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  2. Andy Stedman12:29 AM

    That's the most flattering comment spam I've seen yet. Pointless and empty, but still flattering.

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  3. gcallah2:17 PM

    Andy, I'm just posting to say that I really enjoyed seeing your comment, it is really clear and well written. Are you going to post more about this?

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  4. Andy Stedman3:50 PM

    Oh, yes. Is it really okay that my second sentence has no verb? Can it still be a sentence?

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  5. gcallah3:14 AM

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  6. Wabulon4:48 AM

    Andy punked out, so I'll post a sentence with no verb. Shit! Or maybe that's a sentence with no noun. Oh, well.

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