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As this blogs stays alive in fits and starts, bear with me as I add a shot of whiskey into its cold empty tank and crank its engine with a story of wistful lolrus. Even better, let Jeff Roedel tell you the story, as he’s a much better writer, and hit all the good parts. I contributed to an article on the lolrus<\/a> for wikipedia that was deleted after a bit of discussion<\/a>. Local Baton Rouge free paper, 225 got wind of my gusty rambling, and sent out Jeff for the scoop. This feature<\/a> (6mb pdf download) is the result.<\/p>\n

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As this blogs stays alive in fits and starts, bear with me as I add a shot of whiskey into its cold empty tank and crank its engine with a story of wistful lolrus. 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