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	General Discussion Where newspaper copy editors and their fans talk shop. Moderators: jjmoney62, Phillip Blanchard	5053	34469	End, meet the middle (beginning was a while ago) Tue Mar 09, 2010 7:17 pm kren
	Nightmare Jobs of the Week Help-wanted ads from hell and other employment matters. Moderators: jjmoney62, Phillip Blanchard	900	5527	Job-hunting tip: Don't wear a hat Mon Mar 08, 2010 2:06 am Wabberjocky
	Australasia Moderator: paulwiggins	223	633	The horror IV Sat Mar 06, 2010 12:28 pm J Kaufman
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	Difficult to Categorize Off-topic or nearly so. Moderators: jjmoney62, Phillip Blanchard	2541	12540	Fun with numbers Tue Mar 09, 2010 6:56 am gdcfa
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