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The entire world celebrates today because—after millennia of war, famine, and pestilence throughout the entire world—it was all officially called off yesterday. From now on, no one will fight with anyone else, and everyone will have enough to eat.
The solution to these devastating problems that have been plaguing our planet for as long as people have inhabited it turned out to be quite simple: the Magic Word.
It all happened when, in the heat of battle in some Tiny Obscure Country, American general Chester Brown paused from his fighting, looked his opposing general (whose name we won’t attempt to spell) in the eye, and said, “Would you please stop fighting with us?”
Using a translator, the opposing general then responded by saying, “Sure. Why not?”
And the wave of politeness just continued from there—all because of the Magic Word, please. Since Brown’s discovery of the previously confidential and rarely-used Magic Word, starvation was also ended by a bunch of people who just stopped to ask, “May we please have some food?” Marriages were saved by spouses who asked, “Would you please stop being such an idiot?” And the prices of Sport Utility Vehicles have dropped significantly, thanks to consumers who asked dealers, “Could you please charge me less for this stylish gas-guzzler?”
It seems as though the key to success and harmony on our planet has been solved by one man’s amazing discovery of a concept that has been secretly held by elementary school children for thousands of years: just use the Magic Word, and everything will be okay.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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