Archive for the 'October 2014'

The correct answer is always “Beats...
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I thought “Friar” was just a really...
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At the corner of Easy Street and Peasy Parkway. ...
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Breathe deep the gathering gloom. Dear Word...
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Among the nebulons. I was writing a column...
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