[Ads-l] typo?

Wilson Gray hwgray at GMAIL.COM
Sun Apr 5 21:16:19 UTC 2015


Maybe she's just embarrassed by being a lessee. Given her level on income,
you'd expect her to own, not lease.

On Sun, Apr 5, 2015 at 5:10 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> From "Arkansas Online":
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> "Jolie ... in person seems very much like the sort of Hollywood star who
> would insist that her lessors not attempt eye contact."
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> Maybe she thinks she's their bettor.
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