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The Black Cat


The Democrats’ Russian collusion inquiry is largely philosophical:  “They are looking for a black cat in a darkened room where there is no cat?”   The more theological among them cry out, “I found it!”*
* Similar analogies have been attributed to many.
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Tips on going to a restaurant when you are on a gluten-free diet: Be sure to insist on your chef is also gluten-free.  The latest biological evidence proves gluten is highly contagious.
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The funniest?  “If you eat something and nobody sees you eat it, it has no calories.”

Here are of my few cooked in my own kitchen:
 Fortune Not Found: Reboot Restaurant
Beware: Chef flunked Cooking 101
Happiness today?  Nope?
Your date loves to watch you slurp wonton soup.
Caution: This table in is never cleaned.
We have no (live) bugs in our salads. Strychnine used here.

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