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TALKING PICTURES: NAME GAME

By | February 2003

Writer David Templeton takes interesting people to interesting movies in his ongoing quest for the ultimate post-film conversation. This week, a blanket-obsessed comic discusses women, nicknames, and “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days…”

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TALKING PICTURES: NAME GAME

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