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If something is \u201cin the back of one’s mind,\u201d the person is aware of it, but it is not the main thing someone is thinking about. In the episode, there is one obvious option for dealing with the hippo problem in Colombia that is \u201cin the back of my mind\u201d while discussing the other options. The option to let people hunt the hippos is the option that I am aware of, or that is \u201cin the back of my mind,\u201d but this option is complicated due to backlash Colombia might get. One time when I forgot to pay a parking meter in the city, my car got towed. Now, whenever I go into the city, the possibility of my car getting towed is \u201cin the back of my mind.\u201d I\u2019m not thinking about getting towed the entire time I\u2019m in the city, but I am aware of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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