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Neshanic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-14-08 12:54 AM
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"We decided one day while walking down 5th Avenue to actually go see
one of our magazine covers in an abscure little burg outside Manhattan. We always like these sorts of outings, it gives us a fresh perspective that cleans our mouth like a creamy orange sherbert between courses. Where would we go? What little hamlet would not have a newsstand these days? Looking southward for obvious reasons we found a little back water town that was in central Alabama. One of our staff suggested Northern New Jersey, but as a rule, we never go there, instead flying over to land at the nearest airport that keeps us from mingling with the tunnel trade.

Our little town, BumFuck was a place that Capote would love. It's a tiny town, with all the characters from his early writings come to life. After asking the mayor where one would find the smartest man in town, he pointed us in the direction of a small corner store. Inside was a gentleman that was in his sixties, and yes indeed, he had quite a collection of magazines. "Most people here read, but don't get them jokes you all make", he said with a wad of something in his mouth.

We asked if he had any responses from our cover that has stirred up a hornets nest outside our little island of Manhattan. We asked if he kenw it was a joke.

"Joke?", get the Hell outa here.

We decided on the flight back to have more than our usual amount of drinks, and wondered if that British woman that ran our little magazine had any openings where she was.
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AZBlue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-14-08 01:08 AM
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1. Interesting! Where did you find that?
As a New Yorker, I have to smile at this line: "One of our staff suggested Northern New Jersey, but as a rule, we never go there, instead flying over to land at the nearest airport that keeps us from mingling with the tunnel trade."
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Neshanic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-14-08 01:09 AM
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2. I wrote it.
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AZBlue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-14-08 01:11 AM
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3. Nicely done!! :-)
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Neshanic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-14-08 01:13 AM
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6. Thanks!
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AZBlue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-14-08 01:14 AM
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9. You're a very good writer!
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MonkeyFunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-14-08 01:11 AM
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4. small correction
Tina Brown hasn't run the magazine in 10 years. David Remnick does.
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Neshanic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-14-08 01:13 AM
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5. Tina is always in vogue. She is timeless.
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MonkeyFunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-14-08 01:13 AM
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7. Can't argue with that
:D
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AZBlue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-14-08 01:14 AM
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8. Agreed.
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sakura Donating Member (660 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-14-08 02:40 AM
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10. Nailed it!
Yes, you did.

:rofl:
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