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Gretamine! That’s gold kid, you’ll go places.

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Gotta get journalists into Comedy Cellar for the scoop

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Oct 24Liked by Matt Ruby

Eaaaaaasy on Zeppelin. You whilpersnappers could learn a thing or two.

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Haha, fair. I adore Jimmy Page. Just worked for the bit, y'know?

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Very much appreciate your level-headed takes on 🇮🇱🇵🇸 at the end. Did not expect that but certainly didn’t mind it! Thanks for the laughs and groundedness. 👌🏼

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Thanks so much!

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Fun stuff, thanks! Glad to see that laughing at our faults is at least allowed at the occasional speakeasy, until banned by the deep state, as self-honesty doesn't appeal, or exist, to them.

But have to disagree on Musk. Intensity (and introspective self-mockery) is inherent in real engineers. Honestly, they are pushing self harder than he is. They relish it, or they should have been scientists. In today's FU'd world, scientists err, there's a press conference to spin for more funding (who cares?). But when engineers err, people are injured or die. This has always been true. In Musk's case, it's refreshing to see management care, instead of poo-poo'ing risks and speed dialing lawyers as a "solution", instead of focusing on root cause.

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"I am not clinically depressed. I know because I’ve never been to a clinic. No clinic, no clinical depression!"

Have you seen Damsels in Distress, directed by Whit Stillman? It's great.

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I have not. But I've enjoyed other films of his. Thanks for the rec.

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