Make room on the sofa and break out the bubbly...

By tsmith on January 31, 2006.

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Well, this certainly explains a lot...

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Well, except for his bad judgement when it comes to guest posters, Orac would seem a perfect fit here.

You forgot the bad judgment in designing templates. ;-)

That would make you fit - here your options are more limited.

You forgot the bad judgment in designing templates. ;-)

You will need to leave those garish monstrosities behind. :)

I want to say - thank you for this

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