Jammed Keys

Perry Slaughter
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I have an intimate relationship with my typewriter. That makes it difficult to keep the roller clean.

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Transitivity

A lexicographer once told me that any English noun could properly be used as a transitive verb. I said I wanted to dictionary him in the face.

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The Vig

By the way, the vicious rumor that I sold 49% of my soul to the Devil is 99% true.

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Notes

A real man always carries cash. At best it's your bribe, at worst your rolling papers.

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Stand Your Ground

Ah, that magical land where you can pick a fight and claim self-defense. Wait, are we talking Florida or Iraq?

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