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8063 xy problem is You want to do X, but don't know how. You think you can solve it using Y, but don't know how to do that, either. So, you ask about Y in order to solve X, which doesn't make sense. Just ask about X! altreus <*:##NULL>
8062 xy problem is You want to do X, but don't know how. You think you can solve it using Y, but don't know how to do that, either. So, you ask about Y in order to solve X, which doesn't make sense. Just ask about X! simcop2387 <*:##NULL>
8061 xy problem is You want to do X, but don't know how. You think you can solve it using Y, but don't know how to do that, either. So, you ask about Y in order to solve X. simcop2387 <*:##NULL>
5655 xy problem is You want to do X, but don't know how. You think you can solve it using Y, but don't know how to do that, either. So, you ask about Y in order to solve X. Just ask about X! perlbot <*:##NULL>