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Dentist appointment FAIL

October 22, 2010emily No Comments »

John and I have a dentist back in Kansas that we really like and we try to get appointments for cleanings every time we go back to Kansas for a visit. I called the dentist a few weeks ago to see if they had any openings around Christmas and was told that they were completely [...]

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ESL

July 9, 2010emily No Comments »

Talking to John the other day about someone who’s having a hard time finding a decent house to buy, I mentioned that all of the houses they’d looked at so far were real melons. “Melons?” “Yeah, melons. You know– the houses so far have been real duds.” “You mean lemons, then?” “Oh. Yeah.” What can [...]

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The lineups

February 18, 2010emily No Comments »

Olympic hockey started the other night and John and I couldn’t be happier. There were, though, some concerns about the rosters: John: Well, we have [Sidney] Crosby, right? Me: No, he’s Canadian. John: Oh. Well, do we have [Martin] Brodeur? Me: No, he’s also Canadian. John: Holy crap, we’re screwed!

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