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|    Snidely to All    |
|    Re: Misreading stuff, Bob Hope's lucky r    |
|    12 Jul 25 13:23:26    |
      From: snidely.too@gmail.com              Pluted Pup explained :       > Here's me misreading stuff:       >       > "He and best friend Bing Crosby were planning to make one last "road" picture       > in early 1977, but Bing died before filming. Bob was so broken up about       > Bing's death that he couldn't sleep for days on end. He stated that it was       > one of the worst times of his life and that his wife was his rock who got him       > through the tough time."       >       > I misread "was" as "has" and read this as how she saved his       > lucky rock.              Oh my.              /dps              --       "I'm glad unicorns don't ever need upgrades."       "We are as up as it is possible to get graded!"       _Phoebe and Her Unicorn_, 2016.05.15              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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