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I listen like mad to any conversation taking place next to me just

I listen like mad to any conversation taking place next to me just trying to hear why this is funny. Womens restrooms are especially great. I wash my hands twice waiting for people to come in and start talking. – Lynda Barry

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If I didnt try to eavesdrop on every bus ride I take or look for the humor when I go for a walk, I would just be depressed all the time. – Lynda Barry

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Its one thing to have a relationship, to lay your hands on it, and another to make it continue and last. Thats something I havent talked about much in my comic strips, and its certainly something Im interested in. – Lynda Barry

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