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Republic of Nice

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(That is one of Flo King’s names for the USA in this era.) I thought S.T.

Karnick’s piece on “Friends” very good. It caught the true sappy awfulness

of the thing.

My wife, by threatening me with grievous bodily harm, once got me to sit

down and watch an episode of “Friends” with her. About five minutes into

the show, this big red flashing light and jangling klaxon started going off

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in my head, with a voice yelling: “CHICK SHOW! CHICK SHOW! ABANDON SHIP!”

I faked a bilious attack and ran for the bathroom.

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