I must admit I'm a great eavesdropper, and do listen to people's fragments of conversation. Sometimes I can't help it. I was on the bus back from my monthly eye examination when the phone rang and someone responded "I'm sorry he's not here at the moment." Followed by "he's not here because he is in jail. Sorry about that."  I have a memory for useless facts and I can say that that is the first...

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