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Old 02-13-2012, 04:21 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by GlenBarrington View Post

Actually, in the USA, Dickens is an author English teachers use to torture 14 year old boys with. The books are big, have no car crashes or spaceships in them, and everyone talks and talks and talks. It isn't until we are older that some of us learn to appreciate just how cool he really is. Dickens could use a good publicist and a marketing plan.
The Muppets' version of a Christmas Carol?
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