Except when I’m mean. That dog’s excited his new book came out. So are some of his friends. Who am I to come in and have a laugh at his expense? Wait a minute — I’m that guy. The one who gave this talk. Of course I was going to come in and have a laugh at his expense. What could be better than having the author of The Tyranny of Cliches thank me for praising his
brilliant use of the cliché he unwittingly included (not to mention mangled) in his diatribe against liberals and their reliance on clichés?
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