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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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Biology and stuff

February 13, 2010emily No Comments »

Me: [thinking to myself] Hmmm. John: What? Me: I was thinking about the biological imperative to parent. John: *snort* Gosh, you make it sound so warm.

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