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of rh e cruc1 a 1 preoccupa tions of my I.
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to men in .
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already appe al to men, 1f you catch my dr ift .I n dee d,we now h .•,.11.-
, and provocateur, the late Christopher . .
Bon vivant. cultural luminary of a sc1e . nt1·fi c scud y. which illum inate s th ·a- nce.A
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editor for Vanity Fair, one of America's oldest . . t th e ..,ic,oy
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d to fashion, culture, and politics. His
magazines, a publication dedicate an abs oIutel y h I·1 anous · procedure with a s1g .
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observant and engaged, thoughtful and scope), thc �
matchless prose has been called researchers showe d 10 men and 10 women : sam�l e of 70 b trinl.fac lfCJlt
you'll see.
hilarious. His essays are bold, as cartoons and got them co rate the gags on a nnincss scal
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ng the charms of a new (male)

from a female friend who 1s enumeratt The researchersfound that men and women
to my friends, and he knows
squeeze: "He's really quite cute, and he's kind share m uch of
tht s.nu
you yourself are a guy, and you humor-response system; both use to a szm . z.lar deuree th S
all kinds of scuff, and he's sofanny ..." (If bram . responsz·ble for semantic kno wltd'-gt . 0 e P111t oftht
to yourself, "Funny? He
know the man in question, you will often have said andJUXtap0s1.h.o1t
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e part involved in language processin'!;, But th
wouldn't know a joke if it came served on a bed of lettuc with
sauce bear­ ey alsofound- trJCJ
never hear from a bram .
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naise. ") However, there is something that you absolutely women. These includtd
tht
male friend who is hymning his latest (female) love interest: "She's a real
pre.J, o a greater emphasts. on Laniguage ltfi
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honey, has a life of her own ...(interlude for attributes that are none ofyour
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business] ...and, man, does she ever make 'em laugh." part ofthe meso limbic reward center.