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Sunday, January 28, 2001

Right now? Is there a left now? Is there a wrong now? Is there any other kind?

ŇThat's not a nut. There's no thread on it. It won't unscrew. It's a machined piece that fits into place and is held there by a collar. Put your cold chisel to the collar, and rap it with your hammer. The collar'll break, the fitting will fall off in your hand, and for four cents you can buy a new collar and put everything back together.Ó"

Christian Science Monitor. John Gould is off his nutter, but he's grammatically correct about it in his anecdote as he explores "right now", "now" and "presently" as in, "Presently at this time right now it is raining in Skowhegan."'

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