"O.K., the third of July is out. How about the fourth?"
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america, american, us, united states, american history, history, declaration of independence, independence day, fourth of july, 4th of july, holiday, holidays, celebrate, celebration, celebrations, founding fathers, scheduling, timetable, timetables, making a timetable, choosing a date, deciding on a date, difficult decisions, signing, signature, signatures, government, american government, politics, thomas jefferson, benjamin franklin, john adams"What a pity the season had to end like this!"
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monster, sea monster, sea monsters, monsters, monstrous, vacation, vacations, holiday, holidays, tourist, tourist season, tourist trap, tourist traps, occult beast, occult, beast, beasts, shore, shores, seashore, sea shore, swimming, swim, swims, beaches, beach, coast, coastal break, season, end of the season, summer, summer time, pity, pitiful, cthulu, lovecraft, lovecraftian, lovecrafts, tentacle, tentacles, tentacled, at the beach, family, family holiday, family holidays, kaiju, kaiju, cosmic horror, horrors, cosmic entity"Listen, everybody feels a little depressed around this time of year!"
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santa, santas, father christmas, st nick, saint nick, saint nicholas, st nicholas, kris kringle, kris-kringle, santa claus, depressed, depression, holiday, holidays, christmas, christmases, christmas depression, mental health, therapy, therapies, irony, ironic, psychology, psychologist, psychologist, shrink, shrinks, psychiatrist, psychiatrists, therapist, therapists, counselor, counselors, analyst, psychoanalyst"The Internet startup had only enough cash for one more day. But, miraculously, the money lasted for eight days, until more venture capital could be raised."
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menorah, menorahs, hanukkah, chanukah, judiasm, religion, religions, religious tradition, religious traditions, festival of lights, holiday, holidays, venture capital, capital, startup, startups, start-up, start-ups, venture capitalists, miracle, miracles, miraculous, finance, finances, financial, investment, investing, small business, small businesses, financial incubator, financial incubators, silicon valley, internet startup, internet startups, new business, business, businesses, business owner, business owners, cfo, c.f.o, shpasik, jtoons"Let's try one without smiling."
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smile, smiles, smiling, cat, cats, feline, felines, pet cat, pet cats, cat owner, cat owners, cat lover, cat lovers, family photo, family photos, family portrait, family portraits, vacation, vacations, holiday, holidays, snap, snaps, photo, photos, portrait, portraits, fang, fangs, photogenic, unphotogenic, photography, photographer, photographers"Finding myself between a roc and a hard place...,"
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literature, literary, word play, play on words, bookworm, book worm, bookworms, book worm, book, books, novel, novels, library, librarians, librarian, book lover, book lovers, literature, literary, lit, lit major, read, reading, avid reader, readers, reader, novel, novels, novelist, novelists, bookstore, book store, bookstores, book stores, travel, travelling, vacation, vacations, holiday, holidays, sinbad, voyage, voyages, modern, modern life, modern world, airplane, plane, planes, airline, flight, flights, flying"You may enjoy swimming with the dolphins, Howard, but do they enjoy swimming with you?"
"When you head off to camp, your parents will want to see some separation anxiety."
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child, kid, kids, childhood, parent, parents, parenting, parenthood, camp, going to camp, separation anxiety, lunch time, lunch times, lunch break, lunch breaks, recess, camps, vacation, vacations, holiday, holidays, overparent, overparenting, helicopter parent, helicopter parents, over-protective, overprotective, over protective, anxiety disorder, anxiety disorders, childhood anxiety disorder, childhood anxiety disorders, pander, pandering, gratify, gratifying, comfort, comforting, attachment, attachment issues, attachment issueMan takes beach vacation at home.
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holiday, holidays, vacation, vacations, summer vacation, summer vacations, summer holiday, summer holidays, beach vacation, beach vacation, beach holiday, beach holidays, tv, tvs, television, televisions, modern tech, modern technology, modern technologies, modern life, modern times, modern attitudes, lazy, laziness, layabout, layabouts, beach, beaches, second best, supplement, supplements"We saw the Great Wall and lots of pagodas, and I have a transplanted stomach."
"Will you turn that TV down? Can't you see I'm on the phone?"
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portable dvd, portable dvds, portable tv, portable tvs, phone, phones, cell, cells, cellphone, cellphones, smartphone, smartphones, distraction, distractions, dangerous driver, dangerous drivers, dangerous driving, family life, road trip, road trips, road-trip, road-trips, journey, journeys, family-life, vacation, vacations, holiday, holidays"No, I've never been to the Hamptons, but I have been in hellish traffic."
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date, dating, first date, dates, couple, couples, boyfriend, boyfriends, girlfriends, hamptons, long island, new york, upper class, fancy, pretentious, snob, snobs, snobby, wealthy, wealthy people, rich, rich people, traffic, traffic jam, bumper to bumper, holiday traffic, summer traffic, beach, beaches, expensive, flashy, bad traffic, hamptons traffic, new york traffic, long island traffic, travel, travelling, vacation, vacationing, vacations, holiday, holidays"For Father's Day, I'm giving my dad an hour of free tech support."
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tech support, fathers day, father's day, gift, gifts, present, presents, technical support, holiday, holidays, young generation, younger generations, computer, computer whiz, computer whizzes, computer nerd, computer nerds, nerd, nerds, geek, geeks, computer geek, computer geeks, son, sons, father, fathers, dad, dads"Kids, your mother and I have spent so much money on health insurance this year that instead of vacation we're all going to go in for elective surgery."
"We're just here for a few days to get our names crudely Anglicized, do some shopping, sightseeing—stuff like that."
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ellis island, tourist, tourists, tourist attraction, tourist attractions, holiday, holidays, vacation, vacations, anglicized, anglicised, sightseer, sightseers, sightseeing, sightsee, immigration, immigration policy, border control, border controls, immigration policy, immigration controls, us history, american history, american experience, melting pot, melting pots"I hope we can flip it before the tide comes in."
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sand, sands, sandcastle, sand castle, sand castles, sandcastles, build, building, builder, consturction, house flipping, house flipper, flipping, flip it, flipper, fixer upper, invest, investment, property ladder, real estate, realtor, realtors, sale, sales, architecture, architect, beach, beaches, vacation, vacations, holiday, holidays, seaside, sea, seas, ocean, oceans, house, new house, now home, home, homes, kid, kids, childGetting Back to Normal for Idiots
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modern life, modern times, modern attitudes, self help, self-help, self help book, self help books, self help industry, mental health, mental health issue, mental health issues, mental health disorder, mental health disorders, depressed, depression, depressive, depressives, back to normal, back to work, life hack, life hacks, vacation, vacations, holiday, holidays"Would you mind?"
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gun, guns, gun control, second amendment, right to bear arms, firearm, firearms, handgun, weapon, violence, shooting, mass shootings, shootings, school shooting, school shootings, photo, photos, photograph, photographs, photography, tourist, tourists, tourism, camera, cameras, family, families, vacation, vacations, holiday, holidays, paraphernalia, picture, pictures, crime, crimes, criminal, criminals"Lookin' good, Frosty!"
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holiday, holidays, weight gain, weight loss, gain weight, gains weight, gaining weight, lose weight, losing weight, lost weight, compliment, compliments, complimenting, diet, diets, dieting, new year's resolution, new years resolution, resolution, resolutions, christmas, christmas season, snowman, snowmen, frosty, christmas song, christmas songs"It starts earlier every year."
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christmas, christmas season, holiday season, holiday, holidays, retail, retailer, retailers, commercialism, commercialist, santa, santas, santa claus, father christmas, charity, charities, fundraising, fundraiser, fundraisers, start early, starts early, starting early, raise money, raises money, raising moneyMom and Dad Really Lose It - 1/4 Mile.
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automobiles, road signs, relationships, family, children, child-rearing, child rearing, vacations, holiday, holidays, family holiday, family holidays, family vacation, family vacations, discipline, vacations, mothers, fathers, rod trip, road trips, family outing, family-life, family life, parent, parents, long journey, are we there yet"We made good time. We're already in the valley of the shadow of death."
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car, cars, vehicle, vehicles, automobile, automobiles, driving, driver, drivers, transportation, road, roads, roadtrip, roadtrips, road trip, road trips, vacation, vacations, trip, trips, holiday, holidays, sign, signs, road sign, road signs, religion, religious, bible, old testament, psalm, psalms, psalm 23, david, king david, the lord is my shepherd, valley of the shadow of death, death, evil, fear, valley, valleys, shadow, shadows, word play, wordplay"Yes, I'm somewhat depressed, but seasonally adjusted I'm probably happy enough."
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depression, psychology, winter, seasons, christmas, holidays, seasonal depression, seasonally depressed, seasonal affective disorder, sad, mood, moods, bad mood, bad moods, melancholy, happy, happiness, holiday season, holiday seasons, christmas season, christmas seasons, relative, relatively, mankoff