From a blurb in my local newspaper:
"... a 27-year-old woman with a bowl cut named Katie."
I thought that was hilarious! Her bowl cut was named Katie?
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4 comments:
My bowl cut is named Fred.
What? You never heard of Peg-tails or a Paige boy? Or my favorite style, the Bob?
Thanks for making me laugh, guys!
I immediately thought of the story about the sailor with a wooden leg...named Sam. :-)
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