Going through the (e)motions--the book

Wilson Gray hwgray at GMAIL.COM
Mon May 21 02:03:56 UTC 2012


On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 9:31 PM, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu> wrote:
> Well I met a man out in Hollywood,
> Now I ain't namin' names
> Well he really worked me over good,
> Just like Jesse James.
> Yes he really worked me over good
> He was a credit to his gender
> He _put me through some changes_ Lord,
> Sort of like a Waring blender.

Excellent example!

What emotion other than annoyance would a person feel, just because Ma
Bell wouldn't install a telephone in his car? But, if you've been
fucked over by your significant other, that will put you through the
changes!

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-Wilson
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All say, "How hard it is that we have to die!"---a strange complaint
to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
-Mark Twain

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