That delightful theatre couple from Easton, PA, Polly and Richard Kendrick, used to have a phrase that really dragged bragging wannabes down to bite size: "I know famous people!"
This remark was always uttered in charming disrespect once a known person had given us a "precis" of his/her friends or travels. "And then I met," or "Then I talked to..." as if talking to someone famous would make them famous, by association. The Kendrick's could "level" someone's towering ego with that withering remark -- "I know famous people"--with nary a hint of snark. If this was the only contribution to literary merit made by the Kendrick's, it would still place them in high critical esteem.
But Richard is also well-known, world-wide, for his anti-Christmas-end-of-year letters. Those letters are legendary for their humor, underplayed sarcasm, and quiet pleas for a kinder, gentler karma.
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