Another Jay 82 x 365

I was not familiar with the term douchebag until I met Jay. He tossed it into conversations like croûtons on a salad. I’d learned to call cursing “inappropriate language” in my teaching job so I countered Jay’s "douchebags" with “inappropriate language”. For some reason, that cracked Jay up every time.

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Helen said…
Love that second line!
12/6/06, 7:09 AM
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