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| Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 03:29:28 -0800 (PST) | |
P R O G R E S S I V E C A L E N D A R 01.21.06
server problems Saturday
1. Protect young brains 1.21 8:30am
2. Haiti Justice 1.21 9am
3. Holocaust/heartland 1.21 9am
4. Mideast peace 1.21 9:30am
5. Green Party MN 1.21 10am
6. Argentina protest 1.21 10am
7. Zucker/film 1.21 10am
8. Northtown vigil 1.21 1pm
9. AM950Blue state ball 1.21 7pm
10. Sensible vigil 1.22 12noon
11. Vs cross burning 1.22 12:15pm
12. Peace standards 1.22 2pm
13. KFAI/Indian 1.22 4pm
14. Rock for Roe 1.22 5pm
15. Darfur genocide 1.22 7pm
16. Health effects of polonium
17. ed - Dull & sharp (poems)
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From: CarolGwood [at] aol.com
Subject: Protect growing brains 1.21 8:30am
Just a reminder that this excellent conference is coming up this Saturday.
Might be a good idea for parents to e-mail this information to physicians
and other health providers who provide pre-natal or post natal care for
their kids. Carol Greenwood
PreventingHarm to Growing Brains: Environmental Contributors to Learning and
Developmental Disabilities, Taking Steps at Home, in Schools&Clinics, in
Communities and Public Policy
Featuring: Leonardo Trasande, MD
"Smarter Public Investments to Lower Health & Education Costs & Protect
Kids: Mercury as a case study"
University of MN, Humphrey Center
Saturday January 21 from 8:30-4:30pm
More info:Kathleen Schuler 612/870-3468 , kschuler [at] iatp.org
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From: Rebecca Cramer <biego001 [at] umn.edu>
Subject: Haiti Justice 1.21 9am
The Haiti Justice Committee meets monthly, at 9am on the third Saturday,
at the Resource Center of the Americas (27th Ave. S. and E. Lake St.), in
the Ben Linder room. Please join us this Sat. to discuss the current
political crisis in Haiti. Join our committee, learn the facts and be a
part of the growing international outrage against the murderous political
repression occurring in Haiti since the ouster, in Feb. 2004, of the
democratically-elected President of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
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From: Stephen Feinstein <feins001 [at] umn.edu>
Subject: Holocaust/heartland 1.21 9am
THE HOLOCAUST AND THE HEARTLAND
@ The Landmark Center
75 West 5th Street, Suite 211
Saint Paul/MN 55102
PROBLEM: The Holocaust and the events surrounding it can seem far removed
from the American Midwest, especially for young people born in a post-war
world that - on the surface at least - scarcely resembles the world of the
1930s and '40s.
PROGRAM: This three-part series is intended to "bring the Holocaust home,"
to localize global events that took place more than half a century ago,
and to make an abstraction literally tangible by familiarizing teachers
(and thereby their students) with Midwest connections to Nazi Germany:
individual case studies involving refugees, Midwest "rescuers," the Frank
sisters' Iowa pen pals, Jewish Midwest POWs in the Third Reich, Jewish
civilian internees in the U.S., and the experiences of Minnesota or other
Midwest soldiers present at Nazi camps.
PARTICIPATION: For information or to register for the limited spaces
available for this unique series,
contact MichaelLuickThrams [at] yahoo.com
at 651.292.8700/fax 8702.
To attend one session costs $50, two cost $75 and all three $115; fees
include cost of 1 exhibit book and (while supplies last) 1 TPT documentary
on DVD/VHS. CEU certificates will be provided for all seeking
re-certification or re-licensure.
Day 1
[9am-12.30pm Sat., 21 January 2006 OR 5pm-8.30pm Wed., 1 February 2006]
First Hour
Course Introduction:
Small-Group Survey of Prior Knowledge of Nazi Persecution and the Holocaust,
as Experienced in the American Heartland
General Overview of Series
Opening Remarks by Stephen Feinstein, Executive Director, University of
Minnesota's Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Second Hour
Eugenics in America, a Model for the Nazis
Third Hour
Anti-Semitism in the Midwest
Minnesota: Historical "Anti-Semitic Capital of the U.S."
Henry Ford: Between Industry and Bigotry
Charles Lindbergh: Minnesota's Hero or Anti-Semite?
Day 2
[9am-12.30pm Sat., 28 January 2006 OR 5pm-8.30pm Wed., 8 February 2006]
First Hour
Midwest Pen Pals and Persecution of the Jews:
Lucille Nelson's Anti-Semite Pen Pal in Vienna, Maria Likar
Anne and Margot Frank's Iowa Pen Pals, Juanita and Betty Ann Wagner
Second Hour
Havens in the Heartland:
Herman Stern's Quiet Rescue Efforts
Quaker Responses to the Nazi Persecution
the Scattergood Hostel for European Refugees, 1939-43
the Quaker Hill Hostel for European Refugees, 1940-41
Third Hour
Jews [Re-] Imprisoned with other German-American Internees:
the case of Eddie Friede
Jews from Latin America Forcibly Brought to the U.S. and "Exchanged"
during WWII
Day 3
[9am-12.30pm Sat., 4 February OR 5pm-8.30pm Wed., 15 February 2006]
First Hour
Jewish Midwest POWs in Nazi camps
Lionel Greenberg of Saint Paul
Sol Korey of Milwaukee
Second Hour
Aftermath: Remembering the Legacy of the Holocaust; interview with Twin Cities
survivors, produced by Twin Cities Public Television
Third Hour
Conclusion:
Panel Discussion, Q/A: Survivors of the Holocaust and U.S. Army Witnesses
Course Review: What We've Learned
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From: wamm <wamm [at] mtn.org>
Subject: Mideast peace 1.21 9:30am
Middle East Peace Now Forum: "How do you build peace in Bethlehem,
Palestine and Israel where a wall now divides two populations?"
Saturday, January 21, Refreshments 9:30 a.m.; Presentation 10:00
a.m.--noon YMCA, University and 18th Avenue (next to Williams Arena, at
the University of Minnesota), Minneapolis. Free parking is available in
Lot 51, at 18th Avenue and 4th Street (tell them you are attending an
event at the YMCA.
Art Resources for Kids (ARK) is an organization that involves empowerment
and community discourse as key components of its curriculum. Participants
in this forum spent two weeks in Bethlehem in August 2005. "2 billion U.S.
dollars were spent this year alone to fund the building of the wall -
(but) time and again, I heard how the vast majority of Palestinians desire
peace. Another recurring theme was the fears they had about hopelessness
and apathy, and how the completion of the wall would all but strangle the
city's economy." said one participant, an elementary school teacher.
Come hear first-hand the experience of ARK participants. Sponsored by:
Middle East Peace Now and WAMM Middle East Committee. FFI: Call Florence
at 651-696-1642.
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From: Stephen Eisenmenger <Stephen [at] mngreens.org>
Subject: Green Party MN 1.21 10am
Green Party of Minnesota
WINTER MEMBERSHIP MEETING 2006
Saturday, January 21
Harriet Alexander Nature Center, 2520 North Dale St, Roseville
This year's conference will offer workshops and forums focusing on
promoting a healthy democracy. They will provide tools useful to becoming
an active citizen, and involved in the vital contributions of the Green
Party of Minnesota.
Agenda
10:00 a.m. Check-in
10:15 a.m. Convene, Local Parties will be asked to give a brief report on local
activities.
10:30 a.m. Workshops
* Ken Pentel - Democracy
* FairVote - Election Reform - MN Issues
* Bill Oldfather - US Foreign Policy and 9/11
* Robin Garwood - Animal Rights Caucus
11:45 - Lunch
Bring a brown Bag Lunch or food to share. There is a kitchenette available for
heating and cooling. Please bring your own utensils. Menus will be available
from Jimmy John's Sandwich shop at check in. You can place an order and someone
will go pick up sandwiches in time for lunch! Vegetarian and Non-vegetarian
options available.
12:30 - Large Group
We will be having CC elections at this time and there will be time allotted for
general announcements.
1:30 - Workshops
* Elizabeth Dickinson - Running for Office as a Green
* Caucus Committee - Caucus Convener Training
* John Karvel - Non-Violent Communication
* Julie Risser - LTE workshop
2:40 - Workshops
* Michael Cavlan - Ohio Recount, Media Issues, or Healthcare
* Patty Skogrand - How to get involved in the GPMN - Volunteer Ops.,
committees
* Kristen Olson & Eric Makela - GPUS Committees, Opportunities, Results of
National Survey
* Small is Beautiful/Big Box Campaign/Model
3:30 - Adjourn, closing
CHILDREN WELCOME
Childcare will be provided by Green Party volunteers. Please contact Kristen
Olson if you would like to assist with childcare or other volunteer needs:
651-210-0789 or kristenolson [at] mngreens.org
FOOD
Please bring a lunch if you are able. A limited number of lunches can be ordered
in advance during the morning from take-out restaurants and picked up by
volunteers in time for lunch.
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From: Mary Turck <mturck [at] americas.org>
Subject: Argentina protest 1.21 10am
Saturday, January 21, 2006- Protest in Argentina. [Part of weekly coffee
hour series, with a talk by a featured speaker and discussion. Saturdays,
10-11:30 a.m. $4 includes first cup of coffee. Resource Center of the
Americas, 3019 Minnehaha Ave., Minneapolis 55406 FFI: 612-276-0788] Luce
Guillen-Givens and Sarah Small speak on the piquetero movement in
Argentina.
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From: Stephen Feinstein <feins001 [at] umn.edu>
Subject: Zucker/film 1.21 10am
This film is FREE to SUBSCRIPTION HOLDERS, $15 for those who are not, $5
for students.
Special sneak preview screening and film discussion--TALKcinema film
series, SAT, 1/21, 10:00 AM
What: "Go For Zucker"; A feature film by German director Dani Levy (95
minutes, Color, in German w/English Subtitles)
When: Sat. 1/21, 10:00 AM
Where: Landmark Cinema Edina (50th & France)
Cost: $10 per person
Discussants: U of M professors Stephen Feinstein and Eric Weitz
From the producers of Run Lola Run and Goodbye Lenin! comes the German
box office smash, Go for Zucker, a film about a comically dysfunctional
Jewish family. Mixing slapstick humor with a jaundiced eye for sharply
drawn social satire, not to mention a disarming dose of political
incorrectness, Go for Zucker focuses on two estranged brothers -- one a
hard-living former East German celebrity sportscaster now very much
down-on-his luck, and the other , his quasi-Orthodox brother from the
West. The two are awkwardly reunited when they learn that in order to
share their mother's inheritance they will need to reconcile before
burying her according to Jewish custom in her native East Germany.
Said to be the first German-Jewish comedy made in Germany since World War
II, Dani Levy's controversial and highly entertaining contemporary farce
was one of the most talked-about films in Europe this year and the winner
in July of Germany's top film prize. In March The New York Times asserted
that Go for Zucker in depicting German Jews with take-off-the-gloves
candor and a comedy style absent from the culture since the Holocaust, was
proving to be "an unconventional form of therapy for the strained
relations between Jews and gentiles in Germany." The president of the
Central Committee of Jews in Germany, Paul Spiegel, even encouraged all
Germans to see the film, saying "it helps bring Jews and non-Jews back on
track to normality."
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From: Lennie <major18 [at] comcast.net>
Subject: Northtown vigil 1.21 1pm
The Mounds View peace vigil group has changed its weekly time and place.
We will now be peace vigiling EVERY SATURDAY from 1-2pm at the at the
southeast corner of the intersection of Co. Hwy 10 and University Ave NE
in Blaine, which is the northwest most corner of the Northtown Mall area.
This is a MUCH better location.
We'll have extra signs. Communities situated near the Northtown Mall
include: Blaine, Mounds View, New Brighton, Roseville, Shoreview, Arden
Hills, Spring Lake Park, Fridley, and Coon Rapids.
For further information, email major18 [at] comcast.net or call Lennie at
763-717-9168
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From: jbsouldern [at] stkate.edu
Subject: Blue state ball 1.21 7pm
Event: The Second Annual AM950 Air America Minnesota Blue State Ball
Saturday, January 21 - 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Where: Columbia Golf Manor, 3300 Central Avenue N.E.,
Minneapolis, MN 55418, (612) 789-2627
Description of the event: It's 2006 and we are that much closer to saying
goodbye to George W. Bush! Ring in the New Year of talk radio without the
lies, with big Ed Schultz and our own Wendy Wilde! With live music by the
Alfalpha Males.
Tickets: $12. in advance. $15. at the door.
Order tickets online at our website at
www.airamericaminnesota.com or send your check to Attn:
Raleigh at Air America Minnesota, 11320 Valley View Rd.,
Eden Prairie, MN 55344. Want to charge your tickets? Call
(952) 946-8885.
Jeanne Pinette-Souldern Public Relations Coordinator 950 AM Air America
Minnesota
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From: skarx001 <skarx001 [at] umn.edu>
Subject: Sensible vigil 1.22 12noon
The sensible people for peace hold weekly peace vigils at the intersection
of Snelling and Summit in StPaul, Sunday between noon and 1pm. (This is
across from the Mac campus.) We provide signs protesting current gov.
foreign and domestic policy. We would appreciate others joining our
vigil/protest.
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From: Diane Gerth <gerthkueny [at] aol.com>
Subject: Vs cross burning 1.22 12:15pm
What to do in the face of something so hateful near our homes is something
we hope never to have to figure out. As one person put it, "It's hard to
think of the right thing. Does Hallmark make cards that convey 'Sorry that
our neighbors are such bigots'?"
One of the most insightful people who talk about the nature of hate crimes
and how they affect the communities where they take place is David
Niewert. He once wrote:
"Well, it's true that community responses against emanations of racial
hate -- particularly hate crimes -- often take on the trappings of Liberal
Chic and its attendant self-righteousness. But it's important to
understand that in the case of hate crimes, these kinds of demonstrations
play an essential role in curbing the crimes. They have real practical
value, which is why you'll see them attract support not merely from
civil-rights groups and liberal churches, but also from law enforcement
and city officials."
"The vast majority of hate-crime perpetrators ... believe fully that they
are committing these crimes with the unspoken approval of their respective
community -- that they are merely acting on its real desires. This
(combined with a high incidence of narcissistic/antisocial personality
disorders) lends itself to another common trait of hate criminals: they
rarely believe they've done anything wrong. And it's important to note
that these perps consistently held these views well before they ever acted
upon them."
"Thus, high-profile and widely sanctioned expressions of community
disapproval of these crimes play an essential role in discouraging further
such acts. They inform any would-be hate criminals that, contrary to their
preconceived notions, the community at large clearly does not approve of
these kinds of acts, and rather than being community heroes, they will be
pariahs."
(Diane again)
The Pastor at Liberty Temple Outreach Ministries has indicated that he's
open to a show of support for the members of the congregation at this
Sundayâ's service at 12:15. I plan on being there.
Diane Gerth
West End, St. Paul
More info: http://forums.e-democracy.org/stpaul/contacts/dianegerth
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From: Charles Underwood <charleyunderwood [at] hotmail.com>
Subject: Peace standards 1.22 2pm
Sunday, 1/22, 2 to 4 pm, campaign launch of Peace First! for precinct
caucuses, including finalization of standards and "what to expect" training,
Augsburg College, Sateren Auditorium, Music Building, 715 - 22nd Ave S, West
Bank, Mpls. (This project is designed to create an election strategy which
will guarantee that Minnesota has a peace Senator representing us in D.C.)
651-917-0383 or www.peaceintheprecincts.org
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From: Chris Spotted Eagle <chris [at] spottedeagle.org>
Subject: KFAI/Indian 1.22 4pm
KFAI's Indian Uprising for January 22nd, 2006
LONNA STEVENS, Tlingit/Sisseton Wahpeton, Lobbyist for the Minnesota
Coalition for Battered Women, lsteven [at] mcbw.org, 651-646-6177 Ext. 16.
SARAH DEER, Mvskoke Creek, Staff Attorney for the Tribal Law and Policy
Institute, sarahdeer [at] yahoo.com, 651-644-1125.
Sexual assault law and legal reform is incomplete without a discussion
about Federal Indian Law. There are three main reasons for this: Native
American women suffer the highest rate of sexual assault in the United
States, rape and sexual violence were historically used as weapons of war
against indigenous peoples, and contemporary tribal governments have been
deprived of the ability to prosecute many sex offenders.
Notably, the statistics published by the Department of Justice in the last
five to six years indicate that Native American women, per capita,
experienced more rape and sexual assault than any other racial group in
the United States. In fact, American Indian and Alaskan Native women
experience a high rate of violence than any other group, including
African-American men and other marginalized groups. One Justice
Department report concluded that over one in three American Indian and
Alaskan Native women will be raped during their lives. Re essay,
Sovereignty of the Soul: Exploring the Intersection of Rape Law Reform and
Federal Indian Law by Sarah Deer, 2005.
* * * *
Indian Uprising is a one-half hour Public & Cultural Affairs radio program
for, by, and about Indigenous people & all their relations, broadcast each
Sunday at 4:00 p.m. over KFAI 90.3 FM Minneapolis and 106.7 FM St. Paul.
Current programs are archived online after broadcast at www.kfai.org, for
two weeks. Click Program Archives and scroll to Indian Uprising.
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From: Nikki Madsen <nikki [at] birdsandbees.org>
Subject: Rock for Roe 1.22 5pm
The 33rd Anniversary of Roe v. Wade is quickly approaching! To celebrate
this momentous event and civil right the Minnesota Choice Coalition has
put together two benefit concerts featuring the best of the MN local music
scene. Both shows will be hosted by
Molly Priesmeyer of the City Pages and Indigo and be held at the Triple
Rock Social Club. We would also like to take the time to thank our event
sponsors: Olive Salon <http://www.olivesalon.com/> , The Smitten Kitten
<https://www.smittenkittenonline.com/> and Michael Birawer Paintings
<http://www.michaelbirawer.com/> .
The All Ages Show: Sunday, January 22, 2006, 5pm, @ Triple Rock Social
Club.
$8advance/$10door.
Featuring Belles of Skin City, Dessa of Doomtree, Unknown Prophets,
Haves' Have It. See below for band info..and go to www.RockForRoe.com
<http://www.rockforroe.com/> to buy your tickets now!
21+ Show: Sunday, January 22, 2006, 10pm, @ Triple Rock Social Club.
$8advance/$10/door.
Featuring Dessa of Doomtree, Digitata, Duplomacy, Divebomb Honey,
Guitarmageddon. See below for band info..and go to www.RockForRoe.com
<http://www.rockforroe.com/> to buy your tix now!
Come to one or both shows, they will both be great! All proceeds will
benefit the Minnesota Choice Coalition*, which is a coalition of
pro-choice organizations in MN.
*The Minnesota Choice Coalition is Midwest Health Center for Women, MN
NOW, MN Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, MN Women's Campaign
Fund, NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota, Planned Parenthood of MN/ND/SD, and
Pro-Choice Resources.
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From: humanrts [at] umn.edu
Subject: Darfur genocide 1.22 7pm
January 22, 2006 - Program on DARFUR: Stop the Genocide. Time: 7:00 p.m..
The purpose of the program is to better educate ourselves about DARFUR so
that we can identify actions that we can take as individuals or
collectively. Our program will feature three speakers addressing the
questions below:
First: What factors are at the root of the genocide? Why is this
happening? What are the economic, demographic, social, political and
environmental factors? Speaker: Eric Markusen, Professor of Sociology,
Southwest Minnesota State University and expert on collective violence and
genocide and Darfur.
Second: Who is responsible? What do we need to understand about the
geo-politics of the genocide to date and the inability to stop it?
Speaker: Rudy Boschwitz, former U.S. Senator
Third: What can we do as individuals or collectively to make a difference
in stopping the genocide, in helping its victims and repairing Darfur
lives and communities? Speaker: Riva Silverman from American Jewish World
Service
Following the presentations, our current plan is to break into smaller
discussion groups to brainstorm ways to respond and actions we can take.
We will then develop a multi- dimensional plan of action based on ideas
generated in the small groups.
For more information or if you have any questions, please contact Diane
Pearson at her home office 651-636-7878 or home email dlp1556 [at] aol.com.
Location: Temple Israel, 2324 Emerson Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55405
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From: Chris Spotted Eagle <chris [at] SPOTTEDEAGLE.ORG>
Subject: Health effects of polonium & smoking tobacco
Health effects of polonium
Polonium is studied in a few nuclear research laboratories where its high
radioactivity as an alpha-emitter requires special handling techniques and
precautions.
Polonium -210 is the only component of cigarette smoke that has produced
cancers by itself in laboratory animals by inhalation - tumors appear at a
level five times lower than the dose to a heavy smoker.
Lung cancer rates among men kept climbing from a rarity in 1930 (4/100,000
per year) to the No. 1 cancer killer in 1980 (72/100,000) in spite of an
almost 20 percent reduction in smoking. But during the same period, the
level of polonium -210 in American tobacco had tripled. This coincided with
the increase in the use of phosphate fertilizers by tobacco growers -
calcium phosphate ore accumulates uranium and slowly releases radon gas.
As radon decays, its electrically charged daughter products attach
themselves to dust particles, which adhere to the sticky hairs on the
underside of tobacco leaves. This leaves a deposit of radioactive polonium
and lead on the leaves. Then, the intense localized heat in the burning tip
of a cigarette volatilizes the radioactive metals. While cigarette filters
can trap chemical carcinogens, they are ineffective against radioactive
vapors.
The lungs of a chronic smoker end up with a radioactive lining in a
concentration much higher than from residential radon. These particles emit
radiation. Smoking two packs of cigarettes a day imparts a radiation dose by
alpha particles of about 1,300 millirem per year. For comparison, the annual
radiation dose to the average American from inhaled radon is 200 mrem.
However, the radiation dose at the radon "action level" of 4 pCi/L is
roughly equivalent to smoking 10 cigarettes a day.
In addition, polunium-210 is soluble and is circulated through the body to
every tissue and cell in levels much higher than from residential radon. The
proof is that it can be found in the blood and urine of smokers. The
circulating polonium -210 causes genetic damage and early death from
diseases reminiscent of early radiological pioneers: liver and bladder
cancer, stomach ulcer, leukemia, cirrhosis of liver, and cardiovascular
diseases.
The Surgeon General C. Everett Koop stated that radioactivity, rather than
tar, accounts for at least 90% of all smoking-related lung cancers. The
Center for Disease Control concluded "Americans are exposed to far more
radiation from tobacco smoke than from any other source."
Cigarette smoking accounts for 30% of all cancer deaths. Only poor diet
rivals tobacco smoke as a cause of cancer in the U.S., causing a comparable
number of fatalities each year. However, the National Cancer Institute, with
an annual budget of $500 million, has no active funding for research of
radiation from smoking or residential radon as a cause of lung cancer,
presumably, to protect the public from undue fears of radiation.
Environmental effects of polonium
The environmental and biochemical forces which may tend to reconcentrate
these toxic materials in living cells are not well known. Although polonium
occurs naturally, it has become much more available for entering into water,
food, living cells and tissue since the mining boom which began shortly
after the Second World War.
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His mind is so dull
some jokes will keep him laughing
for more than a month.
Her mind is so sharp
some jokes will keep her laughing
for more than a month.
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