Peer pressure is a terrible thing.
See Steinn's, Bora's, and the instigator's, Josh's, and make your own here.
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Praise be to "Bob"! May those who take up thy Slack be fiendishly punished!*
*That's 'punished' with a full 'ed', to boot!