SMILE ! They say it`s spring already

High
School
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Table of contents
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Spring is coming to town
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special: Fangirling
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Fashion: 3 Spring/Summer styles
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recipe: Butter+
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Place to Eat: Charlotte
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+ Chocolate
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Sports: Arsenal
13 Gadgets
Marshmallow
book review: The
18 Fun by Johnny
for iPhones
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Pact
SMILE ! They say it’s spring already !
Do you guys know this joke about cat and spring ? No ? It goes pretty much like this;
An angry cat is struggling with the snow drifts.
While trying to lift his frozen mitt from the snow,
he’s screaming at the top of his lungs:
-Where the hell, I’m asking, is this bloody spring ?
Where the hell is it ?!! Where are flowers,
sparrows chirping and cowing of crows ?! Where is
all of that for god’s sake ?!!
Hearing the cats’ meowing outside, people smile
and say to themselves;
- Can you hear it ? Now spring is definitely coming,
there’s no fooling cats !
Well, whenever I hear anxious meowing of my
cat now, I’m thinking about how this year
spring IS NOT COMING and how exhausting is
to have -7 degrees outside over and over
again.
I also feel sorry for my own, personal fluffy
guy.
But, on the other hand, he at least can go back
home, stay in the warm room, wrap himself in
a blanket, drink hot tea and watch his favorite
TV series all day….Yeah ok, maybe he’s not
exactly doing all that but…the point is he can
stay, while we must go outside to face the day
and the winter weather as well. Wrrr.
It’s not easy to be a human.
When you think about it, cats have way more
worse than we do. I mean, he probably would
like to run on green grass now and do
whatever all cats enjoy doing when it’s warm
again and…well, now he only goes outside for
a minute to check how cold the snow is and
since it’s not warmer than it was yesterday
and it’s still too cold to stand on it, he’s just
running back home again.
The only thing we can do is wrap ourselves in
jackets, which by the way, are never warm
enough.
I know it’s funny but imagine living like this all
that time ! It must be horrible!
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Though there is a tiny consolations in all of this.
Somebody said to me recently, spring is, first of all, in our minds, not necessarily outside.
And you know what ? However clichéd it sounds to you, for some people it really is true.
And another bonus, which is more likely to make teachers happy rather than students, is that it is
too cold for us to skip school . Unfortunately, we also feel pretty much reluctant to do our
homework. But try to understand…laziness is just somewhere in this cold winter air. There’s not
much we can do about it. Sorry :<
Anyway, the best and I guess the easiest way to survive
this winter-spring time, is to put a big smile on your
face. It works wonders. And specially for you, just to
put at least a small smile on your faces, I’m going to tell
you the story. So read carefully, ‘cause it may happen
you like it.
It was just a casual, normal day and I was coming back from school.
Since it was just after the holiday, they hadn’t finished renovating the railway tracks yet, so as a result
the train’s route was a little bit changed. However, it wasn’t a big change, it simply had to stop at
one point, so you could change your train and get on another one.
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Nothing complicated, you could say. But,
apparently… not for everybody.
mouth wide open, eyeballs moving constantly
form one eye corner to another, well…it looked
kind of alarming.
Anyway, I’d changed my train and I was just
looking forward to finally be at home after a
really long and exhausting day.
Honestly, my first thought back then was that
he might have run away from the psychiatric
hospital, which happened to be a couple of
train stops away.
But, as I didn’t really care, I just stopped
paying attention again, until I saw his mouth
moving, so I figured he was saying something
to me. And I swear, just as I was turning my
music off, so I could hear what he was saying, I
knew it was going to be something good.
His first smart question was where he was
going, which by the way was written just
ahead of him.
In spite of that, I nicely gave him the answer.
And guess what…he didn’t like the answer. His
first reaction was he probably should just be
taken to this psychiatric hospital, ‘cause he’s
not normal. (Needless to say I wasn’t
surprised)
And…here it is, doors opening, and this guy
coming in. I have to say, he looked pretty
weird form the very beginning, since he was
dressed exactly as if he was about to go
fishing. The whole dark green outfit with
wellingtons and a big fishing hat, only fishing
rod was missing.
It turned out that he wanted to go to Warsaw,
which was in the opposite direction, and he
was on the wrong train THE SECOND TIME.
So as I said, it kind of attracted my attention a
little bit. I mean, he was in the center of the
city with as far as I know no possibility to go
fishing anywhere near.
The second time ! Can you imagine it ?!
How can you possibly make a mistake when
the only train you have standing at the station
is the one you just got off and the one you
have to get on ?
I said to myself it’s probably just another guy
with original outfit ideas. Whether nice or
not…well, what do I care?
I just hope this guy wasn’t going to Warszawa
Zachodnia as he could have much more
trouble in there. I mean, how many platforms
do you have there ? Like four ? I can imagine a
lot of problems in there ! What a poor
creature…
I decided not to pay attention to him anymore
and I just went back to listening to my music.
However, It didn’t last long, ‘cause this fisher
just appeared in my sight, sitting opposite me.
The train had just stared to go, and I begun to
be more and more amused as I could see the
fisherman’s changing face expression. His
Kasia Skoneczna
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3 styles for Spring – Summer 2013
1. To completely rock these cropped tanks with low cuts on both sides, you should pair them with
pretty lace strapless (!) bralets. Choose them in a contrasting color and voila, a 100% trendy
beach/street look guaranteed!
2. In this season, DENIM rocks! The two best choices are definitely Acid Wash Denim Skater Skirts
and High Wasted Hotpants (aka super short pants). You simply CANNOT go wrong with these. Pair
them up with a simple monochrome Roll Back Cropped Tee and voilà – another perfect look
completed.
3. Neon is in style again! But don’t go looking like a radiating neon light bulb – instead, include only
elements of neon in your outfit. You can do it like me, which is having a hoodie with only neon strings
and print or wear a neon cropped top to some simply looking shorts and flats. Young, fresh and
classy!
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Charlotte
- a place you must visit
Have you ever wanted to order a French omelette and a cup of cappuccino on a Saturday morning
in a fancy restaurant in NY that is classy and great enough to have an everyday menu for famous
artists and celebrities? Woody Allen coming and going, with Jay Z ordering a cup of tea? I know I
have. NY forever will be NY and I know that for now it’s not even an option, but for my current
standards, I kind of found a perfect alternative to it right here, in Warsaw.
The Great Charlotte. Oh how many times I’ve heard people raving about its perfection. These who
rave, say it’s wonderful, exceptional, perfect, the rest criticize it by saying it’s the most overrated
place they have ever been to, with the slowest and most rude service they have ever experienced.
Obviously, seeing so many mixed reviews, I had to check it out by myself. Even though I was (almost)
broke, due to some of my previous purchases, I still decided to go there for a small treat. What the
hell, life is short, YOLO.
Just so you know, I ended up going there two days in a row. And a couple more after that.
The first time I went there with my friend. We weren’t too hungry and we particularly craved for
something sweet so she ordered a cappuccino and croissant with almond filling and I ordered some
crème brulèe and a cup of soy milk. And I swear to god, it was the best crème brulèe I have ever
tasted in my life. And I have tasted some, since it’s my favorite treat for any occasion, good or bad.
Anyway, we sat there for a long while, enjoying the great food, the great view (of The Zbawiciela
Square, a half burned rainbow, the beautiful sun AND the young, rich and beautiful people that came
and went) when suddenly, my friend goes “o patrz Jemioł”. Now, me being me, I kind of let it pass,
because why would I listen carefully, but when it occurred to me what she said, I froze for instant.
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For those who don’t know who Łukasz Jemioł
is, shame on you, but aside from that – he is
one of the most famous Polish fashion
designers ever ever. I personally really like his
work. And there he was, talking on the phone,
probably with an equally fabulous person and
walking his beautiful white dog. It so happens
that the dog looked exactly like my friend’s- a
white terrier. So we kept staring, hypnotized.
A while later he just casually came into the
shop with his dog and his friend and sat
exactly a meter from us.
place to enjoy AMAZING food (I really enjoyed
the French Omelette with Goat Cheese – it
may sound bad but it tasted like heaven), but
it is also a great place to catch celebrities in
their everyday life (the other day, my friend
also saw Agnieszka Dygant). And their
beautiful dogs. Additionally, Charlotte has
great Wi-Fi, really nice and helpful waiters (I
honestly do not know why people have such
bad opinions about the service – I genuinely
wanted to tip them, but as I said, I was
(almost) broke) and the great view (in- and
out- side). Nobody bothers you when you sit
there a little bit too long and nobody nags you
to leave.
So what I’m trying to say is that not only is this
a great place to hang out with friends, a great
It is commonly known that the shop never has free tables. Well, to be honest, I have always found a table
for myself, but maybe it’s only because I came at some irrational times when nobody’s around. Whatever
the table availability – it’s a place worth visiting. And maybe, just like me, you’ll find this place interesting
enough to call it one of your favorite places in Warsaw.
Hania Sagan
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ARSENAL'S OUT OF AMMO
Arsenal have gone 2,855 days without winning any trophy.
The fans, who still point out their beloved club at the top of the
Premier League, are frustrated. The storm finally broke when The
Gunners were beaten by Bayern Munich in Champions League. What is
the reason of such a weak results ? Is there any hope for Arsenal to get
off the crisis ? The team has to reload their guns as fast as it's possible.
During the summer break, Robin Van Persie, who had
proven to be the best striker in Premier League (scoring 30 goals),
decided to leave Arsenal for Manchester United. Arsene Wenger
managed to win over Olivier Giround and Lucas Podolski to fill the gap
after Van Persie. Very soon Alex Song completed his move to Barcelona,
which was actually a big disappointment for Arsenal fans. The Gunners as
usual failed to start the season. However, afterward they broke a spell. In
November Tottenham was defeated in north London derby by Arsenal
losing 5 goals and scoring only 2. Arsenal also succeeded in passing into the next round of Champion League. The
good game of the team was influenced by Santi Cazorla, who moved to London in the beginning of August. At
Emirates Stadium the bygone optimism and hope to capture a trophy were brought back.
Now it's March. Arsenal is on the 5th place losing 24
points to the leader- Manchester United. They couldn't
even win over their greatest enemy - Tottenham (as
they did a few months before). The Gunners have only
a mathematical chance to win the Premier League, so
their goal is to take the 4th place giving the play in
Champions League. They have been already dropped
out of League Cup as a result of failure in shocking
penalty shoot-out against Bradford City. But the real
shock was the match in FA Cup with Blackburn Rovers.
The second league team managed to beat the
opponent 1:0, despite the advantage of Arsenal. The
final nail in the coffin turned out to be the match
against Bayern Munich in Champions League, lost 3:1.
Although they achieved two-goal advantage as away
team in the return game in Munich, they didn't reach
the promotion to the next round.
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Finally, Arsenal is bound not to win any trophy in the 8th
season in a row. It's not surprising that the wave of criticism
has flooded the standpoint of Arsene Wenger. The Arsenal's
manager has always had some opponents, but since the
recent debacles, the number of them has been growing. They
have no doubt that the Frenchman is responsible for
Arsenal's crisis and he should give place to someone else.
Wenger, who is usually an embodiment of stoical calm, this
time doesn't seem to hold water. During the press conference
ahead of clash with Bayern Munich ,he was asked about his
desire to bring back the trophies to the club, he responded :
"...I've been accused of not taking seriously the FA Cup on
Saturday. I won four times the FA Cup. Who has won it more
times? Give me one name !".
Arsenal is a club that sets great store by tradition and game style. Since Arsene Wenger became the
Arsenal's manager in 1996, he has pioneered the use of new methods of coaching. He was the one who led
to build the new Emirates Stadium and the modern coaching centre. The old, boring Arsenal has been
replaced with a modern team, well known of its fast game and accurate passing. Wenger made his
"doublet"- winning both F.A Cup and the Premier League in 1998 and 2002. During the season 2003/2004
the Gunners made a clean sweep, gaining the title of best team of Premier League without losing any
match (!). With eleven trophies in his career Wenger is the most successful manager in the history of
Arsenal. The fans appreciate that but they have been waiting so long since The Gunners resigned from the
place of the best team in England. Isn't it time for Wenger to give up ?
Since ever the team has consisted of graduates
of Arsenal's football school or the scouted young
players who came from all over the world. That's
why they don't spend the big amounts of money
to purchase a football star like they do it in
Manchester City or Chelsea. The great football
talents like Patrick Vieira, Mark Overmars or
Thierry Henry were spotted by the careful eye of
Arsene Wenger. In Arsenal everybody trusts the
youth. When Cesc Fabregas debuted, he was at
the age of 16 and 177 days the youngest player
in the history of Arsenal. Later Fabregas proved
to be a talented playmaker and dependable
team leader. The good play of Spanish player
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drew the best European club's attention.
Barcelona was able to give over 40 million Euros
for its ex player. The Arsenal couldn't ignore
that fact and decided to sell his best player to
the Catalonian club. In the same way the
Gunners were deprived of Van Persie or Alex
Song. There's some kind of unbreakable rule in
Arsenal : when somebody becomes a star, he
must be sold immediately. Since Arsenal
captured last trophy (8 years ago), 25 departed
players have won 75 medals (!). Arsenal would
be a real dream team, if it had been able to keep
all of them. Every time the important player
leaves the team, Arsene Wenger is obligated to
fix a hole after him. Oliver Giroud joined the
Gunners after he had played a good season in
French Ligue One. He has already scored 9 goals
in Premier Leauge, which is actually a weak
result. In comparison Van Persie had 25 of them
in the same part of season. After Alex Song left,
he was replaced by Jack Wilshere. He is a young,
promising midfielder but sometimes makes
terrible mistakes and needs just more
experience.
time has now come to spend really big fees on
players who will guarantee a return. If you sell a
player like Robin van Persie you have to replace
them with someone like Falcao." It is hard to
disagree with Jan Mølby. The Gunners need
confident player, who may pull out Arsenal from
crisis. Radamel Falcao turned to be like neverfailing machine scoring goals for Atletico Madrit.
In addition Arsene Wenger has declared the
possibility to sign Columbian striker. He was also
purportedly interested in buying Everton player
Marouane Fellaini.
Despite the Wenger's recent bad luck and wrong
decisions, Arsenal board still trusts him. So he's
going to be given the last chance. The contract
with the French manager will have stood till
2014. Wenger will have time to rebuild the team
and bring back Arsenal to the group of the best
world's clubs. Is he in the position to do this ?
Jan Mølby, the former Liverpool midfielder,
thinks he is. "I think the key to Arsene Wenger's
future at Arsenal is him promising the board that
he will spend big money on big-name players" he
says."What Wenger cannot do is take any more
gambles on unproven talent - players like
Marouane Chamakh and Olivier Giroud.But the
The idea of big money spending is supported by
Arsenal board. The Gunners are currently in a
very good financial condition. According to the
unofficial information, Arsenal budget is about
120 million pounds. "The transfer market is
competitive. I think in the summer we will be
able to compete with everyone" says Arsenal
chairman Peter Hill-Wood. "Our goal is to keep
the key players and to reinforce the team with
world-class footballers".
Arsenal is like well-trained army but needs some ammo to fight the enemy. That's why
they have to spend money for new players. Everything is the Arsene Wenger's hands.
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Marcin Nalepa
Best
gadgets:
1. iPhone dock fan
A very nice and interesting gadget. I wish I had had it last
summer when it was extremely hot during the day and I
didn’t have any fans at home. Having one I would feel
nice and fresh anywhere I went. Not only does it make
you feel cool but it also makes you look cool.
Unfortunately it isn’t available in Poland but if you have a
bit too much money you can order one from Amazon for
about $12.
2. FM transmitter
If you love listening to the radio and your iPhone can’t
play it, all you need to do is buy one of many FM
transmitters available online. They’re pretty cheap and
you most certainly will not regret buying one.
3. GoPro Hero 3
Now
something for people who love recording videos on
.
the go. This amazing little camera has a ton of options for
recording your videos up to 4K resolution. Thanks to the
wide selection of accessories you can mount it anywhere.
And of course it can be easily controlled by an iOS device
using a free app provided by GoPro. This accessory is
mainly for people withsome extra cash because this
edition costs almost 2000zł in Poland
4. Mophie juice pack air
This gadget is for those who use their iPhone a lot. It
provides an energy kick for your device. Now you
can use it for extra 36 hours of audio playback or 9
hours of video. It’s noticeably more expensive than
regular cases but to those who don’t have time to
charge their iPhone it can be invaluable.
Janek Sankowski
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What the hell are: Fandoms aka fangirling all day, all night
Don’t you sometimes see all these weird names
and acronyms that make you wonder “What the
hell does it mean?”? Or accidently click on a
video where a girl in tight shirt with two dudes’
faces, that you recall from some TV show or a
movie, stretched over her boobs is sobbing
violently while watching something on her
laptop? Well that kind of reaction is caused by
feels. And it’s because she’s a fANGIRL.
feelings involved besides pure contentment of
procrastinating while watching/reading. They
call themselves “fans” because they think they
like something very much but the truth is,
they’re extremely oblivious to the broad and
long land, an uncharted territory of
opportunities in the reachable distance that
they could have.
The second ones are very into something. They
watch, they read, they may even memorize
some lines. They feel excited and are aware of
the fandom, maybe even one foot in it. But
there’s this thick emotional line between them
and the fANGIRLS.
There are three kinds of people, you see: fans,
fangirls and fANGIRLS.
The first ones are capable of just liking. No
Let me introduce you to the magical creature that is a fANGIRL. I’d like to point out at the beginning that
as I am one myself, all that’s about to be said (written) is taken from my personal and friends’ experience
We’re very emotional about the things we like. We scream, tug at our hair, roll on the floor in the pool of
our tears but in the end, the pain is worth it. Don’t you dare tell us “It’s just a _____” (put here the category
of my love). It’s the worst thing you can do. It’s not a “jUST” for us, okay? It’s also very easy to cause an
unexpected reaction from us if only you use a certain word or a phrase that somehow reminds us of our
beloved ones. The worst thing that can happen (apart from someone going through our laptops, tHANK
YOU VERY MUCH) is being hit with a feels train in a public place- whether you’re reading something or just
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found out your OTP is going to break up/make
out soon (it doesn’t even matter whether it’s
happy or not. I’m going to have an emotional
breakdown in a middle of a shop anyway).
themselves quiet. The moment you let me talk
about my OTP, my eyes get wide and crazy, voice
gets high-pitched (or higher than usual so
unpleasant), my limbs start to flip around
uncontrollably and you should brace yourself for
a long and loud monolog from me about hOW
THEY ARE MEANT TO BE OMG.
We’re also very protective of the people we love.
FANGIRLS call their favorite human being their
babies, cupcakes, pumpkin pies, sweet angels,
every endearing phrase that’s possible. There’s
also the other option- tons of f-words that will be
cut out if I quote them here but you get the idea.
We’re insulting them because we love them so
much. We just can’t stand how attractive they are
and just ugh put your face away. But no one
outside of the fandom can say a bad word about
our babies. Don’t you even dare.
Don’t laugh. Don’t judge. Don’t criticize. Because
there’s literally nothing I can do about it. You
think I wanted that to happen to my life? nO. I did
not. One day I just found this show and decided it
would be nice to watch it. And then that
character came out of nowhere and I was head
over heels in love. And then the second character
walked down the staircase, the first one said
“excuse me? Uh hi, can I ask you a question? I’m
new here”, their eyes locked. BOOM. And I knew,
as a very inhuman noise left my parted-in-awe
lips. I shipped them. From that point my life’s
been going downhill.
The most important thing you need to know is
that you don’t want to get involved in a
conversation about their fandom with us. I know
some closet fANGIRLS and it’s beyond my
comprehension how in hell they manage to keep
To be continued …
[part two in the 4th issue!]
Paulina Skowrońska
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Buttersweet Marshmallow Chocolate Cookies
I am a food lover, no hiding that. Though almost
100% of times, I prefer eating out. Why? Simply
because I can’t cook. The time women spend in
the kitchen is outrageously long – with 3 meals
a day for the whole family on weekends, my
mum doesn’t seem to get out of the kitchen at
any point. Some enjoy it, but I’m in the group of
those women who definitely don’t. Which
brings us to this incredible paradox – I made
cookies that were actually not terrible. My
friends even asked me about the recipe, so they
can’t have been too bad. Anyway, I made them
very spontaneously, the recipe is completely
original. Funny story, I only decided to make
them after seeing a picture of some peanut
butter cookies, as I somehow made a
connection with marshmallows and chocolate
and biscuits and thought it would taste good. So
I went downstairs and made them.
The ingredients are the most common
things on earth.
- One White Chocolate bar.
- 2/3 of a 80% Bitter Chocolate Bar.
- 4 huge Marshmallows (ok, this is not so common,
but it’s also not hard to get them).
- 1/3 of a Butter Stick (I used Kasia)
- 4 Crushed Biscuits.
And the way to make them is even easier than
getting the ingredients. Just simply melt
everything in a big bowl. I put the butter and
the already crushed chocolate (easiest way of
effective chocolate crushing - simply throw the
still unpacked bar on the ground a couple of
times and voilà) in a huge bowl, put it into the
microwave until it melts, then add the
marshmallows and put the bowl back in (they
are going to grow and when you get them out,
they will be HUGE)and when you get it out, just
merge the marshmallows in the chocolate mix
with a spoon. I had a strange silicon cupcake (?)
form my mum got me the other day, so I
poured the mixture in those 8 holes and put the
whole silicon form in the fridge for the night.
Oh, also cover each hole with the mix with the
crushed biscuits (Chocolate Crushing technique
is applicable here) to give them a crunchy feel.
And that is basically it.
Hania Sagan
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Book review: The Pact by Jodi Picoult
I wasn’t sure if I should choose that book,
but eventually I decided to take it. And it
was a very good choice because when I
started to read it, I couldn’t stop.
book is really unpredictable. You may try
to guess what will happen next or what
will be the end of the story but you can
never be sure.
The story is about a boy - Chris, who is
suspected of killing his girlfriend Emily.
Chris explains he is not guilty and that
Emily committed suicide. He also claims
they’ve planned to commit it together. In
the beginning nobody believes it could
have been Chris. Emily and Chris knew
each other since they were born. They
always spent their time playing with each
other. They were best friends and finally
they became a couple. On the other hand,
nobody, especially Emily’s parents, can
understand why their daughter would
commit suicide.
The book is so gripping and interesting
that you can’t just put it down. All the
time you wonder what will happen next.
This is a novel both for girls and boys.
There is a little something for everyone in
it. There is something for romantics and
there is something for people who like
unpredictable crime stories. The story in
this
Was it a suicide or a murder? The court is
supposed to decide, but nothing can
rebuild good relations between the two
families. The end may be surprising for
most readers, as it was for me. I’m sure
this book is worth reading and I
recommend it to all. Do read ‘The Pact’
and enjoy!
Zosia Rydel
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FUN by Johnny
England doesn’t have a
kidney bank, but it has a
Liverpool
Let’s talk about
rights and lefts.
You’re right so
I left.
When the electricity went
off during a storm, the
students were de-lighted.
When an actress saw her
first strands of gray hair,
she thought she’d dye.
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