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Down But Not Out

FRANK KEATING N ever bet against world champions is the sage ringsider’s timeless rubric. Certainly not when they look to be cornered and groggy. In what is already the most......

Q. We Were Recently Married And A Number Of People

who had informed us that they were coming failed to appear on the day. Besides the disappointment, our catering was not cheap and these no-shows cost us a considerable sum. We......

Q. In Response To Your Correspondent From Neustadt In...

in the edition dated 23 July, they may find the following version of Ogden Nash’s poem to their liking: Sicher, stecke deine unteren Glieder in Hosen, Es sind deine Glieder,......

Q. At A Garden Drinks Party I Talked To A

woman I have known for ages, though not intimately. She is splendid on a horse but in conversation is possessed of a highoctane speech sibilant. At a thrilling moment during one......