Dawgs and Mirrors

Jonathan Lighter wuxxmupp2000 at YAHOO.COM
Fri Oct 27 14:27:47 UTC 2006


"Horrorscope" has been mentioned, though not, I think, in this connection.

  JL

RonButters at AOL.COM wrote:
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I saw a Southern manifestation of a similar phenomenon in a furniture store
window in Chapel Hill, NC:

"15% off all Mirrows!"

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