I gave my mother a matching set [of mugs] for Christmas, and she accep…

David Sedaris
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I gave my mother a matching set [of mugs] for Christmas, and she accepted them as graciously as possible, announcing that they would make the perfect pet bowls. The mugs were set on the kitchen floor and remained there until the cat chipped a tooth and went on a hunger strike. ✨ David Sedaris (2000). Me talk pretty one day
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