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105 Post author: Yvain 27 October 2009 12:45AM

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Comment author: Relsqui 24 October 2010 05:59:10AM 7 points [-]

I thought that was pretty clearly a joke.

Comment author: timtyler 24 October 2010 10:28:52AM *  -3 points [-]

It looks more like a self-referential ending to me.

Spending time writing an essay promoting 'doing your good deed for the day' could quite plausibly be interpreted as being Yvain's 'good deed for the day' - exactly as he claimed.

Comment author: Relsqui 24 October 2010 06:10:51PM 3 points [-]

Right. That's the joke.

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