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At the family BBQ, the grillmaster struggles with the sweltering heat while trying to cool off with a cold beer can on his forehead, all while keeping an eye on the food. When his brother-in-law, an astronomy professor, walks over and asks how he’s doing, the grillmaster jokes that he feels hotter than the barbeque, to which the brother-in-law responds with a comparison to an exoplanet, eliciting an eye roll from the grillmaster.
You’re the grillmaster at the annual family 4th of July BBQ and you’re sweating bullets standing over the grill in the sweltering summer heat. You’re trying to stay cool by pressing a cold beer can on your forehead, but to no avail. You can’t go inside because, once again, you’re the grillmaster and need to watch the food simmering on your freshly cleaned grill. Your brother-in-law is a university astronomy professor and walks over asking how you’re doing. You say, “This heat is killing me. I feel hotter than the barbeque!” Your science teacher brother-in-law slyly says, “Try being an exoplanet.” You roll your eyes.
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