KMAN:
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he's omnipotent and
therefore knew all along that he'd just bring himself back to life.
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And the punchline to that particular joke... damn, how does it go???...
"he pushed aside the stone, saw his shadow... and that's why we have 2
more months of winter (or not, whichever way that fairy tale goes)...."
[note: 2 more months of winter does not apply to the left coast ;-) ]

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