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Do you demand a shrubbery?

Use :redir and crush the emacsgolfers.

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:Ni!

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:Ni!


Do you demand a shrubbery?

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Solutions

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300 active golfers, 1158 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#211 - Derek Bever / @derekbever

07/07/2014 at 08:38PM

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#212 - Aaron Fresh / @AaronFresh7

09/19/2014 at 09:14PM

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#213 - Kyouma / @kyoumaJohn

10/14/2016 at 06:38PM

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#214 - Arijus / @argshook

02/05/2018 at 12:36PM

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#215 - Rafal C. / @RafalC37709324

11/19/2020 at 10:15PM

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#216 - Rathrio / @Rathrio

04/26/2015 at 10:05AM

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#217 - majo senf / @majo_senf

06/19/2019 at 02:51PM

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#218 - Arya Kumar / @SusSquirrel

05/29/2021 at 03:51PM

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#219 - x03n046 / @x03n046

06/08/2022 at 09:13AM

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#220 - Hector Bjernersjö / @HectorBjernersjo

07/10/2024 at 03:50PM

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#221 - Marcin Cabaj / @marcincabaj

07/02/2014 at 10:06PM

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#222 - Amit Verma / @amitv12

07/02/2014 at 10:59PM

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#223 - Brian Peck / @bpeck614

07/03/2014 at 02:03AM

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#224 - Alexandre Ignjatovic / @bankair

07/03/2014 at 07:28AM

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#225 - bXpjE4GzUfnPTRHes1mI / @5DQzMDKJs2VoVt

07/03/2014 at 05:32PM

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#226 - Alexey Permyakov / @AlexeyPermyakov

07/03/2014 at 07:45PM

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#227 - kwa / @kwa129

07/04/2014 at 02:54PM

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#228 - Adam G / @gougerz

07/04/2014 at 07:19PM

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#229 - yamasita taisuke / @yaasita

07/11/2014 at 03:41PM

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#230 - Josh Gilkerson / @JoshGilk

07/11/2014 at 07:43PM

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#231 - Naoki Masuko / @nmasuko

07/12/2014 at 06:58AM

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#232 - Paul Rodgers / @oursjaune

07/13/2014 at 02:05PM

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#233 - Wandering ponderer / @0proxycon

07/17/2014 at 12:27AM

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#234 - Birkir Ólafsson / @Birkirlafsson

07/20/2014 at 11:57AM

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#235 - Dominik Szerszeń / @DominikSze

07/22/2014 at 01:38PM

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#236 - Chris Yuen / @kizzx2

07/26/2014 at 12:03PM

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#237 - Vincent Yu / @vyuniverse

07/28/2014 at 10:40AM

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#238 - Lucas Unnerfelt / @llasarus

07/29/2014 at 06:57PM

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#239 - madka / @lachrimae_pavan

08/03/2014 at 11:47AM

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#240 - Captain PlanIt / @totallyfakeacc

08/05/2014 at 07:46AM