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Husband and Wife On Hassocks Eating Sausage

Husband and Wife on Hassocks Eating Sausage He tries again to situate his grosbeak nose beneath his spectacles. He twists the toothpick in his teeth and hunches now a little more toward her, saying “Listen, dear, I’ve said all this before, and now I'll say it all again: “You’re slovenly and gross. Your jowls swing beneath your jaws like testicles. Your mammoth breasts need tweezing. Your freckled calves are carved of lard. These things are true, my dear. They’re not some crazed vision of conjecture.” The lady belches, reaches for a pickle spear, a slice of cervelat, and begins to comb her yellow hair. She hunches now a little more toward him, saying “Listen, dear, I’ve heard all this before. What’s happened here is eminently clear. You no longer love me.” Donal Mahoney

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Date: 4/14/2010 10:27:00 AM
Oh what a picture you paint..its so funny and yet sad..Say, you must be describing my BEFORE shot. smile BG
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