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 ...trying very hard to bring us back to navigable waters. "U" isn't helping, it's trying to run us aground !
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OK, OK,  OK if you say so.....you're the boss, you "U" thief, you.
 
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 "...(which tickled the sailers) by treating RETAILERS as though they were all vegetables"
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 Too many vowels, maybe?
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too many vowels?  he asked, as he added another:
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 {and this doesn't help any)
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 I'm going to play fast and loose with the roolz, and change 
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 On the other hand, if we permit Greek letters...
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