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Old 06-08-2012, 06:24 PM   #30626
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Couldn't it be square two?
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Old 06-08-2012, 06:48 PM   #30627
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May I have the middle square for the win?
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Old 06-08-2012, 08:51 PM   #30628
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Don't you have to answer a skill testing question first?
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Old 06-08-2012, 09:12 PM   #30629
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Ok, so what's the question?
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Is that the question?
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Old 06-08-2012, 09:50 PM   #30631
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Old 06-08-2012, 10:37 PM   #30632
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Which one was the skill-testing question?
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Old 06-10-2012, 04:29 AM   #30633
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Old 06-10-2012, 06:19 AM   #30634
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Would it be: 1)how much expeience do you have working around glass? 2) how much does a ton of figs weigh and 3) what is your political platform, if you have one?
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Old 06-10-2012, 08:00 AM   #30635
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Can't all of those be answered without any skill whatsoever?
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Old 06-10-2012, 03:17 PM   #30636
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Old 06-10-2012, 11:11 PM   #30637
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Why do these vital tasks always seem to fall on my shoulders?
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Old 06-11-2012, 05:25 AM   #30638
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Could it be because you're qualified?
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You don't know me very well, do you?
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Old 06-11-2012, 01:51 PM   #30640
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Old 06-11-2012, 03:23 PM   #30641
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Isn't that a Donald Rumsfeld quote?
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Shouldn't questions about existence be answered by an Existentialist?
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Wasn't Descartes an existentialist?
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Isn't Descartes a kind of menu where items are priced and ordered separately?
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Are you putting Descartes before the horse?
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