My Virtual Reading Room

This was recently in the news: 
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Guys, be careful how involved you get with this season's awesome crop of video games. Your wife may try to sell you off.Kyle Baddley learned this the hard way earlier this month, when his wife Alyse got frustrated by his constant Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 playing and offered him up to the highest bidder on Craigslist.

"I am selling my 22 year old husband," the ad read. "He enjoys eating and playing video games all day. Easy to maintain, just feed and water every 3-5 hours. You must have Internet and space for gaming. Got tired of waiting so free to good home. If acceptable
replacement is offered will trade."

The ad, of course, was a joke. But that didn't stop people from replying.

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And it brought to mind a song from the 1980s, titled, "No, no, anything but that!"
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Translation of lyrics:

No, no, no, anything but that!
(repeat x3)
The mistress of the house was walking to the market,
And she carried her merchandise in a sack,
It's a long way to the market,
The bag was heavy to carry.
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