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Entries from April 2007

You’re so vain

April 29th, 2007 · 14 Comments

From my notes in November of 2003: “You paint with your left hand,” she said. “I thought you were right handed?”

“I am,” I said. “I just paint with my left hand.”

“How interesting. Which hand do you use to shoot a gun?”

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Tags: american-ism · jeffrey-ism · kiwi-ism · patriotism · patriotism · rants

Bowling calls

April 26th, 2007 · 6 Comments

This week I made a reservation for a bowling lane. “Hi, I’d like to make a reservation,” I said.

“Sure, how many lanes and how many people?”

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Tags: american-ism · intolerance · kiwi-ism · speech

Burn baby burn

April 20th, 2007 · 17 Comments

I woke up this morning and my bedroom was on fire! I thought, “Fuck!” What did that stupid bear say? Stop, drop and roll? Or is that for forest fires?

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Tags: jeffrey-ism · jinxed

No luck, row-lock

April 15th, 2007 · 2 Comments

My instructor suddenly shouted, “Someone has been playing with my dinghy!” Doesn’t that sound rude?

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Vonnegut-ted

April 12th, 2007 · 5 Comments

Such a sad year. First Molly Ivins, now Kurt Vonnegut. I’m gutted. I didn’t even know he was alive! I feel guilty.

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Tags: american-ism · jeffrey-ism · memory · patriotism