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One thing that they're responsible for, to the good (way back when), and highly recommended if you like "grouchy wit":

"STET, Damnit! The Misanthrope's Corner, 1991 to 2002, The Complete, Unabridged Collection," by Florence King [1936-2016], Jacket and book design by Luba Myts*; National Review Books (2003 hardcover).

A sample:

"Bob Dole's habit of referring to himself in the third person is having such a disconcerting effect on the primaries... the camera pans over Russell, Kansas, following the candidate through his formative years ...

"To his mother: 'Bob Dole's hungry.'

"To his father: 'Can Bob Dole have a quarter?'

"To his teachers: 'Bob Dole didn't do it.'

"To nice girls: 'Would you like to go to the pictures with Bob Dole?'

"To bad girls: 'If you did it with all those other guys, how come you won't do it with Bob Dole?' "

*Someday, this will be the answer to a trick question on an exam:

Not related to "The Kingdom of Luba ... (1585–1889) ... a pre-colonial Central African state that arose in the marshy grasslands of the Upemba Depression in what is now southern Democratic Republic of [The] Congo."

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