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J.R.
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"My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces of existence. These little problems help me to do so." (Sherlock Holmes)

I sometimes enjoy embedding puns and subtle self-references into many of my answers and comments.

Remember, context is everything.

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What is the difference between ELU and ELL?
Feb 9, 2013
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Excessive downvoting
Jun 1, 2012
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Is Urban Dictionary an acceptable source?
May 19, 2015
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Would someone please explain why these question closures are such a bad thing?
Dec 15, 2012
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Time for an ELL link on the main help page?
Aug 11, 2013
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Continued recommendations that things be moved to ELL
Sep 12, 2013
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2016 Moderator Election Q&A - Question Collection
Aug 9, 2016
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Reconsidering the single word request
Apr 2, 2013
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So, are non-native speakers not welcome any more?
Jun 21, 2013
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Has anyone on EL&U been awarded the 'I See Your Point' hat yet?
Dec 19, 2013
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Visually stunning math concepts which are easy to explain
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Why were the Code of Conduct changes received so negatively, and what can / could have been done to change that?
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Why does the multi-paragraph quotation rule exist?
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In the sentence: "Drinking and driving IS dangerous", why does the verb "to be" need to be singular?
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Upset by male classmates openly comparing female students according to physical appearance

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