One-Armed Man Almost Swims English Channel

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But he did swim in several circles. There, I got the easy joke out of the way. It’s easy because he’s persevering despite having one arm, while I use my two functional-yet-flabby arms to make fun of him. Also he’s French, so there’s a “surrendering” joke in there too. And I’m comfortable with making one or both of them. Olivier Desmet was ... [link]

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Published 7/31/2008 by Matt Sussman at The Futon Report
Today on SbB ◼ One-armed man nearly swims Channel ◼ Reporter eats donkey penis at Olympics ◼ A really long-winded reflection on the Pudge-Farnsworth trade

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