After winning four Olympic gold medals in London, Missy Franklin has secured a coveted “internship.’’

The 17-year-old swimming phenom from Colorado told Matt Lauer on TODAY Friday that she will make a cameo in the upcoming movie “The Internship,’’ starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson. She will film the cameo in the next few months and the film is expected to be released next year, but Franklin's role remains top-secret.

“I am so excited about it,’’ she said. “You’re going to have to wait and see.’’

The five-time Olympic medalist began her senior year at Regis Jesuit High School last week, one day after making an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Another perk of her Olympic showing has been catching the attention of her favorite artist. Justin Bieber recently sent her a personalized care package.

“He notices you!’’ Franklin joked about her new-found fame. “He sent me a huge care package, which was so awesome. I walk home and my mom is so cute. She took everything out and set it out on the table, and I had T-shirts and CDs and posters and all that stuff.’’

Bieber is playing a concert in Denver in January, and Franklin is hoping to meet him in person.

“My friend actually bought me tickets for my birthday, so we’re going to go, and I think we might be able to get backstage passes hopefully,’’ she said.

In the midst of all the fun, Franklin is also mulling the serious issue of whether to turn professional. Throughout the Olympics, she professed a desire to remain an amateur so that she can compete in college, but still is weighing the decision now that lucrative sponsorship and endorsement offers have rolled in.

“Right now we’ve definitely talked about it a little bit,’’ Franklin said. “I think we still want to talk about it more. As of right now, we’ve had college coaches coming to the house, and I will be taking my visits in the fall, and we’ll go from there.’’

Franklin acknowledged concerns that deciding to go pro could look like she had gone back on her word.

“It’s hard,’’ she said. “I’ve definitely put it out there that I do want to swim in college. It’s something that I want to do, and I don’t want people to think that’s not how I feel any more because it is. I still think that I would want to swim in college. I’ve always wanted to do it, whether I’ve said something or not about it, so hopefully I get the chance.’’

One decision she has already made is to get the Olympic rings tattooed on her right hip, which she did last week.

“It’s the only tattoo I’m ever going to get,'' she said. "I kind of grew up going to meets where I was watching kind of all my big role models have that tattoo, so I’ve always wanted it so bad.''

In addition to her appearance on TODAY, Franklin, who is taking a month off from swimming post-Olympics, will participate in the Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day at the U.S. Open tennis tournament on Saturday in Queens. She may be playing doubles with a celebrity partner and anticipates looking like a fish out of water.

“I’m apologizing right now to everyone that has to watch,’’ she joked.

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Who needs Michael Phelps? Prince Harry is all the swimming competition Ryan Lochte needs.  

On TODAY Thursday, Lochte told Matt Lauer that Harry challenged him to a race in a nightclub pool last Friday, and the Olympian accepted. 

Lochte had never met the prince until the royal's entourage approached him that night.

"His people came over to my table and said, 'Prince Harry wants to meet you,'" he said. "I was like, 'Lets meet him.' I went over there. I was fully clothed, and he says, 'You want to race me in the pool?' I took off my shirt, jumped in and we started racing."

Lochte enjoyed his brush with royalty, which began and ended with their impromptu race.  

“He’s part of the royal family and everything, but he’s really a nice guy,’’ Lochte said. “He’s really talkative. He just wanted to meet me and honestly wanted to race me. I thought that was the coolest thing.’’

Only hours later, all of the prince’s clothes came off in a now-infamous strip-billiards incident that took place in a hotel suite. Lochte did not get the invite to play strip billiards with the prince and his friends.

“He never said anything like that,’’ Lochte said. “After our race and everything, we went our separate ways. I’m kind of happy. I don’t need that.’’  

Nightclub swims notwithstanding, Lochte, 28, said that these three weeks out of the water have been his longest break from the pool since he was 10 years old.

“After racing Prince Harry, I got that competitive edge back in me and I want to get back in the water,’’ Lochte cracked.

After celebrating his birthday and dabbling in acting on '90210,' Lochte is ready to start gearing up for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He said he will get back to training on Monday.

“Once I landed back in the States after London, I already had my goals in mind for Rio,’’ he said. “They’re a little different now. I can’t spill everything.’’

Lochte did let it slip that he will not be swimming the same events as he did in London, where he won two golds, two silvers and a bronze to bring his career total to 11 medals.

“Whenever I go up on the blocks, I don’t want to go for second or third, I want to win,’’ he said. “So I was definitely pleased and unpleased with some of my races, so hopefully I can change that in the next four years. I’m going to be swimming different events, that’s for sure. I’m getting older, my body’s getting older, so I can’t do those long events.’’

His outside interests in fashion, acting and other pursuits will not distract him from his training, Lochte said.

“Because of the training that I’ve been doing these past eight years, I have a good background, so I know that I’m able to do other things that I wasn’t able to do before so that leads to acting, doing who knows what,’’ he said. “The whole acting thing is definitely nerve-wracking. I can swim in front of 10,000 people, no problem, but acting, that’s a little hard.’’

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Swimmer Missy Franklin says that her new tattoo of the Olympic rings, a Team USA tradition, will be the only ink she ever gets.

In addition to the five Olympic medals she took home in London, swimming phenom Missy Franklin has added one other permanent reminder of her breakout performance.

Following Team USA tradition after a successful Olympics, Franklin has gotten a tattoo of the Olympic rings. She tweeted a photo of  her new tat on her right hip on Thursday. “All inked up. AHH!’’ she wrote. “Can’t believe it! My one and only!”

During the Olympics, Franklin told TODAY.com that she had planned on getting the traditional Olympic tattoo found on numerous U.S. athletes, and that it would be her first and last tattoo.

"Getting a tattoo has never been something ever thought I would do, but this one just has so much meaning to it and it is really something that you have to earn,'' Franklin told TODAY.com. "Not a lot of people have the opportunity to get it, so I just feel like it’s an honor to get it.'' 

The swimmer's father, Dick Franklin, had already approved of the tattoo before it officially was inked on to her hip.

"This will be the only one, and she's earned it,'' he told TODAY.com while in London.

Dick also joked that he might get his own tattoo.

"Yeah, 'Missy's Dad,''' he said while pointing to his bicep.

Franklin told TODAY.com that she had initially planned to get inked while she was still in London, a day before her father's Aug. 10 birthday. While her busy schedule didn't allow that, she eventually was able to find time after attending the Olympic Closing Ceremony on Sunday and making an appearance on "The Tonight Show" that aired Wednesday night.

Franklin flew back to her home in Centennial, Colo., on Monday before jetting off for the "Tonight" spot, and on Thursday she began her senior year at Regis Jesuit High School -- with a permanent souvenir of what she did on her summer vacation.

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It was deja vu all over again for goalie Hope Solo and her teammates from the U.S. women's soccer team on Friday when they appeared on TODAY the morning after a gold medal victory, just as they had four years ago in Beijing. But this time their smiles were fueled only by the euphoria of victory.

That was in contrast to the morning after they beat Brazil in Beijing, when, according to what Solo admitted to ESPN the Magazine, she and some other players were still tipsy from the previous evening's revels when they appeared on TODAY.

On Friday, Matt Lauer asked Solo if he would also be reading about this interview after the fact, but she assured him that the perma-grins on their faces were all natural.

“We are well-hydrated this morning,’’ she joked.

On Thursday Solo was part of an all-around sterling effort in front of 80,203 fans at Wembley Stadium that resulted in a 2-1 win over Japan for the team's third gold medal in the last three Olympics. She made several acrobatic saves, including stopping a 2-on-1 breakaway by smacking away a point-blank shot with both hands in the 83rd minute to preserve a thrilling win.

“I think my heart was in my throat as well,’’ Solo said. “You train so hard as a goalkeeper, you train day in and day out to make those saves, and then you never know if you’re going to have your moment. You never know when the game is going to ask you to make that save, so I had to make it in one game this tournament, in the final game in the 83rd minute.’’

Solo had powerful emotions about the game, but she was able to rein them in to focus.

"I actually was crying on the back of the bus going to the game,'' Solo told Savannah Guthrie in a later segment on TODAY Friday. "(I was) crying for the gratitude I have for this kind of opportunity to fulfill my dreams.''

She also shook off a flare-up earlier in the games when she made headlines after tweeting some critical comments about NBC commentator and former U.S. soccer team member Brandi Chastain.

"There's always controversy,'' Solo told Guthrie. "I think a lot of things are made out to be more than they really are or what is necessary. I have opinions about commentary and other things as well. Everybody can have an opinion.''

In addition to Solo, midfielder Carli Lloyd was another hero as she scored both goals against Japan, four years after she scored the winning goal in overtime to beat Brazil.

“I was counting down the minutes from 70 on,’’ Lloyd said about the pressure-packed game. “I think it’s all in the mind, so whatever you visually prepare comes true.’’

“I think that more than anything, this was just a complete team win,’’ forward Abby Wambach said. “Carli, she comes on, plays a lot of minutes in this tournament - every single player from the first to the last. I just can’t be more proud of this group of people.’’

Now that the Americans have made it three in a row, the focus turns to 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. A backbone of the team throughout its remarkable run in the last 12 years has been veteran defender Christie Rampone. Her teammates jokingly bowed to her on TODAY before making their bid to get her to return for another four years. A mother of two from Point Pleasant, N.J., Rampone, 37, did not rule out the possibility of Rio.

“They keep trying to convince me,’’ Rampone said amid chants of “Four more years!” by her teammates. “I do have it in me, but we’ll see.’’

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After Lolo Jones tearfully claimed on TODAY Wednesday that she was “ripped to shreds” in a recent New York Times piece, the Times’ public editor called the story “too harsh’’ in an article on Thursday.

Public editor Arthur S. Brisbane, who is the “readers’ representative” at the Times, wrote on Thursday that “in this particular case, I think the writer was particularly harsh, even unnecessarily so.’’ The piece on Aug. 3 by staff writer Jere Longman, “For Lolo Jones at the Olympics, Everything is Image,’’ argued that Jones is more sex appeal and media hype than substance.

In the story, Longman quotes the director of the International Centre for Olympic Studies comparing Jones to former tennis professional Anna Kournikova, who was known more for her good looks than anything she did on the court.

“This piece struck me as quite harsh and left me, along with others, wondering why the tone was so strong,’’ Brisbane wrote.

After finishing a disappointing fourth in the 100-meter hurdles on Tuesday, Jones addressed the Times story on TODAY Wednesday.

“I think it was crazy just because it was two days before I competed, and then the fact that it was from a U.S. media,’’ Jones told Savannah Guthrie before fighting back tears. “They should be supporting our U.S. Olympic athletes and instead they just ripped me to shreds. I just thought that that was crazy because I worked six days a week, every day, for four years for a 12-second race and the fact that they just tore me apart, which is heartbreaking.

“They didn’t even do their research, calling me the Anna Kournikova of track. I have the American record. I am the American record holder indoors, I have two world indoor titles. Just because I don’t boast about these things, I don’t think I should be ripped apart by media. I laid it out there, fought hard for my country and it’s just a shame that I have to deal with so much backlash when I’m already so brokenhearted as it is.”

Since the article appeared in the “In the Rings’’ section of the Times’ Olympic coverage, it was intended as an opinion piece and not a straight news story, according to Brisbane.

“One person’s harsh is another person’s tough minded,’’ the Times’ sports editor told Brisbane. “(Longman), while acknowledging Jones’s accomplishment and qualities of perseverance and candor, thinks this female athlete fell short.’’

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Gabby Douglas, here on the podium on Aug. 2, is fielding offers to write a book.

She's the darling of Olympic gymnastics with her bright smile and gold medal. Now, Gabby Douglas has become a sought-after target for book publishers.

The 16-year-old, the first African-American woman to ever win the gold in the Olympic all-around competition, is currently fielding numerous book offers, according to her agent, Sheryl Shade.

“I have about five solid offers and at least 12 inquiries in total,’’ Shade told TODAY.com on Thursday. “I just haven’t had a chance to speak with them all. I think within the next week she will agree to do one.’’

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Shade has represented several gymnasts who have starred in the Olympics over the years, including special TODAY.com correspondent Shawn Johnson, who won gold in 2008 in Beijing. Shade has also worked with Shannon Miller, Paul Hamm and Dominique Moceanu, securing high-profile deals for a host of gymnasts.  

Douglas has already secured an appearance on a special-edition Kellogg's Corn Flakes box and is featured on the cover of the latest issue of People magazine. She signed a deal with Procter & Gamble before the Olympics, and an Aug. 3 report by Forbes estimated Douglas will earn, at a minimum, between $2-3 million annually in endorsements over the next two years. 

Douglas' potential book may focus on her faith. Three of the publishers who have approached Shade are from Christian imprints.

“They are asking for an inspirational autobiography,’’ Shade said. “You’re 16 years old — you can’t have a big autobiography. Gabby is driven by quotes and inspirational passages that people send to her.’’

“I would love to put out a book," Douglas told TODAY.com. "My mom and I want to let people know about us and how we overcame hard times.” 

She said she’d even like to cover her balance-beam fall at the 2011 Visa Championships, which she described as “horrific."

"I fell a thousand times. I want people to see that you can overcome,” she said. "I would tell my life story and make it not just about gymnastics.” 

Nicknamed the “Flying Squirrel,’’ Douglas has broad appeal for the youth market with her story of hard work, sacrifice and achievement at such a young age.

Douglas says the biggest challenge will be those first few words. “Where do I start? Does my mom start, do I start?" she said. "She will be part of the process.” 

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While keeping up with the Kardashians is hard enough, Bruce Jenner thinks keeping up with U.S. gold medal hopeful Ashton Eaton in the decathlon might be even harder.

Before he gained reality television fame as the stepdad of Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian, Jenner was a 1970s icon when he won the gold medal and set a world record in the decathlon at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. Even in his prime as an athlete, however, Jenner believes he wasn’t on the level of Eaton, who will compete for decathlon gold in London on Wednesday. Making his first trip to the Olympics since the 1996 Games in Atlanta, Jenner is serving as a special E! News correspondent in London and raved about Eaton on TODAY Tuesday.

“(Eaton is) the greatest decathlete we have ever produced,’’ Jenner said.

Eaton set the decathlon world record with 9,039 points during the U.S. trials last month. American Bryan Clay won the decathlon gold in the 2008 Olympics with a score of 8,791 points, and Jenner’s career best was 8,634 points. Eaton’s performance last month makes the 24-year-old Oregon native the heavy favorite in a sport that encompasses 10 track and field events, from long jump to the 110-meter hurdles. He hasn't even matched Jenner's feat of winning the gold medal yet, but Jenner already believes he is better than any who have come before him.

“I’ll take any athlete you know, any sport, training for 10 years – he cannot do what Ashton Eaton will do in the next couple of days,’’ Jenner said. “The most phenomenal athlete I have ever seen.’’

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Jenner was considered a phenomenal athlete himself during his heyday. He also is one of the first Olympians to enjoy the marketing bonanza that comes with winning gold, as he famously graced the front of Wheaties boxes. Now he is more well-known as the stepfather of the Kardashian clan, but has no problem with the younger generation recognizing him as an exasperated TV dad instead of a decorated athlete.  

“My generation, our group, they kind of know you from the old days, for all the Wheaties commercials and the games and all those things I did, but certainly the younger group, primarily female, it’s all about being Kim, Kourtney and Khloe’s dad, which is fine with me,’’ Jenner said. “Being a parent is more important than winning gold medals.’’

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As he gets set to finish his Olympic diary, Michael Phelps continues to insist that this will be the final chapter. 

The legendary swimmer has been keeping a journal in London in order to preserve his memories. There has been plenty to write about: Phelps set Olympic records last week with 18 career gold medals and 22 medals overall. Tuesday on TODAY, Phelps said that these games were his last.

“I’m done,’’ he told Matt Lauer. “I’m finished. I’m retired. I’m done. No more. The biggest thing is I can look back at my career and say I’ve done everything exactly the way I wanted to, and if you can say that, I’m happy.’’

Since his final London race Saturday, Phelps, 27, has put down his pen down to enjoy some free time. The trip back to the United States will give him time to record his thoughts.

“I kind of enjoy writing whenever I’m on the plane, so whenever I’m on the plane I’m sure I’ll go through a couple of pages and write down all the moments and experiences that I’ve had here in London,’’ Phelps said. “It’s just been incredible.’’

Phelps shared headlines with rival Ryan Lochte, who gave his own dream headline to Lauer before the Olympics began: “Ryan Lochte takes over.’’ The comment put another log in Phelps' fireplace.

“Everything fueled my fire,’’ he said. “Sort of just hearing, seeing what people were doing and saying, that really helped over the last few years. I wasn’t going to comment (on Lochte’s comment) back then, and I won’t comment now.’’

Phelps felt less pressure this time around than he did in 2008. 

“It was a lot more relaxed than the other Olympics,’’ he said. “(Coach) Bob (Bowman) and I were very laid back, and we were ready to just have some fun, and that’s what we did. It was a cool week.’’

Bowman has coached Phelps throughout his three Olympics, and the two have developed a tight bond.

“When I was walking around the pool the last time, (Bowman) was on the deck, and that’s pretty much what he said,’’ Phelps said. “He said, ‘I’m very proud of you and I love you.’ My whole career wouldn’t be anywhere close to where it is without him. We worked great together, and we’ve been able to do everything we’ve ever wanted.’’

Phelps was 15 years old when he qualified for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney but did not medal in any races. He watched in awe as 15-year-old Katie Ledecky got the gold on Friday in the 800-meter freestyle.

“It did (remind me of Sydney), but she won a medal out of it,’’ Phelps said. “That was one of the coolest races that I was able to watch this whole Olympics. I was like, ‘Oh my God, she’s really going to do it.’’’  

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The diamond grill and Speedo aren't being retired just yet. Get ready, Rio de Janeiro, because Ryan Lochte plans to be coming your way in four years.

After winning two gold medals, two silvers and a bronze in London, the U.S. swimming star told Matt Lauer on TODAY Friday that he has his sights set on a berth in the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. Lochte also celebrated his 28th birthday on the set of TODAY with a pool-shaped cake and his signature sunglasses.   

“By all means, I’m going another four years,’’ Lochte said about his future Olympic plans. “There’s no question about it, I’m going another four.’’

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Star swimmer Ryan Lochte celebrates his 28th birthday in style on TODAY with Savannah Guthrie, Matt Lauer, and a pool-shaped cake.

Lochte will turn 32 during the 2016 Olympics, so he will be a grizzled veteran competing mostly against swimmers in their early 20s. His main rival, Olympic legend Michael Phelps, is a year younger than him at 27. Phelps has already announced that London will be the final Olympics in his brilliant career, but Lochte wants to keep competing.

“It has been a long four years, but I’m having a blast swimming,’’ Lochte said. “I love just getting up on the blocks and racing the top people in the world. I get excited for that.’’

Lochte came in second behind Phelps in the 200-meter individual medley on Thursday, his final duel in the pool with his rival. The pair split in two head-to-head races in London, with Lochte blasting to a three-second victory in the 400-meter individual medley before Phelps beat him on Thursday to bring his Olympic record to 16 gold medals and 20 overall.

“I think me and Michael is going to go down as one of the greatest rivalries in the history of swimming,’’ he said. “I’m just happy that I was a part of that.’’

Only 31 minutes after he won a bronze medal in the 200-meter backstroke on Thursday, Lochte had to regroup for his showdown in the 200 individual medley with Phelps. Phelps got out ahead of him early with a dominant butterfly leg and did not relinquish the lead.

“I knew that’s what he was going to do,’’ Lochte said. “His butterfly is so strong. That’s one of his strongest strokes, so I knew if I had any kind of a fighting chance I would have to go with him. It kind of hurt me towards the end.’’

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The Lochte-Phelps rivalry was one of the main storylines heading into London, with many swimming experts predicting this would be Lochte’s time to shine after being in the shadow of Phelps during the 2008 Olympics. Lochte won five medals to bring his career total to 11 medals.

“I’m always going there to win,’’ Lochte said. “I’m not going there for second. I’m going there for the gold, and sometimes it happens, sometimes it doesn’t, but overall I’m pretty happy.’’

Lochte also dismissed the notion that his bulked-up physique had anything to do with his inability to dominate the way many had predicted he would. Leading up to London, he had been doing strongman workouts like flipping giant tires.

“I don’t think I bulked up too much,’’ he said. “I think it was perfect just because I’ve gotten a lot faster since I’ve gotten a lot bigger, and it’s just all the extra training that I’ve been doing. I know it helped me out a lot, so I’m just going to stay hopefully the same.’’

Leading up to London, Lochte was asked by Lauer what headline he would write about the Olympics and he replied, “Lochte takes over.’’ Now that the competition is over, he isn't sure how he would sum up his performance.

“That’s hard to say, just because I had some up-and-down swims at this Olympics,’’ Lochte said. “I’m just going to have to wait and see what the actual media says.’’

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If Ryan Lochte could have his way, Thursday’s swimming showdown with Michael Phelps would start with Lil’ Wayne blaring out of the loudspeakers, move to a stare down with Phelps and end with Lochte winning in world-record time.

Lochte will gladly settle for at least the last part becoming reality.

Before gearing up to go head-to-head with Phelps for the final time in the Olympics during the 200-meter individual medley, Lochte was asked by Matt Lauer on TODAY Thursday to describe his perfect race.

“In the middle lanes it’s me and Michael,’’ Lochte said about his dream scenario. “I look over at Phelps, and we have like a little stare-off. We’re just staring at each other like, ‘Who wants it more?’’’

Phelps is trying to add to his Olympic-record haul of 19 career medals, while Lochte is trying to take home his third gold medal in one of the most-anticipated events in London. In Lochte’s mind, he would be off the blocks quickly and neck-and-neck with Phelps before a big finish.

“I’m hitting the water like a rocket, and I’m not looking back,’’ Lochte said. “Going into the last turn, we both go underwater, and we both look at each other because we’re dead even. It’s a close race, and I just destroy everyone off the last wall. I take off and going into the home stretch, I touch that wall and I shattered the world record. Just killed it by a second or two.’’

Lochte’s imagined finish would then include muscle flexing and bellowing in triumph. He made no mention of a diamond grill in his mouth on the podium, but that's almost a sure bet as well.

“To me, that’s the best way I can put a race,’’ he said.

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Samuel L. Jackson has taken to Twitter to root on the United States in the Olympics and give his unique take on everything from water polo to gymnastics judges.

Whether it's water polo “dopeness” or “seriously smokin’” women's beach volleyball, it’s clear that Samuel L. Jackson loves the Olympics more than a Royale with cheese.

The popular actor has been tweeting a steady stream of commentary on all types of Olympic events while rooting on the United States at every chance. Whether it’s women’s time trial cycling, water polo, gymnastics, or synchronized diving, Jackson has made his thoughts about most Olympic competitions known to his 1.1 million Twitter followers.

He gave a shoutout to swimmer Michael Phelps (“Big Mike”) for setting the Olympic record for most career medals on Tuesday, and provided his unique brand of commentary on the women’s gymnastics team finals: “Okay, that was Drunk Lady Staggering Flip dismount!" he tweeted. "Made famous by many girls missing the top step in da club!”

Jackson also let loose on the gymnastics judges (SHADY!!!) and gave his opinion of the on-air commentators. The language in his tweets is closer to Jules in “Pulp Fiction” than Mace Windu in “Star Wars,” so be warned that they are not entirely family-friendly.

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