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    FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK

    Nov 08, 2018 3 minutes
    BY BARBARA POELLE

    Dear FYSA,

    I’ve been reading your column for years and it’s very clear that you only sign things that you love. No offense, but why do you think that your taste in literature is the right taste?

    Signed, A Salty Scribe

    Dear Salty,

    If you had a hype crew behind you right now, they would all put their clenched fists in front of their mouths and go, “Ohhhh!” Then hype crew would aggressively defend me by sneering and crossing their arms in an intimidating pose. But right now one crew member is eating a sandwich and

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