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11. Yes, just like Hemmingway--after he had three or four martinis.

Tue Sep 4, 2018, 12:56 PM

Sep 2018

Hemmingway did not have a good relationship with alcohol. The only time his writing resembled Spanky's would be when he was shit-faced drunk.

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CNN, Woodward: Trump said "I was the Ernest Hemingway of 140 characters" on Twitter [View all] highplainsdem Sep 2018 OP

Betcha Trump never actually read anything by Hemingway The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #1

"The Old Man and the Pee"? sl8 Sep 2018 #4

Nice! peekaloo Sep 2018 #5

OMG.......thanks for the laugh KewlKat Sep 2018 #7

LOL! highplainsdem Sep 2018 #8

Must resist urge to make a shotgun remark. peekaloo Sep 2018 #2

For Whom the Bell Trolls lpbk2713 Sep 2018 #3

He means Ernest goes to camp. Meadowoak Sep 2018 #6

Sure. Except Hemmingway knew how to spell and punctuate. yellerpup Sep 2018 #9

I'm surprised that he knew rusty fender Sep 2018 #10

Yes, just like Hemmingway--after he had three or four martinis. GoCubsGo Sep 2018 #11

He's the depressingly finite number of monkeys of Twitter. Orsino Sep 2018 #12