She liked to take my problems back to the source, which was usually me. Like, for instance, when I got food poisoning it wasn't the chef's fault. 'You're the one who wanted to Oriental. You're the one who ordered lomain.
Lo Mein. It's two words.
Oh, he speaks Chinese now! Tell me, Charlie Chan, what's the word for six straight hours of vomiting and diarrhea?
-- David Sedaris, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim - Little, Brown, & Company, 2004
I'm totally loving this book, so hilarious.
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