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"could be worse"

"how?"

"could be raining".

And, man, it was even raining!

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Jun 26Liked by Etgar Keret

You've covered all the bases in this tragic comedy! Terrific.

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Jun 25Liked by Etgar Keret

The saddest joint, and funniest story. As always❤️

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Jun 25Liked by Etgar Keret

Could have been Seattle... pedestrians stop for a red light even if no traffic in sight at 3 am. Great story.

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I love how you turn a mournful experience into a funny one. As always, such beautiful writing.

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Jun 25Liked by Etgar Keret

Luckily your sadness was legal in Canada… illegal sadness is the worst

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It wasn’t legal at the time . Maybe this is actualy a moral tale.

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You got me with the mime, crossing the road 😂

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Ha ha ha 🤣 That surely is the saddest joint story ever!!! Now I’m trying to think of my own sad joint stories but living in the Netherlands- weed is always just a few blocks away - no need to encounter exes- although once a girlfriend of mine told me she wouldn’t go into the coffee shop because her “evil” (her words, not mine) brother frequented the place often and she definitely didn’t want to run into him!

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That’s what you get for hanging out with a demon sister 😈

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Etgar, that is a sad story. But what would have been sadder, you dropping the joint in the rain or J dropping you? Neither happened, so it could have been much worse.

Thank you as always for an honest story told with humor.

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Good point! This is a great example of the difference between pathos and tragedy (falling out the window or dropping the joint, either).

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Funny!

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Great writing!

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Oh Montreal… imagine living here! 6 months of winter although no one wants to admit it. Great story

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Hilarious and tragic at the same time...

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Pot always put me to sleep. Or it may have been that conversation tended to be reduced to the single word 'Wow!' uttered in tones varying from elegiac to tussive.

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You should try smoking while hanging out from the window in a November rain. It is a totally different experience 🤖

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saddest!

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