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Comment by pohl

16 years ago

So to put that scenario in the same context as the original quotation, one just needs to imagine the surprise party being ruined because the secret was handed over to the authorities under the U.S. Patriot Act.

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gaius  16 years ago

SWAT showing up can really ruin a party.

philwelch  16 years ago

One imagines that the director of the NSA does not have many surprise parties thrown in his honor.

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