[Ads-l] Engineering amazing

[Jonathan Lighter]

Just published:

_The Art of Tough_, by Senator Barbara Boxer.

JL

On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 8:58 AM, Jonathan Lighter
<wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Heard within five minutes this a.m.:
>
> "Holiday Inn. Journey to Extraordinary."
>
> "It seems like your [GOP] party leaders are hoping for blunt. It's
> bigoted they're trying to get away from."
>
> JL
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> On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 7:13 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> What MacConnell said was, "Put me down in favor of boring."
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>> JL
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>> On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 7:00 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Mitch McConnell:
>>>
>>> "He said, 'It's boring.' I said, 'I prefer boring.'"
>>>
>>> JL
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 2:11 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> CNN:
>>>>
>>>> "And the degree of awkward is what?
>>>>
>>>> JL
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 5:34 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>  A relative speaks:
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't think he's a racist. I think he's paranoid! The issue isn't
>>>>> racism, the issue is crazy!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> JL
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 9:56 AM, Jonathan Lighter
>>>>> <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>>> Subject:      Re: Engineering amazing
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>>>>>> Heard yesterday from unrelated speakers in two different cities:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "I just like looking at the pretty."  (I.e, the prettiness of spring.)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Whatevs!  I'm just all about the fair. It's gotta be fair."
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> JL
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>>>>>> On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 9:25 AM, W Brewer <brewerwa at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>>>> Subject:      Re: Engineering amazing
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>>>>>>> JL: <<So-Be Elixir Orange Carrot, Pow!, amazing happens, fight the gnarly>>
>>>>>>> LWB:  It's doge-speak.
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