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Diane L. Major

Hope is what ambition is made of.

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Today in mild lysdexia

This small Pennsylvania school wants to be the Notre Dame of escorts (NOPE)

Kim Jong Un rides white horse on scared mountain – and plans ‘great operation’ (NOPE)


Posted by DLM at 4:29 PM
Labels: asides, local news (and weather)

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