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In the New Yorker...
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on June 09, 2017, 09:28:19 pm ---The only thing I have left in that issue now is the article about sand. I can't wait to read it!
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Well, report back on your thoughts. I know there's getting to be a sand shortage, and I feel like that's all I need to know on the subject.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on June 09, 2017, 09:28:19 pm ---The only thing I have left in that issue now is the article about sand. I can't wait to read it!
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--- Quote from: serious crayons on June 11, 2017, 01:22:34 pm ---Well, report back on your thoughts. I know there's getting to be a sand shortage, and I feel like that's all I need to know on the subject.
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You can easily skip it, but I found it interesting. Not all sand is created equal. Desert sand is so unsuitable for construction that Dubai has to import sand. :laugh:
I guess instead of coals to Newcastle it really is sand to the desert!
Things like that. :)
Jeff Wrangler:
I'm actually caught up in my issues, reading the two-week issue that includes yesterday in the cover date. No doubt, however, I will fall behind again till I read everything in this issue that I want to read.
Jeff Wrangler:
Who names a girl child Curtis? I just read the Curtis Sittenfeld story. I checked the contributor list and learned she's a she-Curtis and not a he-Curtis.
Was Curtis, maybe, her mother's maiden name (is that term still used?)?
I should Google her to see what I can learn.
Edit to Add: Actually, her given name is Elizabeth.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Sittenfeld
Front-Ranger:
I'm not sure I should post this here, but this is a NY cartoon I found hilarious.
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