Back into the grad student routine -- hundreds of pages to read, several papers to write, and not enough time for either. That, and I have no social life.

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Last weekend, I went out to dinner with my roommate and a friend of his. I'll call her Emily to protect her true identity. Anyway, "Emily" had been on a date a few days prior. When she and date returned to his apartment after dinner, apparently he put on some music by Sting. Emily didn't realize until after she left the apartment that her date may have put Sting on intentionally. Emily's internal debate at the time, and what became our debate during dinner, was whether Sting was a deal closer. Please, don't laugh. Anyway, that started us on a discussion of what music/songs could really be called "deal closers." Any thoughts?