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Man in French is ” homme”; drop the “h” and add a “p” “homme” becomes “pomme”, an apple. And if I’m not mistaken isn’t that how the first “homme” got got to know “la pomme fatale”?

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Date: 8/11/2025 9:32:00 AM
such witty word play Maurice! I think you may enjoy my recent poem 'homo phones':-) hugs Jan xx
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Maurice Rigoler
Date: 8/12/2025 12:15:00 AM
Read your Homo phones, Jan. Very clever. / Maurice

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