# Pets, the Yankees, Xians, McCain, Mods

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 21, 2010, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pets-the-yankees-xians-mccain-mods/564911 "2010-12-21T02:56:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2010, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pets-the-yankees-xians-mccain-mods/564911/8 "2010-12-21T11:08:15Z")

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Well, if you announce it, and then you go back to discussing one of the verboten subjects, it’s obvious that the subjects have control over what you discuss, not you. So I’m seeing how tough it is for me to restrain myself.

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