Points in Case

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Hannah has mostly been good company, except for trying to sleep in some mornings and repeatedly suggesting that she and my son might want to do a few things on their own. https://t.co/aBSEk16FrO

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Recent "How did you find PIC?" from submitters:
- Internet search for humor mags
- You're name-dropped in the bios of some awesome writers
- White elephant gift exchange
- Looked on internet for how to make money
- Two forest fairies named Tattle and Tale told me about it

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Hey, Officer, don’t look so worried. I’m the best there is. I advised Al Pacino on how to shout “somebody get help” in "Heat." https://t.co/R3y4qOgQzT

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Sometimes we missed the real world, so we would use the payphone to call our agents, managers, and publicists with the spare change they’d given us. https://t.co/jfELvk2Qwp

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Oh, I would hardly call what you saw "nudity" or "pornographic movements." https://t.co/TuoK34PE5U

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Chef Roberts was trying to open the new tuna can, and his thumb got stuck in the ring. https://t.co/EkHNl1g5lQ

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Funeral guests will be in mourning garb, as will most of the paranormal experience attendees, so you will need to confirm the purpose of the visit. https://t.co/KTdEZRfVMO

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12:00 P.M.: School, I guess? Who knows. https://t.co/re1ZloLhCz

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Studies show hex recipients can lose 6-98% of their body weight, with some dropping as much as one pound every hour. https://t.co/oqZtWt9fcD

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How young will Uncle Jeff’s uninvited date be? https://t.co/gAQx4Ic2BD

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Go back three spaces; you left your ID at the venue. https://t.co/TEd9FuicNn

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Whatever your intolerable situation is, you’ve rightly decided to take a nice long coma until it all blows over. https://t.co/lIyGOYi5pw

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While everyone is looking at your waving hand, use your other hand to reach into your pocket for the smoke pellet you keep for situations like this. https://t.co/iTQ85PCoNw

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Recent "How did you find PIC?" from submitters:
- A girl I stalked on LinkedIn
- The Freelance Writing Network
- I heard it was among the better humor websites.
- Got lucky!
- A prophetic dream. Or a link. Probably a link.

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And if you don’t, let’s just say we have ways to make you like the way you look. I fucking guarantee it. https://t.co/kY3pFvBWAN

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The Magna Carta was signed in 1215. Mind you, this was before cell phones, so King John couldn’t Docusign from home while wearing his best pair of sweats. https://t.co/blSfoxLtAM

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What else was I supposed to do, take practical steps to be a better father and husband? Who has the time for that? https://t.co/xyOhcBrdTt

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I haven’t felt this confident since that first draft, which I dashed off when Bush the First was elected president. https://t.co/mLdUFyJaq9