Neighbors would pass, and when they honked I'd remember that I was in …

David Sedaris
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Neighbors would pass, and when they honked I'd remember that I was in my Speedo. Then I'd wrap my towel like a skirt around my waist and remind my sisters that this was not girlish but Egyptian, thank you very much. ✨ Memory Laps by David Sedaris, www.newyorker.com. October 24, 2011.
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Neighbors would pass, and when they honked I'd remember that I was in my Speedo. Then I'd wrap my towel like a skirt around my waist and remind my sisters that this was not girlish but Egyptian, thank you very much. ✨ Memory Laps by David Sedaris, www.newyorker.com. October 24, 2011.

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