ConstantCommentary® Vol. III, No. 50, April 1, 1999

So Sue Me . . .

by Mike Jasper


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STANDARD DISCLAIMER: This column aims to be funny. If you can read anything else into it, you're on your own. Copyright 1999 by Mike Jasper.