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Huh, Miss

She slipped from among us in search of good hummus, like a whispery breeze at the scent of chickpeas; escapes for tahini rivalled old Houdini. Her nose for good cumin was simply inhuman, her longings, appeasing on lemony squeezings. She never found fault with a good pink rock salt, and oft was caught splurging on fine extra virgin. But she went on a bender, took a shine to a blender, sliced her tongue on that trough, and her hum is still off…

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Date: 2/2/2023 10:48:00 PM
I'll be careful not to catch my weenie in tahini after reading this one. lol. Thanks for the laughs, Jeff!
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Date: 2/2/2023 6:22:00 PM
LOL! Love how you played with hummus and the end is outrageous in its wordplay!
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