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Friday Trending Topics: Hobbits, Supergods, And The Mighty

Published Sat, 09 Jul 2011 00:39:15 -0500

Last updated Sat, 09 Jul 2011 00:39:26 -0500

Looks like the BC forum crew pretty much has The Mighty figured out (Maybe. But don't look before you guess yourself). But these promo-puzzles, both real and accidental, are fun, and have been pretty successful in recent times, so let's hope the pubs start upping the ante with something really, really tough.

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