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Monday, October 24, 2011

The Prisoner of Second Avenue



[h/t Neil Simon]
Posted by Grieve at 6:39 AM
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Labels: 11-17 Second Avenue, being depressing, Mars Bar

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Marty Wombacher said...

And slowly it disappears. Sad.

October 24, 2011 at 11:57 AM

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