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Jilly_in_VA

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5. Literary references, too!

Reply to Croney (Original post)

Fri May 16, 2025, 02:39 PM

May 16

We have two rabbits in the shelter who are currently housed in the conference room. Last week I went in for a meeting of the animal care team and on seeing them for the first time, I looked at the black one and said, "Oh, it's the Black Rabbit of Fu-Inlê!" Blank looks all around the room.

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There is not much that can make me feel like I'm past my expiration date, [View all] Croney May 16 OP

Welcome to the world of alte hexes and alte kakers. My cut made me look like George Sanders. marble falls May 16 #1

Haha! Croney May 16 #3

Nope, not past. Everybody in the place is half-baked, wet behind the ears, "influenced" into cluelessness. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 16 #2

I guess so! Croney May 16 #4

Literary references, too! Jilly_in_VA May 16 #5

I wasn't familiar with that one myself! ShazzieB May 16 #6

Oh yeah, Gloria Steinem. That's Anderson Cooper's mother right? 2MuchNoise May 16 #7

No, no, no, mountain grammy May 16 #8

Yep, that's her Jilly_in_VA May 17 #9

I once got talked into getting these ugly red-rimmed glasses at the optometrist's office. MIButterfly May 21 #10