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Old 07-29-2010, 09:12   #8
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Originally Posted by Richard View Post
Charles Dickens was despondently seated in a Paris bar, telling the bartender, "Jacques, it is the worst of times for I am without an idea for a new work. Let me partake of a vodka martini."

To which the bartender responded, "Olive or twist?"


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Should have expected that one from the Principal. I like the tie in between the two books and the author, and the way he is compared to Hemingway with the martini...
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