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Ben Greenman @bengreenman

Words. Fiction (Superbad, Please Step Back, The Slippage) & non- (w/Sly Stone, George Clinton, Questlove, Little Steven, Dogist). Also @Auwabooks

Joined February 2010
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Flipper? Oh, no—that's a reel porpoise. washingtonpost.com/wellness/…

Science suggests cringeworthy dad jokes may serve a real purpose

Research suggests that humor may play a meaningful role in parenting, and parents, particularly fathers, who use humor report stronger attachments and social bonding with their children.

washingtonpost.com
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As a historic anti-Knicks fan, I find it impossible to dislike this team.
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I’m starting to think Dylan Harper might be good.
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"Subtitle: Why Books Have Their Great Titles Watered Down With Pointless Post-Colon Explanation Requested or Even Demanded By Nervous Publishers"
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Mama sat, mama saw, Mme Maupassant.
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Way too much news these days.
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Is Robert Smith on every album now?
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People pretending not to understand obvious things is like a fake Out Of Service sign on a bathroom door—tactical discouragement.
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Criticizing athletes who are a thousand times better than you seems like a sad pastime.
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Our chief export shouldn’t be trolling.
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What percent of work ethic is just not wanting to have any more work to do?
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Damn it, Shamet!
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This looks like a still from a failed cognitive.
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This is idiotic, RFK, Jr.-level reasoning.
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Oz: We believe that 35% roughly of the people that are using the Affordable Care Act are not legit because they have never filed a claim.
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Probably there's no karma because too many bad people live to be very old.
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This part of Slade's history seems insane.
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Old piece.
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Paul McCartney’s “Lost Horizon” weirdly reminds me of AC/DC’s “C.O.D.”
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They should rename the Nextdoor app Alarmist.
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It would be great if everyone could stop taking the bait.
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