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Den Den
Who cares about what the advertising agencies told her to write. She is better off making a TV series where the get plain looking mums and tart them up.
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teleprompter
Get the story out while we still have free speech in America.
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skipthesong
Get the story out while we still have free speech in America." You know what, that's not a joke.
Who cares about what the advertising agencies told her to write" You don't think it would make money?
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pawatan
Yawn! Who cares what some small state governor has to say? What about the memoirs of the mayor of Des Moines - or is he/she not attractive?
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teleprompter
Sarah Palin leads one of the truly liberal - in the original sense of the word - states in the Union.
http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/free_states_study/2009/05/06/211385.html?utm_medium=RSS
Her book will sell.
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goodDonkey
I have the perfect title for her memoir.
Dumb Am I
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teleprompter
Will Gov Palin have her book ghostwritten, like Obama did his?
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Altria
"And then Putin reared his head and came into our airspace, you betcha"
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Sarge
Donkey - You have Sarah Palin mixed up with Tina Fey.
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goodDonkey
I hope she runs in 2012. The Republican contenders will tear her a new one. I hope she wants to be a christian martyr because the other Republicans are going to crucify her.
If the Republicans chose her as the V.P. candidate again then we could accuse them of reinstating the daft.
Always a V.P. never the P.
If she got the nod for V.P. again she could update her wardrobe or should I say "diva costumes."
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Altria
"A truly intelligent yet entertaining memoir - Which part? - Uh...all of it"
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Sarge
If only so many people hadn't been fooled by Tina Fey into thinking that Palin is a dolt, the Republicans might have won the election.
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goodDonkey
Maybe Palin can mention the awesome snub by McCain on the Tonight Show.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/14/did-mccain-snub-palin-on-leno/
Good one John!
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Altria
Don't you mean Katie Couric?
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goodDonkey
Sarge
The truth is if more people like you were fooled into thinking she wasn't "a dolt, the Republicans might have won the election."
Everyone knows the McCain camp and the Palin camp are at odds with each other now. She will divide the party much more when she runs in 2012. If they were smart they would promise her a wardrobe if she doesn't run.
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teleprompter
Never thought I'd see again the kind of ugly, visceral, animal hatred the Left reserved for a black conservative like Clarence Thomas directed at another human being.
But I underestimated the little Jacobins.
Seems Palin scares them even more.
Can't wait to get the book and terrify all the excitable bien pensants in the very politically correct West Coast town I grew up in and go back to a few times a year.
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Madverts
Sarah Who?
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Sarge
Donkey - The truth is if more people like you weren't fooled into thinking Palin is a dolt, the Republicans might have won the election.
Madverts - "Sarah Who?"
Where you been the past 8 months?
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Sarge
Hey, Donkey, if Palin is such a dolt, why is she like the most popular governor in the country?
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Sarge
Keep guessing, Madverts.
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Madverts
Heh....OK I've read some of her quotes now, and realized she's an American stand-up comedian.
That sketch where she was pretending to run for VP had to be one of the funniest, drawn out belly-laughing comedies I've ever seen.
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LostinNagoya
I may even visualise her first deep line: ¨Once upon a time...¨ lololol
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Sarge
Madverts - I see you're never going to figure it out on your own, so I'll tell you who she is. She's the woman who would have been our vice president if Americans hadn't had the biggest brain fart in our history and elected Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
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smithinjapan
I hope her interview with Couric is in there verbatim. It ought to sell well based on comedy factor alone. Or perhaps as would a book on bush's hundreds of major gaffs.
I wonder if she'll get interviews in the 'country' of Africa! hahaha.
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Sarge
smithinjapan still believes that last year during the campaign Palin thought Africa was a country, heh heh. Obviously he didn't see her interview with Sean Hannity.
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Madverts
"She's the woman who would have been our vice president"
Oh sarge, I can't believe you fell for it. That's as bad as asking for a copy of Spinal Tap's album at the record store.
It was Tina Fey that ran with McCain on his second failed presidential run/ hate campaign.
But palin get's my vote. It takes a real comedian to keep such a staight face when coming out with utter nonesense!
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Madverts
"I wonder if she'll get interviews in the 'country' of Africa! hahaha."
Oi, she didn't mean it really, silly, she was only making fun of President Bush when he erronously claimed "Nigeria is an important continent". I thought you Canadian's would understand Alaskan humour ;p
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smithinjapan
What's the title going to be?
"Russia From My House: An Alternative Point of View"
"Sarah Palin: A Memory-oire"
"A Country Larger Than Africa: The Sarah Palin Memoir"
"My Heart is Not A Bridge to Nowhere"
"Sarah Palin: Tee Hee... Look Who's Book is Out!"
I could go on for hours... but she'll still be a loser for a whole long time to come, so I'll pace myself.
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Nessie
Not quite.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/This-Spinal-Tap/dp/B00004WGVQ
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zurcronium
Smith,
a few more
"Nill Baby Nill" "Why I chose politics over a job with southwest airlines" "Hey, I am not Morman" "Bush-lite" Although technically that is not possible
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Madverts
Ness,
Heh...they sprang to mind as when I was a kid in the eighties I watched the film and didn't realize it was a parody.
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zurcronium
One other one I just read . . .
"Pallin' Around With Palin"
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Madverts
God, Guns and Abstinence?
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buddha4brains
Duh! Who does watch him? A bit elitist of you to assume everyone does.
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buddha4brains
I first thought this story was about Michael Palin, but it is this other joker.
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goodDonkey
I certainly hope she adds a humor section in her book. She has got some gems of quotes to add.
"All of 'em, any of 'em that have been in front of me over all these years." --Sarah Palin, unable to name a single newspaper or magazine she reads, interview with Katie Couric, CBS News, Oct. 1, 2008
"They are also building schools for the Afghan children so that there is hope and opportunity in our neighboring country of Afghanistan." --Sarah Palin, speaking at a fundraiser in San Francisco, Oct. 5, 2008
"If [the media] convince enough voters that that is negative campaigning, for me to call Barack Obama out on his associations then I don't know what the future of our country would be in terms of First Amendment rights and our ability to ask questions without fear of attacks by the mainstream media." --Sarah Palin, getting First Amendment rights backwards while suggesting that criticism of her is unconstitutional, radio interview with WMAL-AM, Oct. 31, 2008
"I'm the mayor, I can do whatever I want until the courts tell me I can't.'" --Sarah Palin, as quoted by former City Council Member Nick Carney, after he raised objections about the $50,000 she spent renovating the mayor's office without approval of the city council
Then of course she can have the endorsements section:
We all know Sarge loves Jay Leno so he should enjoy Jay's endorsement of Sarah "Who."
All of that was just Leno. Here are some "endorsements" by others she needs to include in her memoirs.
I have got plenty of additional material Sarah; call me.
I got news for you Sarge I did convince anyone Sarah "Who" was a dolt. Nobody else had the power to convince America Sarah "Who" was a dolt. She did that all on her own.
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smithinjapan
goodDonkey: Awesome stuff... thanks for posting it. I notice the one or two Palin fans have suddenly disappeared from the thread. Too embarrassed, I guess.
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Sarge
Donkey - It's Jay's job to make fun of EVERYONE. I'll include some of his Obama jokes on the next Obama thread, OK?
To all the detractors of Sarah Palin - how come she's like the most popular governor in the country?
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PaulieWalnuts
because people are like sooo dumb and stuff, you know?
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Sarge
"because people are like sooo dumb and stuff, you know?
I know! Look who got elected, nyuk nyuk nyuk!
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smithinjapan
sarge: "To all the detractors of Sarah Palin - how come she's like the most popular governor in the country?"
Arnold Schwarzeneggar is far more popular both domestically and abroad than Palin will ever be, so that's merely wishful thinking on your part. His popularity, of course, largely stems from his career as an actor. Likewise, Palin's "popularity" stems from her being an outright dolt. Don't confuse being famous with infamous, and popular with well-known.
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Sarge
Smith, Arnie's approval rating has dropped to 40%, while Palin's, though it's dropped from the usual 80%, is still at 68%. So, it's not "wishful" thinking on my part, those are the facts. Check it out!
"Palin's "popularity" stems from her being an outright dolt."
Can't win with some people. Obama's "popularity" stems from his being an outright... what, Smith?
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teleprompter
Alaska is not asking for bailouts. Governor Palin is one of the few who wants none of the money (and strings) Obama offers. No wonder Alaska also ranks as one of the freest states in the Union. But if politics is a popularity contest for you and your friends and Dave Letterman or Jon Stewart is the last word on such matters well then you sort of overlook such things.
California - Dem majority for years now - is basically bankrupt. Entrpreneurs and productive citizens have left the state in droves.
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Sarge
TJ - "Being a popular governor of Alaska does not make you very popular"
Like I said, can't win with some people.
I betcha her memoir is a hot seller all over the country.
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JoeBigs
You want to know what is in her book here it is in a nutshell.
I, me, abused, outsider, mandate, I, me, me, McCain lost not I, me, me, me, Obama is a traitor, me, I am important, I was abused by the media, I am smart, me, me, I am a real American, Me, my husband is a real American, oh yes I forgot me again!
I would rather take a real hot metal spike and shove it in a Nazis eye than read this work of a ghostwriter. I do wonder who will write it for her though....LOL
Prediction on who will buy her books, the same folks who bought Coulters books....So who cares about her memoir...
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smithinjapan
sarge: "Smith, Arnie's approval rating has dropped to 40%, while Palin's, though it's dropped from the usual 80%, is still at 68%. So, it's not "wishful" thinking on my part, those are the facts. Check it out!"
So now you're actually equating 'popularity' around the world (you did mention Arnold) with approval ratings in Alaska? I think you better pull out a dictionary and look up the word 'popularity', because you are changing what you seem to think the definition is with your every post.
TJrandom said it well: "Arnie at 40% approval rating – is supported by 14.7 million, while Sarah at 68% is supported by less than a half million."
sarge's response: 'you can't win with some people'.
That's not an argument in the face of facts, sarge, that's denial and deferral in lieu of a good defense. TJ pointed out the NUMBER of people that support both, and therefore you're bringing up the approval rating as a percentage means squat (again, noting to do with popularity by definition, but that's your misunderstanding, not mine).
"I betcha her memoir is a hot seller all over the country."
I bet you're right, because as has been pointed out, comedy -- as well as trying to imagine how someone without an actual brain functions -- sells.
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Madverts
We all know why "sarah" is sarge's favourite.
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goodDonkey
TJrandom
How about POP-UP books? Maybe even a fusion book. A pop-up book with cutouts of dresses. You know the ones with tabs? Then they could change her outfits. You could have a pop-up of Alaskan tundra with pop-up wolves and then a spring pushes up a airplane with Sarah "Who?" in cammies holding a rifle perched in the open bay area.
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sailwind
I guess having a Degree in Journalism isn't worth very much according to most posters here.
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Madverts
"Then they could change her outfits."
Heh, the tax-payers won't be paying this time I hope.
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Madverts
"I guess having a Degree in Journalism isn't worth very much according to most posters here."
Everybody has a degree in something these days. It's hardly a landmark achievement.
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sailwind
Agreed, they just hand those Degrees out now a days, there a dime a dozen and nothing a student should be proud of once they graduate and recieve one. I also think being elected a Governor of a State in the Union is also hardly a landmark achievement either.
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Madverts
I think her talents lie in comedy, Sailwind.
And yeah, at least in Birtain they just hand out the degrees. Smart people just download them from the 'net ;)
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Farmboy
Hey I got one of them degree thingies...and I can read it and everything, so watch how you talk. Personally, I liked Palin on Saturday Night Live...good sense of humor. I'm sure the book will sell well.
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Nessie
But nobody smart brags about a journalism degree.
Ever see a Palin byline? Anyone can graduate from j-school. Doing the journalism is the hard part.
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Madverts
"Hey I got one of them degree thingies..."
Hey I've got four. The internet and photoshop are cool.
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sailwind
Palin graduated from university in 1987 with a degree in journalism and got a job as a sports reporter for an Alaskan TV channel.
Next?
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Madverts
"a sports reporter for an Alaskan TV channel."
Heh...I bet Reuters wefe pissed they didn't net her. It would be like the US version of Comical Ali.
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smithinjapan
"Palin graduated from university in 1987 with a degree in journalism and got a job as a sports reporter for an Alaskan TV channel."
They were probably just hoping she got lost in the snow while covering the iditarod.
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goodDonkey
sailwind said:
Priceless!
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Sarge
"It would be like the US version of Comical Ali"
Adverts, don't give up your day job heh heh.
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teleprompter
Sports fans - dudes in Alaska, hopin' that a hot young reporter in her 20's would get lost in the snow and never return?????
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sailwind
sailwind said:
and got a job as a sports reporter for an Alaskan TV channel.
Priceless!
Umm... I'm sure the people that live in the most isolated towns in America and endure the most severe winters on the planet, cut off for months at a time in Alaska from the rest of us in the lower 48, share your 'priceless' comment, when they turned on thr T.V.
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moderateguy09
I am truely looking forward to this book. Palin is a very intelligent and insightfull woman. I'm sure her memoirs will be a fascinating read.
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yabits
And I'm sure that Palin's journalistic efforts have always brought delight to the shack happy.
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zurcronium
palin makes bush look like a towering intellect. not many can do that, that is a talent I guess.
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Nessie
So in answer to my question of whether you've ever seen a Palin byline, the answer would then be "no". Right?
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Sarge
"palin makes bush look like a towering intellect"
Palin's detractors make themselves look childish and foolish.
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smithinjapan
sarge: "Palin's detractors make themselves look childish and foolish."
Actually, sarge, you kind of make yourself look foolish in light of such childish comments... but wit has never been your forte.
Anyway, zurcronium is on the right path... while a complete dolt, Palin at least makes look mildly intelligent (I wouldn't say towering, but still).
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zurcronium
Why is it that republicans love idiots like bush and palin? Are there just zero smart republicans now, or is it that republicans just do not vote for anyone smarter than they are?
It is so funny that palin, who does not read, is going to write a book for her followers who do not read. We know bush will not read the book cause he does not like reading. Palin should just create a picture book, for example showing a photo of russia from her house.
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sailwind
Ness
In answer to your question.
You are correct...... Her Degree was in ****communications-journalism **** you know T.V you might have heard of it.
Palin attended Hawaii Pacific College in Hilo, Hawaii, in 1982 for a semester, where she majored in Business Administration, and transferred in 1983 to North Idaho College for the 1983-1984 school year. After winning a scholarship, she transferred to Matanuska-Susitna College in Alaska for one term before transferring back to the University of Idaho the following year where she finished out her college education and received a Bachelor of Science degree in communications-journalism from the University of Idaho in 1987, where she also minored in political science.
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Nessie
Yeah, I have. I don't watch it, though. I'm not into journo-tainment. The bottom line: Palin scraped together a crap degree after bouncing around crap schools. Go, Vandals, Go!
"U.S. News & World Report ranks [the University of Idaho], nationally, as a tier 3 school." (wiki)
more here http://www.adn.com/palin/story/516085.html
"Despite her journalism degree, she does not appear to have worked for the college newspaper or campus television station, school officials said. She worked briefly as a sportscaster for KTUU in Anchorage after she graduated college....In a recent interview with the school's alumni magazine, before her selection to run on the GOP ticket, she explained that her curiosity and love of writing made journalism a natural choice."
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sailwind
Ness,
I agree, I only respect those that have Degrees from the top notch tier, the ones that go to the high class schools and have M.B.A's from Harvard, you know like George Bush.
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Nessie
Sail, no-one said having an good education guarantees positive results. I have a friend who was a roommate of John Woo. My friend said Woo was brilliant. Too bad about the lack of morals. But having a crap education like Palin's certainly doesn't help.
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smithinjapan
sailwind: boy, did Nessie ever slap you down on that one! No coming back from that one, bud. And ultimately pointing out the school that GWB's dad put his son in because his son could get nothing else doesn't well help you.
Man... Nessie... nice!
"It is so funny that palin, who does not read, is going to write a book for her followers who do not read. We know bush will not read the book cause he does not like reading. Palin should just create a picture book, for example showing a photo of russia from her house."
No kidding.... at the current 25% illiteracy rate of American adults, I predict her book will have a 25% nation-wide selling rate. But gosh will they be disappointed when there are no Palin/blonde dolt shots (ex. her using white-out on the computer screen, seeing Russia from her house, thinking Africa is a country).
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Sarge
Nessie: "But having a crap education like Palin's"
Nessie, that asinine comment really reflects badly on you.
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teleprompter
smithinjapan:"No kidding.... at the current 25% illiteracy rate of American adults..."
1 in 4 adult Americans unable to read? Source?
Your innumeracy only makes things more ridiculous: "...I predict her book will have a 25% nation-wide selling rate."
Whatever that is.
And of course Sarah Palin means? - Bush! Bush! Bush!:
"We know bush will not read the book cause he does not like reading."
By most accounts Bush is an avid reader. A history degree (from Yale) and an MBA (from Harvard) would tend to encourage the habit.
WaPo's Richard Cohen, a consistent critic of Bush, had much to say about the surprising revelation that Bush read hundreds of books while president.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/29/AR2008122901896.html
It's you, with your silly caricatures of America, who seems woefully incurious and not too widely read.
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frontandcentre
Sarah Palin? I saw the headline and thought it was Michael Palin - that I would read...
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