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Bash at Bugsy's


...have a beer on us

Matt Gaffney, crossword constructor for Slate, writes:

"A D.C.-based sports magazine I do crosswords for held their 'Bash at Bugsy's' yester-eve, and I held in my possession a postcard bearing the sweet words, 'Bring this invitation and have a beer on us.' Like Charlie Bucket unwrapping the fifth Golden Ticket; so felt I last week when that arrived in the daily post. I read it twice, nay thrice, nay whatever the word is for 'four times', my heart racing, then cast nervous glances left and right, fearful this prize might at any moment be snatched from my hands by another. Then I sprinted back into the apartment, triple-bolting the door, and wept sweet Rapture for the next 40 minutes.

'... and have a beer on us.' Blessed bountiful harvest!

Then reality crashed in... "Read on...


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