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    Dear Lynda: I Want to Eat My Boyfriend’s Pets

    by Lynda Barry Oct 12, 2017 2 minutes

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    A self-portrait by Lynda Barry.

    Dear Lynda,

    My boyfriend has been keeping pet shrimp. They’re not terrible pets; they’re low-maintenance and clean their own tank, but honestly they just make me crave seafood. I’ve developed a proclivity for shrimp tempura, shrimp cocktail, fried prawn … and he looks at me like I’m straight up

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