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Louis Kersten

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Disturbingly domesticated former NYer living on the outskirts of the Chicago metro area. Mildly allergic to jukebox musicals. Your Merman may vary.


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If you're wondering how my day went, I'm in bed at 9:20.

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The kid inside me misses the chicken salad most of all.

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My Proustian chicken salad remains the one sold at my high school cafeteria. Each morning the cafeteria staff would poach and shred the chicken*, mixing it with salt, pepper, and mayonaisse. Divine and I have never been able to recreate it at home. *I know, not yor typical H.S. cafeteria menu item.

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At least you didn't dream of mixing tuna with cottage cheese, apples, and curry powder. (Actual recipe recommendation from a college floormate.)

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Soylent green is tuna!

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I imagine the tuna and the hummus fought one another.

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Rule 1: You're going to sweat. Come prepared. Rule 2: Get down down to the platform, find a spot, and most importantly, do not move until the train arrives. If you do move, repeat Rule 1. Rule 3: Bring hydration.

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O M G That is all.

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I hads one for lunch--first time with Kewpie mayonnaise. Heavenly.

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Copy

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Today at work I came across the best typo ever: copy and pasta.

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Barbara Cartland's ghost would like a word.

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Strands #129 β€œIn Neverland” πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅ πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

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Connections Puzzle #395 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

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Wordle 1,117 4/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Apparently this is very recent, based on my lunch on Monday.

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I'm stealing pergaps

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My first reaction to this was "I'm not following anyone calling themselves Language Guy Here." Followed by "oh."

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I saw this earlier today:
playbill.com/article/afte...
I think of myself as more of an improper theater queen.

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Make it stop.

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One of these days I'm going to fail the "verify that you are human" challenge.

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Strands #128 β€œNow on exhibit” πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘ πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

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Connections Puzzle #394 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

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Wordle 1,116 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Ladies and gentlemen Miss Shirley Bassey.
youtu.be/vqNcyFNMfLM?...

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And I'm the queen of Romania.

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But it sounds just like you.

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Lunt's jazz hands are intriguing.

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Strands #127 β€œRise and shine” πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘ πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

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Connections Puzzle #393 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Whatever, purple, whatever.

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Wordle 1,115 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Either way, Kahn was canned.

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That ship has sailed. Ba Dum Tis

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Not sure, but Ball had casting approval, which is how Madeline Kahn was fired as Gooch.

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You got further than I did.

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This is why I never got past the first episode.

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Hagiographers

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We're seven minutes away from tears and regret.

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My parents had six children. No barf bowl. We all made it to adulthood.

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Then maybe don't comment since you've no idea what happened.

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You're not some solitary truth teller. Plenty of people on here share your view. Martyrdom is unnecessary.

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if it's not from the champagne region of france then it’s just called sparkling fascist tears

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As if Michelle Obama would have anything to do with a Democratic hunger games.

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No swimsuit competition?

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I'm genuinely surprised there wasn't a "in summary, the barroom is a study in contrasts."

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Good grief, look what I found this morning going through old books. The only thing I recall about this revival is the cast appeared in lingerie at the beginning and end of the show. Who can say why.

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"I love a good family separation--how about you?"

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Strands #126 β€œNot just black and white” πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅ πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅ πŸ”΅

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