I'd momentarily forgotten the significance of 713, so did a search for 713 Harry Potter (or possibly Harry Potter 713). Shortly before the more informative hits, came this Public Health Warning.

My glasses obviously need cleaning, as at first I read the key word as sheep. Hmmm.

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"Good old Google" could apply to virtually every LJ entry. Ever.

I do like the PHW you found - an unusual and unexpected connection between HP and 713. I was rather expecting the satirists to cruelly recommend HP&GoF as a tool to help people get to sleep, but never mind.

It does raise serious questions about what's going to happen when OotP is eventually released. The number of pre-booked holidays (and un-booked unannounced sick days) for that particular day is likely to have a similar effect on the productivity of the country to an England match. Maybe it'll get released on a Saturday again, or something.

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I feel unbelievably stupid for not knowing the significance of 713.

Is there some sort of standard penance? Do I have to watch Thunderpants continuously for a full day? Or what about Great Expectations? That one's probably a little more fitting. Cause you know those Thunderpants don't fit. Ahahahaha. Hoohoohoo. I hate myself.

I Do you ever use the spell check before you post? I'm very pleased to report that Thunderpants isn't in the dictionary but Th-underpants is.

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No, I had to check it was vault number 713 myself. :-)

Never seen Thunderpants, but it's actually meant to be quite good - or, at least, quite good modulo the premise.

Perhaps it might be appropriate under the circumstances if the standard penance were a wedgie...

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I am in complete awe that you used modulo in a sentence.

I stand for no man's wedgie. I took many oaths in my youth, not the least of which was:
"And I will let no person reach into my trousers for any reason other than what I intend. The waistband of my unmentionables is mine and mine alone and shall never be seperated from the fabric of my shorts until it wears away of its own volition. On that day of days, I shall venture forth into the department store and buy 1 package conataining 3 new pairs of skivvies. No more, no less. Thus is the cycle as it has been fro generations before and shall be for generations hence."

And it goes on and on like that.

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At this juncture we have reached the point of Quite Enough Information Already, Thank You, and to continue along this line might demonstrate that it is indeed quite possible to have too much of a good thing.

Incidentally, you do know about the option which logs IP addresses, don't you? This would help you identify the - er - identity of your anonymous posters of Nyeah and would at least confirm that they weren't me.

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Sadly I'm quite aware who my benevolent fan is.

Mom's always been a bit mean spirited.

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The price of a first edition HPatPS is less than you might think. It'll be interesting to see how that compares with the price of the unique (but rather more cryptic) card.

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"fuck. we lost. winning bid was pushing $40,000 - and we raised $24,000 - which is damned impressive, but wasn't enough. But now, over $50,000 will go to charity, between the winning bid and our donation."

Ouch. :-(

Still, we tried our hardest. Let's see if the "What happens next?" turns out to be accurate too.

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Dammit, I wish I'd dug deep and chipped in that extra $16,000 now.

Good grief. Who on earth... I mean, who on earth...?

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$40,000 for an INDEX CARD! I wipe my butt with $100 bills and that's too much for me. Will we ever see all those words - aside from next fall of course?

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