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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| I've just come back from trying out the gym. I was very impressed... but then it was the first time I've ever been in a gym... so what do I know!
There is certainly a good selection of brand new m... |
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17-09-2012, 08:16 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Friendly staff at the station.
| Which station are you talking about? |
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RussB |
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10-11-2008, 04:52 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| [quote=IWereAbsolutelyFuming]On a more positive cycling vibe, chapeau Brad and Chris! Will be amazing to see Brits on the top two places of the podium in Paris tomorrow.[/quote]
Indeed! A fantastic... |
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21-07-2012, 09:14 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| So Wiggins takes the Yellow Jersey, beating team-mate Froome. Cavendish takes the final stage in Paris. What an amazing result for Team Sky, and hopefully a huge boost to British cycling in all its fo... |
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22-07-2012, 04:43 PM |
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Thread: Children in Pubs
Post: RE: Children in pubs
| [quote="BBC News"]Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has confirmed to the BBC that adults with children are only allowed two alcoholic drinks in order to limit their stay.[/quote]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/... |
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RussB |
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04-01-2008, 05:10 AM |
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Thread: Honor Oak Park Rail Station
Post: RE: HOP train station ticket machine
| For those on weekly/monthly tickets I can recommend going Oyster and getting your weekly/monthly top-ups from the shop just down from the station, thus avoiding the need to rely on any ticket sales at... |
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RussB |
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25-09-2008, 11:59 AM |
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Thread: General election forum
Post: RE: General election forum
| jon14 -- from what I remember from our previous conversations, you believe that the universe is no more than 10,000 years old. I find it ironic that you claim the oldest religion when there is evidenc... |
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01-05-2010, 03:38 PM |
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Thread: General election forum
Post: RE: General election forum
| What evidence is there for the universe being older than 10,000 years?
http://LetMeGoogleThatForYou.com/?q=evidence+for+the+age+of+the+universe |
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01-05-2010, 04:20 PM |
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Thread: General election forum
Post: RE: General election forum
| jon14 -- you can find lots of information on the history of religions on the internet, a good starting point might be the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_religion]Wikipedia entry[/url], ... |
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RussB |
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01-05-2010, 06:51 PM |
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Thread: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
Post: RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
| Tell them that you used to be a JW but you left or were disfellowshipped - that way, by their own rules, they have to shun you, and so can't keep coming 'round and bothering you. |
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09-11-2007, 10:46 AM |
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Thread: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
Post: RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
| Evangelicals are much easier to deal with than your JW or Catholics. Evangelicals have that whole 'bible is literal word of god' thing going against them, along with the belief that the old testament'... |
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09-11-2007, 03:28 PM |
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Thread: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
Post: RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
| [quote=baggydave]
Why are we using this site to have a go at a few misguided folk?
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We're not. We'd just prefer if they didn't pop 'round uninvited to drone on about their imaginary frien... |
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10-11-2007, 11:05 PM |
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Thread: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
Post: RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
| baggydave, you're a hard one to figure out. For the benefit of the many newbies to this forum who don't know you or any forum history, could you let us know whether you're saying that we shouldn't be ... |
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11-11-2007, 01:49 PM |
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Thread: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
Post: RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
| [quote="roz"]However there is a fine line to be drawn between not welcoming direct approaches by religious groups and religious bigotry...[/quote]
Let's not forget that the JWs are coming 'round to... |
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25-11-2007, 03:36 PM |
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Thread: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
Post: RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
| [quote=Ooperlooper]I wonder how the religious herd would feel if there were atheist 'faith' schools that only let in atheists?[/quote]
Or rather "only let in children with atheist parents". Unless ... |
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26-11-2007, 08:55 PM |
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Thread: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
Post: RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
| Ok... so I misspelt a few things there. Without the ability to edit my post, can please I suggest that people read "feast" instead of "feat". Even Yahweh didn't mean "The feat of the unleavened bread.... |
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27-11-2007, 11:59 PM |
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Thread: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
Post: RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
| [quote=baggydave]Makes me think of the Dead Kennedy's famous punk anthem, ' A Holiday in Albania'.[/quote]
BLASPHEMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How dare you misquote the worshipful Dead Kennedys! I am ... |
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29-11-2007, 12:29 AM |
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Thread: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
Post: RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
| [quote=michael]
I don't think Jehova's Witnesses are unique in a belief that their God will punish non-believers.[/quote]
Very true - most religions are based on the bigoted belief that its god is r... |
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25-11-2007, 08:13 PM |
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Thread: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
Post: RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
| [quote=Michael]I have little problem with people criticising religious practices in a reasoned debate, but to describe a group of people as 'dangerous idiots' for their religious views, racial group, ... |
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26-11-2007, 08:24 PM |
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Thread: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
Post: RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
| [quote=nevermodern]
RussB, the wondrous Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy covered it :)
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OK I stand corrected, although not by you :P. While searching for which governor the wondrous Dispos... |
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29-11-2007, 12:48 AM |
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Thread: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
Post: RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
| I'm sure neither words means someone who won't change his mind. According to an online dictionary faith is the belief in something without evidence, and dogma is a prescribed doctrine. So a Catholic h... |
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27-11-2007, 12:18 AM |
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Thread: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
Post: RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
| [quote=roz]
French state schools do not permit displays of religious icons or dress. There have been a number of cases where pupils have been suspended for going against this. What do you think- is t... |
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27-11-2007, 01:06 PM |
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Thread: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
Post: RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
| [quote=Ooperlooper]The Ten Commandments:
1. Don't worship any other god but me (that is, the one who brought you out of slavery in Egypt).
2. Don't make an idol and worship it, or I will punish yo... |
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27-11-2007, 11:56 PM |
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Thread: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
Post: RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
| [quote=Toffeejim]Temples to stupidity? Why do you suggest churchgoers are stupid? I've met very few I'd categorise as such. Many are - shock! horror! - highly intelligent, judged by the usual ways we ... |
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29-11-2007, 12:21 AM |
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Thread: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
Post: RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
| [quote=Ooperlooper]Well (perhaps somewhat ironically) the theory of natural selection seems to offer a pretty good explanation.[/quote]
I agree it does, but for different reasons. Or maybe for that... |
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29-11-2007, 01:28 AM |
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Thread: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
Post: RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
| [quote=Michael]So who is stupid; the atheist who blindly follows science, or the questioning theist?[/quote]
Just to be clear, an atheist is not someone who believes in science. An atheist is someo... |
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29-11-2007, 11:17 AM |
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Thread: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
Post: RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
| [quote=roz]
Just watched Channel 4 news and the bit about Christine Odone's speech being banned from some Commonwealth church service in case it offends non believers. If anyones clever enough to pos... |
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30-11-2007, 01:40 AM |
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Thread: Buses
Post: RE: Why do buses terminate early, and why don't bu...
| I am often disappointed by bus drivers who clearly don't know the basics of bus driving. Drivers who don't know the difference between a bus stop and a request stop, not knowing that dogs are allowed ... |
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27-10-2007, 12:06 AM |
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Thread: BNP
Post: RE: BNP
| Interesting post [i]Dan on the Hill[/i]. You've had us talking about it at home for over an hour!
The only point I would like to bring up is that I don't think many people are voting BNP because of... |
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18-06-2009, 10:31 PM |
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Thread: Duffing
Post: RE: Duffing
| Midsomer Murders is duffing? OK, then I guess that includes me. But I'd like to think that if I ever were to get a shed to listen to Radio 4 in, it would a bit more exiting than the regular ones, mayb... |
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16-08-2008, 01:55 PM |
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Thread: Duffing
Post: RE: Duffing
| Duffing may be be a solitary pursuit, but it's certainly a private house-bound one. You might engage in some duffing with a spouse, or other peer-group family, but the one place it will take place is ... |
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20-08-2008, 08:30 PM |
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Thread: Duffing
Post: RE: Duffing
| Pedantry is certainly a duffing pursuit and so before anyone points out my mistake let me say that the first sentence of my above post should have been "Duffing may not be a solitary pursuit, but it's... |
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20-08-2008, 08:35 PM |
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Thread: Fireplace shop on Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Fireplace shop on Honor Oak Park
| We've already got loads of eateries, I'd prefer a butchers (preferably in time for the xmas ham :)) |
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RussB |
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06-11-2007, 02:15 PM |
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Thread: HOP - New baker/Patisserie?
Post: RE: HOP - New baker/Patisserie?
| [quote=fany9560]
[quote=bigjulie]
I think it is a bit rich criticising businesses before they have even opened.
The area needs a baker. There is nothing mean about selling food.
[/quote]yes a bake... |
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RussB |
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19-01-2008, 06:27 PM |
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Thread: To the owners of the pizza place @ The Old Bank
Post: RE: To the owners of the pizza place @ The Old Ban...
| The sides include taking mozzarella and stuffing it with cream. I'm not sure you can overcharge for that :D |
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Thread: Bubbles Apostrophe
Post: RE: Bubbles Apostrophe
| Are any fellow pedants annoyed by the London Underground announcements at Honor Oak Park train station? "I am pleased to inform you that London Underground are reporting..." - since when is London Und... |
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RussB |
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05-12-2007, 11:03 AM |
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Thread: SE23 Forum alive and well!
Post: RE: SE23 Forum alive and well!
| Admin - when edits like this are made can you mention what the change was please? In this case I assume the original title was something like "Forest Hill Forum Alive and Well", but it's not always th... |
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RussB |
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13-11-2007, 03:41 PM |
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Thread: Green Wheelie Bins
Post: RE: Green Wheelie Bins
| One useful bit of information from my discussions with the local councillors: the council can deliver green recycling [i]boxes[/i], and are willing to supply them to people waiting for green bins. |
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23-07-2008, 07:28 PM |
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Thread: Green Wheelie Bins
Post: RE: Green Wheelie Bins
| [quote=Mljay]Massive shortage in europe for wheelie bins....
http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/NewsAndEvents...wisham.htm[/quote]
Cllr Darren Johnson AM (Green) has written to me and told me that not all... |
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02-08-2008, 10:53 PM |
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Thread: Green Wheelie Bins
Post: RE: Green Wheelie Bins
| [quote=Holly]Along the same lines, our green bin suddenly went missing a few weeks ago. We have phoned the council to get it replaced and have been quoted 11 weeks until this can be done.
Surely if... |
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19-07-2008, 10:22 PM |
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Thread: Best views for The Shard laser show?
Post: RE: Best views for The Shard laser show?
| Personally I'm a big fan of the Shard and its associated meme:
[img]http://tomdanvers.com/labs/mordorviabank/mordor_via_bank.jpg[/img]
Original: http://tomdanvers.com/2012/04/mordor-via-bank/ |
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03-07-2012, 09:23 PM |
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Thread: Best views for The Shard laser show?
Post: RE: Best views for The Shard laser show?
| Turns out the answer to the question was: on TV. Didn't see a thing from Blythe Hill :( |
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05-07-2012, 10:42 PM |
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Thread: Honor Oak Park traffic
Post: RE: Honor Oak Park traffic
| More agreement here. I often see backed-up traffic wanting to turn left blocked by just a few vehicles in the right-hand lane. Removing a few parking spaces seems like a very sensible way to improve t... |
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17-07-2012, 11:48 PM |
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Thread: Swine flu vaccine for pregnant women
Post: RE: Swine flu vaccine for pregnant women
| [quote="roz"]...there are always bad outcomes in any vaccination programme and 'acceptable' levels of fatalities, such as in the case of the recent vaccination programme against cervical cancer where ... |
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28-10-2009, 11:45 PM |
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Thread: Swine flu vaccine for pregnant women
Post: RE: Swine flu vaccine for pregnant women
| Actually flu jabs are tested on pregnant women, as this rather useful page from the US CDC points out: http://www.cdc.gov/H1N1flu/vaccination/pregnant_qa.htm
While undoubtedly some pregnant women h... |
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29-10-2009, 04:17 PM |
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Thread: Swine flu vaccine for pregnant women
Post: RE: Swine flu vaccine for pregnant women
| [quote=newcomer]In every other aspect of my pregnancy, I'm trying to avoid any artificial substances as far as possible, on the basis that I can't be certain of the potential side-effects on a growing... |
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02-11-2009, 02:09 PM |
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Thread: Swine flu vaccine for pregnant women
Post: RE: Swine flu vaccine for pregnant women
| [quote=newcome]Does anyone know:
a) if I could get a Thimerosal-free version of the vaccine in the UK (and, if so, where and how?); and
b) if the UK version of the vaccine contains Squalene?[/quot... |
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Thread: Number Theory
Post: RE: Number theory
| The postcode SE23 has some good numerology associated with it itself, assuming you're a fan of books such as The Illuminatus Trilogy, Dark Tower and The Hitchhiker's Guide...
For Illuminatus fans t... |
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10-11-2007, 02:52 PM |
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Thread: Crystal Palace Park
Post: RE: Crystal Palace Fireworks 2007
| I'm not one for banning things because a few people abuse them. But when it comes to fireworks, I can't see the point in buying your own. You spend ?50 on fireworks, you get a few Catherine wheels tha... |
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27-10-2007, 12:24 AM |
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Thread: Number Theory
Post: RE: Number theory
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