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Words!

By Adam Rifkin

We are feedback loops. We are the stories we tell. And stories are made of words.

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To see if it's socially acceptable to misspell said word...

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One of my friends got incarcerated; the atmosphere of urban environments is difficult to maintain positive outlooks and social relations in.

When you're from Boston and you lose your khakis you can't start your car.

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Lobster all the fetish. All of it.

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