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August 17, 2011
By RebeccaNicole GOLD, Port Washington, New York
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RebeccaNicole GOLD, Port Washington, New York
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Favorite Quote:
"Chocolate or vanilla?" most everyone at some point

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Do you ever feel
Really really American
Like that pasteurized processed cheese
Certainly not kosher
Not for your life.
Lowly. Someone's wife.
Worn out. Like a dull knife.
Out of prime. Like melted slime
Burned. In the microwave.
At your grandma's house. In Boca Raton Florida.

© Katie S., Vineland, NJ

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