File under: Say it ain't so

[Jonathan Lighter]

What a wimpy headline. Try this:


http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20101023/ten-jane-austen-novels-polished-by-male-a56114e.html


"Jane Austen novels 'polished by male editor'"

JL

On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Paul Frank <paulfrank at post.harvard.edu>wrote:

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