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Riffing On Words And Whims In A Mirthful Letter
A humorous column blends language play with light quips on enervate tawdry and malice. The writer riffs on Annie Laurie and a donkey misheard as a nurse, then muses on philanthropy, unaffordable luxuries, and a cheeky vision of stand-ins at a political filibuster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Laurie
Penelope
Harkness Pavilion
McLemore
Rockefeller Foundation
Duke
Reid Murray
Milton H. Button
Wisconsin State Department of Agriculture
Sen
Lionel Barrymore
Helen Hayes
Jimmy Stewart
Biig Crosby