We use all sorts of railroad lingo and technical terms in our hobby, but there's one word that should raise the hair on the back of your neck whenever it's uttered. Its use portends great expenditures of time and money and usually involves resetting the experience clock back to zero, enduring trials and tribulations you haven't known since you started in this hobby. It's a very short word, with only two consonants and nary a vowel. The word is "hmm.""Hmm" implies contemplation, that you're seriously considering something. It's best said while gathering your beard in one hand and gently stroking it downward, but you can do this using your chin without taking time to grow a beard. Those of you who are female thus don't get a free pass from this potential pit of quicksand.
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