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Welcome to Your Temperature-Controlled Friday Open Thread

11:38 AM CDT on April 14, 2023

Racket: Never too hot, never too cool.

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The Racket staff is BITTERLY DIVIDED over the question of whether air-conditioning is yet necessary. We're not saying who's on either side of the question, but consider this your prompt if you need one. Also, anyone been to the sinkhole lately?

Anyway, comment as you will on what you wish. Happy open thread!

Keith Harris

Oldest living Racket co-owner and editor.

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