1. 1. "I've never made a meal at home with sugar snap peas before."

    2. "I could be the kind of person who owned and prepared sugar snap peas."

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  2. In a world where Twitter bios proudly proclaim, "Made In China", "Brooklyn Via Oslo", or "NYC mailbox, DC license", mine politely whispers "New York City" and hopes for no follow-up questions.

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  3. Sweet-n-Sour Potatoes With Some Hot Fruit

    "A cook in a jacket, a short petticoat and sabots, brought my supper: to wit—some meat, nature unknown, served in an odd and acid, but pleasant sauce; some chopped potatoes, made savoury with, I know not what: vinegar and sugar, I think: a tartine, or slice of bread and butter, and a baked pear."

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  4. You are constantly underestimated in comparison to Eliot and Pound, probably because everyone thinks you departed from nineteenth-century techniques insufficiently, or because you forgot to fling a lot of untranslated Italian and unnecessary canto divisions into your work.

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  5. "You left your culture at the door when you married a white guy."

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  6. MONK #1 : traditionally, what do horses eat
    MONK #2 : traditionally? roofs
    rooves?
    roofs, all kinds

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  7. In which someone's contract is not renewed, but instead of it being terrible we are all better for it.

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  8. The theme song is just Madeline jauntily and wordlessly wailing, which, fair enough!

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  9. I've finally gotten a job that fits my background pretty well, is stable, and pays decently. I've been working toward getting a job in this field for a few years, but now that I've finally got it, I'm afraid it doesn't fit me. I feel like someone more extroverted would be better suited to the job. Also, I'm finding it quite directionless and unstructured. Worst of all, I'm bored out of my mind.

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  10. N.B. 1 : I mostly enjoyed this movie, except for the parts which made me furious, which I loved , because I really enjoy getting furious.

    N.B. 2 : This is unrelated but it felt pretty messed up that Captain America would kiss that blonde girl

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  11. What a normal Monday, here on The Toast.

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