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Helayne Spivak's avatar

My favorite line (and I loved them all)...Well, she did.

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Richard Goodman's avatar

It's mine, too!

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Nancy Harmon Jenkins's avatar

of course I love this! I was once married to a man who nearly electrocuted himself hooking the speakers to the record player (remember those?) but he did write some damned fine sentences. I hear you, I feel your pain.

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Richard Goodman's avatar

I haven't touched electrical--yet.

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Judith Harmon Miller's avatar

Will Mackenzie once said at a Sunday evening IOS gathering, "Now that I am a cottage owner, I understand how smart it was to rent here. If the refrigerator went o the blink, you could call the landlord/owner. Great piece.

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Richard Goodman's avatar

Thanks, Judy. Will has it right.

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John Hazlett's avatar

Hilarious self deprecation! Merciless auto-flagellation at its best!

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Richard Goodman's avatar

My whip is always handy.!

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Brenda's avatar

You can build a house on a good, solid sentence, though!

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Richard Goodman's avatar

I know! I want to do both!

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Richard Goodman's avatar

Trying to do both!

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