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I should mention that, instead of going to the Magic game tonight, I could<\/em> partake in the big conference reception\/party. Unfortunately, it’s being held at, ahem, Pleasure Island<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I have surveyed a decent sample set of attendees and exhibitors at this conference, and just about 100% of them agree: “Pleasure Island” is a really<\/em> creepy name, and sounds like a ’70s stag-flick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I should mention that, instead of going to the Magic game tonight, I could partake in the big conference reception\/party. Unfortunately, it’s being held at, ahem, Pleasure Island. I have surveyed a decent sample set of attendees and exhibitors at this conference, and just about 100% of them agree: “Pleasure Island” is a really creepy … <\/p>\n

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