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• New product? No, just a high priced upgrade!
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  It is obvious that this revision code gives the sequence of changes to the product, but in reality there's substantially more information available through the rev code than that....
• How many rec.humor posters does it take to screw in a light bulb?
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• The upgrade path to the most powerful and satisfying compute
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• de banaan wordt bespreekbaar", cultuurverandering in ambtelijk en politiek Groningen.
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  Before long an ape goes to the stairs towards the banana, but as soon as it even touches the stairs, all apes are sprayed with water....
• Q:" How many gardeners does it take to change a light bulb?
  "A:" Just one. The new light bulbs are just as easy to change as older, heavier ones....
• How many gardeners does it take to screw in a light bulb?
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