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Seen on Craigslist: Traditional wood ARMCHAIR

One traditional leather-skirted chair for sale.
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Good part in Speak, Memory

I’m stuck doing sewer-work under LAX this week, so you won’t be getting much in the way of original, personalized content from me (some people aren’t aware that I
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Holy fuck

Bernd Heinrich about the metamorphosis of caterpillars/butterflies in his cool book Life Everlasting: A new theory claims that because the metamorphosis from maggot to fly or caterpillar to moth is
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Vocab quiz

As someone who fancies himself something a scribe, I adore the written word. So I’m always on the lookout for new words to add to my arsenal. But much
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Dropping oranges out of the windows on the way to away games

When we had away games, sometimes we’d bring oranges in our Adidas bags or pockets. We’d wait till we got to a good point on the highway and then
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Amazon category

    Y’see that image? I’m posting this as a declaration of sorts. Yes, I am writing to tell all of you that I am committed to seeing Mr.
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This “album trailer” from the Killers

is funny. That is, this “Official Album Trailer” for the Killers album Battle Born is funny.The idea and the trailer itself. None of the footage is from videos, or
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Apartment finding

It happened. I found an apartment for me and Maisie. I can’t help but think of Henry Green’s novel Apartment Finding, which is usually grouped with Loving and Living: I first read
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Real live posture of a Ravens fan watching the Super Bowl with about three minutes left

This is my friend Garrett from Baltimore: I told him not to worry because ‘As a sports fan this is exactly the kind of game you want.’
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World War II was no joke

In case you thought it was. From a German behind German lines in Russia: We had no proper sentries, just a few men strolling about with their rifles swung about their
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