As it happened, the proof provided for the solution of the infamous Double Meaning Problem was wrong. The reason cited was due to the individual responsible for deriving this incorrect result suffering from a debilitating chronic illness that had kept him isolated in his apartment for many months on end. No one in the Academy

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“I am so sick of French fries,” she suddenly remarked, and I looked up from my menu in surprise. “I mean, honestly, why have they become the be-all, end-all of restaurant side dishes? There’s nothing remarkable about them, unless they’re crinkle-cut, or curly, or topped with cheese and chili or something, and even then, they’re

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Reynold fell asleep behind the wheel of the car, waking up again some twenty or thirty miles away on another highway. “Aw crap,” his mouth moves to say.  He pulls over at the next exit, stops at a large convenience store to get his bearings.  A man inside feels all the bags of Ruffles, the

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Are you there Oprah? God highly recommends you, sincerely, Margaret. This doll talks and wets – She’s just like a real infant possessed by demons. ———— Raised by the West Wind. Married to the East Wind. Parent to El Nino. M. Kay Kraemer is all of these things. Also, she has very chapped lips.

My younger brother came to visit me in the city one day. He took the train in. He doesn’t really come to the big city on his own very often. He arrived just fine at grand central station. Then he got off and began to walk around. He ran into the mentally challenged man while

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