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Nobody can be exactly like me. Sometimes even I have trouble doing it.

- Tallulah Bankhead

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A few of my recent posts here appear to have struck some nerves, and I've been getting lots of annoying email containing the same questions, over and over again. So rather than reply individually, I'm going to answer them here in the hope that either (a) people will see the answers before send the…
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