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10.09.2011 Description
  Some
  Stuff

15.09.2011 * Anything really
  Random
  Stuff

12.10.2011 Nice
  Not
  Kidding

12.09.2011 Whatever
  Anything
  Can
  Be
  Here

14.09.2011 Cool
  But
  It's always
  Indented

13.09.2011 Testing
  Always
  2 spaces
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10.09.2011 Description
  Some
  Stuff

12.09.2011 Whatever
  Anything
  Can
  Be
  Here

13.09.2011 Testing
  Always
  2 spaces

14.09.2011 Cool
  But
  It's always
  Indented

15.09.2011 * Anything really
  Random
  Stuff

12.10.2011 Nice
  Not
  Kidding

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<   Kidding
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> 13.09.2011 Testing
>   Always
>   2 spaces
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> 15.09.2011 * Anything really
>   Random
>   Stuff
> 
> 12.10.2011 Nice
>   Not
>   Kidding

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#69 veki / @vx_ras - Score: 17 - 02/02/12 @ 12:10 
24GdG5kp6kdG8kpZZ

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#70 Dave@Highgroove / @HighgrooveDave - Score: 18 - 05/22/12 @ 19:46 
:24,$m18|13,$m4|x<CR>

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#71 Sergi Sorribas / @lerovitch - Score: 19 - 12/22/11 @ 04:43 
:24,$m18<CR>:13,$m4<CR>ZZ

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#72 Andy Pincombe / @ampersandy - Score: 20 - 10/29/11 @ 12:23 
:23,26m17|12,26m3|x<CR>

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#73 Øystein Walle / @oysteinwalle - Score: 20 - 11/09/11 @ 11:32 
:19,23m$<CR>:5,8m$<CR>@:ZZ

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#74 RusAlex Pletnev / @RusAlexander - Score: 20 - 11/14/11 @ 09:29 
:23,26m17|12,26m3|x<CR>

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#75 MARTIN Damien / @lepereporcher - Score: 20 - 11/15/11 @ 13:52 
:19,23m$<CR>:5,8m$<CR>@:ZZ

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#76 Diego Calderon / @SoIcanSwim - Score: 20 - 11/21/11 @ 15:51 
:19,23m$<CR>:5,8m$<CR>@:ZZ

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#77 Jakub Arnold / @JakubArnold - Score: 20 - 12/13/11 @ 01:28 
:19,23m$<CR>:5,8m$<CR>@:ZZ

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#78 Thijs Brobbel / @tiesmaster - Score: 23 - 12/03/11 @ 05:22 
3}dap2{PGV{jd{pVGd{{pZZ

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#79 Gowtham Madhava / @gowthamgowtham - Score: 26 - 11/17/11 @ 05:57 
5GdapGp5GdapGp16Gdap10GpZZ

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#80 Frank Perez / @frankperez87 - Score: 27 - 12/21/11 @ 17:36 
:9,12m27|5,8m23|11,15m19|x<CR>

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#81 無ん垢の叫び / @john_ababa - Score: 28 - 02/28/12 @ 23:47 
}"ad}"bd}}"cd}}"cP}"aP}"bPZZ

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#82 Andrew Radev / @andrewradev - Score: 30 - 10/28/11 @ 00:32 
5G"adap"ndap11GdapGpG"apG"npZZ

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#83 Kyle Decot / @kyledecot - Score: 46 - 01/13/12 @ 13:37 
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#84 Dühöngő / @aswna - Score: 71 - 11/24/11 @ 09:51 
:%s/^$/  /|%s/\n  /!/|sor /\d\d\./ n|1,5:sor n|%s/!/\r  /g|%s/^  $//|x<CR>

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#85 Alex Hammel / @AlexJHammel - Score: 80 - 12/24/12 @ 11:58 
:%s/\v(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)/\3.2<BS>\2.\1<CR>:%s/\(..*\)\n/\1;/<CR>:sor<CR>:%s/;/\r/g<CR>:<Up><Up><Up><Up><CR>ZZ

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Created by: @judofyr

85 active golfers, 258 entries

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#1 - h_east (DDD ready) / @h_east

10/27/2011 at 03:20PM

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#2 - Tim Chase / @gumnos

10/27/2011 at 05:11PM

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#17 - Alain Gilbert / @alain_gilbert

12/15/2011 at 02:30PM

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#36 - Neal Lindsay / @neall

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