Can my old friends here believe that I just got a GA for a technical question?

Can my old friends here believe that I just got a GA for a technical question?
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fluther is indeed stranger than we can imagine, to paraphrase one of the greatest minds to ever live. Congratulations, you will have your Fluther degree soon.
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