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ost_uid0]I'm sure there's a logical explanation, it's right over here....
*bolts*
...no, seriously, I have no idea why I made it a running joke -- I guess I just find it strangely amusing and/or fitting -- but it all originates from this scene:
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ost_uid0]Ripley:[/b

ost_uid0] Here, alien alien alieaaGGH!
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ost_uid0]Jones:[/b

ost_uid0] Meow (flees).
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ost_uid0]Brett:[/b

ost_uid0] Oh, it's just the cat. (Ahem) Here, kitty kitty kittyACK!
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ost_uid0]Alien:[/b

ost_uid0] Meow (kills Brett).[/quote

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