, local toughs." Whenever Dave talks like that it just cracks me up.
Dave and Ace also had a nice exchange where Dave played a woman that Ace was hitting on. Dameshek's delivery of "Hello there," was priceless.
Jess and I were watching The Soup and saw a clip of Brad Pitt promoting his new movie and Ann Curry made ridiculous remarks about the Jews in the movie. As a loyal Ace fan I immediately thought of Ace's constant talk about the difference in Jews. He says you have the domesticated North American Jew and also the Israeli commando Jew. Of course I couldn't tell Jessica any of this and enjoy a laugh together. This bet is really infringing on our ability to laugh together. In fact it is hurting us so much we have become complete nerds. We have become obsessed with LOST and it is threatening to ruin our lives. I swore I would never become this kind of person, but I have succumb to the foul mistress that is LOST. I am currently shopping for pocket protectors and mapping out alternate routes home so I don't get beat up by the local boys.
In other news, our friend and favorite Arthur Kade is continuing to tread new douchy ground. Every time that I think it is not possible to be any worse a human being than he already is, he proves me wrong. Now he is trying to be a low rent version of Tucker Max, except not smart or funny. It is time we organize and go to Philly to crush him once and for all.
On another personal note, I was saddened to learn today that my friend Trevor doesn't read the blog. I go out of my way to mention him and give him special video shout-outs and he won't even read. So disappointing. At least my other friends at work, Katie, Jason, Andy, David, Matt, Chris, Susan, Steve, Clint, Rocky, Curt and Beth, plus my co-worker Amy still read it. Thanks for your loyalty friends and co-worker. Please accept this video as my gift to you. Until next time, Mahalo!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Weird Week in Carolla
Enough with the t-shirt silliness, it's time for more Ace talk. It has been a strange week for guests, including a representative from Ford, the founder of the Adult version of Myspace, Brad Garrett and his buddy Chris. The Ford guy was mildly interesting but felt like late night Ford infomercial. The Adult Myspace guy was pretty lame and generally a pervert. His mission is apparently to give lonely men more access to porn. Considering the lack of porn on the internet, I think he is on to something. Ace is a big fan of masturbation so he enjoyed talking to the guy. Of course Ace is also the guy that Dr. Drew says is an addictive masturbater and always refers to masturbation being the real thing. I enjoyed Brad Garrett's podcast, but I can't remember much about the episode except for Ace saying that when his internet went out for 3 hours it felt like someone was F'ing him in the A for 3 hours. He is on to something though. I only got a cell phone 5 years ago and now can't live without it. Stuff like that, phone, internet, blackberry, are impossible to live without once you've had them. Ace also unveiled his theory about his why his buddy Chris never matured. He thinks that Chris got laid too early in his life and stopped caring about things other than girls at 15. The theory is solid though. The guys I knew growing up that had early success with the ladies are generally worthless at this point.
Now Chris was amazing. Faithful readers will recall Chris as the genius behind the Brewing Story. He and Ace have great chemistry and told some great stories about growing up. It is incredible that either of them is still alive. Chris talked about smoking crack like it was the equivalent of getting a latte. I think that Jessica would actually enjoy the Chris podcast. Unfortunately for her, she has no sense of humor and can't appreciate Ace's brilliance. I'm just amazed that Ace and Chris are still alive. All of their stories involve them being insane, fighting, living in horrific conditions and cheating death.
Jessica clearly has terrible tastes in comedy since she doesn't think Ace and I are funny. She does redeem herself by enjoying the work of our friend Arthur Kade. Aside from posting amazing videos this week, Arthur has set a new low. He decided to enlighten his many "fans" of his kissing preferences. There were a couple problems. Most notably his claim that he enjoys kissing women when he is so clearly gay. Even more disturbing was his retelling of his finest kiss, which occurred with a woman he paid $400. And not spent $400 as in took her to a nice dinner and play, but as in she was a stripper and he was in the champagne room. Now, let's break this one down for a second:
1. He paid 400 bucks to make out with a stripper. I can honestly say I am not a strip club guy, but my guess is that 400 can get you more than a kiss from a runaway with daddy issues.
2. How unspeakably sad is it to have your best kiss from someone you are paying? That's a little like calling your shrink your best friend. Sure, he's listening to you and seems interested, but you are paying him $150/hour to do it. He's not really your friend.
Arthur proves himself to be a giant tool for actually believing that a stripper liked him.
I really need to add another terrible show to the poll. Jessica is now watching So You Think You Can Dance, which aside from Cat Deeley is a terrible show. In fact, as I type this there are 2 dudes ballroom dancing together. One claims he is heterosexual (highly disputed) and the other is openly gay. Is there a huge shortage of girls who want to ballroom dance? It's just creepy. It didn't work in Blades of Glory and it didn't work on the show. I don't get the "straight" guy not finding a girl partner. From what I have seen on this show, the girl dancers are great looking and it takes tons of practice which gives you quality time with a hot girl. Oh no, I might have to do a live blog of this show at some point. There was just a girl dressed up like a cat doing Stars Wars shit like George Michael. (I think that just inspired me to have my next poll be about which Bluth had the best chicken dance)
I am too distressed to write anymore. So You Think You Can Dance is killing me. But I really need to address some issues I have at the work place. We were talking movies at work and someone asked why I liked "The Wrestler." I said because it was amazing and Mickey Rouke gave an amazing performance. He said he didn't think Mickey was that good. What? That is nonsense. This is the same guy that said "My Best's Friends Girl" was hilarious. I know, he is some sort of escaped mental patient. I am going to have to tackle this in a longer post at some point and maybe even start reviewing movies.
Thanks for reading. I appreciate it more than you know. And just for my favorite Canadian, please enjoy a video featuring the one man who can challenge Kade to the doucher throne, enjoy.
Now Chris was amazing. Faithful readers will recall Chris as the genius behind the Brewing Story. He and Ace have great chemistry and told some great stories about growing up. It is incredible that either of them is still alive. Chris talked about smoking crack like it was the equivalent of getting a latte. I think that Jessica would actually enjoy the Chris podcast. Unfortunately for her, she has no sense of humor and can't appreciate Ace's brilliance. I'm just amazed that Ace and Chris are still alive. All of their stories involve them being insane, fighting, living in horrific conditions and cheating death.
Jessica clearly has terrible tastes in comedy since she doesn't think Ace and I are funny. She does redeem herself by enjoying the work of our friend Arthur Kade. Aside from posting amazing videos this week, Arthur has set a new low. He decided to enlighten his many "fans" of his kissing preferences. There were a couple problems. Most notably his claim that he enjoys kissing women when he is so clearly gay. Even more disturbing was his retelling of his finest kiss, which occurred with a woman he paid $400. And not spent $400 as in took her to a nice dinner and play, but as in she was a stripper and he was in the champagne room. Now, let's break this one down for a second:
1. He paid 400 bucks to make out with a stripper. I can honestly say I am not a strip club guy, but my guess is that 400 can get you more than a kiss from a runaway with daddy issues.
2. How unspeakably sad is it to have your best kiss from someone you are paying? That's a little like calling your shrink your best friend. Sure, he's listening to you and seems interested, but you are paying him $150/hour to do it. He's not really your friend.
Arthur proves himself to be a giant tool for actually believing that a stripper liked him.
I really need to add another terrible show to the poll. Jessica is now watching So You Think You Can Dance, which aside from Cat Deeley is a terrible show. In fact, as I type this there are 2 dudes ballroom dancing together. One claims he is heterosexual (highly disputed) and the other is openly gay. Is there a huge shortage of girls who want to ballroom dance? It's just creepy. It didn't work in Blades of Glory and it didn't work on the show. I don't get the "straight" guy not finding a girl partner. From what I have seen on this show, the girl dancers are great looking and it takes tons of practice which gives you quality time with a hot girl. Oh no, I might have to do a live blog of this show at some point. There was just a girl dressed up like a cat doing Stars Wars shit like George Michael. (I think that just inspired me to have my next poll be about which Bluth had the best chicken dance)
I am too distressed to write anymore. So You Think You Can Dance is killing me. But I really need to address some issues I have at the work place. We were talking movies at work and someone asked why I liked "The Wrestler." I said because it was amazing and Mickey Rouke gave an amazing performance. He said he didn't think Mickey was that good. What? That is nonsense. This is the same guy that said "My Best's Friends Girl" was hilarious. I know, he is some sort of escaped mental patient. I am going to have to tackle this in a longer post at some point and maybe even start reviewing movies.
Thanks for reading. I appreciate it more than you know. And just for my favorite Canadian, please enjoy a video featuring the one man who can challenge Kade to the doucher throne, enjoy.
Enough is Enough
This post is mainly just making it so I don't have to see that pretty girl in that disgusting t-shirt at the top of the blog. I am really disappointed that a number of you that have decided it is funny to side with Jessica in this battle and are encouraging her by buying t-shirts. Especially you Melissa. This blog was dedicated to you, but I am now taking nominations for an alternate muse. I will remember your traitorous acts.
I am really excited about today's podcast. It features Ace's longtime buddy Chris (of "Brewing Story" fame) and promises to be full of good stuff. I promise I will have a lengthy update tonight.
Since this blog is the height of narcissism there is no reason not to mention my Twitter account too. You can sign up to follow me (gjlytle) so you can be the first to know when I update the blog.
Since this is the least entertaining entry ever, please accept my apologies.
I am really excited about today's podcast. It features Ace's longtime buddy Chris (of "Brewing Story" fame) and promises to be full of good stuff. I promise I will have a lengthy update tonight.
Since this blog is the height of narcissism there is no reason not to mention my Twitter account too. You can sign up to follow me (gjlytle) so you can be the first to know when I update the blog.
Since this is the least entertaining entry ever, please accept my apologies.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Team Jessica? I think not
Dear readers, our peaceful Carolla loving existence has been posed with a vile threat. Team Jessica. I was completely unaware she commissioned the above shirt. I walked into my kitchen and saw her giggling with delight, waiting for me to notice. I did not react well.
While she is a beautiful girl, that photo disgusts me. I cannot believe that she beat us to the punch with a shirt. Well, we are a strong nation and we will not let this threat stand. We need to make the shirt happen ASAP. Please submit me your ideas and your interest in a shirt. I will work on making it happen soon.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
2 Months, 1 Day to go
Happy Sunday my fine followers. Let me warn you in advance that this entry may be angrier than usual. As I type this, my Celtics are losing to the despicable Magic and the Mets are losing to the Giants (even grosser since they had the bases loaded with 0 outs and didn't score). Hopefully the Celtics will turn it around, although I don't have much faith since our backup forward has to wear a special headband to prevent concussions and looks worse with his shirt off than I do. That is not a great signal for success.
I had another moment this weekend when I really wanted to tell Jess an Ace story. And this time it would have even be logical in conversation. We were watching Role Models and there is a scene where Paul Rudd drives his truck off a tow truck. The scene seems insane unless you realize that Ace himself did this once. Ace came out to see his truck up on a tow truck for a chicken S reason. He tried to talk to the driver and convince him to take it down, but the guy was being a doucher and wouldn't do it. So Ace just drove off the truck. He must have been so proud that day. So as Paul Rudd was imitating Ace in the movie, I obviously wanted to tell Jess the story. But I refrained. Well maybe she will read this entry and get to enjoy the story anyway.
We had lunch with our friend Rachel today and she told me something that warmed my heart. She was telling me that her friend Ashley and her husband read the blog, which obviously makes me happy. But the best part was Jessica's reaction. As soon as Rachel mentioned it, Jess starting shaking her head. Then she put her head in her hands. The look of defeat was priceless. I could see her annoyance and I couldn't have been more delighted. Hopefully the blog will continue to grow and we can make my dream of site t-shirts a reality. I may need to consult Arthur Kade on how to grow a brand and gain followers to "The Journey." I realize my presence isn't as dynamic and my shoulders aren't as enormous, but maybe I can find half the success that he has.
I also must admit that I may be in the process of becoming a nerd.
1. I went to see Star Trek this weekend. It was really, really good.
2. I have been making fun of LOST nerds for years. Up until this morning, I had never seen a single frame of the show. But Jess and I rented Season 1 on DVD yesterday and watched the Pilot this morning. I have to admit, it's a great show. I am sure it will suck me in and I will start posting about it non-stop. I'm sure that would lead to new readers, but it's just not worth it.
3. I am really excited to see Transformers 2, G.I. Joe and even the new Harry Potter movie. (but I am still not as nerdy as Jess about Harry Potter since she is listening to the books on tape to remind her of the story in advance of the movie).
Obviously I am a little worried about where this is headed. I know I've never been the coolest guy, but if this keeps up the guys at work are going to start beating me up for my lunch money.
The Celtics are about to start the second half. Hopefully it goes better for my beloved C's in the second 24. I'm not really looking forward to LeBron destroying them in the next series, but I like how much pride they have shown. Thanks for reading and until next time, Mahalo!
I had another moment this weekend when I really wanted to tell Jess an Ace story. And this time it would have even be logical in conversation. We were watching Role Models and there is a scene where Paul Rudd drives his truck off a tow truck. The scene seems insane unless you realize that Ace himself did this once. Ace came out to see his truck up on a tow truck for a chicken S reason. He tried to talk to the driver and convince him to take it down, but the guy was being a doucher and wouldn't do it. So Ace just drove off the truck. He must have been so proud that day. So as Paul Rudd was imitating Ace in the movie, I obviously wanted to tell Jess the story. But I refrained. Well maybe she will read this entry and get to enjoy the story anyway.
We had lunch with our friend Rachel today and she told me something that warmed my heart. She was telling me that her friend Ashley and her husband read the blog, which obviously makes me happy. But the best part was Jessica's reaction. As soon as Rachel mentioned it, Jess starting shaking her head. Then she put her head in her hands. The look of defeat was priceless. I could see her annoyance and I couldn't have been more delighted. Hopefully the blog will continue to grow and we can make my dream of site t-shirts a reality. I may need to consult Arthur Kade on how to grow a brand and gain followers to "The Journey." I realize my presence isn't as dynamic and my shoulders aren't as enormous, but maybe I can find half the success that he has.
I also must admit that I may be in the process of becoming a nerd.
1. I went to see Star Trek this weekend. It was really, really good.
2. I have been making fun of LOST nerds for years. Up until this morning, I had never seen a single frame of the show. But Jess and I rented Season 1 on DVD yesterday and watched the Pilot this morning. I have to admit, it's a great show. I am sure it will suck me in and I will start posting about it non-stop. I'm sure that would lead to new readers, but it's just not worth it.
3. I am really excited to see Transformers 2, G.I. Joe and even the new Harry Potter movie. (but I am still not as nerdy as Jess about Harry Potter since she is listening to the books on tape to remind her of the story in advance of the movie).
Obviously I am a little worried about where this is headed. I know I've never been the coolest guy, but if this keeps up the guys at work are going to start beating me up for my lunch money.
The Celtics are about to start the second half. Hopefully it goes better for my beloved C's in the second 24. I'm not really looking forward to LeBron destroying them in the next series, but I like how much pride they have shown. Thanks for reading and until next time, Mahalo!
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Worlds Colliding (Day 74)
As Constanza once said to Jerry, it's dangerous when worlds collide. That is exactly what has happened today. Stryker is on Charm School and the dude that plays Mike from My Boys (Jamie Kaler) was on Ace's podcast. Oh my. How in the world am I not supposed to comment on that? Jessica makes me watch My Boys and I can say it is the least funny sitcom ever. I have honestly laughed 3 times over the course of the entire series. I will laugh more on my hundredth viewing of Fire Birds (which is not a comedy) than I do at the entire catalog of My Boys. That's not good. My latest theory with My Boys is that they write down 3 lines of dialogue, put it in a hat, then pick it at random to film the scene. The show has no structure and ends segments without jokes and abruptly.
Jessica wanted to watch the new season of Charm School featuring the skanks of Rock of Love Bus and Real Chance of Love. As soon as Jessica saw Stryker on Charm School she was trying to goad me into talking about him since he replaced Ace on Loveline. Well, I shouldn't really say replaced, since Styrker is a complete tool. Anyway, the show has potential. It is always good times when crazy skanks compete for money by pretending to be ladies.
I have been meaning to talk about this for awhile. I have an embarrassing issue. When I am getting my iPod out and am primed to listen to Ace's wisdom I sometimes accidentally hit the enter button the home screen. Whenever I do that, my iPod plays the first song alphabetically. Readers, here is the embarrassing part. That first song is "Dancing Queen" by ABBA. I know, it's horrific. I really need to find some band that comes before ABBA alphabetically. I defy anyone to think of a worse song to randomly start playing when all you want to listen to is Ace. Can't be topped.
Jessica is making me watch the 2 hour season finale of Grey's Anatomy. The only good thing about the show is that the red headed doctor and Pat Dempsey were in "Made of Honor" together and makes me think of this. And that is amazing. I want to make a list of things I would rather do than watch 2 hours of that terrible show (Is there a worse looking star of a major television show Meredith Grey?);
1. Hold every poisonous snake in the world at the same time. (I can't even watch snakes on television without freaking out).
2. Eat a combination of ranch, ketchup and mustard.
3. Hit myself with a sledgehammer until I pass out;
4. Only being able to listen to 98 Degrees music for the rest of my life;
and
5. Replicate every one of Kenyon Martin's tattoos on my own body.
I will never understand the appeal of the show. It is a whiny, unattractive chick complaining all the time. The hospital is like Bayside since it revolves around 6 people, except it doesn't even have the comedy of the random twins that are in every background shot. (By the way, is there some mechanism for finding those girls? Wouldn't it be amazing to be friends with them? I always wanted to find them and try to date one (even though they aren't attractive) just so I could say I did). The story lines are completely predictable and F'ed out. I mean, come on, how many traumas can happen in Seattle? I am still waiting for a comet to be on course for Seattle and the only thing that can save the city is Pat Dempsey's 5 o'clock shadow. That will probably be a 3 part special.
Wish me luck as I struggle through this crap. Until next time, Mahalo!
Jessica wanted to watch the new season of Charm School featuring the skanks of Rock of Love Bus and Real Chance of Love. As soon as Jessica saw Stryker on Charm School she was trying to goad me into talking about him since he replaced Ace on Loveline. Well, I shouldn't really say replaced, since Styrker is a complete tool. Anyway, the show has potential. It is always good times when crazy skanks compete for money by pretending to be ladies.
I have been meaning to talk about this for awhile. I have an embarrassing issue. When I am getting my iPod out and am primed to listen to Ace's wisdom I sometimes accidentally hit the enter button the home screen. Whenever I do that, my iPod plays the first song alphabetically. Readers, here is the embarrassing part. That first song is "Dancing Queen" by ABBA. I know, it's horrific. I really need to find some band that comes before ABBA alphabetically. I defy anyone to think of a worse song to randomly start playing when all you want to listen to is Ace. Can't be topped.
Jessica is making me watch the 2 hour season finale of Grey's Anatomy. The only good thing about the show is that the red headed doctor and Pat Dempsey were in "Made of Honor" together and makes me think of this. And that is amazing. I want to make a list of things I would rather do than watch 2 hours of that terrible show (Is there a worse looking star of a major television show Meredith Grey?);
1. Hold every poisonous snake in the world at the same time. (I can't even watch snakes on television without freaking out).
2. Eat a combination of ranch, ketchup and mustard.
3. Hit myself with a sledgehammer until I pass out;
4. Only being able to listen to 98 Degrees music for the rest of my life;
and
5. Replicate every one of Kenyon Martin's tattoos on my own body.
I will never understand the appeal of the show. It is a whiny, unattractive chick complaining all the time. The hospital is like Bayside since it revolves around 6 people, except it doesn't even have the comedy of the random twins that are in every background shot. (By the way, is there some mechanism for finding those girls? Wouldn't it be amazing to be friends with them? I always wanted to find them and try to date one (even though they aren't attractive) just so I could say I did). The story lines are completely predictable and F'ed out. I mean, come on, how many traumas can happen in Seattle? I am still waiting for a comet to be on course for Seattle and the only thing that can save the city is Pat Dempsey's 5 o'clock shadow. That will probably be a 3 part special.
Wish me luck as I struggle through this crap. Until next time, Mahalo!
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