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“Oh, He Occasionally Takes an Alcoholiday.” —Wilde

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I've got my mug. Where's yours?
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I am one of those contrarian peoples (or maybe just highly self-aware) who gets up in the morning and thinks, Oh, heavens to bejeezus no, it’s St. Patrick’s Day! That green dress I was planning on wearing must not touch my body, else people think I actually coordinated my outfit to the stinkin’ day!

See, technically, even though the YUDs think we’re part Irish (there’s an O’Connor in the family, going a fair ways back), there’s also that rumor that Mr. O’Connor was impotent. So we’re not really sure, we might be full-blown I-talians on that side of the family. Or anything else for that matter. I, for one, would prefer this mystery to remain a mystery…

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Don’t Get Took

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Bad cop. Good Robber (2)
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I promised you a Dad-vice, and a Dad-vice you shall receive. Whether it’s 1972 or 2009, and you’re looking for a job or wandering the streets, it pays to keep them eyes peeled.

The Reality Show

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