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FIBs in Indiana. FIBTAB in Wisconsin. F*cking Illinois Bastard Towing A Boat. </div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 1, 2026 1:20:54 PM<br>
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<div style="line-break:after-white-space">It\u2019s where all the FIBs (F*cking Illinois Bastards) go for their summer vacations. Go to the lake/cabin, whatever, they make a mass pilgrimage every summer.
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<div dir="auto">I bet this area up here is beautiful in the later spring/summer. Right now it\u2019s still somewhat frozen with lots of snow piled up everywhere and frozen bodies of water.
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<blockquote type="cite">On Apr 1, 2026, at 12:05\u202fPM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">\ufeff Same reason why in a WI city of 50,000 there are at least 10 cardiologists. At least that was the deal when I lived in Sheboygan.
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<div>On Apr 1, 2026, at 10:01\u202fAM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:</div>
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<div class="x_gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Will someone please explain the mass balance fallacy whereby consumption of an 8 oz. pastry results in a 16 oz. weight gain?</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="x_gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 1, 2026 at 11:40\u202fAM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <<a href="mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com">mercedes@okiebenz.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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And then you\u2019ll have to buy the adjacent seat and a belt extender. <br>
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> \ufeffYou just justified your trip. Now you\u2019ll need to have some bratwurst for lunch or dinner with copious amounts of a local beer. Don\u2019t forget to pick up some summer sausage while you\u2019re there, too.<br>
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