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It’s 2000 and apparently there’s something fascinating offscreen.

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It’s 1999 and Pooh Bear would like to know what exactly that ‘dog’ thing is and how long it’s going to stay.
It’s 1991 and boy that kid had a lot of hair.
It’s 1996 and somebody’s having a birthday!
It’s 2005 and you can dance at the zoo at night wearing a giant hat if you want to.
It’s 1995 and this girl is taking a picture of me taking a picture of her taking a picture of me.

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