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You: “Hey, did you see that thing?”
Your Buddy: “Yeah, I like those Things.”
You: “What is it?”
Your Buddy: “The Thing.”
You: “Yeah, the thing, what is it?”
Your Buddy: “The Thing.”
You: “Yeah man, that thing, what was it?”