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I made the above poster after a game of Words With Friends that I was playing ended today. It was originally going to be just a blog post, with the text below, but I thought that a poster made the point better.<\/p>\n

Now more than ever you are likely to encounter a dacoit wearing a jubhah, who is chewing qat or perhaps eating za with ingredients that won't imbalance their qi.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That isn't the \u201cWords With Friends Effect.\u201d The \u201cWords With Friends Effect\u201d is that you might just have understood my earlier sentence.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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