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"...like watching a Hippo climb a tree..." And so many more good lines to boot! Nice to see you back in such rare form. Hopefully it means that your surgery did you good.

Wonderful piece.

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GREAT post!! i'm sharing! xx's

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👍👏

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You must be feeling better. You are politically ranting again at our country's politic quagmire or swamp. It good to see your fire burning brightly. Eighty years old and you can't hold back on commenting on the general dismay of American Politics. "I think the patient is going to survive" is what I'm thinking. Good work, carry on.

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I needed a good laugh on the day of my father's funeral.

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Don't stop!

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I haven't had this much fun since the alligator ate its governor.

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You are a good man, GK. I’ve followed your work for many years, having considered you one of the finest writers of our time. And I’ve got to say that you’ve always done your best work when you sidestep politics. The anti-Trump vitriol is tiresome shit at this point. It’s late in the game for both of us. We’re both as old as the hills and not about to change the way we view things. Just the same, I thought I’d let you know. Best to you always.

Mick Castillo

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What the others all said, double. Thank you!

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Love this one! Thanks, Garrison. We need more zapping zingers--or zinging zappers--our current scene has gone beyond comedy.

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I've been interrupting my wife with quotes from this one. Very funny. When I worked for a living and people asked what I did, I'd tell them I worked with the humor impaired. Great to see Garrison using the term too.

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Just spent three days at the American Hospital in Paris ( some vacation )where bilingual nurses and docs brought me out of Afib. While lying in bed being challenged to let go and trust I read your article on letting go in in your hospital room. Your humor brought me back to my essential nature. Thank you for sharing.

JW

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Oh my, great fun, this! I had vowed never to read another word about DJT but this morning's good laugh restored my soul. Good for my breathing indeed!

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There's art in a properly written This was artful, and funny.

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Just the right post as the season moved toward autumn. Shorter days, but sharper wit. Looking forward to the slice of your saber at the Anthem next month.

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I truly loved your post today, Garrison, but I believe that President Biden doesn’t want to stoop to “grade school level” nastiness. He thinks we’ve had enough immaturity for these many years with the previous orange man and doesn’t want to continue it. The orange one is a school yard bully with a grade school mentality and “who immatures as he ages”. Biden doesn’t want to stoop to this level.

And haven’t we seen enough bullying everywhere from schools to politics? Let’s me civilized and act like adults.

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