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If you have any children, or people with weak stomachs, ask them to turn away for a moment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"image\" border=\"0\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/image.png\" width=\"236\" height=\"316\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s from StumbleUpon user Preferences. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is as about as raw of a time zone selection field as I\u2019ve ever come across in software. If you have any children, or people with weak stomachs, ask them to turn away for a moment. 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