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Mike's avatar

Your football team Venn diagram is pretty much universal. That’s what makes it so funny!

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John Stringer's avatar

A pedant writes: the African Queen was stuck in the reeds just a short distance away from open LAKE water. Sorry.

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The Bob's avatar

That’s fine. I was going by my memory of watching it decades ago as a child. And I’m sure it looked like an ocean to me. I am lucky I got the stars right (I got the stars right?).

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Myq Kaplan's avatar

dear bob,

another great newsletter!

i love "are you still working on that?"

and all the rest!

thanks as always!

love

myq

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Nava Atlas's avatar

I didn't realize Fran Leibowitz is supposed to be a humorist, as I've never found her funny. Is that what she does? I think you're much funnier. She should be asking you to write an introduction to her next book.

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Rina Piccolo's avatar

“Chagrinz” ha ha ha!

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Adrasteia's avatar

I've never laughed so hard at the Scarlet Letter. Or, at all, actually. Love it!

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