There Will Be No Post Today

Posted on by Sarah A. Hoyt

UPDATE: Appointment made for tomorrow to deal with the end-of-the-world coughening. Had the last of the prescription cough syrup last night, from last time I was very ill, and it’s dealing with it, so I have slept and I’m going to go work.

Post maybe later.

I have no explanation fUor this, other than: for the last month or so I got a cough that makes no sense. Could be smoking Canada, who knows? Or it could be my asthma being stupid. I’m getting horrible eczema again, so it could be asthma. They normally attack together.

Anyway, it’s not horrible cough, it’s just it keeps waking me up every hour or so, and I’m soooooooo tired.

I’m going to call the doctors today, and see if I can deal with this, because otherwise Liberty con will be interesting….

Anyway. More as soon as I can.

100 thoughts on “There Will Be No Post Today”

  1. But but… This is a Post!

    Take care Sarah. I hope that cough goes away soon.

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    1. Yes, indeedy! And Scotch, Jamaican, Kentucky and Texan flu shots!😃

      Meanwhile, take care of yourself, Sarah; you owe us lots more books! (Well, not “owe”, but you get the point.)

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  4. Creeping spurge

    Is a scourge.

    And gives the urge

    Upon the verge

    The spurge to surge, and tread upon most firmly!

    This is all.

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      1. Using the dandelion digger also helped. I worked it down and popped the core of the plant loose, then tossed the spurge onto the sidewalk or patio to shrivel. I skipped the area near the little stump with the strange spider web. I don’t want to spray the spider, because of the ladybugs working over aphids on the rose that is also in the stump-bed. (Black widows have become a problem over the last four years or so. They are here. That makes them a problem.)

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        1. Black widows and brown recluses are common on my area, so I’m always leery when I see small spiders. They’re like bitey little dogs. Medium and large spiders are seldom a problem. We have wolf spiders, that carry their young on their backs like opossums, and the occasional Golden Orb Weaver or daddy longlegs. They’re all harmless, though I may occasionally relocate one if it’s in the way.

          Weavers spin large and elaborate webs, keep them for a few days, then eat them (recycling; webs are biologically expensive) and move on. Wolf spiders don’t spin webs. Longlegs supposedly do, but I’ve never seen one in a web, just rambling around on the ground.

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          2. We have black widows, and the others, but no brown recluse. Inside the house? Bad and dead spider, if I see them (they pay rent? I’ll think about it.) Outside? Leave them alone. Part of the problem is both son and I are allergic (not anaphylactic but tend to react with cellulitis too often requiring antibiotics, and larger swelling).

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  6. The world is currently a dumpster fire. No wonder Asthma may be a nuisance. (grin)

    Be well. Rest. We will keep things active here. (grin)

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    1. Lets see, does .45 vs 9mm vs .40 vs 10mm count as a theological argument?

      Proposal: a 10mm locked-breech AR-15 platform SBR, with optional suppressor, dot sight, and flip-up iron would be just about the perfect Millitia / home-defense weapon. User option 1911 or Glock sidearm in 10mm. Of course it takes a bayonet.

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      1. AR pattern in 30 carbine.

        Or M1 carbine pattern scaled a bit for 5.56 NATO – wait, that’s mostly a mini 14. Okay, we’ve got that one already.

        I am not really sure I like all the AR pattern pistol caliber carbines – but the MP5 that the FBI had built in 10mm, though…

        That said, if I lived in a free state and someone gave me a CMMG Banshee Mk10, I would not throw it away.

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        1. almost no civilians, to include police, engage a threat outside 100 yards.

          PCC becomes a very good option under 150y when paired with a hot effective cartridge. The 10mm is easily controllable in a PCC, and vastly more effective than a .30 Carbine.

          10mm just works, quite well. If you can manage a .45 properly, you can manage a 10mm.

          AR format, because oh-so familiar and the extra weight makes recoil seem like nothing.

          the Banshee uses a delayed blowback action, with the rotary AR bolt. Every one i have examined shows significant rounding of the angled bolt lugs that make it work. Seems to work, although there is a sensation of a doubletap when fired, as the bolt cycles. Bajunk-kajunk.

          Anyone know of a gas operated 10mm carbine?

          Accurate enough for under 150y, the PCC/10 would do well for a police patrol rifle.

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          1. Back in gunco.net’s heyday members built several 10mm AKs. The AK’s long-stroke gas system is extremely tolerant and easy to tweak for proper functioning across a wide variety of cartridges.

            One member loaded up a few mags of 7.62×39 with black powder reloads. 90 rounds later it was still going, not that you could see much from the smoke. It was a fun forum.

            Gunco got bought and gutted by VirtualScope, a Canadian marketing company that buys web forums for their domain names. Most VS forums are converted to zombie ad farms.

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          3. And to be clear, I like 10mm. I used to own both a Colt Delta Elite and a S&W 1066 that I still kick myself for not keeping.

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        2. The .30 Carbine has some nearly-fanatic supporters. Bizarrely, there was an AK variant in .30 Carbine – the Israeli Magal, which was designed as a “police” SMG. It’s quite a strange-looking piece.

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          1. Jim Cirillo of NYPD was an aficionado of the M1/.30Carbine. Then again, he was hitting them center mass or center head, at “smell them” distance.

            Anything the .30 can accomplish in a fight, the 10mm does better.

            (grin)

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        1. Proposal for a 10mm SBR AR platform standard militia/home-defense weapon.

          Rather than just restarting the theological .45 vs 9mm vs .40 vs 10mm debate.

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          1. My only issue with 10mm as a militia weapon is common ammo supply and magazines. 9mm addresses that.

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            1. 9mm was a very poor choice by the DoD and I see no reason militia should be limited to bad decisions by the DoD. Better the Militia drive the Army to pick better cartridges.

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              1. DoD, LE, etc. Militia is not necessarily going to have an official logistics train. What will the Wolverines be able to scavenge really should be a consideration. “Professionals study logistics.”

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                1. “Wolverines” logistics is “ambush and scavenge”, so resistance in that scenario uses whatever the occupying forces use.

                  ”Rifle behind every blade of grass” logistics is the actual question.

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                    1. Since there are -vastly- more folks out than in, the ammo companies would shift to supply that want, and the DoD would be far more likely to correct their error in what for them is merely sidearm fodder. Probably also adopt a full-auto variant of the PDW for the non-infantry types.

                      And thus perhaps finally fixing their -epic- wrong choice of Infantry rifle ammo to a 6.5 or 6.8, maybe.

                      The regulars are notoriously unwilling to share supplies with irregulars. Assuming cooperative scenario. In an opposition, if you are scrounging corpses for ammo you borrow the launchers.

                      There is not, and never will be, a DoD/Militia logistics nexus in the USA. Because -our- militia is not government-lite, but intended as a purely civilian originating force, and potential opposition force when needed.

                      Minutemen, not Swiss. -Vast- gulf.

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                    2. It should be noted that much of the recent ammunition development advances have been civilian market driven, even the recent head-fake towards plastic-cased ammo for the newest issue thing competition.

                      This is another argument against all the restrictions and constraint on civilian arms – things like 6.5 Creedmore and 408 Cheytac and 6mm ARC would never have come out of purely military development efforts, and even 300 Blackout development was only tangentially touched by the snake eater needs.

                      Thus the civilian market will end up deciding that’s the best one.

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          2. I have pistols for pistol-caliber.

            I found an AR-pattern SBR in .300BLK more interesting. Now, if the suppressor will just come back in stock …

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            1. JD Jones initially developed the .300 Whisper as a subsonic round for suppressed use, but it turned out to be unexpectedly accurate at medium ranges since the 275-grain bullet he used never had to drop through the transonic turbulence zone. The supply of 275-grain .308 caliber bullets dried up, so he tweaked the load and recommended barrel twist for available 220-grain bullets.

              SSK used to have the drop tables posted for the .300 and various bullets, but after many years of association they had some kind of falling-out and SSK took all of Jones’ ballistics stuff down. You can still find the tables out on the web if you look.

              Over on Cast Boolits there were some guys shooting Jones-style loads with 275 and 300 grain paper patched bullets.

              The supersonic .300 Blackout loads are just a semiauto version of the old .30-30 Winchester, as far as I’m concerned.

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              1. Subsonic 300BLK seems to be ballistically similar to .45ACP inside 50 yards. My application is inside 50 feet, so pretty comparable.

                Now, B&T does have the APC PRO in .45, and I am much tempted. I don’t want the Glock lower – factory mags seem to stop at 13, but maybe the ETS 30-round mags work.

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        2. Lol. Even the summary got modded. Like calling Hancock crazy or a-hole.

          hmmmm

          Ten milli metre

          Americas R plat form

          arm of civ-mill folk

          option-muffled

          sharp pointy on end

          redspot guidance

          perfectomundo!

          (in loo of the dread hand-boom projo-width war of beleef)

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            1. The college radio station loved to play H. Hancock’s stuff during homework hours. I found it pretty ignorable. (The town FM stations believed in two types of music: Country and Western. I burned out on Donna Fargo’s “Happiest Girl in the Whole USA”.)

              OTOH, I rather liked Chick Corea’s stuff. If I ever get some free time, I’ll set up the LP to MP3 hardware in the shop. Concrete floors do much better with turntables than the bouncy stuff we have in the house.

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              1. The SNF has been on a country music kick in the courtyard lately, and it’s a bit odd. Maybe it’s biased by the particular mix streams they are getting it on, but it seems like all the songs are basically either the guy wanting the girl, or (mostly) how sad the dude is after she left him – “Whiskey Glasses” is one of these, and there’s a lot more in the same vein. Nothing I regularly hear in the mix by songstresses about how sad she is or similar.

                I know country is all about “my dog left me and my truck ran off” but I am pretty sure there used to be occasional women singing gender appropriate sadnesses.

                What I am hearing now implies the target market for country music is mostly females, who want to feel like their ex-boyfriend is still shattered after they broke up.

                Is this the general country music bias nowadays?

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                1. They’re trying to go back to the classic roots.

                  There’s a reason that the first wave of big-name lady singers had songs with lyrics like it wasn’t God who made honkey-tonk angels/as you said in the words of you song.

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                  1. Depending on who listening to, a lot of patriotic songs both local and national. Local example being “This is God’s Country” – Blake Shelton. Which with very little work extends nationally.

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                    2. If you watch the official video, you might reconsider what that song’s about….. People don’t burn their house and farm equipment because they’re happy.

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                    3. Haven’t had a chance to watch the video, but the lyrics don’t imply that.

                      https://genius.com/Blake-shelton-gods-country-lyrics

                      Re religious: a lot of Christian music artists and groups are getting invited to appear to the Grand Ole Opry. I don’t know how many (if any) are getting invited to be members; $SPOUSE follows it, while I don’t. Not much, anyway. I’ll record one or another GOO radio show each week. It’s tourist season, so more than two shows a week. (I record; leave the sound on, but don’t listen closely.)

                      FWIW, Sanctus Real (apparently having a #1 in Christian Music right now) was there for the third time. They were unaware how much Christian music is appreciated by the country set.

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              2. The WFIT of the 1980s is sorely missed. (and epic crotchrot on the dipstick that killed it)

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            2. Ref to the Will Smith antihero flick. Dude wrecked more nearby stuff than Underdog.

              The scene where Hancock stops a robbery getaway, to Lundacris “Move B…”, drunk and hung over, is priceless.

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              1. We ran a Champions campaign like that:

                “Hero Force: We put the NEW in Urban Renewal.”

                Didn’t last long.

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  7. My paternal grandmother kept a bottle of medicinal Rock and Rye in her kitchen for exactly this – swore by it as a cough suppressant and sleep aide.

    She’ll be turning 106 this November (assuming she makes it, but she has so far) so she must have done something right.

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    2. Why I stock up on the liquid nighttime NyQuil. The new “honey” version is actually palatable. Still the “good stuff”: Limit on how many can be bought (at a time per checkout). Requires Id. But not locked up or behind pharmacy (even some OTC goes behind) counter, yet.

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  10. My family and I got one that started that way.

    For us: It turned into the sinus infection from hell + nasal /pharyngeal tissues so raw they bled. I had a mini-ER run from the nosebleeds for some reason. So I got cold compresses & no saline sinus irrigation & they got nice warm compresses (5.min: too long & it closes the blood flow like cold does) Keep your hands washed and away from the eyes: 2 of us added conjunctivitis.

    What helped: Saline rinses and gargle. I also used some B&L saline solution to keep my eyes irrigated (alcohol wipe the tip before & after use) and dodged the eye goo.

    Prophyllactic antibiotics (did not get the 2ndary infection the one of us who didn’t use them got.) Cough syrup (suppressant + codeine) for sleep at night, decongestant + gargle by day.

    What else? Hmmm..

    Get yogurt to eat in small amounts 1/2 way through each antibiotic pill timing to help your poor gut keep up.

    Don’t forget to dishwasher your toothbrushes during (clean often/daily), discard & replace once through the crud

    Supplements: Loads of lime juice + seltzer for Vit C + a bromelaine citric acid one, zinc lozenges, daily sunshine, and quercetin. Did they help? Eh. I know the 🌞 did 😁

    Hope this is useful.

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    1. If using CPAP, cranking the humidity up as high as practical helps. I had the nosebleed from Hades due to cracked arteries in the upper nasal cavity. You know it’s bad when the tear ducts pass blood into the eyes.

      Needed an ambulance run to the ER, then cauterizing and a Rhino-rocket to stop it. (I looked like Victim #6 from a violent ’70s movie.) When the followup came to pull the packing, the doc said to use saline every night, and Ayr Gel to prevent lower nasal bleeding. Rough guess, I lost a bit over a pint-o-blood. Strong incentive to not repeat.

      He also suggested a Neti pot. I bought one, but would only use it in extremis. Damned thing scares me for infection potential.

      The EMT made sure I wasn’t fool enough to use tap water for the CPAP.

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      1. I treat one the way I would anything that needs to sanitized between uses: I sanatize them.

        Soap and hot water (C-diff et al.), rinse with 10% bleach solution, rinse with rubbing alcohol and let air dry.

        Dishwashers do a great job sanitizing, more easily, however they are hard on plastic.

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        1. They are super uncomfortable to use, however, and as above, a hassel. Hot steamy showers, or breathing steam from a pot of hot water are easier.

          But they do work if you are prone to sinus infections, like my husband, as a preventive when you have a cold.

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    2. Ivermetin and the rest of the anti-Covid OTC and supplements have wiped out any cold, flu or crud of that ilk from this household. Combined with a good keto diet and eating 98% home cooked meals.

      Plus I can work from home instead of riding the communal inflection mass transit to the local Blue sheet hole.

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  11. My beloved just called me into his office to see a Facebook post. More likely a repost from Truth Social: the Donald, thanking the “No Kings,” protesters for saving America from a King and preserving his Presidency from the onslaught of monarchy.

    We do have a ,ing. A Troll King.

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    1. I’ve seen FB/MEWE posts of people with counter protest flags/t-shirts/posters with:

      “No Kings. Damn Right. We aren’t Canada.”

      “No Kings. We kicked that bastard out in 1776!”

      Been some others, but these two stood out.

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      1. We planted the first solid kick in 1775 (Happy 250th Birthday US Army). We didn’t land the final kick until 1781. (arguably 1815)

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    2. I saw something on X the other day with Trump betting Putin $5 that Trump could get the left to call him a king on his birthday.

      😋

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    1. But, once you start with the tar and feathers there’s just no end to it. There are so many, many worthy candidates! After Gruesom and Big-Mouth Bass, there’s Nadless, Schiff-Head, Tampon Tim, Pothole Pete, AOC, Omar, Fauxcahontas, MaligNancy, Bang-Bang Fang-Fang Swalwell, the whole Cheney clan… The list goes on, and on, and on. You’d be kept busy tarring and feathering for the next 50 years!

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      2. One should have mighty aspirations.

        I want the bastards to shit themselves every time they see or hear a chicken.

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  14. Hope cough goes away. That doctors can do something about it. Interrupted sleep, as has been discussed here before, is not good.

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  17. Trump just posted that the people of Tehran should leave, now. If the posted video is correct, many of them are.

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    1. I saw that abomination birthed by Carter. I got to see the Wall torn down and Communism torn asunder, perhaps I get to see the end of the Persian MadMullahs.

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  18. Oddly, I haven’t been getting new post notifications. Let’s see if a comment with the right boxes selected fixes it..

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  19. I’ve found that using Nasonex spray helps, over time, to decrease the cough that seemed persistent this spring. It is not instant, but my working theory is that my cough was post-nasal drip, collecting over the day.

    Also, I learned from one of my children’s doctors that some coughs can persist, because coughs irritate the lining of the throat. If the cough is not productive, try to drop your jaw rather than cough, to decrease the number of coughs. Soothing drinks help.

    Acid reflux can make coughs work. Some diet changes can help decrease acid reflux symptoms (see: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/gerd-diet-foods-that-help-with-acid-reflux-heartburn) Raising the head of your bed can help, too.

    You are likely doing this already, but if it helps one person, it’s worth it.

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    1. I have that issue and of course some of my favorite foods are on the “Oh, no!” list.

      Also, it gets better when we travel and worse when we come home. Huh?

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      1. Speaking of “Oh No” foods.

        I’ve been told “No bread. Period. This includes pasta, pizza crust, tortillas, and rice. Not even “net zero carbs”. No processed sugars. No honey (dang I like the local honey) or syrups. No artificial oils (olive, real butter, and avocado, types, okay).” New doctor (heart) said “limited potato, okay (minerals)”. Not no carbs across the board.

        Two, unrelated, heart problems. AFIB, which is why I pressed GP to do “more”. (Every week or two, to a month to 6 weeks, apart, since probably last October at least. For sure since December, *Karda for the detection win. Because you think it’d show up when I had an appointment? Please. Triggered by …. Hell if I know. Sitting on the couch – happens.) AFIB is a huge cause of stroke (no thank you). Second GP “heard faintly” a valve sound, 3 years ago. This last May he thought it was “a smidgen louder”. Heart doctor said “Yes. Heart Valve replacement is in the future, sometime. Not immediately. Not this year, or next, or maybe 5 years; < 10 years definitely.” My bad cholesterol is officially “too high”. All under “oh joy” (#sarcasm intended).

        Went from limited (3) medications to now taking 6 (two of six are OTC, Calcium and MG). **Eloquis and Crestor are the new prescriptions.

        Oh. Lose weight will help put off the surgery. Challenge accepted. (Not like I haven’t been working on that, like, forever. OTOH good news, I’m down 12#s already this spring.)

        (*) FYI. Heart doctor impressed I had it.

        (**) Do not know cost of Crestor, yet. Eloquis OTOH “listed” cost was $2380 (Costco Pharmacy), out of pocket $54, for 90 day (180 5 mg) supply. SIL’s mom, who declined the medicare prescription plan (she’s 95 so before $0 Advantage plans now), doesn’t have prescription coverage (told she “can’t get it now”; SIL doubling checking on that this fall), coverage is $500/month through whatever pharmacy they are using. The mom qualifies for Eloquis for free through the manufacturer.

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        1. no carbs

          Keto, then. It worked for me, when calorie-counting didn’t.

          If you trend to the “carnivore” extreme you don’t have to deal with “macros.” Count carbs, not calories.

          I had child-onset arthritis, along with allergies to almost everything. After three months on keto, I didn’t have them any more. Even if I didn’t lose the weight – over a hundred pounds in a year – keto was worth it just for that.

          Since we’re not spherical people of uniform density, keto apparently doesn’t work for everyone. My doctor, for example.

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  20. What if Schrodinger hadn’t used a cat for his famous thought experiment? What might be changed if the box contained Schrodinger’s Dog? Schrodinger’s Squirrel? Schrodinger’s Raccoon? Schrodinger’s Cow? :-D

    I know what would happen with Schrodinger’s Lawyer. “Damn, still alive. Close the box and try again.”

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