never comes close to being either funny or scary 
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(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB )) (VP (VBZ ) (ADVP (RB ) (PP (IN ) (S (VP (VBG ) (ADJP (CC ) (JJ ) (CC ) (JJ )))))))))