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February 25th, 2007On WritingOh! I just found another example of what I was talking about yesterday about extending the life of clams. I know I saw a joke recently — I have no idea what it was on — in which someone freshened up the “decaf” clam just a tiny bit, rendering it as something like, “Hey, maybe less Red Bull tomorrow?” Something like that, anyway. Not the best joke in the world, but loads better than just repeating the original. Red Bull is a nice contemporary touch, don’t you think?
I’m also told, by the way, that the writers on Will & Grace used to refer to this process of clam rehabilitaion as “clams casino,” i.e. clams baked into a fancy dish.
Lunch: “Buffet City” again! Bao and noodles and shrimp and sushi and fruit and… and…
