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The Last Guy by
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Prompted By Inequality

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I don’t need more money and I don’t need more “stuff”.
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I Got You Babe by
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Prompted By Pet Peeves

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In general, I’m happy to be on this side of the grass, to read the paper in the morning and see that my obituary is not printed there.
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Wonderful World – Not by
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Prompted By One Year of the Pandemic

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Didn’t learn about history, Didn’t learn biology, Didn’t learn about a science book, Didn’t learn about the math I took. In short, American kids have been robbed of more than a year of education by the coronavirus and the failure of the previous administration to even try to control the pandemic.  It has been frustrating…
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Rub It In by
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Prompted By Advertising Jingles and Slogans

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That is occasionally TMI for them.
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A Horse With No Name by
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Prompted By First Memory

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I don't know the name of the horse.
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Come and Keep Your Comrade Warm by
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Prompted By Hats

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They were experiencing a heat wave - it only got down to -30 degrees Celsius.
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You Can Leave Your Hat On by
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Prompted By Hats

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You had to lie on your side make sure you were pointed down-grade.
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The Secret to Happiness is to Always Look Forward by
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Prompted By Letter to My Younger Self

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In the final analysis, I am happy.
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I Should Be Working in My Shop Instead by
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Prompted By What Are You Bingeing?

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By halfway through the episodes, I found myself recalling a lot of the vocabulary from my French A class back in 1967-68.
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My Interviewer by
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Prompted By Interviews

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He marched into the high school and asked to be directed to "the headmaster's office."
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