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Seen at someone’s cranky grandparents’ yard sale

Thanksgiving dinner must be a riot at their house.

Also worth noting: while all the books pictured were selling for a dollar apiece, Richard Dawkins’ The Selfish Gene was in a box marked “Free — take ’em all!” The marketplace of ideas at work!

(Yes, I grabbed The Selfish Gene, and also parted with a hard-earned dollar for I ❤️  Ranch Dressing and Other Stuff White Midwesterners Like.)

Joey deVilla

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