“People come up to me,” said the great stand-up comedian Emo Phillips, “And say, “Emo, do people really come up to you?”” I think about this joke whenever I’m tempted to use the phrase “people often ask…”. Really, there aren’t many questions people often ask. “Why are you in Poland?” That’s one. “Who’s your dad?” That comes up now and then. “Why did you…
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