Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba
Post Number: 4993 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 5:11 pm: | |
Play JJABA Trivia contest, Famous People. Using the numbers and names, state a short sentence about each person. The answers must be in correct order and all on one post. The first person with 10 correct in one post wins prize. jjaba is the sole judge and runs a clean contest. After declaration of winner, jjaba will ask for your email address so he can mail award. Why are These Detroiters Famous? 1. Malcolm Little 2. Steve Dahl 3. Gar Wood 4. Helen Thomas 5. Ransom E. Olds 6. Charles King 7. Ralph Bunche 8. Casey Kasem 9. Edward Hines 10. Lowell Boileau ============================== ================ 11. Tie-breaker. Frank Murphy. Good luck and thanks for playing. jjaba. |
Detroitplanner Member Username: Detroitplanner
Post Number: 1072 Registered: 04-2006
| Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 5:27 pm: | |
Why are These Detroiters Famous? 1. Malcolm Little - X - cuse me? 2. Steve Dahl - DJ 3. Gar Wood - Boat Racer 4. Helen Thomas - Whitehouse Slave 5. Ransom E. Olds - Oldsmobile 6. Charles King - King Motors 7. Ralph Bunche - Not Taco Bell, Nobel. United Nations Secretary General 8. Casey Kasem - WSU Grad and DJ 9. Edward Hines - Road Commissioner 10. Lowell Boileau - Webmaster Flash 11. Tie-breaker. Frank Murphy. - Judge Dr Sweet Case |
56packman Member Username: 56packman
Post Number: 1099 Registered: 12-2005
| Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 5:28 pm: | |
1. Malcolm Little-Malcolm X, worked in Detroit auto factory long enough to know he didn't want to do that, was given the same thank you that Kennedy, King and Sadat got. 2. Steve Dahl--WDRQ jock killed disco by interrupting a boring baseball game that needed to break up anyway. 3. Gar Wood--Industrialist, boat racer. His mansion was defiled by bikers in the very early 70's 4. Helen Thomas--top consumer of Mary Kay products, White house PITA journalist 5. Ransom E. Olds--made his Oldsmobile auto in Detroit, moved to Lansing to be closer to hot state girls, sold out to GM, started REO 6. Charles King--drove the first automobile in Detroit, thought of Henry Ford as a silly amateur 7. Ralph Bunche-social scientist, possibly the only person with a poly sci degree to make money with it, great civil rights leader, Nobel prize winner 8. Casey Kasem--voice of Shaggy on Scooby do, gives good dedication 9. Edward Hines--made a thoroughly excellent park to toss some fry-bee in, buy and consume massive amounts of green bud. 10. Lowell Boileau--ex auto worker, artist, web maven ============================== ================ 11. Tie-breaker. Frank Murphy--gave us a wonderful hall of justice to see all of Detroit's best and brightest at their finest. |
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge
Post Number: 228 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 5:29 pm: | |
1. Malcolm Little is the real name of Malcolm X. 2. Steve Dahl is a radio personality at WCKG in Chicago. In 1976 he was here in Detroit on WWWW. 3. Gar Wood, also known as "The Gray Fox" because his hair turned white in his fifties, bought and raced "Miss Detroit", and other speedboats with which he won five straight Gold Cup Races. 4. Helen Thomas is of course a member of the White House Press Corps. She was raised in Detroit and attended Wayne University. 5. Ransom E. Olds founded the Olds Motor Vehicle Company in Lansing, Michigan. He was a pioneer of the industry, making his first steam car and gasoline cars in the late 1800s. 6. Charles King was the first man to drive an automobile in Detroit. He built it himself. 7. Ralph Bunche won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950 for trying to improve Arab-Jew relations in palestine. 8. Casey Kasem was the voice of Shaggy on Scooby Doo. Ok, he was also the host of American Top 20. 9. Edward Hines was chairman of the Wayne County road commission for over 30 years. He is responsible for the first full mile of paved road, the strip of Woodward between Six and Seven mile. 10. Lowell Boileau is.. umm.. I have no idea. Just kidding, he is an artist, the creator of "The Fabulous Ruins of Detroit, and runs this forum. |
Winstin_o_boogie_iii Member Username: Winstin_o_boogie_iii
Post Number: 16 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 5:30 pm: | |
Steve Dahl-whatta CHARACTER!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D isco_Demolition_Night |
Quozl Member Username: Quozl
Post Number: 345 Registered: 07-2005
| Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 5:35 pm: | |
1. Malcolm Little: also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was a Black Muslim Minister and National Spokesman for the Nation of Islam. He was also founder of the Muslim Mosque, Inc. and the Organization of Afro-American Unity. During his life, Malcolm went from being a drug dealer and burglar[1] to one of the most prominent black nationalist leaders in the United States; he was considered by some as a martyr of Islam and a champion of equality. As a militant leader, Malcolm X advocated black pride, economic self-reliance, and identity politics. He ultimately rose to become a world-renowned African American/Pan-Africanist and human rights activist. 2. Steve Dahl: Dahl began his radio career in his home state of California at the age of sixteen. He then moved to Detroit, Michigan and was on the air on WWWW in Detroit in 1976. In 1978, Steve left Detroit to join WDAI in Chicago. Less than a year later, WDAI changed formats to disco and fired Steve on Christmas Eve, 1978. 3. Gar Wood: Garfield ‘Gar’ Arthur Wood (1880 – 1971) was an American inventor, entrepreneur, motorboat builder and racer who held the world water speed record on several occasions. He was the first man to travel over 100 miles per hour on water. His father was a ferryboat operator on Lake Osakis, and Gar worked on boats from an early age. In 1911 at 31, he invented a hydraulic lift for unloading coal from rail trucks. He established the Wood Hoist Co. in Detroit and soon became a successful businessman. Later he changed the company name to Garwood Industries, which built racing boats, but also capitalized on experience with coal unloaders to successfully produce and market GarWood truck bodies. In 1916, Wood purchased a motorboat for racing called Miss Detroit. Wood set a new world record speed for a boat, (74.870 mph) in 1920 on the Detroit River, using a new boat called Miss America. In the following twelve years, Wood built four more Miss America's and broke the record five times, raising it to 124.860 mph (200.9 kmp) in 1932 on the St. Clair River. 4. Helen Thomas: Helen Thomas (born August 4, 1920) is a noted news service reporter, a Hearst Newspapers columnist, and member of the White House Press Corps. She served for fifty-seven years as a correspondent and White House bureau chief for United Press International (UPI). Thomas has covered every president since John F. Kennedy, was the first woman officer of the National Press Club, was the first woman member and president of the White House Correspondents Association, and the first woman member of the Gridiron Club. She has written four books, including her latest, Watchdogs of Democracy?: The Waning Washington Press Corps and How It Has Failed the Public. Thomas was born in Winchester, Kentucky to Lebanese immigrants.[1] She was raised in Detroit, Michigan and attended Wayne University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1942. Thomas' first job in journalism was as a copygirl for the now-defunct Washington Daily News, but shortly after she was promoted to cub reporter she was fired as part of massive cutbacks at the paper. 5. Ransom E. Olds: Ransom Eli Olds (June 3, 1864–August 26, 1950) was a pioneer of the American automobile industry, for whom both the Oldsmobile and Reo brands were named. He claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894, and his first gasoline powered car in 1896. Olds was born in Geneva, Ohio, the son of blacksmith Pliny Fisk Olds and Sarah Whipple Olds, moving later to Lansing, Michigan. He founded the Olds Motor Vehicle Company in Lansing, Michigan on August 21, 1897. The company was bought by a copper and lumber magnate named Samuel L. Smith in 1899 and renamed Olds Motor Works. The new company was relocated from Lansing to Detroit. Smith became President while Olds became vice president and general manager. In 1901 Olds designed the Curved Dash Oldsmobile which sold for $650.00 Although the factory was destroyed by fire that year, they still sold over 600 models of the Curved Dash. In 1904 sales were up to 5000 units. Olds and Smith clashed frequently until Smith removed Olds from the position of vice president and general manager in 1904 and Ransom E. Olds left his company. He went on to form the R.E. Olds Motor Car Company which was quickly changed to Reo Motor Company to avoid a lawsuit from the Olds Motor Works. The name REO came from the initials of his name as an acronym. Olds served as president (until 1925) and later chairman of REO. The Olds Motor Works was bought by General Motors in 1908. The Oldsmobile brand, after a production run of 107 years, was discontinued by General Motors in 2004. 6. Charles King: Charles King is the first to drive an automobile in Detroit. He built it himself in 1896 A few months after King, Henry Ford drives his car, the Quadricycle in Detroit. He built the Quadricycle in a shed behind his house. 7. Ralph Bunche: Bunche was born in Detroit, Michigan to an African-American family; his father was a barber, his mother an amateur musician. They moved to Albuquerque,New Mexico, when he was a child to improve his parents' health. His parents died soon after, and he was raised by his grandmother in Los Angeles, who looked "white" but was an active member of the black community. Bunche was a brilliant student, a top debater, and the valedictorian (top ranked student) of his graduating class at Jefferson High School. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles and graduated summa cum laude in 1927 -- again as the valedictorian of his class. Using the money his community raised for his studies, and a scholarship from the University, he studied at Harvard. There he earned a master's degree in political science in 1928 and a doctorate in 1934, though he was already by that time teaching in Howard University's Department of Political Science, which he chaired from 1928 until 1950. He lived in the Brookland neighborhood of Washington, D.C., and a member of the American Federation of Teachers affiliate at Howard. 8. Casey Kasem: Casey Kasem (born Kemal Amin Kasem on April 27, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan of Palestinian/Lebanese heritage) is an American radio personality and voice actor. He currently hosts two weekly syndicated radio programs, American Top 20 with Casey Kasem and American Top 10 with Casey Kasem. American Top 20 is a countdown of the Top 20 Hot Adult Contemporary hits of the week that also includes 3 Extras, 12 Big Hits from the Past, and the weekly Long Distance Dedication. American Top 10 is a countdown of the Top 10 Soft Adult Contemporary hits of the week that also includes a weekly themed spotlight feature that spotlights several songs, 3 Extras, several Big Hits from the Past, and the weekly Long Distance Dedication. Both American Top 20 and American Top 10 are three hours in length, and air on radio stations worldwide on Saturday and Sunday at a time decided by individual affiliates. Stations receive Kasem's program via CD or internet download. Kasem's radio programs are distributed by Premiere Radio Networks. 9. Edward Hines: Widely recognized as one of the great innovators in highway development, Edward Hines was a charter member of the Wayne County Road Commission in 1906 and was its chairman for most of the ensuing 32 years of his life. He instituted construction in 1909 of the first full mile of concrete ever built, the strip of Woodward Avenue in Detroit between Six and Seven Mile Roads. In 1911 he conceived the centerline for highways, an invention which has been called the most important single traffic safety device in the history of auto transportation. He was a national leader in the landscaping of highway right-of-way and was an organizer of the League of American Wheelmen, the forerunner of today's good-roads organizations. 10. Lowell Boileau: Artist, owner, founder of AtDetroit.com, DetroitYes,com, SoulfulDetroit. 11: Frank Murphy: was a politician and jurist from Michigan. He served as Mayor of Detroit, Governor of Michigan, the last Governor-General of the Philippines and the first High Commissioner of the Philippines, United States Attorney General, and United States Supreme Court Justice. He was born in Harbor Beach, Michigan. He had two brothers and a sister. His father was a lawyer, and Frank followed in his footsteps. He attended the University of Michigan, graduating with a BA in 1912, and LLB in 1914. He did graduate work in law at Lincoln's Inn in London and Trinity College, Dublin. He served as an officer in the U.S. Army during World War I. He obtained the rank of Captain with the Occupation Army in Germany and left the service in 1919. After leaving the Army, he opened a private law office in Detroit. He soon became the chief Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. He served as a Judge in the Detroit Recorder's Court from 1923 to 1930. He was presiding judge in the Dr. Ossian Sweet murder trial in 1925 - 1926. In 1930 he was elected mayor of Detroit, running as a Democrat, and served from 1930 to 1933. He was a supporter of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal. Roosevelt repaid him by appointing him as the Governor-General of the Philippines in 1933. When this position was abolished in 1935, he stayed on as the United States High Commissioner until 1936. He became Governor of Michigan in 1937. President Roosevelt appointed Murphy as his Attorney General in 1939. In 1940, Roosevelt nominated him to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. On the Court, Murphy was a voice for protection of individual rights. John P. Frank, in "The Justices of the United States Supreme Court: Their Lives and Major Opinions" (Leon Friedman and Fred L. Israel, editors), called him the Supreme Court's "most consistent voice for kindness, tolerance and humanity." Among Murphy's most famous dissents is that in the case of Korematsu v. United States (1944), in which he charged that by upholding the forced relocation of Japanese-Americans during World War II the Court was sinking into "the ugly abyss of racism." He died of a heart attack in his sleep at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He is buried at Our Lady of Lake Huron Cemetery in Harbor Beach, Michigan. Over 10,000 people attended his funeral in Detroit. The Frank Murphy Hall of Justice, named for him, was formerly home to Detroit's Recorder's Court and now houses part of Michigan's Third Judicial Circuit Court. |
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge
Post Number: 230 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 5:37 pm: | |
Quozl is disqualified for ignoring "Using the numbers and names, state a short sentence about each person."
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Spiritofdetroit Member Username: Spiritofdetroit
Post Number: 353 Registered: 11-2006
| Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 5:39 pm: | |
thats Wikipedia for ya |
Pistonian_revolution Member Username: Pistonian_revolution
Post Number: 80 Registered: 05-2006
| Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 5:39 pm: | |
frank murphy was elected mayor of detroit during the depression. he was incredibly popular but did little to help unemployed and starving detroiters. the famous battle of eagle pass occurred during murphy's time in office. when in the depths of the depression, thousands of laid-off ford workers, anarchists and communist party members marched on the rouge plant. many protesters were shot and killed by harry bennett's thugs, many were injured. harry bennett himself was hit on the head with a thrown brick. there was a huge rally held by the communist party on woodward to commemorate the fallen protestors. |
Gtat44 Member Username: Gtat44
Post Number: 55 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 5:41 pm: | |
Edward Hines also known for the white stripes to divide sides of the major streets. |
Gtat44 Member Username: Gtat44
Post Number: 56 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 5:46 pm: | |
Sorry Quozl... |
Eric_w Member Username: Eric_w
Post Number: 47 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 5:57 pm: | |
1. Malcolm little- AKA Malcolm X Black Muslim leader. 2.Steve Dahl-Former Detroit DJ ( 106.7 WWWW AKA W4 )Famous or infamous for 1975's Disco Demolition Night at Cominsky Park Chicago. 3.Gar Wood- AKA the Gray Fox of Algonac- Early Pioneer in powerboat racing-won the Harmsworth Trophy in one of his Miss America boats. 4.Helen Thomas- Raised in Detroit became UPI's Washington Bureau chief for over 50 years. 5.Ranson E. Olds- Industrial pioneer-invented the assembly line,founded Olds Motor Co & Ideal Lawn Mower Co. 6.Charles King-Credited was being the 1st to drive an automobile on Detroit streets & Founder of King Motors 7. Ralph Bunche- became US ambassador to the UN and won Nobel Peace Prize in 1950. 8.Casey Kasem-DJ & radio personality famous for his syndicated show "America's top 40 ". attended Wayne St. 9. Edward Hines- name sake of Hine DR & former head of Wayne County Road Commission. 10. Lowell Boileau- artist known for: "The Fabulous Ruins of Detroit". 11: Frank Murphy-Detroit Mayor 1930-33 & last Governor general of the Phillipines |
Ray1936 Member Username: Ray1936
Post Number: 1209 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 6:04 pm: | |
All of the above, plus this tie breaker bonus.
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Ladyinabag Member Username: Ladyinabag
Post Number: 75 Registered: 03-2007
| Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 7:04 pm: | |
I was going to say all of this. Where is my prize? P.S. What about Hines Dr. flooding every time it rains? (Message edited by ladyinabag on March 12, 2007) |
Detroitplanner Member Username: Detroitplanner
Post Number: 1073 Registered: 04-2006
| Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 7:26 pm: | |
Edward Hines is in the White Stripes? |
Sstashmoo Member Username: Sstashmoo
Post Number: 37 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 11:35 pm: | |
Steve Dahl was on WABX? I remember the pig with wings logo. He was very popular in the late 70's. He'd leave records skipping for 10-15 minutes or just be totally absent for long periods. Always acted stoned. Funny guy back then. |
56packman Member Username: 56packman
Post Number: 1100 Registered: 12-2005
| Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 11:44 pm: | |
OK--so I guess it was W4-I stand corrected. Two excellent AOR stations in town at that time, many bongfuls ago. (Message edited by 56packman on March 12, 2007) |
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba
Post Number: 4994 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - 2:38 am: | |
jjaba ends contest since there can be several winners. Ray1936 gets an honorary award for Frank Murphy Headstone. Ray1936, post your email. jjaba will now entertain any advocacy from yourself if you entered or an outsider. There are some very good answers, and remember the rules, first one with correct answers wins. Thanks, no addl. contestants. So state your case and walk on down the line. In chambers, jjaba consults with his legal staff headed by The Rock. Stay tuned. jjaba, Trivia Meister. |
Pamequus Member Username: Pamequus
Post Number: 99 Registered: 07-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - 8:35 am: | |
Was this a homework assignment?? LOL..... Very interesting........ |
Sstashmoo Member Username: Sstashmoo
Post Number: 38 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - 11:43 am: | |
No biggie, but Steve Dahl was on WABX. I never recall him being on W4. Maybe he was before WABX. But he was definitely on WABX before he left for Chicago and had been for a long time. I remember his last Saturday afternoon broadcast here. He wasn't being very careful that day. |
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba
Post Number: 4997 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - 5:22 pm: | |
56packman is contest winner. Quozl wins People's Choice Award for fine research. So if Ray1936, 56packman, and Quozl post their email address, jjaba will take it from there. Thank you for playing jjaba trivia. Look for another trivia contest soon. jjaba, Trivia meister. |
Eric_w Member Username: Eric_w
Post Number: 48 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - 5:42 pm: | |
Whomever wins it was kinda fun looking up some of the folks. I knew about Ralph Bunche-way way back in 5-6th grade I wrote a book report on him during black history month. Got an A then had to read it to the entire school along with other kids during a school assembly. I was so nervous I remember wising I'd received a D !!! FYI... this was around 1965-66!!Clinton Elementary on Chalfonte |
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba
Post Number: 5000 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - 5:51 pm: | |
Ericw, yours was a nice list. Too bad you were a little late in the contest. Otherwise, you were right in there. Stay turned and welcome to jjaba trivia and The Forum. Great story. Some day, you'll be in front of GM's Annual Meeting, reporting good news. Credit Ralph Bunche. jjaba. |
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba
Post Number: 5002 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - 6:07 pm: | |
jjaba adds a few interesting facts. 1. Malcolm Little in Detroit was AKA Detroit Red. 2. Steve Dahl thought Disco was a diease. His Comiskey Park Demolition Night when Tigers were there turned into a riot. 3. Gar Wood turned the Detroit River into Yankee Stadium. For races, 200,000 Detroiters would line the banks. His speed boat beat a sleek passenger train full out, Miami to New York City on an exhibition. Imagine that. (And you thought dope smugglers drove fast boats.) 5. Ransome E. Olds built Detroit's first auto factory in 1900. It was located on Concord St. near Jefferson, near Belle Isle. 6. Charles King drove Detroit's first car, March 06, 1896. 7. Ralph Bunche fought for Israeli peace in 1948. He won a Nobel Peace Prize. 9. Edward Hines' centerline was invented in 1911, River Road, Trenton, Michigan. In front of a hotel on a blind curve where accidents were frequent. 10. Lowell Boileau is AKA Lordmayor of Detroityes.com. He has won more communications and civic awards than anybody in modern history. Anybody here should adore him. Lagniappe 11. Frank Murphy was mayor of Detroit 1930-33. He was a socialist. US A.G. under Roosevelt, 1940-41. US Supreme Court Justice, 1942-1949. Died in office. Was voted one of top 10 American mayors, EVER! jjaba. |
Ray1936 Member Username: Ray1936
Post Number: 1217 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - 6:58 pm: | |
Ray1936 uses the email addy of RDown3657@cox.net |
Ray1936 Member Username: Ray1936
Post Number: 1218 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - 7:08 pm: | |
Here's an added bonus for Jjaba. Mayor Frank Murphy with my mother, Elise Jenkins, c. 1932. Mom was with some writer's club sponsored by The Detroit News back then and won some kind of contest. She is alive and well today at 90 and living in Las Vegas, making three trips a week to her local casino where she plays Keno.
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Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba
Post Number: 5007 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - 7:32 pm: | |
Ray1936, your mother looks absolutely stunning. The hair do and dress would be in fashion today. Amazing. Thanks. jjaba. |
Quozl Member Username: Quozl
Post Number: 349 Registered: 07-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 - 12:13 am: | |
Thank you very much Jjaba. I need to give Wikipedia due credit and a few other online resources. Email: info@dxcv.com |
Ct4438 Member Username: Ct4438
Post Number: 34 Registered: 08-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 - 1:13 am: | |
Ray1936, Thanks for sharing a wonderful piece of family history with us! Beautiful photo |
Barnesfoto Member Username: Barnesfoto
Post Number: 3193 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 - 1:19 am: | |
many winners, do they get a Detroit Times, delivered on bicycle by jjaba? |
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba
Post Number: 5008 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 - 1:38 am: | |
Barnesfoto, but ofcourse, daily and Sunday. jjaba, LOL. |
Eastsidedame Member Username: Eastsidedame
Post Number: 33 Registered: 12-2006
| Posted on Thursday, March 29, 2007 - 10:01 pm: | |
Helen Thomas graduated from Eastern High School in the same class as my mom, 1943. They had to cancel commencement ceremonies because of the 1943 riots. Mom got her diploma in the mail. What a bummer. |
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba
Post Number: 5105 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Thursday, March 29, 2007 - 10:50 pm: | |
jjaba's brother Philmore was born at Women's Hospital, Detroit, June 20, 1943. There was total chaos down there. Eastsidedame has it pegged perfectly. jjaba. |
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