It's the holiday time of year, you know that time when we write letters to Santa and the dreidel and ask for our hearts' desires. It's also almost the new year, and that means more bike racing. Really, could it just start already? I'm kind of afeared that Twitter is going to explode if there isn't some bike racing soon, actually.
Anyway, if you were to write to Santa or the dreidel or the Christmas bush or Poseidon or whatever holiday gift-bringing entity you like to write to, what cycling gifts for the coming year would you ask for?
Really, this needs more crayons. But you get the idea, right?
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Thanks Jen, happy holidays.
My wish would be for round trip tickets to Brussels some time in early April…
As a consilation though, a soft tail 29er would be nice too..
Mr Van P - December 20, 2011
Oooh, new bikes are always awesome.
Riding a carbon hardtail 29er at the moment and it’s good times for sure.
Jen See - December 20, 2011
I don't even dream big (carbon or soft tail)...I got a chance to ride a low end Specialized 29er (my first time on a 29er) and I loved it...
Happy Holidays folks!
JustJoshinYa - December 21, 2011
yeah
I like the 29er feel for a lot of stuff. There are a few places I don’t like it as much as my 26er, but they’re pretty cool.
Jen See - December 21, 2011
so what the hell
is 29er and 26er?
yeehoo - December 21, 2011
mountain bikes
with either 29 inch or 26 inch wheels. 26 being the standard most people are used to, 29 the new hot thing in mountainbiking. all the big brands started selling some 29 models 2 or 3 years ago.
ant1 - December 21, 2011
A 29er mountain bike
has bigger wheels. The numbers relate to the wheel size.
So, I have one of these on loan at the moment to ride.
The 26er is the more traditional mountain bike, that you’re used to seeing. I like it a bit better in rocky technical stuff than the 29er. And the handling is a little quicker with the small wheels. A light 29er, though, they’re pretty fun.
Jen See - December 21, 2011
To add,
what they call 29" wheels on the MTB, are exactly the same size rims as 28" on the road bike. So it’s a cross between an MTB and a cyclocross bike.
tedvdw - December 21, 2011
ja
Although I would say in the U.S. context, the 29ers have more mountain bike characteristics than cross.
Jen See - December 21, 2011
what width usually?
Willj - December 21, 2011
depends on conditions
I’m currently running 2.0" on the 29er I have. That’s how it came to me.
Jen See - December 21, 2011
That this is actually true and we can get on with REAL cycling news.
Contador to be banned
Christopher See - December 20, 2011
Disregard (?)
The masthead is todays date, while the article is dated last January and is obviously not current once it’s read.
Christopher See - December 20, 2011
hee :D
I read it and was like, huh, why is the RFEC back in play? And why is Contador going to CAS? We’re already at CAS… But yes, the date. So not today.
Jen See - December 20, 2011
I would wish
for the little, orange PdC logo to appear in my hot links toolbar next to “PdC” instead of the default MS IE bleh-ness.
swells - December 20, 2011
IE WTF?
broerie - December 20, 2011
yes, you bring this onto yourself
tgsgirl - December 21, 2011 via iPhone app
I'm guessing I'm not the only one
broerie - December 20, 2011
Maybe it's just me
but I’d wish for arms before I’d wish for a flat stomach.
(Or maybe one’s conducive to the other…can’t shove groceries down your neck with no arms).
swells - December 20, 2011
Ha ha, right
Arms are pretty useful for steering the bike, too :D
Jen See - December 20, 2011
I'd wish for not Bart Simpson's haircut
Drew Davis - December 20, 2011
Or
an eyebrow trimmer.
Chris Fontecchio - December 20, 2011
(shush, don't mention his unibrow)
Drew Davis - December 20, 2011
or his all white kit
Willj - December 20, 2011
Arms,... typical!
Friggin Yanks!
broerie - December 20, 2011
How else can you enforce your worldview unless you have arms?
Drew Davis - December 20, 2011
Exactly
I mean, can you picture Roosevelt shaking Chamberlain by the shoulders if he didn’t have arms?
Chris Fontecchio - December 21, 2011
Hitler was crafty
imposing his worldview using only one arm.
o/
……..\o \o \o \o \o
straw dog - December 21, 2011
I think that's a new record for referencing Hitler in an armless sub-thread?
omnevelnihil - December 21, 2011
Very impressive
Drew Davis - December 21, 2011
Hmmm
There was an old record for referencing Hitler in an armless sub-thread?
Now you guys are worrying me.
straw dog - December 21, 2011
We keep records for everything.
We’re kind of like the Giro jerseys.
omnevelnihil - December 22, 2011
Definitely not Italian either without the arms...
JustJoshinYa - December 21, 2011
i don't want much for next year
12 months of riding
11 road gears for shifting
10 mtb gears for (also) shifting
9 man french WC team
8 lululemon world cup victories
7 stages in colorado (in person)
6 days of track racing
5 exciting monuments
4 mountain top finishes (per GT)
3 french classics wins
2 (w)VDS wins
and a partridge in a pear tree
ant1 - December 20, 2011
nice!
Campa man?
broerie - December 20, 2011
not really
i just needed something that started with 11. i hear shimano’s going to turn it up to 11 too. 10’s more than good enough for me. i’ll upgrade when they get to 13.
ant1 - December 20, 2011
I misread # 3 as 3 french classic twins.
Couldn’t wait to see where that went.
Drew Davis - December 20, 2011
Yup, Shimano will roll out 11 this next year.
Ryan_Liles - December 20, 2011
Will you need to get a new chain/parts to accomodate this?
I was looking at Campy 11 Athena for my new Colnago, went with the Shimano in the end but may want to upgrade to a better set and 11sp.
ike2112 - December 21, 2011
contrarian piping in:
Exactly how do “better” and 11speed go together?
R Mc - December 21, 2011
Sing it, sister!
swells - December 21, 2011
'zactly...
my 2×10 Chorus from 2002 (oh the horrors.. it’s over 10 years old..) works splendidly, I’d never consider one more gear in the middle “better” really. SRAM seems to think 2×10 is fine as well, and I agree, so Rival went on my crosser. More is not always better. At what price is the 11th gear obtained anyway? Thinner chains? With more proprietary connections to wear out and be replaced?
If they were to pay me to ride it and provide the gear it’s great (but I’m no pro), but I would not be running out to “upgrade”.
Christopher See - December 21, 2011
2x9 Ultegra
And fucking proud of it.
Though I will switch to 2×10 next year cause it’s time for a new drive train.
Drew Davis - December 21, 2011
You're lucky.
When I were a lad, 10-speed bike meant 5 at the back, 2 at the front.
But you know, we were happy in those days, though we were poor.
straw dog - December 21, 2011
Did you eat poison 3 times a day and sleep in a hole in the road?
Cause that’s what we did, and we loved it.
Drew Davis - December 21, 2011
luxury
Willj - December 21, 2011
We used to dream of living in hole in the road
Jens - December 21, 2011
Lucky Bastard
Drew Davis - December 21, 2011
Wishes are free, right?
Ponies!
TheFigurehead - December 20, 2011
andy, is that you?
tgsgirl - December 21, 2011 via iPhone app
Ooooh, a new mountain bike
Saving for this but wouldn’t mind an upgrade…
Also, tubulars for racing cross. Make that 4 sets – two with intermediate tread, 2 with mud tires.
And a spare cross bike.
Also, more watts.
Douglas Ansel - December 20, 2011
Me
I’d settle for a good 25mm road tubular. Like, yesterday.
Chris Fontecchio - December 20, 2011
conti sprinter gatorskin: hit up H2
R Mc - December 20, 2011
Pave Evo CG's
24’s are close enough, right?
jsallee00 - December 20, 2011
If you can stand green tires . . .
Sui Juris - December 20, 2011
Vittorias run narrow
So I bet they’re more like 23s…
Douglas Ansel - December 21, 2011
MMmmmmmm, 25mm tubulars.
I’ll swap out spare cross bike for that. I swear, when I have tubie rims, I will race on 25s.
Douglas Ansel - December 21, 2011
conti competitions also made in 25
R Mc - December 21, 2011
and are awesome.
swells - December 21, 2011
I'd love my PdC Kit to arrive in time for a holiday trainer session (hopefully high probability).
Maybe a nice 10C Christmas Day so I can finally ride my new bike outside (low probability).
And for good measure, a Garmin GPS bike computer (no chance).
Happy holidays to all from the Great White North. koo oo koo koo koo oo koo koo!
HydroCycle - December 20, 2011
To break 6:45 up Boxhill
And to figure out how to shave the hair on my knee caps without cutting myself
thebongolian - December 20, 2011
Use your wife's razor
Drew Davis - December 20, 2011
& bend your knees
civetta - December 20, 2011
And stretch again for back of the knee..
tedvdw - December 20, 2011
fortunately I don't really have hair
on the back of my knee ;-)
civetta - December 20, 2011
That is the toughest place to get though, Ted's dead on.
Drew Davis - December 20, 2011
wax
Willj - December 20, 2011
Lasers
VirtKitty - December 20, 2011
Tweezers
Douglas Ansel - December 21, 2011
epilady
yeehoo - December 21, 2011
DEFINITELY an epilady!
Sarah Connolly - December 21, 2011
Aaah so simple...!!!
a trip around the world to see every single race I wish for and have enough time to ride my bicycle around those places with people from PdC…!!!
pablo777 - December 20, 2011
I just want some Barbies.
And new bike shoes.
Oh, and decent results for my favorite riders. That’s not too much to ask, is it?
majope - December 20, 2011
No, I don't think so at all.
Hey Winter Festival Fairy thingy! Bring more Barbies! XOXOXO.
Jen See - December 20, 2011
I just want some more Barbie stories!
And a chapter of Cabin Boy Jens!
Sarah Connolly - December 21, 2011
2012 Wish List: An injury and crash free world peloton
Willj - December 20, 2011
Albertina's gonna be pissed
when she finds out you want to ban euskatel from the peloton.
ant1 - December 20, 2011
OK,
I’ll just campaign for softer roads
Willj - December 20, 2011
+10000000! Perfect wish!
holmovka - December 20, 2011
hippy
yeehoo - December 21, 2011
Can I ask for
fewer temper tantrums and lame arguments on Twitter?
Really, people, some of these things should really be settled in private, no?
Jen See - December 20, 2011
What did I miss?!
tedvdw - December 20, 2011
Quite.
I can’t be doing with endless fending & proving these days. Unfollow! Unfollow! Unfollow!
Merry Christmas! ;-)
civetta - December 20, 2011
Mute works well, too :D
Jen See - December 20, 2011
yes, I'm too harsh ;-)
civetta - December 20, 2011
I try to be optimistic
like, maybe this is a passing phase? So, mute instead of unfollow :D
Jen See - December 20, 2011
ah, inevitably I'll re-follow once the racing starts... :-)
civetta - December 20, 2011
lol, yeah
I think there will be less lameness once there is bike racing. At lesat, I hope so.
Jen See - December 20, 2011
can I ask for more tantrums?
Or will that undo your wish?
tgsgirl - December 21, 2011 via iPhone app
to name a few...
A better showing in VDS
that my new zealand bike trip comes to fruition –
the full week off for the USAPCC
more dancing Leenoos pics
and safe riding for each and every one of us
WaterGirl - December 20, 2011
Ooo, NZ sounds rather fun
I hear that it’s mid summer right now.
Monty. - December 20, 2011
A few weeks in February is the plan
my company offers a 1 month paid sabbatical for every 5 years of service to recharge. I somehow made it and plan to take full advantage.
WaterGirl - December 20, 2011
shut up yeehoo
yeehoo - December 21, 2011
and I see they give you the shortest month.
evil corporate oppressors
swells - December 21, 2011
Crazy talk
February is one of the longest months. Not as long as September, but a lot longer than May.
TheFigurehead - December 21, 2011
Nah, it's actually 20 consecutive work days off, just needs to be taken w/in a year of your 5 yr anniversary
But definitely one of the more awesome perks I’ve been afforded in my workflife.
WaterGirl - December 21, 2011
Paid sabbatical?!
Many do unpaid, but paid is awesome!
ike2112 - December 21, 2011
New Zealand... so jealous.
What’s your route?
tgartner - December 21, 2011
South Island is the plan for riding
I’ll be part of a tour group – so I’ll go where they tell me to go and I’ll like it. : )
I will get a few days on the north island visiting friends of mine & my sister. I’ve never been, so do you have any must-see’s?
WaterGirl - December 21, 2011
If you're there between 22 and 26th
there’s this little race …that might benefit from a bit of on the spot reporting
Monty. - December 21, 2011
A Garmin Edge 500!
Its the only thing I actually wanted that was remotely close to the Christmas budget. This one will happen. Don’t tell the Wife I know ’cause like its supposed to be a surprise and stuff.
Stuff I am not going to get but would like;
More time to ride (has to wait till all my kids are in full time school September 2014)
A new road bike. Waiting till I have more time to ride. See above.
A Mountain within 40 Km of my house. (If you can figure this one out without moving my house your talents are wasted on this kind of stuff)
bought with blood - December 20, 2011
I figured this out long ago
just put all the garbage in one place. For the whole town. Soon you’ll have a mountain.
papyrus - December 22, 2011
we have such a bump, really a bunny hill, people actually pay to slide down it for 5-10 seconds.
What I really want is something with 6-10 kM of like 7-9%. Oh and Granite would be nice. however if you can convince all the NIMBY people to get on board and build the thing, and finish it with Dirt eventually, I promise to ride it.
bought with blood - December 23, 2011
The Dutch beat you to that idea
with the VAMberg and they even race bikes over it for the Ronde van Drenthe
Monty. - December 24, 2011
I'd quite like the motivation to sort out my decrepit bike & start riding it a bit again.
& hate it enough to justify starting to save for a decent one…
civetta - December 20, 2011
Thanks Jen for all the hard work and entertainment this year. I've been doing a bit of bike shopping of a different kind and was going to do a fanpost, but maybe here is better.r
Did any of you realise that many aid agencies have gifts that are sent to your friend…like buying a goat or a pig or friut trees or educating a girl. They also have bikes!
http://www.charitygifts.com.au/
For instance, it costs $120.00 for a bike for a birth attendant through CARE Australia. (My manic bike riding friend is getting that.) Anyway, I have decided that where people appear to have everything, then gifts through an aid organisation is a good thing.
Seahorse - December 20, 2011
PS.The site I've pasted above is not just for Australian aid organisations. It includes things like Oxfam and UNICEF.
Seahorse - December 20, 2011
thanks, seahorse
yeehoo - December 21, 2011
I am fairly conservative person.
So I wish for no changes at least in PdC
I wish to see all my old PdC friends in the Café every day! Don’t disappear folks, please!
Every one of you bringing something unique to this site.
Best wishes to everyone!
holmovka - December 20, 2011
In Soviet Russia
you change time?
Sui Juris - December 20, 2011
Ah that's so sweet.
Stopped me from posting my big greedy list of things to Santa (
still gonna mail it though). Happy Holidays and best wishes to you and everyone as well.sminer - December 20, 2011
Thank you!
And nothing wrong with greedy list to Santa! I have one myself.
And Sminer, from all of the people here on PdC, we must of be his favorites! Cause you know, He ( Santa ) build like sprinter, not like climber. :)
holmovka - December 21, 2011
i wish for
good health and tons of riding
yeehoo - December 21, 2011
I've already had the best Chanukah present I could ever wish for...
…that being the Not Guilty verdict I got after a unanimous jury decision in court yesterday and which means I’m not going to prison for a year. However, I’d also quite like an Orbea Orca, enough money to set up my own women’s team and pay them a decent wage, a campervan so I can follow the Grand Tours next year and for Marianne Vos to win the 2012 World Road Race Championship. I reckon one of those is much more likely that the others.
John Cyclopunk - December 21, 2011
According to Don King, the two greatest words in the english language are
“Not Guilty”
Congrats.
Drew Davis - December 21, 2011
I agree with him 100%.
John Cyclopunk - December 21, 2011
Most intriguing reponse so far...
broerie - December 21, 2011
the improbable one being the Vos win?
(and what’s the standard form of congratulations in the circumstances?)
Monty. - December 21, 2011
I'd just like another contract for my company for May-December 2012.
That way I can do everything else I want:
- new Colnago bike, ordered
- Garmin computer things, ordered
- trip to Australia (Perth-Melbourne-Sydney) then NZ (Auckland and tour North Island) then Fiji (or maybe Cook Islands), flights getting sorted this wknd.
- back in time to go to Belgium, Flanders week, wife permitting (and I want to do a viewing at that farm)
- potential Sept trip to Dallas to watch the Horned Frogs, followed by my mate and I celebrating our 30ths in Vegas.
I am being needlessly greedy in 2012 but I’ve earned it the last few years.
And I hope some riders I like get good results in 2012 and those injured in 2011 make full recoveries.
ike2112 - December 21, 2011
Seriously, skip the North Island and focus on the South Island.
It has the better beer, wine, mountains, climate and people. Just sayin’.
(also, that’s awesome!)
omnevelnihil - December 21, 2011
NZ is kind of a silly afterthought in our plans, which is terrible
for such a place. But we weren’t originally going there, it’s just got better flight connections for us to the South Pacific islands. There’s a chance of us going to Nauru and can only go via Auckland, so need to get there first.
Hire a campervan, 5 days up to the North (I know someone from Whangerei who’s given me a few ideas)., then back to the airport.
I really hate that we’re doing a whistlestop tour of the other side of the world, to places that we could easily spend a month in each. But my wife is a nurse and can’t be away long, so a few days here and there is better than none at all.
ike2112 - December 21, 2011
Whoa, New Zealand appears to be a popular destination for 2012
My sis & her hubbie did the campervan experience this year and had a blast – have fun and w/ all the rest of your travels you have lined up too!
WaterGirl - December 21, 2011
Fair enough
Don’t get me wrong, the North Island’s good. It’s just that the South is better. ;)
I’m sure you’ll have an awesome trip anyway.
omnevelnihil - December 22, 2011
For example
They have all this.
omnevelnihil - December 22, 2011
wow those guys are good!
talk funny though
yeehoo - December 23, 2011
True, they do talk weird.
But it’s easy to ignore them in favour of the scenery. The one thing that video failed to do is adequately capture how beautiful that part of the world is in summer.
omnevelnihil - December 23, 2011
On what island do they have hobbits and zombies?
TheFigurehead - December 21, 2011
Hobbits are the south.
Aren’t Zombies from Philly?
ike2112 - December 21, 2011
Ha! It is Hoboes from Philly, not Zombies.
Nice plans! Have lots of fun!
holmovka - December 21, 2011
Peter Jackson made a zombie film
Rather amusing, with a lot of blood.
TheFigurehead - December 21, 2011
Yeah that was the Nth Island
shot around Wellington. It was called Brain Dead down here, think it had a different title for US release. He also made a hilarious alien invasion one called Bad Taste.
The story goes that when Bernard Hill got the part of Theoden he rented those two movies and watched them. He then called Peter Jackson and said “I’ve just finished watching a couple of your early movies.” Peter’s immediate reply was an aghast, “Oh no. You didn’t!”
omnevelnihil - December 22, 2011
No! I love the South Island, but the Bay of Islands is gorgeous too!
Seahorse - December 21, 2011
fiji is awesome
ant1 - December 21, 2011
Dear Santa, I've so so well behaved this year, so please bring me:
an Orbea Orca (white, 50cm), a pet marmotte, that white baserri with the red roof half way up the Urkiola, Zdenek Stybar, a baby penguin, a Ridley X-Night, a pressure washer, a mechanic, Benat Intxausti, a cross season free of twingey knee, mud in January, a pricey Garmin, air tickets/press passes to every pelota championship final, and all the Leffes I am owed by tgsgirl.
Albertina - December 21, 2011
good luck on that last one.
ant1 - December 21, 2011
ain't gonna happen
tgsgirl - December 21, 2011 via iPhone app
I'm coming to collect them next week as you well know. I've hired a van to transport them home.
Albertina - December 21, 2011
You don't think
that some of the softer stuff in there might get squashed, bent, buckled and broken in all sorts of ways if Santa tries to stuff all that lot in one sack. Although if Zdenek and Benat could somehow be bred you’d get a litter of massive scrabble scores.
Monty. - December 21, 2011
well played
slowK - December 21, 2011
Person, formerly known as tgsgirl.
Changed her PdC name on ioweleffetonoonegirl! :)
holmovka - December 21, 2011
I see you want a Garmin...!???
You want to join us for the Strava contest…!!! Let me see if Santa accept payments…. From England.
pablo777 - December 22, 2011
My Mother says she will buy me one! She'll give me the money and I'll order it as she has no idea how ;)
I don’t know which model to get though…what do people recommend?!
Albertina - December 23, 2011
Have a look at this thread – where we discuss GPS options.
http://www.podiumcafe.com/2011/10/16/2494645/gps-units
Willj - December 23, 2011
i love my 500
the 200 might be sufficient though, depending on what you want to use it for.
ant1 - December 23, 2011
+500...!
pablo777 - December 23, 2011
remember
that money is no object here
yeehoo - December 23, 2011
Was thinking of the 500...
Albertina - December 23, 2011
hat one a few months back...
Very pleased with it…. Check ebay, I got a refurbished one and here no complains…. I paid for the bundle(HR, cadence sensor) 260…Us dollars.
pablo777 - December 23, 2011
Getting a 500 myself as the Heart rate and speed/Cadence are add-ons that I want. The 200 seems Ok
if you want a stripped down non expandable computer. I hope mine will grow with me. Oh as well the 500 seems to gets raves. I personally love the DCrainmaker. His reviews are exactly what I want in product reviews. Thourough and done with enthusiasm. Also has how toos and tips for using your products.
bought with blood - December 23, 2011
And after that you join us in Strava..?
Next year we are going to be Top 10 if we keep adding folks..!
Yeehoo, willj, Jered healthy OMG…!
pablo777 - December 23, 2011
I wish for
more wheel fights. Who didn’t win that day?
Chris Fontecchio - December 22, 2011
Oh that was a great day. Though I am guessing all the Photogs that were off shooting the winnar or the bigs kinda lost that day.
bought with blood - December 23, 2011
Ha...! I knew it..!
I could see at least 2 persons that want a GPS unit for the holidays…. New members for the 2012 season in Strava..!!!!
pablo777 - December 22, 2011
What I want for 2012
Lots of snow in January – February so I can use my skis, and a fast snow melt and clean streets by early April
To get back to my 2010 form (bah nagging injuries!)
To try cyclocross someday (those Namur photos and videos were crazy)
A major Canadian (or Québec) cycling win
More cycling on TV (please local station, keep your promises!)
Philippe Gilbert to cost 1 VDS point
More Adventures of Barbie Barbie
More Crayons
To meet more PdC people (Québec in September is beautiful, people!)
Stanley Cup in MontréalA deep run in the playoffsMake the playoffsA new coachWell, might as well change the whole teamMathieuG - December 23, 2011
this implies that Québec is not part of Canada? :)
Good luck on the injury front.
No sympathy for a hab fan (said the Leafs fan).
Willj - December 23, 2011
Fight! Fight!
Chris Fontecchio - December 23, 2011
Hey I would ask for a Canadian/Ontario win.
But does Ontario actually have a top cyclist at the moment?
I would love to see a Qubecois win! (Not a separatist or French speaking.)
Even the Guy at Tims spoke English to me when I tried to order a cofee at the drive through(using my horrid rudimentary excuse for French). Always surprised at the warmth and acceptance of Quebecois to my poor command of their language. Oh and how many Quebecois speak english and how well they do. Although I guess that my constant surprise speaks more to my expectations and limitations, oh well, C’est la Vie.
bought with blood - December 23, 2011
Ok, if we're starting on other sports, I'll have:
-A win for Aritz Lasa and Aitor Zubieta in the pelota pairs championships
-Athletic Bilbao top of La Liga
-Jason Lamy Chappuis winning the Nordic combined world cup, with wins along the way for various other favourite dudes
Albertina - December 23, 2011
sometimes I feel the whole language stories are exaggerated
By personal experience, I find that when people simply try a little, it’s seen as a mark of respect, it’s appreciated and everybody is happy. But throw in the media and the politicians who are more than happy to stir the pot and make big stories out of little things in this very sensitive matter (and we had a great example this week), tempers flare, emotions run high and everything suddenly seems so much more critical and complicated…
MathieuG - December 23, 2011
As for Ontario, Michael Barry comes to mind
MathieuG - December 23, 2011
well, I always root for the home guy...
…and the closest guys I can relate to are from Québec. Tuft and Hesjedal are from BC, which is almost as far as Europe. And I just like Rollin, Veilleux, Boivin and Gilbert (the other one).
The injury (minor but irritating) seems to be gone now.
But sorry, I can’t even think about liking the Leafs. Impossible. The only thing worse than the Bruins winning is Toronto winning!
MathieuG - December 23, 2011
Go Habs Go.
Also…
It really, really is.
omnevelnihil - December 23, 2011
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