She's going to think I'm desperate, I thought.

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"I'm desperate to play, " said Dalrymple, who could also supply useful runs at number eight.

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I'm desperate to find someone among my family or friends to compare notes on the remarkable success of the Houston Texans' third-string quarterback.

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But here's the thing -- I already asked him, and the chances that I'm going to be so desperate for a social recommendation that I'll turn to my social networks for something to do is, at least in my case, slim to none.

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