Fair question, but it's actually pretty straightforward.
Isaac Send a noteboard - 02/02/2010 04:41:18 PM
You're not seeing the odds, I think, and that causes confusion. I view FT at 50/50, coinflip, like I said. Everyone else is more like 30-70, specifically 14-1 divding the total number of baddies, which is probably four. 4/13 is 30%, 5 out of 13 is 38%, but I'd think if we had 5 then the miller claim is unlikely, since the miller role is essentially there to weaken the town, which would be weird if we had a 5 man DF faction or 4 Dfs and a SK, or 2 DFs factions, a cult, etc. Of course, this all relies on two assumptions, first that Gher generated a fair game (highly likely but if not there's nothing we can do so it's not worht contemplating) and second that nothing incredibly bizarre is part of the setup (which is also not worth contemplating at this stage since we can't expect our guesswork there to be very fruitful) which is why I'd guess 4 at this stage, giving me 30%.
So targeting FT is really just statistics, unable to decide if he's DF or town, considering both options equal, puts him at 50%. I consider anyone who is above the estimated norm (in this case 30%) to be a legtiimate candidate for lynching. I hope that clarifies things.
I do want to emphasize I've no objection to people pursuing other inquiries, I encourage, but this is where my crosshairs are right now so while I'll be glad to debate the merits of another candidate I myself do not plan to go hunting for any at this time. Give me a better option and I'll vote accordingly.
Now, there are some add-ons that further elevate FT, not in terms of guilt but in terms of acceptability as a lynchee. We of course, can not determine his guilt without kjilling him so as is often the case we don't just want a high-prob DF but a lynch which if flawed (dead townie) has the minimum fallout or otherwise profits us. i.e. two equally dubious claims, one as vanilla and one as a useful role, you lynch the vanilla because if you're wrong there is less damage, and as subsequent RCs come in you tend to be in a better position to evaluate the probability of role claim anyway.
Let us assume FT is not a DF, that he is a miller, which again I place at 50%
Positives of lynching him - if claim true
Confirms we have a cop
Removes a role no more valuable and arguably much less valuable than a vanilla
Discourages future use of miller claims and likely discourages mods from inserting self-aware millers
Confirms the existence of a miller thus indicating a game balance that is protown
Prevents risk of exposure of roles by defensive RC or let the DFs narrow it down.
Likely highlights some players who were supporting him as pro-town.
Gives us a vote record which is not based off a near-random vote, which is more likely to be useful.
Negatives of lynching FT - if claim true
Essentially circumvents furthering questioning today, protecting roles but also protecting DFs
Removes one of the better players from circulation.
Anyone is welcome to add on to those, but the ones listed seem fairly indisputeable, again, those are if FT is innocent, obviously the advantage if he is not is a dead DF/SK/etc with possible indicators of alliances to other players.
So targeting FT is really just statistics, unable to decide if he's DF or town, considering both options equal, puts him at 50%. I consider anyone who is above the estimated norm (in this case 30%) to be a legtiimate candidate for lynching. I hope that clarifies things.
I do want to emphasize I've no objection to people pursuing other inquiries, I encourage, but this is where my crosshairs are right now so while I'll be glad to debate the merits of another candidate I myself do not plan to go hunting for any at this time. Give me a better option and I'll vote accordingly.
Now, there are some add-ons that further elevate FT, not in terms of guilt but in terms of acceptability as a lynchee. We of course, can not determine his guilt without kjilling him so as is often the case we don't just want a high-prob DF but a lynch which if flawed (dead townie) has the minimum fallout or otherwise profits us. i.e. two equally dubious claims, one as vanilla and one as a useful role, you lynch the vanilla because if you're wrong there is less damage, and as subsequent RCs come in you tend to be in a better position to evaluate the probability of role claim anyway.
Let us assume FT is not a DF, that he is a miller, which again I place at 50%
Positives of lynching him - if claim true
Confirms we have a cop
Removes a role no more valuable and arguably much less valuable than a vanilla
Discourages future use of miller claims and likely discourages mods from inserting self-aware millers
Confirms the existence of a miller thus indicating a game balance that is protown
Prevents risk of exposure of roles by defensive RC or let the DFs narrow it down.
Likely highlights some players who were supporting him as pro-town.
Gives us a vote record which is not based off a near-random vote, which is more likely to be useful.
Negatives of lynching FT - if claim true
Essentially circumvents furthering questioning today, protecting roles but also protecting DFs
Removes one of the better players from circulation.
Anyone is welcome to add on to those, but the ones listed seem fairly indisputeable, again, those are if FT is innocent, obviously the advantage if he is not is a dead DF/SK/etc with possible indicators of alliances to other players.
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Rafo Mafia 4: Day 1 has ended.
27/01/2010 05:53:50 PM
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This is a confirmation of the prompt receival of said role message.
27/01/2010 08:30:45 PM
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You made it up
27/01/2010 09:01:31 PM
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Hmm ...
27/01/2010 09:21:59 PM
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Ha.
28/01/2010 01:28:27 AM
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It sounds like a real word.
28/01/2010 01:55:58 AM
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You know, I'm still irritated we haven't been able to come up with a good R1 system
28/01/2010 07:08:22 AM
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Well, lacking anything else...
28/01/2010 11:58:25 PM
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I haven't the faintest idea what they mean.
29/01/2010 01:30:19 AM
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Not really
29/01/2010 02:27:05 AM
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Let's try something
29/01/2010 02:47:30 AM
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alrighty then
29/01/2010 03:29:51 AM
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That's sufficient, thanks
29/01/2010 03:48:11 AM
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Yea, my message has all that.
29/01/2010 03:56:52 AM
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Probably
29/01/2010 04:10:42 AM
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Re: Probably
29/01/2010 07:30:48 AM
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True- most DFs would wait a bit, and be like the 4th or 5th to jump in
29/01/2010 08:19:43 AM
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I've got MPD
29/01/2010 04:22:00 AM
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Surprise, surprise: I do too.
29/01/2010 06:21:04 AM
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Remember when we killed the Serial Killer on Day 1? That was fun. Let's do that! *NM*
29/01/2010 08:20:24 AM
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I have MPD and number under 14. *NM*
29/01/2010 06:18:59 AM
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I like to think of the first kill as a sacrifice to the Gods of Mafia
30/01/2010 04:14:17 AM
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Re: I like to think of the first kill as a sacrifice to the Gods of Mafia
30/01/2010 04:27:53 AM
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High priests cannot be sacrificed!
30/01/2010 04:53:38 PM
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Some cultures, they make the best sacrifices
30/01/2010 05:47:46 PM
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I want to roleclaim.
30/01/2010 07:08:11 PM
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That is, well, surprising
30/01/2010 08:28:04 PM
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Yeah, but I think it's best to do it now.
30/01/2010 09:38:49 PM
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Hm. I wonder if we're all robots inside of a Mafia simulator. *NM*
30/01/2010 11:20:25 PM
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Well, I'm back...
31/01/2010 01:43:17 AM
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Why do fencers keep appearing without me knowing of it?!?
31/01/2010 02:48:22 AM
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Oh, and I had my first real tournament today...
31/01/2010 03:23:45 AM
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Eh. Just don't listen to Issac too much.
31/01/2010 04:47:53 AM
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I wanna say F-T, just cause I hate Millers.
31/01/2010 05:10:07 AM
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But do you think a DF would try something that DFs already did in the game we just played?
31/01/2010 05:53:24 AM
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And on a third hand...
31/01/2010 07:00:22 AM
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So... back to neutral. *NM*
31/01/2010 03:27:58 PM
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You don't find that statement dubious?
31/01/2010 04:14:47 PM
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I knew Yunalseca was a Darkfriend...
31/01/2010 07:17:33 PM
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Everyone! Deep breaths...
31/01/2010 11:50:39 PM
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That's a pretty big thing to forget though.
01/02/2010 01:39:44 AM
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Who said anything about forgetting?
01/02/2010 02:53:49 AM
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It brings you protection from guilty Cop results. *NM*
01/02/2010 03:01:22 AM
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No...
01/02/2010 06:25:07 AM
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Man... I hate defending people I'm not sure about
01/02/2010 07:14:13 AM
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I agree with beet here.
01/02/2010 07:42:12 AM
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Offer alternatives then
01/02/2010 11:18:47 AM
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I didn't mean we shouldn't reference strategies from earlier games
01/02/2010 02:23:26 PM
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I agree, more or less
31/01/2010 05:55:11 AM
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Re: I agree, more or less
31/01/2010 03:34:10 PM
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Tracker is a role that sees who his target performs a Night Action on...
31/01/2010 03:49:24 PM
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Re: I agree, more or less
31/01/2010 04:19:33 PM
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Eh. I think this is going to end like Hopper.
31/01/2010 11:58:52 PM
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What I don't like is the fact that Millers are often not told they're Millers.
01/02/2010 12:08:14 AM
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Well, he could still be Mafia and have appropriate flavor.
01/02/2010 01:46:58 AM
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We can't just lynch Isaac on the off chance that he might be a DF.
31/01/2010 05:42:08 AM
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Alright, from my reading,
31/01/2010 10:53:52 PM
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RE: I didn't mean we shouldn't reference strategies from earlier games (horizontal scroll avoidance)
01/02/2010 02:46:35 PM
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I really just meant that I don't think F-T's claim of not knowing about Yuna's claim is
01/02/2010 06:16:11 PM
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You still haven't explained what the purpose of such a lie would be.
01/02/2010 07:15:35 PM
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I think the rationale was this:
01/02/2010 07:38:41 PM
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Beg Pardon?
01/02/2010 08:07:20 PM
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It's true, Isaac likes to be a leader, rather than a doer. *NM*
01/02/2010 11:17:02 PM
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Coward. *NM*
01/02/2010 11:17:21 PM
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Er... what just happened, here? *NM*
02/02/2010 12:55:51 AM
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I made a pointless post, decided to turn it into a semi-sarcastic insult.
02/02/2010 01:27:48 AM
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There's not really anything to explain
01/02/2010 09:20:57 PM
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Re: There's not really anything to explain
01/02/2010 10:03:57 PM
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Re: There's not really anything to explain
01/02/2010 10:33:49 PM
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Re: There's not really anything to explain
01/02/2010 11:11:37 PM
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Maybe you should ask one of the others to explain this to me
02/02/2010 12:01:48 AM
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Re: Maybe you should ask one of the others to explain this to me
02/02/2010 01:15:41 AM
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Right, so: A New Target
01/02/2010 08:03:28 PM
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Re: Right, so: A New Target
01/02/2010 08:20:06 PM
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Re: Right, so: A New Target *NM*
01/02/2010 08:48:25 PM
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Message get eaten? *NM*
01/02/2010 09:21:34 PM
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Apparantly... It was just a minor thing, lemme see if I remember...
02/02/2010 12:44:28 AM
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Right, so: Defending Myself
01/02/2010 11:30:38 PM
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Hmm...more accusations beyond beet's
02/02/2010 06:02:51 AM
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Fair question, but it's actually pretty straightforward.
02/02/2010 04:41:18 PM
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Your logic isn't terrible...
02/02/2010 04:54:54 PM
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Re: Your logic isn't terrible...
02/02/2010 05:42:43 PM
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Re: The random thing
02/02/2010 04:59:42 PM
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Nah, I anticipated this would make me the prime lynch candidate.
02/02/2010 08:48:19 PM
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Re: Nah, I anticipated this would make me the prime lynch candidate.
02/02/2010 09:23:43 PM
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Okay, so I've been reading, but I kept meaning to post on my comp. Sorry.
02/02/2010 06:21:12 AM
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I never tried to stop any discussion
02/02/2010 12:46:54 PM
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Like I said, I don't find it very suspicious, but it was just something I had seen.
02/02/2010 11:14:53 PM
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Kronin is at least as suspicious as Issac, or F-T
02/02/2010 05:09:56 PM
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That's pretty bold claim of intention.
02/02/2010 05:18:40 PM
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Vote: Fanatic-Templar
03/02/2010 04:36:52 AM
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Re: Vote: Fanatic-Templar
03/02/2010 03:13:57 PM
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Speaking of time...
03/02/2010 03:28:42 PM
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Only if it starts to grind to a halt. *NM*
03/02/2010 04:50:32 PM
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Re: Only if it starts to grind to a halt.
03/02/2010 06:52:54 PM
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Er... IS it active? I feel like we've kinda exhausted everything
03/02/2010 11:19:29 PM
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Hahaha. well, it was!
04/02/2010 12:59:13 AM
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"No lynch" is a bad idea. At the very least, let's lynch someone random *NM*
04/02/2010 04:07:00 AM
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Everybody knows my perspective on no lynches...or at least I suspect they do. *NM*
04/02/2010 04:09:17 AM
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So you'd rather lynch someone random over F-T? Why?
04/02/2010 04:35:40 AM
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Because I think F-T is almost definitely not a DF
04/02/2010 06:58:15 AM
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Re: Because I think F-T is almost definitely not a DF
04/02/2010 07:07:37 AM
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Well, yeah- a chance of getting a DF is better than no chance at all
04/02/2010 07:04:27 PM
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But there is a chance F-T is a DF.
04/02/2010 07:34:37 PM
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Fair enough...
04/02/2010 07:49:26 PM
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I agree with D_K actually
04/02/2010 08:32:09 PM
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You think F-T has less than a 29% (4/14) chance to be a DF?
04/02/2010 08:55:34 PM
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If a given random person is 30%, then yes, I think F-T is 29% or less
04/02/2010 11:20:26 PM
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I regret that I have only one life to give to the Light...
04/02/2010 11:00:56 PM
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05/02/2010 12:20:04 AM
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You know, you're still at L-3.
04/02/2010 11:14:40 PM
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L-2, as it were.
04/02/2010 11:41:10 PM
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Just had to make me incorrect?
04/02/2010 11:55:02 PM
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I couldn't resist.
*NM*
05/02/2010 01:07:59 AM
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05/02/2010 01:15:51 AM
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Yeah, but I wasn't sure if I'd still be alive next time I came around
.
05/02/2010 03:12:19 AM
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I don't anyone will target you with a night action tonight, frankly.
05/02/2010 03:14:26 AM
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