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Thursday, October 13, 2011
Worst Pun Award
Headline in the Khaleej Times this morning recounting the tennis upset of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to Kei Nishikori: "Tsonga sung blue." Now, I defy you to get the tune out of your head - it's been running through mine all day.
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Laura Hume
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Thanks, dude. Now *I* have it in my head.
October 13, 2011 at 2:41 PM
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Thanks, dude. Now *I* have it in my head.
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