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‘You’ve Put Me In A Very Awkward Position’

There are certain phrases I keep hearing throughout my life, such as “You’re not welcome here.” And then I appeal for help and I hear, “You’ve put me in a very awkward position.” The themes of my life — provocation, … Continue reading

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Driving Through Big Sur

From my Sunday road trip: D. emails: Don’t talk about your dad, mate! Listen up and listen good, Sunny Jim. You may think you’ve analyzed your dear old dad, but I’m here to tell you that, like everything else in … Continue reading

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What Is Inclusive Humor?

D. emails: "Inclusive humor is this, Sunny Jim: I smash you in the noggin with a cricket bat, thus "including" you in my little prank and the rest of the rest of the world and I have a fair-dinkum hearty … Continue reading

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Racist Foupes

D. emails: "Foupe?" Is that anything like "faux pas?" You obviously learned nothing from when I punished your youthful sweet tooth by having you copy page after page out of the dictionary. I should have suck with my initial plan … Continue reading

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