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Enthusiastically gesturing at someone across the street who turns out to be a total stranger

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You spot a familiar jacket and instantly launch into a massive, highly animated greeting from fifty feet away. As the figure approaches, it becomes devastatingly clear that you have just enthusiastically welcomed an incredibly confused civilian who looks absolutely nothing like your friend.

Enthusiastically gesturing at someone across the street who turns out to be a total stranger
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