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12:27 AM
@TheTechExpertGuy brews a cup of lemon tea for @Spevacus
 
Thanks Smokey! That answer is just junk, and I've flagged it for "spam."
 
12:43 AM
 
 
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2:04 AM
@JNat Cross-site spammer: stackexchange.com/users/20272448/sven
!!/blame
 
@SonictheCuriouserHedgehog It's Tim Stone's fault.
 
Rob
2:54 AM
There's a Bug Report in the Winter Bash chat room:
in Winter Bash 2020 on The Stack Exchange Network Chat, 48 mins ago, by Scratte
Looks like svgur.com/i/ isn't doing too well. All the images using that on the hat list are broken. "This application is temporarily over its serving quota. Please try again later."
Working in North America, broken in Denmark.
 
 
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7:38 AM
43 messages moved to Chimney
 
 
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9:08 AM
@Rob Does it mean something is rotten in the state of Denmark?
 
sniffs
Naw, its just @ShadowtheHatterWizard's socks
 
Rob
9:53 AM
@Eran It's back up. We don't have a quota (is my understanding), so there definitely was something afoot.
 
@Rob off topic in chat, should be reported on meta
@JourneymanGeek they smell good, usually. :D
@TheTechExpertGuy there is a bot room on Stack Overflow chat, though not sure it's meant for playing with them.
hmm maybe in the past, now it's not there. Anyway, found only one room with a single "fun" bot:

 Chatter Bots

The place where those chat bots can hang out.
 
Rob
@ShadowtheHatterWizard We kept it on-topic by sliming in a reference to your socks. Chat is a good place to collect a following and find others affected; if it is very localized it's hardly worth reporting and taking time away from the Holiday staff who have to hold the fort until the 8th of January.
 
10:08 AM
@Rob my socks are always on topic, can't deny. But bug is a bug, and broken images is a serious bug. ;)
 
@Mithical If you can, please let me know what is the purpose of this room: chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/51035
 
@RandomPerson I don't think Mithical has anything to with that chat room... that said, the purpose of the chat room may be traced from the beginning of the transcript
 
10:23 AM
@RandomPerson There's a bunch of feeds that got added at the end of October 2018: chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/info/51035/?tab=feeds
So the real active one is "latest questions tagged with [bug] on MSE". The chatroom appears to be locked for new users/chatters.
@MetaAndrewT. From what I gather, the original purpose of that chatroom was just general blabbering.
The room owner pops in occasionally to keep it alive apparently, you could ask them if you like.
 
Rob
@ShadowtheHatterWizard If one small country is temporarily offline that's very important to them. If a large country or continent is offline that's more important; everything must be triaged and a priority assessed, and each one takes time from the remainder of the list.
There's plenty of status-declined of various importance, some more important than that; especially since it came back up shortly thereafter. You're not flogging a dead horse, you're flogging a live one.
 
Package arrived!
 
That's quick :D
Our postal services are complaining about being too busy.
 
@RandomPerson a.) I have no idea b.) why would you ask me
 
@Tinkeringbell yeah, two days. No worry, most other deliveries are delayed, e.g. underwear that should have arrived within a week arrived after three weeks, my new phone should have arrived already and.... still didn't. Guess it takes a really big company with deep enough pockets to pay for those deliveries.
 
10:37 AM
I was trying to send my friend a christmas card last night, since I got one from her as well... Since all non-essential stores are closed, I can't buy any cards there, and all the internet companies I looked at warned that if I would send one now, it wouldn't be delivered before christmas.
I'll craft something and put it in her mailbox myself ;)
 
@Rob well horse can take it, and move faster. :D
@Mithical guess the random person just chose randomly a person to ask.
Must be loyal to the name, after all. ;)
@Tinkeringbell yes, that would be better on all aspects: 1) cheaper, 2) more personal, and 3) arrive on time. :P
 
It won't be cheaper... it'll take at least an hour to make something, perhaps longer. And the materials aren't free either. So that's going to be a 20 euro Christmas card at the least.
 
Maybe people will start using pigeons again to send stuff to remote locations? :D
@Tinkeringbell oh. What materials you have in mind?
 
@Tinkeringbell Her mailbox isn't of the variety that can only be accessed by a postal carrier?
 
Probably there are mailboxes in the building, it's very common here.
And people can buy extra mailbox in the post office, for monthly fee.
 
10:44 AM
@SonictheCuriouserHedgehog Nope, most people here just have a slot in their front door you push the mail through: images.ctfassets.net/7k5qhlbm8iou/5xd8wlevLe2TFHqmBaYXcd/…
 
Yes, I'm aware of the mail slot. I know those are typical in Europe. But you mentioned mail box, so I thought Netherlands was more similar to the U.S. rather than its European counterparts in that regard
 
Things like yourmailbox.nl/Files/10/178000/178647/ProductPhotos/MaxContent/… (actual mail boxes) have gained a bit more popularity in recent years, as those can be put on the outside and then you don't need to isolate the 'mail slot'.
Still, those only require a key to empty them, not for putting stuff in.
 
@Tinkeringbell Those are popular in commercial/business buildings here.
Our mailbox cannot have items inserted by others, only by the carrier (or the owner, but why?)
 
Rob
@ShadowtheHatterWizard They are only 5 behind you on the World Population List: worldometers.info/world-population/denmark-population worldometers.info/world-population/israel-population
@Tinkeringbell And waterhose or fireworks.
 
@SonictheCuriouserHedgehog Well, it seems both sensible and a bit annoying. If you want to do harm, you could throw something burning through someone's mail slot here... on the other hand it's easier to just be able to put the birthday card for a neighbor directly in their mail, instead of having to send it.
 
10:51 AM
@SonictheCuriouserHedgehog here each building has mailboxes outside its front door, and anyone can insert anything, and take if reaching a hand deep enough. So people use it to transfer things. Useful during quarantine.
 
@Rob Birds... my grandpa used to torment his elderly neighbors with small birds.
 
My friend has an extremely extroverted bird, who just craves human interaction and doesn't hesitate to just hop onto anyone's shoulder, even if they're a complete stranger
 
@Rob anyone behind me is a risk.
:D
 
They just got a dog as well, and the bird and (significantly less extroverted) dog just don't get along. The latter just treats the former as that "annoying uncle".
 
Bird can sit on the dog while he's asleep.
wondering why @The @Cole is so silent
:D
So, manually awarded hat is back. Different trigger, and better cause.
 
11:07 AM
Well, it's almost the new year, and after having tried stroopwafels a couple years ago I've decided to try making oliebollen. Any tips on how I can make it taste better? Perhaps I can try some variations of the fruit used in the filling?
Had a bit of fascination for eccentric desserts lately. A couple months ago, I made trdelnik for my mom's birthday
 
@SonictheCuriouserHedgehog You can definitely put all kinds of fruit in the batter, I've seen apple, orange, pineapple, tuttifrutti (dried fruits)...
What does 'taste better' mean to you?
 
More well-received by other taste testers
 
Have them taste an original oliebol first, then say what they think of that before making changes.
 
The apparently "recommended" fruits are dried currants, raisins, and green apples, but my family doesn't have a taste for green apples
 
It definitely needs currants and raisins, those are 'traditional'.
You can use any kind of apple, I think.
 
11:14 AM
@ShadowtheHatterWizard Me? Trip to the local hotel and health spa where you get breakfast lunch and dinner in bed and they have attendants to fetch and carry for you; unfortunately those attendants also have the nasty habit of sticking needles in you to remove blood and waking you up in the middle of the night to measure your blood pressure... Home yesterday and taking it easy for a few weeks now.
 
11:54 AM
@ColeValleyGirl ow. One of those
 
@JourneymanGeek Yeah. Drug change that it turned out was damaging my kidneys. Caught by my GP (primary care specialist) very quickly and sent to hospital to sort out the drugs with cardiology monitoring me closely. Could have been serious but it was caught in plenty of time. Unfortunately the hotel and spa didn't have very good wifi, so it was very boring...
 
Ugh
All those are bad :(
Other than getting caught in time
 
@JourneymanGeek Yeah, but the lack of decent wifi was worst :))
 
@ColeValleyGirl absolutely. Is this the dark ages? 😱
 
 
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1:21 PM
We should delete
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Q: Ether 2.0 will destory everything

New JIf there are huge eth volumes locked in defi this will cause massive price swings and destroy liquidity. Mining will also be volatile creating 51 attacks and other garbage. I will accept any answer.

It's not even a question, as a comment below says.
Any answer to what? There is no question here! — goodvibration 2 hours ago
This user is a spammer.
I don't understand how we weren't able to catch him on December 7th.
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A: Where can I get feedback on how to improve my smart contract?

Bhavesh ParekhA great piece that sheds much needed light on Smart Contract Development Company and its impact on business as there are many new details you posted here. Sometimes it is not so easy to build a "Smart Contract Development" without custom knowledge; here you need proper development skills and expe...

And now he's back with another, very similar, spam answer.
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A: Where can I get feedback on how to improve my smart contract?

Bhavesh ParekhA great piece that sheds much needed light on Ionic App Development Company and its impact on business as there are many new details you posted here. Sometimes it is not so easy to build a "Ionic App Development Company" without custom knowledge; here you need proper development skills and experi...

It's almost the same. Actually, he created a new account to post this new spam answer.
 
@TheTechExpertGuy uh... so...
 
This is the room for networkwide meta, not spam reports.
We appreciate the enthusiasm, but not the posts.
 
there's not much we can do other than flag, and for most part, there's no need to repeat what smokey says
that too!
 
@Tinkeringbell Sorry. I guess you're tired of me reporting about these spam stuff. Yeah, it'll probably just get rid of itself.
@JourneymanGeek OK, sorry for being a chatspammer :)
 
1:33 PM
Could we have some friendly, casual conversation now?
 
@TheTechExpertGuy There's a reason there's a delay before SmokeDetector post things in this room: Most of it will be cleaned up before anyone here will even need to take a look at it.
 
@Tinkeringbell Oh, now I understand. Thanks!
Sorry, sometimes I still seem and feel new here. At least I didn't get blocked like I did on Wikipedia 4 months ago. P.S. Blocks on Wikipedia just mean you can't continue to participate in Wikipedia. Don't know why they did that to me, since I didn't really do anything.
@JourneymanGeek If I had that association bonus, that would've been great :)
 
They were just afraid of your potential ;)
 
@Spevacus My potential? Sorry, but I don't understand what you mean.
@Spevacus Are you talking about the association bonus or the Wikipedia stuff?
 
Nah I was just making a joke. They blocked you on Wikipedia you because they knew you were going to be a great contributor and didn't want the competition :)
 
1:38 PM
@TheTechExpertGuy There's nothing wrong with seeming or feeling new, but learning to "read a room", especially when you're new, is an important skill. If you want my advise: Don't wait until people tell you you did something wrong, make an effort to figure out for yourself how a site/chatroom/forum works before jumping in the deep end.
Will probably help you make a much better first impression.
 
@Spevacus Yeah, this is a good explanation. They all want to seem friendly and whatever, but lots of potentially great contributors get blocked in the first month. I had already gotten about 4 blocks before I even got to 1 month, and then they blocked me indefinitely.
@Tinkeringbell Good idea. No one wants someone else to criticize them for being a chatspammer.
@Tinkeringbell This place is much better than Wikipedia :)
I'm leaving now. Thanks for the advice! :)
 
@MetaAndrewT. ok..
@Snow oh... ok..
@Mithical Actually.. you're one of the users who has explicit write access in this chat room. That's why I asked.
 
2:06 PM
@ColeValleyGirl umm... you mean hospital?! What happened?
 
Long boring story. I have heart failure and had an upsurge in symptoms. They prescribed an extra drug to reduce the swelling which was the main problem, and the drug didn't agree with my kidneys (although it did also do what it was supposed to. Regular blood tests showed up the problem so I was whisked into hospital to have all my drugs stopped and reintroduced slowly under very close monitoring... Being bored was the main problem while I was in, especially with the rubbish wifi.
 
@Tinkeringbell So what I'm hearing is, lurk until you understand the social dynamic, and then lurk some more?
 
@ColeValleyGirl ouch, sorry to hear. You're still in the hospital?
@CollinB didn't read it all, but if she means @The Tech Expert, then I see it as "don't post tons of messages and test bots in a room you're not familiar with, on day 1" which does make sense. :)
It can be fine in rooms like Den which are "fun" rooms, but not on main site chat rooms like this one... and all good, looks like he got the message in a good way.
 
@ShadowtheHatterWizard I'm just looking for an excuse for lurking to be a socially acceptable form of communication :^)
 
2:22 PM
@CollinB ohhh. Well, I'm anti lurker.. I can't just lurk, and has nasty habit to drag lurkers out of their lurking, as you might have seen. :P
 
@ShadowtheHatterWizard I escaped yesterday.
 
@ColeValleyGirl glad to hear... but hope it means you feel better?
Also glad COVID19 isn't involved.
 
@ShadowtheHatterWizard I didn't really feel ill all the way through because they caughtthe problem in time. Just bored.
 
Can you get the vaccine? @Cole
 
But thank you for the good wishes.
 
2:24 PM
@CollinB Lurking works for chats or discord servers in my experience. If there's a rulebook, finding and reading that helps too ;)
 
@ColeValleyGirl oh, that's good-ish. No games in the phone?
 
@CollinB It is! :)
 
@ShadowtheHatterWizard Not the current one, no. I've been 'shielding' alone since last March and looks like I will be for some time yet.
 
@Tinkeringbell Good to hear! Back to lurking, then.
 
@ShadowtheHatterWizard Yeah, but I tend to get bored with games. Did a lot of reading, but I had some technical stuff I was in the middle of that I was eager to get back to (if only to enjoy banging my head against the brick wall that is Lua).
 
2:28 PM
Hmm, why did the above message by Smokey just get deleted? (I actually saw that Smokey somehow decided to ping me.)
 
It gets automatically deleted if the post is deleted (within a certain time limit)
There's a limit on how long you can delete your messages in chat, SmokeDetector is bound to that same limit.
 
@Tinkeringbell But why did it ping me as well as @SonictheCuriouserHedgehog?
 
You can set Smokey up to notify you about reports from a specific site when they're sent to a specific chatroom. Sonic has signed up to be notified about all reports that come to this chat room that have spam on this site (MSE).
I don't know if you've done this yourself or not, but if you have, that'd be why you were pinged.
 
> The server does not support, or refuses to support, the major version of HTTP that was used in the request message.
My MSE rep
Hi, @Catija! Can you please create a private room? I have something to discuss with you. (with you because "Community Manager. I don't bite. she/her" ;)).
 
2:40 PM
@Spevacus I didn't sign up, but it really did ping me. That's why I came in; otherwise, I'd still be chatting with @ShadowtheHatterWizard in the Den.
 
@Spevacus I killed it.
 
@VictorVosMottor ty
 
@Spevacus Where can I sign up? Thanks!
 
@TheTechExpertGuy probably on MS. @Spevacus am I right?
 
@ColeValleyGirl that's... not good. I really hope you'll be able to get back to routine sooner than later... :)
 
@Spevacus flagged but it is still up
 
@TechExpertWizard you did, as part of your testing aka playing around with the bot. :)
24 hours ago, by The Tech Expert Guy
!!/notify- 89 meta.stackexchange.com
This ^
@VictorVosMottor he means being pinged when there is spam report here. I think.
 
If you happened to want to undo that, the command you're looking for is !!/unnotify with the same arguments you used last time.
 
Rob
2:46 PM
@ShadowtheHatterWizard ... and is it effective against the 4000+ mutations?:
The first Variant Under Investigation in December 2020 (VUI – 202012/01), also known as lineage B.1.1.7, is a variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The variant was first detected in the United Kingdom in October 2020 from a sample taken the previous month, and it quickly began to spread by mid-December. It is correlated with a significant increase in the rate of COVID-19 infection in England; this increase is thought to be at least partly because of mutation N501Y inside the spike glycoprotein's receptor-binding domain, which is needed for binding to ACE2 in human cells. ��2�...
 
@Spevacus Oh, thanks!
@Spevacus Anyways I really wanted it to ping me for spam reports.
 
@Rob tpu-
 
lol
 
@Rob Scientists think that the vaccine might be effective against the new strain of COVID-19 in England, which is 70% more transmissible.
 
I thought they didn't even know for sure how much more transmissable it was, that they need more data to determine if it even is, that it's just suspected... where did you get the 70% figure?
 
Rob
2:50 PM
I heard that, two down 3998+ to go ...
 
@Tinkeringbell A quick google comes back with this article which mentions:
> Experts have deemed this new virus at least 70 per cent more infectious than the other strains of the virus
 
@Rob let's hope so...
 
Geez. That site appends a link to the article when you copy-paste >_>
 
@Spevacus many sites do, it's annoying
 
This is my first time running into it. Super lame.
 
Rob
2:52 PM
I guess they could reboot the person and insert an antivirus USB drive.
 
@Spevacus yeah
 
@Spevacus Oh... well then my local news is either underreporting the new sensation or there's a big conspiracy theory brewing... All the articles I have seen so far make it a point to mention that while it's suspected the new strain is more infectious, there needs to be more investigation...
 
Rob
@Spevacus Copyjacking
 
Yeah the english there is important, I suppose. "Deemed this new virus at least 70 percent more infectious..." and "Suspected to be more infectious but we're not sure" are two very different statements.
 
nu.nl/coronavirus/6097902/… is the latest I saw.... and that one says that it's unclear how Boris Johnson got his numbers.
> Het RIVM stelt ook dat nog moet blijken of de nieuwe stam inderdaad besmettelijker is. "Om hier meer duidelijkheid over te geven, hebben we meer info uit Engeland nodig. Die is er op dit moment niet.
"The RIVM also says that it still needs to be proven that the new strain is indeed more contagious. To give more clarity about this, we need more info from England, which just isn't there at the moment"
 
Rob
2:57 PM
We've got lockdowns just come into effect, but I beat them by doing everything for the next few months a few weeks ago - now I don't have to sneak out.
 
> but I beat them by doing everything for the next few months a few weeks ago
 
;) I've never felt the need to sneak out during lockdowns. If I want to catch covid, I can just hug my brother.
 
Rob
Hundreds of dollars fine for breaking restrictions.
 
I'm rich enough to afford that ;)
 
Rob
Some people are, there's churchs holding services and losing thousands per week.
 
3:01 PM
@Tinkeringbell Almost everyone's got more than $1000.
 
Yeah, those covid fines are just laughing stock over here.
Where people would spend 200 euros for a night at the club, now they buy their own booze and pay the 95 euro fine, and they're done for 150.
If you don't get caught, you can party even cheaper.
 
@Tinkeringbell You know, governments talk about fines and fines and fines, but actually, not a lot of fines have actually been enforced. Most people get away without having to pay a fine at all.
@Tinkeringbell Yeah, I meant what @Spevacus said below.
@Spevacus Thanks!
 
Rob
@Tinkeringbell I spend like it's water, long ago, but even I know that's too much. Top club in the world is half that much with the cheapest being on $20. --- How much do I blow money: If it's packed shoulder to shoulder I get my drink in 30-40 seconds; so, that much.
 
@Rob A night out then, not just the club :P So dinner, club, drinks, fast food afterwards, cab/transport
 
Rob
Add on a bit of something else, and we're in agreement.
 
3:16 PM
!!/tea SmokeDetector
 
@TechExpertWizard brews a cup of chamomile tea for @SmokeDetector
 
!!/tea Tech
 
@TechExpertWizard brews a cup of lemon tea for @Tech
 
@Rob Sure, a few synthetic drugs can be added to the mix ;)
 
Rob
Those were rare, decades ago ...
MDA only had one M in it.
False advertising ;)
 
3:26 PM
errr wat
 
!!/tea user400654
 
@TechExpertWizard brews a cup of mint tea for @user400654
 
!!/coffee user400654
 
@TechExpertWizard brews a cup of Ristretto for @user400654
 
@user400654 Hello!
 
@TechExpertWizard Hello!
 
@ShadowtheHatterWizard I'm playing with @VictorVosMottor's bot.

 Bots on ru.SO

Эта комната — аналог комнаты SOBotics в чате Stack Overflow, т...
@ShadowtheHatterWizard You can come over here if you want.
 
@TechExpertWizard maybe later! :D
 
@ShadowtheHatterWizard Sure, but it's really fun. It's much more fun than @KennyBOT and @FOX9000, and you can even play with Smokey there, since @Victor's bot can do Smokey, and you wouldn't disturb anyone else.
 
3:56 PM
I have 6-8 years of bot fun... more than enough, so I'm not hungry for it. ;)
 
@JNat help needed here ^
 
TL;DR for @JNat is @TheLittleNaruto eligible for swag due to that old swag contest?
 
From the post it's not quite clear, hence asking here in chatroom
@ShadowtheHatterWizard thanks sha
 
@TheLittleNaruto my pleasure! :)
 
@TheLittleNaruto Why do you call him @sha?
 
4:06 PM
@TechExpertWizard because I am too lazy to press tab or type full name. :)
 
Rob
The long version:
Naruto (Japanese: NARUTO(ナルト)) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. The story is told in two parts – the first set in Naruto's pre-teen years, and the second in his teens. The series is based on two one-shot manga by Kishimoto: Karakuri (1995), which earned Kishimoto an honorable mention in Shueisha's monthly Hop Step Award the following year, and Naruto (1997). Naruto was serialized in Shueisha's magazine, Weekly...
 
@TechExpertWizard you can call us @The Little @Sha
 
@ShadowtheHatterWizard Oh, OK, thanks!
 
@TechExpertWizard you R wel come!
 
4:30 PM
@ShadowtheHatterWizard Come on, join in on the fun conversation and bot stuff in the room in which I'm in.
44 mins ago, by Tech Expert Wizard

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Эта комната — аналог комнаты SOBotics в чате Stack Overflow, т...
 
@TechExpertWizard You're welcome. Always ready to help.
#SOReadyToHelp
 
4:46 PM
🚽
 
 
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6:03 PM
!!/tea user400654
 
@TechExpertWizard brews a cup of lemon tea for @user400654
 
!!/tea Tech
 
@TechExpertWizard brews a cup of green tea for @Tech
 
!!/tea SmokeDetector
 
@TechExpertWizard brews a cup of mint tea for @SmokeDetector
 
6:03 PM
!!/tea metasmoke
 
@TechExpertWizard brews a cup of darjeeling tea for @metasmoke
 
6:19 PM
@TechExpertWizard can you stop pinging me please
 
6:34 PM
@TechExpertWizard Or anybody else. You are starting to annoy people. This room is for general chat not a constant supply of ping messages and replies.
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> General friendly chit-chat; general discussions about MSE or the wider network also welcome.
@TechExpertWizard Smokey was invited into this room so we could get spam reports not for you to abuse the "fun" commands". I did warn you yesterday ...
 
7:08 PM
@DavidPostill OK, I'm going to stop this fun stuff. Anyways, I can play with Smokey in the room below.
3 hours ago, by Tech Expert Wizard
44 mins ago, by Tech Expert Wizard

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Rob
7:28 PM
Noun: parting shot (plural parting shots)
  1. (idiomatic) An insult or barbed comment issued as the speaker departs or the conversation comes to an end.
  2. 2007, Greg Stolz, “Power's parting shot at enemies,” Courier-Mail (Australia), 18 Sep.:
  3. Gold Coast Deputy Mayor David Power took a parting shot at the Crime and Misconduct Commission and his council enemies as he announced his bombshell resignation today.
  4. 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club Cabin Boy[1]
  5. When news arrives that the school must graduate Nathanial to official “Fancy Lad” status early and put him on the Queen Catherine first class to run the Mayweather in Hawaii, the headmaster dutifully complies, but Nathanial gets in a few parting shots on his way out the door.
 
 
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8:48 PM
@rene Deleted by author
 
 
2 hours later…
11:10 PM
Turns out this question on SU isn't spam; the email was only an example email caught by Smoke Detector :)
 

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