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Koohii stories:

1) [scottamus] 23-11-2005(414): A man on the podium announce the rules for the contest: You must fill a top hat with dirt as many times as you can by nightbreak.

2) [esaulgd] 27-3-2007(111): Abraham Lincoln used a simple mound of soil for a podium, when he wore his top hat and gave the speech he had practiced many times until nightbreak. But it was so magnificent that no one noticed.

3) [CountPacula] 7-5-2008(52): A podium is a bit of raised ground where top-hatted "important people" go around and around making speeches until nightbreak.

4) [skinnyneo] 11-10-2007(16): Think of the movie Ground hogs day. The mayor in his top hat takes the podium and tries many times to get the ground hog to come out before night break..

5) [jinkouchinou] 12-6-2009(12): It's the oldest trick in the books. A filibuster! He's not going to give any ground no matter how many times you ask. He is just going to wear his top hat and speak until nightbreak.

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