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November 1987

The Anecdote Bin

Dedicated to the lighter side of our common problem - From the January 1963 Grapevine

A FAITHFUL READER informs us of a book called "Anguish Languish," written by Professor H. L. Chace at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Anguish is just like English except that similar-sounding words are substituted for the words originally intended. As an example, here's Prof. Chace's version of Old Mother Hubbard:

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